“WE FOUND OURSELVES TRANSFORMED”

Annual Report
2012 Fiscal Year

July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012

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We have just published our annual report for IFPB’s 2012 fiscal year (July 2011 – June 2012). See below for the introductory letter from Mike Daly, IFPB Program Coordinator, and Barbara Wien, Chair of IFPB's Board of Directors. Click the link at left to download the full Annual Report as a pdf.

 

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This is How We Build Movements. . . Welcome!

This has been a landmark year for Interfaith Peace‐Builders. We are honored to share highlights of the year with our friends and supporters.

We want to capture as much as possible of all that we do – the transformative experiences, the people-to-people connections we foster, the movement-building – in one place. We know how vital and reaffirming it is to stop and take stock of our successes and our place in the burgeoning movement for justice and peace in Israel/Palestine. It’s an exciting time!

For the first time in a long time, everywhere we look we see signs for hope. Major Christian denominations are having substantive discussions about fiscal responsibility, their investments, and the conflict. Local and national boycott initiatives are gaining steam and claiming victories. Long‐time friends and allies in Bil’in celebrated a partial victory; the Wall was removed from some, but not yet all, of their land. More public figures and artists join the cause for peace, justice, and a better future for Israelis and Palestinians every day.

As we tune‐in to this buzz of creative activity for justice, we are gratified to see the unique and varied contributions that Interfaith Peace‐Builders’ delegation alumni bring to these movements. As you will read in the following pages, IFPB delegations continue to provide unrivaled access to the most inspiring and visionary grassroots activists in Israel/Palestine. Not only that, but in the last year, we have rolled out a ground‐breaking African Heritage Delegation and an environment‐themed delegation.

And, to make delegations accessible to as many as possible, we have created a new program to allocate substantial funds to youth from our general (and newly renamed) Scott Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Since the beginning, IFPB has distinguished itself by the quality of post‐delegation support offered by our unique Education and Advocacy Program. Major strides forward this year include: a completely revamped skills‐training program to connect delegates with movement leaders via interactive online webinars; follow‐up to maximize the impact of the African Heritage Delegation; regional networks to strengthen connections among delegates; and more. While it is inspiring to see signs of hope, much work remains. Our friends in Israel/Palestine tell us the role of international civil society grows more vital every day.

Interfaith Peace‐Builders exists, quite literally, because an extremely committed core of supporters, donors, volunteers, staff, and board believe we play a critical role in preparing North Americans to make contributions to the movement for peace and justice. We invite you to read on and see what we have accomplished together in the past year. Click here to download IFPB's 2012 Annual Report as a pdf.

Barbara Wien
Chair, Board of Directors

Mike Daly
Program Coordinator