Our Giving
ERDI Foundation giving is divided equally across the following 3 areas on an annual basis:
– Jewish Community in Australia
– General Community in Australia
– Israel
Jewish Community in Australia
Our approach in Jewish Australia specifically takes account of:
- Fostering and strengthening the connection of Jews to our community and Israel to ensure relevance, inclusiveness and thriving Jewish continuity
- Multi-generational and diversity as we believe our community will flourish with broad range engagement and leadership
Focus Areas
Encouraging and strengthening Jewish service, social action, volunteerism and leadership
- Israel programs
- Youth and young adult Jewish education and engagement programs
- Leadership development for Jewish lay leaders and professionals
Services/programs/projects that require and/or are strengthened with a cultural lens
- Safety and community health
- Vulnerable populations – aged care, disability mental health, financial distress, housing
- Arts and culture
- Spiritual
Courageous and collaborative strategic community initiatives
- Initiatives that are brave and communally focused, about looking to the future together as a community and thinking strategically
General Community in Australia
We seek to address both immediate and medium-term needs as well as long-term systemic change.
Focus Areas
Immediate and medium-term needs
- Family Violence
- Transitional Housing
- Essential Requirements
The cycle of disadvantage
- Employment – helping people access meaningful work opportunities
- Education – pathways, engagement, leadership, and mentoring
- Health and well-being
Racial tolerance and social cohesion
- Initiatives that foster mutual respect and cooperation through engagement, joint learning, and mentoring
Israel
Our approach in Israel specifically takes account of:
- Partnering opportunities with Israeli philanthropists and other local stakeholders
- Social entrepreneurship and seed philanthropy for early-stage new ideas
- Areas of need struggling to generate philanthropic support
Focus Areas
Israel’s Security and Resilience
- Mental health and wellbeing of former soldiers and victims of terror
- Communities in Israel’s geographical and social periphery
Social Cohesion & Shared Society
- Jewish continuity and unity, pluralism and inclusiveness
- Respect and cooperation between religious, racial and socio-economic divides that will enable diverse communities to live and thrive together in an equal and shared society
- Israel’s vulnerable communities
Israel/Diaspora Relations
- Foster mutual understanding and respect of each other’s needs and priorities
- Strengthen engagement and connection between Israel and Diaspora communities