About us
The In Our Name Fundraising Campaign seeks to raise $10 million for organizations that support Palestinian-led efforts to build safety, dignity, and self-determination in Palestine, and that support solidarity and other organizing among Palestinian and other Arab and Muslim communities in the United States. It builds on the momentum generated by an open letter signed by 225 Jewish leaders in philanthropy who sought to oppose the retaliatory defunding of groups vocally supporting Palestine. Such punitive defunding practices not only undermine Jewish values, they also silence Jews and non-Jews alike by claiming that support for Palestinian self-determination is inherently anti-semitic.
In Our Name offers a courageous and principled alternative to the culture of fear and punishment that has become so widespread in progressive philanthropy over the past year. It is an opportunity to practice moral and material solidarity with each other, with our Palestinian siblings, and with all those who believe it is possible to wake up to a day when no bombs have dropped anywhere. In a time of fragmentation, it is an invitation to step bravely into power and purpose together.
In Our Name is an opportunity to enact the Jewish values we want to live by in the year to come.
Jews of all denominations and affiliations will be entering the High Holidays this year carrying immense grief. For many of us, that is exacerbated by a deep feeling of moral misalignment with the institutions that claim to represent us. During this holy time, and in anticipation of a historic US election, In Our Name is an opportunity to enact the Jewish values we want to live by in the year to come.
In Our Name is more than just a fundraising campaign for groups doing critically important work at a pivotal moment in history–it is also a call to action. It is an opportunity for funders and for people of all backgrounds to stand with the global majority calling to end military funding and genocide and instead invest in a world where everyone is safe and free. And it sends the message that our communities stand ready to support powerful people and institutions that stand up for the rights, lives, and self-determination of Palestinians and oppressed people everywhere.
Will you join us in building a different future together?