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...
COVID-19 Causes
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...
Crowdfunding Site Raises Maximum Dollars For Charitable Causes
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...
Jewish Community of Plano Raises $265,261 in One Day
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...
An Outpouring of Support from Jewish Community as Chesed Fund For Hero Cop Hits Goal in 4 Hours
NEW YORK (VINnews/Sandy Eller) - Still reeling from the shock of the murderous Jersey City rampage that took the lives of a young mother, a yeshiva student, employee at a kosher grocery and a...
Agudath Israel Recounts the Historic Eliana Chesed Fund at their Annual Convention
Earlier this year, the Chesed Fund made headlines with a campaign to save a young girl’s life. With just days to spare before her 2nd birthday, Eliana Cohen needed to raise $2 million for a...
Why a Chesed Fund Campaign is Perfect for Holiday Fundraising
As the high holidays approach, there has never been a better time to create a Chesed Fund account and start fundraising for your cause. Traditionally, this is the time of year when people engage in...
A Message from Avi Kehat Regarding the Viral ‘Save Eliana’ Campaign
When Eliana Cohen’s family started a Chesed Fund less than a week with the goal of raising $2.2 million in less than a week, it seemed like an impossible task. Eliana suffers from a rare...
How to Utilize The Chesed Fund for your Next Fundraising Dinner
With the fundraising dinner season just around the corner, this is the perfect time for organizations and fundraisers to harness the power of The Chesed Fund’s commission free fundraising platform and maximize the funds raised for the event. A great example of The Chesed Fund being used creatively is in the fundraising page created by Shalom […]
Milestone: The Chesed Fund Saves Organizations Over $2 Million in Fees
The numbers are in. With The Chesed Fund reaching a new milestone of $30 million dollars in just three years of running, the amount of money it has saved individuals and organizations who run crowdfunding campaigns on the site is staggering. With other crowdfunding services charging between 5% and 12% for their service (before credit card processing […]