Advocacy & Policy
These organizations engage the Jewish community in advocacy, policy, and civic life. Explore the groups below to learn about their work and how to get involved.
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Fundamental Philanthropy, Inc.
Fundamental Philanthropy, Inc. is a boutique philanthropic and political consulting firm that helps individuals, families, foundations, and organizations maximize their impact for social good.

Orthodox Union
The Orthodox Union (OU) is one of the world’s largest Orthodox Jewish organizations, supporting the global Jewish community through kosher certification, synagogue services, teen outreach, public policy advocacy, and community programs.

JCRC Bay Area
JCRC Bay Area is the largest collective voice of Bay Area Jews, advocating for a more just world where Jewish identity is embraced and all people thrive.

Simon Wiesenthal Center
A global Jewish human rights organization confronting antisemitism, hate, and terrorism, standing with Israel, and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust.

Jewish Democratic Council of America
The Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA) is the political home and voice of Jewish voters, advocating for policies and Democrats who share progressive, pro-Israel Jewish values.

J Street
J Street is the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans, advocating for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Vashti
Vashti is an independent online magazine offering Jewish perspectives on debates confronting the contemporary British left.

Jews United for Justice
JUFJ advances economic, racial, and social justice in the Baltimore-Washington region by educating and mobilizing local Jewish communities for action.

Arizona Jews for Justice
A pluralistic Jewish group that provides a forum for Jews in Arizona to collaborate and foster social justice.

Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
Founded in 1981, JACPAC is a national organization dedicated to helping elect federal candidates who support issues reflective of Jewish values, including strong US-Israel relations, combating antisemitism, reproductive rights, gun violence prevention, and separation of religion and state.

AJC New York
AJC New York is the leading advocacy organization for the Jewish people in New York City.

Chicago Jewish Alliance
Unite Jews and Allies in Chicago. Focus: Safety, Advocacy and Education to counter antisemitism. Apolitical.

Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
Dayenu! We’ve had enough with the destruction of our world.
Dayenu is a call to all of us — American Jews of every generation — to confront the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action.

AJC Washington Regional Office
AJC is the global advocate for the well-being of the Jewish people and for the advancement of democratic values in the United States and around the world.

Never Again Action
We are Jews doing what our history and traditions require of us and what we wish others had done for us.

Israel Policy Forum
IPF Atid was created in July 2017 as Israel Policy Forum’s young professional-led community to engage and empower the next generation of leaders to build a resilient community, elevate the discourse, and advance a secure, Jewish, and democratic Israel.

IAC New England
Community Empowerment. Philanthropy. Activism.

Democrats for Israel Los Angeles
DFI-LA is the voice of the Jewish and pro-Israel community in the Democratic Party in Los Angeles.

World Jewish Congress
The representative body of over 100 Jewish communities worldwide.

AJC Access
ACCESS, American Jewish Committee’s young professional division, empowers Jewish leaders to advocate on behalf of critical domestic and global issues facing the Jewish community:

Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
JCRC-NY builds relationships to advance the values, interests, and security of the Jewish community and to create a more interconnected New York for all.

Anti-Defamation League
To stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.

American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad)
Representing the International Chabad-Lubavitch Movement in the Nation’s Capital.

Anti-Defamation League Philadelphia
To stop the defamation of the Jewish people, and to secure justice and fair treatment to all. Serving eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, & Delaware.
