Four short years, five transformative funding cycles complete!
We learned and evolved through it all, always striving to better meet the needs of deaf organizations and programs.
Please check out our 2024 report for more.
Navy blue background with large pink and teal all-caps text in center: 2024 Social Impact Report. On the sides are grey and white circles with navy text in the center. Left side has two circles: 2020 and 2021. Right side has an additional two circles: 2022 and 2023.
Deaf Organizations Fund is a critical partner in our work. With a shared language and cultural understanding, they are able to support deaf services in unique ways. They are also implementing innovative, restorative approaches to philanthropy with potential to generate widespread change.
YouTube thumbnail shows a screen split into two color backgrounds: dark teal on left, navy blue on right. The words "2024 Winter Impact Call" appear in all-caps white text, while "Deaf Organizations Fund" is in smaller sentence case pink print underneath. On the upper right are two large gold sparkles. On the bottom right is a headshot of a white woman with long brown hair and clear glasses. Her name, Avi Haimowitz, is underneath the photo in pink text. Please click the video to watch it in YouTube and access the video transcript as well as verbal descriptions of the presentation throughout.
Thank you to all those who joined our Impact Call in December to learn about our journey with participatory grantmaking, updates on Impact Grants, and the need to sustain DOF’s work.
A full recording of this call is now available. It is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voiceover interpreting, captions, and a transcript accessible via YouTube.
Thank you to all those who joined our Impact Call in December to learn about our journey with participatory grantmaking, updates on Impact Grants, and the need to sustain DOF’s work.
A full recording of this call is now available. It is presented in American Sign Language (ASL) with voiceover interpreting, captions, and a transcript accessible via YouTube.
YouTube thumbnail shows a screen split into two color backgrounds: dark teal on left, navy blue on right. The words "2024 Winter Impact Call" appear in all-caps white text, while "Deaf Organizations Fund" is in smaller sentence case pink print underneath. On the upper right are two large gold sparkles. On the bottom right is a headshot of a white woman with long brown hair and clear glasses. Her name, Avi Haimowitz, is underneath the photo in pink text. Please click the video to watch it in YouTube and access the video transcript as well as verbal descriptions of the presentation throughout.
Gradient teal and blue background with near-transparent blue Deaf Organizations Fund logo in center. Atop the logo is bold all-caps text: Get listed on our Deaf Organizations Directory!
Sasha is a brown woman with brown wavy hair, wearing glasses and a red shirt with white DOF logo. Avi is a white woman with brown wavy hair, wearing black glasses and a black shirt with teal DOF logo. Dan is a white man with short brown hair wearing a gray shirt with white DOF logo. During the video, each person takes turns signing the text shown on the left side of the screen.
Video opens with a white background with rose pink text: 3 Reasons to Become a Champion of Deaf Organizations! Underneath text is a GIF of coral pink hands on a navy blue circle background. The hands, partly outlined in teal, sign the word “champ” repeatedly, and a row of multicolor all-caps text, “CHAMP!” is next to the hands. As the sign repeats, so do multicolored bursts of dots and whisker lines around the entire graphic.
Intro transitions to half the video being teal background with blue text: “CONTRIBUTION.” Dan on the right signs, “You decide the size of your contribution based on your budget and what makes sense and feels right for you.”
Then the video switches to half rose background with white text: “CONVENIENCE.” Avi on the right signs, “It’s convenient! A lot less work is required of you. Set up your donation once and then forget it - it will recur monthly on its own. If your goals change, you want to increase or decrease the amount, pause, or cancel, you can - we get it!”
The video changes to half navy blue background with white text: “CONNECTION.” Sasha on the right signs, “When comparing people who give monthly with new, one-time donors, most organizations tend to retain the monthly donors and lose touch with the new, one-time donor group. Monthly donors feel much more connected to our work.”
Avi, Dan, and Sasha side by side sign “champ” at the same time.
Video closes with white background with rose pink text: Become a Champion of Deaf Organizations today and be part of history!” The same multicolor bursts of dots and whisker lines appear and flash all around this text as from the beginning of the video.
Our goal is to inspire at least 25 people in 2025 to become Champions of Deaf Organizations, giving monthly at a level that is comfortable and meaningful to you.
Monthly giving is one of the simplest, most critical ways to sustain the work of nonprofits, including ours. When you give regularly, you help ensure deaf organizations have access to the resources they need to support our deaf communities.
Our goal is to inspire at least 25 people in 2025 to become Champions of Deaf Organizations, giving monthly at a level that is comfortable and meaningful to you.
Monthly giving is one of the simplest, most critical ways to sustain the work of nonprofits, including ours. When you give regularly, you help ensure deaf organizations have access to the resources they need to support our deaf communities.
Sasha is a brown woman with brown wavy hair, wearing glasses and a red shirt with white DOF logo. Avi is a white woman with brown wavy hair, wearing black glasses and a black shirt with teal DOF logo. Dan is a white man with short brown hair wearing a gray shirt with white DOF logo. During the video, each person takes turns signing the text shown on the left side of the screen.
Video opens with a white background with rose pink text: 3 Reasons to Become a Champion of Deaf Organizations! Underneath text is a GIF of coral pink hands on a navy blue circle background. The hands, partly outlined in teal, sign the word “champ” repeatedly, and a row of multicolor all-caps text, “CHAMP!” is next to the hands. As the sign repeats, so do multicolored bursts of dots and whisker lines around the entire graphic.
Intro transitions to half the video being teal background with blue text: “CONTRIBUTION.” Dan on the right signs, “You decide the size of your contribution based on your budget and what makes sense and feels right for you.”
Then the video switches to half rose background with white text: “CONVENIENCE.” Avi on the right signs, “It’s convenient! A lot less work is required of you. Set up your donation once and then forget it - it will recur monthly on its own. If your goals change, you want to increase or decrease the amount, pause, or cancel, you can - we get it!”
The video changes to half navy blue background with white text: “CONNECTION.” Sasha on the right signs, “When comparing people who give monthly with new, one-time donors, most organizations tend to retain the monthly donors and lose touch with the new, one-time donor group. Monthly donors feel much more connected to our work.”
Avi, Dan, and Sasha side by side sign “champ” at the same time.
Video closes with white background with rose pink text: Become a Champion of Deaf Organizations today and be part of history!” The same multicolor bursts of dots and whisker lines appear and flash all around this text as from the beginning of the video.
A group photo of DOF team. From left to right: Dan Mabashov, Sasha Ponappa, and Avi Haimowitz. Dan is a white man with short brown hair and a beard. Sasha is a brown woman with long dark hair and glasses. Avi is a white woman with long brown hair and glasses. All of them are wearing matching “strong organizations, strong communities” teal shirts.
