Empowering Social Organizations
Resource Development for Social Organizations
Infrastructure for Social Change aims to strengthen civil society organizations that share the association’s values by developing and establishing strong organizational and financial infrastructures. This is done with the goal of enhancing their impact on Israeli society.
Our model combines the knowledge, experience, and sense of purpose of experts in management, resource development, government partnerships, financial management, marketing, and more, providing social organizations with comprehensive support tailored to their needs and the challenges they face.
Effective resource development requires much more than one person: strategy, writing, opportunity identification, donor relations, budgets, CRM, philanthropic understanding, and ongoing process management.
Infrastructure for Social Change offers social organizations a support model that eliminates the need to build everything on their own: a dedicated strategic consultant, a professional team with decades of experience, and a proven methodology already operating in the field.
What’s included?
Dedicated Strategic Consultant Leading the Process
Professional Team for Resource Development, Writing, Research, Budgeting, and Technology
Mapping Foundations, Donors, and Calls for Proposals
Writing LOIs, Grant Proposals, and Reports
Work Plan Development and CRM Infrastructure
Support for CEOs, Management, and Partners
Why Us?
True Partnership
A Full Team Around Your Organization
Quick Start
We dive deep into the organization, think alongside its leadership, and lead the work in practice.
A dedicated strategic consultant and multidisciplinary team drive resource development, drawing on extensive experience across hundreds of projects and organizations.
No lengthy recruitment process, onboarding, or building from scratch.
Yael Yabes
Strategic Advisor - Specialization: Resource Development
With more than 20 years of experience in the third sector, Yael specializes in program development in education and welfare, cross-sector partnerships, and managing multidisciplinary teams. Her expertise lies in fundraising and in fostering collaborations that create meaningful impact. Born in Uruguay, Yael is fluent in Hebrew, English, and Spanish. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Nonprofit Management.
Yarden Viener
Strategic Advisor - Specialization: Resource Development
Yarden has a multidisciplinary background spanning law, content, and resource development, with experience in public bodies, nonprofits, and social organizations. Over the years, she has developed expertise in project management, marketing content creation, fundraising, and donor relations in Israel and abroad. Entering the social sector out of a desire to combine legal expertise with values-driven work, Yarden believes that strong managerial and strategic foundations are essential for lasting social change. She holds an LL.B from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Rotem Goldshmid
Strategic Advisor - Specialization: Resource Development
Rotem is driven by a strong belief in the power of communities and civil society. She has extensive experience in community work and in leading educational and environmental initiatives both in Israel and abroad. Rotem excels at mobilizing partners, leading complex projects, and creating precise and meaningful connections between people and organizations. She works with sensitivity and a deep understanding of the field, constantly seeking the most effective ways to build authentic partnerships that drive change. Rotem comes from the worlds of ecology and sustainability and holds an MSc in Marine Sciences and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Karen Cohen Weiss
Strategic Advisor - Israeli Philanthropy
Karen brings over 25 years of experience in the third sector, specializing in program development and solutions in community building, education, and identity. She has deep expertise in cultivating multi-sector partnerships and advising dozens of organizations and leaders. For two decades, Karen served as Project Manager and Deputy CEO at the Avi Chai Israel Foundation. She is recognized for her work in community building, volunteer cultivation, developing complex partnerships, organizational strategy, and grant writing. Karen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in Organizational Consulting.
Avital Leder Gonen
Strategic Consultant – Specializing in Resource Development
Over a decade of experience in managing, developing, and establishing social programs in the fields of welfare and education, leading regional programs and initiatives, managing multidisciplinary teams, identifying needs, developing solutions, and building partnerships with local authorities, government ministries, and community organizations. She brings deep familiarity with fieldwork and the ability to connect vision, needs, and resources, translating professional knowledge into clear, practical, and relevant programs. She believes that a strong organizational and strategic foundation, alongside meaningful partnerships and a clear articulation of social value, are key to turning meaningful action into broad and lasting impact. She holds training in social work and education, combining an understanding of the field, work with people and organizations, and a systemic perspective on social processes.