Democracy as the Foundation that Grounds Us

As part of Slingshot’s 2024 10 to Watch, we put together this post about the necessity of our work for young, new, and emerging donors in the Jewish community. Here is an excerpt:

We have been a “subject people” for most of our history – meaning we have been subject to the whims and prejudices of our rulers with few tangible mechanisms to protect ourselves or advocate for our interests at scale. American democracy – the rights it affords to its citizens and the protections it affords to minorities – has created a foundation upon which we have built an incredible network of sustaining institutions and vibrant communities. Through these groups, we speak, we assemble, we petition, we observe, all loudly and proudly in the public square. As we have seen in the past few weeks, this is the foundation on which we assert and defend ourselves. This is the foundation we must ensure stays intact.