UpStart provides our network of bold leaders with the entrepreneurial tools, financial resources, and supportive community they need to create a more just, vibrant, and inclusive future.
Some of the important, high-impact issues our ventures are taking on include…
Empowering diversity and innovation in Jewish learning.
Building inclusive spiritual learning communities.
Bolstering the leadership of young and marginalized Jews.
Creating multi-faith incubators for social change.
Bringing climate action to the forefront of the Jewish communal agenda.
“UpStart helped me to understand that the venture road is long and funding will ebb and flow. There are lots of variables that will impact our success. The program helped me understand that we need to stay focused and adapt to succeed. I learned to think about the organization without myself in it. I now have a sense of how the organization can thrive without me. We did not do a full-on strategic plan, but we did pieces of a strategic plan and they informed our growth and let us think about what continued growth at a sustainable pace looks like.”
— DR. ANALUCIA LOPEZREVEREDO (SHE/HER), FOUNDER & CEO, JEWTINA Y CO.
BOLD JEWISH IDEA
Empowering a multicultural and inclusive Jewish future by creating a dynamic global hub that elevates Latin-Jewish voices, cultivates resilient leaders, and redefines Jewish identity through the vibrant and rich lens of Latin culture.
“Kirva Institute’s engagement with UpStart facilitated strategic enhancements in mission clarity and opportunity evaluation through a strategy filter. Discovery interviews revealed a community desire, leading to the creation of an open retreat model integral to their outreach. Experimentation with community-building methods resulted in their first tangible product, a deck of spiritual practice cards. A key achievement was envisioning a future for Kirva that extends beyond its founder, Rabbi David Jaffe.”
— RABBI DAVID JAFFE (HE/HIM), FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KIRVA INSTITUTE
BOLD JEWISH IDEA
Transforming Jewish social justice efforts into a sacred path that weaves inner-spiritual life with practical action for change.
Make a gift today to empower leaders like Dr. Analucia Lopezreveredo & Rabbi David Jaffe.
Thank you for amplifying this powerful work.
The Campaign’s goal is to recruit 180 donors to uplift Jewish entrepreneurs between December 3rd – January 3rd.
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If you’d prefer to donate via the phone or check, please contact our Development Operations Manager, Cindy Smith, at 415.536.5918 x737 or email us.
UpStart Bay Area is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible.
