"Since becoming the senior staff member for our family’s charitable activities nearly a decade ago, I discovered the need for an independent and intelligent assessment of our foundations program activities in Israel. Although I am in Israel almost 30 days a year, as we support nearly 50 organizations in addition to our capital projects, I have found the IPA staff independent monitoring and reporting assistance indispensable to our philanthropic efforts."

Ms. Terry M. Rubenstein
Executive Vice President
Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
Baltimore, USA

"IPA is an indispensable asset and resource for Natan’s Israel grantmaking. The staff is tremendously knowledgeable about the non-profit sector in Israel – about both the issues confronting Israeli society and the landscape of programs addressing those problems. They are thorough, detail-oriented, and responsive. They are down-to-earth and warm, and they know when to jump into conversations and when to hold back. And they are wonderful intermediaries between us and the grantees – translating (sometimes literally!) between what we’re trying to accomplish and what the organizations are doing. Professionally and personally, they are a great fit for Natan, and I am sure the same would be true for many other organizations and individuals."

Felicia Herman
Executive Director
Natan
New York, USA

"Our first contact with IPA was through meeting its President, Yael Shalgi, at an Australian Jewish Funders meeting and we were immediately impressed by her breadth of knowledge of the Israeli not-for-profit scene and her strategic approach to grant-making. This first meeting led to our appointment of IPA as the representatives for the Gandel Charitable Trust in Israel in mid-2006.

We have found that IPA provides a reliable service with professional monitoring of our current projects in Israel as well as honest assessments of applicants for grants. The IPA reporting is of the highest standard and our board members have often commented on the clear and concise manner in which the reports are presented.

Being so far from Israel, unlike our European and US colleagues, we are even more reliant on IPA to maintain contact with our funding recipients and grant-seekers. When we do visit Israel, we can maximise the use of our time by availing ourselves of the preparatory material and excellent arrangements for meetings that IPA provides. We would have no hesitation in recommending IPA’s services to our colleagues in Foundations in Australia and overseas."

Laurence A Joseph
Executive Director
Gandel Charitable Trust
Melbourne, Australia