Jun 12, 2020 | In The Press
A late-night side project starting out as a safe place to put extra ma’aser morphed into a forum of hope for desperate people who have to come up with a fortune. (Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 731) Avi Kehat is the founder and CEO of The Chesed Fund, a...
Jun 4, 2020 | In The Press
A number of years ago, an overly cynical Israeli taxi driver shared with me a piece of sage advice that I’ve since kept in back of my mind. He said, “Tishma achi, Hakol biznes” – listen brother, everything is business. In some ways, the world of online...
Mar 31, 2020 | Crowdfunding
At The Chesed Fund, we are dedicated to assisting those in the greatest need, commission free. The list below are campaigns for individual families who have been impacted by the Corona virus with a death in the family, R”L. Please click on the link to visit its...
Dec 23, 2019 | Crowdfunding, In The Press, Inspiration
This article originally appeared in The Jewish Press, written By Baruch Lytle Avi Kehat revolutionized the art of giving chesed with his massively successful crowdfunding website called The Chesed Fund. With its user-friendly applications and online staff ready to...
Dec 18, 2019 | Crowdfunding, Inspiration, Matching Campaigns
A few days ago growing community of Plano, TX joined together for their yearly fundraising campaign, and chose The Chesed Fund to be their platform of choice. Every donation was matched x4 by donors, and together, 300 people raised over $265,000 dollars. The original...
