New Initiatives for Democracy
Stepping up the Fight for Democracy in Israel:
NIF is committed to a vision of Israel that is democratic and egalitarian. And we are ready to fight for it. New Initiatives for Democracy (NIFD) is our concerted campaign to equip Israel’s pro-democracy and progressive forces with the tools to fight Israel’s regressive right—and win.
We are building an interconnected cadre of progressive leadership representing widely diverse constituencies in Israeli society. We are holding the media accountable to ensure it calls out the scourge of disinformation. We are using cutting-edge tools to empower social justice movements and activists. We are reframing foreign policy to provide a new playbook for Israeli progressives. And we are creating new partnerships that expand the constituency for positive social change.
Public Pressure Leads to Changes to Civics Textbook
A successful campaign puts democracy back in Israeli civics education.
NIF Grantees in Groundbreaking Reports on Settlement Funding
Outrage has followed the release of reports uncovering a massive funding pipeline to West Bank settlements, which comes at the expense of struggling communities.
The NIF Ecosystem
NIF’s new programs and partnerships are built on the foundation of our existing relationships with hundreds of social change organizations, and are designed to integrate with them. The diagram below illustrates how our eight new programs will interrelate with 18 existing grantees.