User:ANahshon/Ami Nahshon

Ami Nahshon has served since 2003 as International President of The Abraham Fund Initiatives, a non-partisan non-profit organization working since 1989 to advance coexistence, equality and cooperation among Israel's Jewish and Arab citizens.

The Abraham Fund Initiatives has been working since 1989 to promote coexistence and equality among Israel’s Jewish and Arab citizens. Named for the common ancestor of both Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund advances a cohesive, secure and just Israeli society by promoting policies based on innovative social models, and by conducting large-scale social change initiatives, advocacy and public education.

The Abraham Fund’s expertise has earned Special Consultative Status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, and the organization carries the highest 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, America’s largest evaluator of non-profit organizations.

Prior to assuming his position at The Abraham Fund, Nahshon served as Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Community Federation and Foundation in Oakland, California for nearly 20 years.

Nahshon is a founding member and serves on the Executive Committee of Foundations for Peace, an international network of activist funders working in divided societies, and on the Leadership Committee of The Alliance for Middle East Peace, a US-based coalition of 42 organizations working for Jewish-Arab coexistence in Israel and the Middle East.

He previously served as national chairman of the Jewish Federation Executives’ network, and on the Executive Committee of the United Jewish Communities. In 2006, Nahshon was named “International Non-Profit Executive of the Year” by the Executive Council of New York. Foreign Policy Magazine named him in 2009 to their “Twitterati 100” list of most influential international affairs commentators.