The Money to Movement Lab is the Jewish Liberation Fund's organizing initiative to bring more values-aligned grassroots money to the Jewish social justice movement! The more grassroots dollars our movement brings in, the more our movement will be accountable to the will of its constituency. In this space, you will join a group of JLF members and friends to learn how to fundraise through your personal network and channel grassroots money to JLF.

In this cohort, you will: 

• Learn more about JLF, our theory of change, and other parts of our work.

• Build grassroots fundraising skills and use them to raise money for JLF.

• Join a community of other individuals exploring the relationship between money and power (and how we can change it in the Jewish community)

2026 Meeting Dates & Curriculum

Pre-Work

Review one of JLF's political education events about Jewish philanthropy and its impact on our culture, community, and conversations and do a self-introduction to the group Whatsapp thread.

9/10/26 - Session 1: Welcome to Each Other & to JLF! (All meetings from 7-8:30 ET)

Get to know other M2ML participants and discuss your thoughts on philanthropic reform. Learn more about JLF's political analysis, the movement you are building by joining us, and our goals for this cohort.

9/24/26 - Session 2: Why give Jewishly: Hear from JLF Grantees

Hear from JLF's grantees about why having a values-aligned funder like JLF matters for our movement and the impact it has on their work. Dream about what we could build with a well funded Jewish left.

10/8/26 - Session 3: Broken Systems and JLF's Vision for Change

Jewish philanthropy has funded a lot of good work for the Jewish world, but in this session we will also learn about where it has let our community down and begin to imagine what it would take to inspire legacy institutions to change.

10/22/26 - Session 4: Unlearning Money, Goal Setting, and Your Meaningful Gift

In this session, we will study Jewish text about giving, unpack baggage around talking about money, make a meaningful commitment to our fundraising campaigns, and set a group goal for the end-of-year fundraiser.

11/5/26 - Session 5: Who to Ask, and for How Much?

Begin building the organizing skills for the end-of-year fundraiser: with our network mapping activity, new organizing tools and Jewish wisdom, you'll begin building the list of people in your life you can ask to give to JLF.

11/12/26 - Session 6: "Beyond the email ask": How to Host a House Party Fundraiser

Think hosting a Chanukah party sounds like more fun than sending a bunch of emails? You can do both! In this optional session, learn from JLF organizers how to host a successful house party fundraiser!

11/19/26 - Session 7: Crafting Your Story into a Strong Ask

Tell the story of why you care about JLF's work and craft that into a strong ask for your communities. Share and workshop stories that connect you to the Jewish left with your teammates.

12/3/26 - Fundraiser Kickoff!

Start fundraising! Happy Chanukah!

12/17/26 - Our Money, Our Movement: All Hands on Deck Call!

Be celebrated by other Our Money, Our Movement organizers in our All Hands on Deck call and learn more about next steps to deepen your relationship with JLF