We support disability programs and projects through JCA member organisations.
We are looking to create innovative new education, vocation, housing, respite and social services that enable everyone to better contribute to and benefit from the community we all share.
We support disability programs and projects through JCA member organisations.
We are looking to create innovative new education, vocation, housing, respite and social services that enable everyone to better contribute to and benefit from the community we all share.
To invest in people to build a stronger and more compassionate community
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What we do
JCA The Choice Foundation provides grants for organisations looking to create innovative projects and programs for the benefit of people living with a disability and their families in our community. We strive to give all people more choices in how they want to live their lives.
Meet our community
Our belief
People are at their best when contributing to society, and making the choice to strengthen our community is a true expression of our jewish values.
Our mission
To have a strong, inclusive community where every member can contribute by ensuring that a person with disability has the same opportunity to reach their potential as anybody else. We endeavour to do this by welcoming and supporting innovative ideas and programs in the disability space.
End goal
To see The Choice Foundation reach a financial goalpost of $4 Million over the next 2 years to provide projects that can run for years and be sustained without ongoing fundraising.
Ultimately The Choice Foundation will be a strong foundation in the Jewish Community to provide ongoing funding and support to those with a disability.
This foundation is built on the principle that to help others is to help ourselves
This foundation is built on the principle that to help others is to help ourselves
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Who we are
JCA The Choice Foundation was created to meet the needs of those of us living with disability. We are a group of people from all walks of life, working together for the good of our community.
Advisory Board members
Nicole Gamerov
Board member
Nicole Gamerov FCA, is the Founder and CEO of MyCareSpace, an online platform which creates meaningful connections for people living with a disability, so they can build extraordinary lives for themselves. The vision of MyCareSpace is to support people living with a disability make better informed health and lifestyle choices, by connecting them with service providers, research and personal stories. Prior to launching her own business, Nicole had a 17-year career in finance during which she held several senior and management roles in both the investment banking and reinsurance sectors.
Nicole has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of Cape Town and went on to obtain her Chartered Financial Analyst in 1999. Nicole is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian Centre for Financial Studies. Nicole is passionate about empowering people to reach their full potential, so they can enhance the quality of their own lives.
Nicky Franks
Board member
Nicky Franks has worked at Mariah College for the past 24 years as a Mathematics Teacher, Head of House, Year Coordinator, Acting Vice Principcal of High School and Head of Student Welfare and Leadership.
She started Camp Sababa and continues to serve as a board member, has volunteered as a key worker for UIA and was a Vice Chair on the Technion NSW Committee. Together with her husband Peter, Nicky has four children and four grandchildren.
Daniel Grynberg
Board member
Daniel Grynberg was the Chief Executive Officer of JCA, [and was instrumental in the creation of the Choice Foundation]. He is a lawyer, working for 11 years as the general and corporate counsel at the Meriton Group, and also worked in development at the Ariadne Group. Prior to that Daniel worked at Freehills and spent a year on secondment at the Shopfront Youth Legal Centre. He has been a long-time volunteer at the Kingsford Legal Centre. Daniel has also held a range of positions on the boards of The Shalom Institute, The Hakoah Club and Emanuel Synagogue Building Committee. He is currently an Executive Director of LongView Property Management, and a Non-Executive Director of The Bread & Butter Project. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Social Impact Hub.
Steven Gluckman
Board member
Steven Gluckman is a Paediatric Surgical Resident with a passion for community service and communal life. He has recently completed the Observership Program where he sat as an Observer on the Wolper Hospital Board, and completed the Australian Insitute of Company Directors training for Non-For-Profit Organisations. He has Medical and Medical Sciences degrees from the University of Sydney, and is actively researching Paediatric health.
His previous experience includes a significant involvement with the Special Needs Support Services in his roles as a companion, senior leader and committee member of Camp Sababa, supported by the Sony Foundation, and as a founder, director and advisor for Sababa Lagumba (now Camp Sababa Senior), Supported by Raymond Weil. Steven’s aptitude for communal engagement has also been demonstrated through his involvement with JewishCare’s Big Brother Program. He has also represented the Jewish community to the broader Australian community through Stand Up’s Derech Eretz and Camp Connections program. Steven is committed to making inclusion, engagement and communal service an integral part of his career and personal life.
We believe that each new day brings an opportunity to choose
We believe that each new day brings an opportunity to choose
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How to apply
At this stage The Choice Foundation is accepting applications for funding and governance from organisations aiming to support those with disability and their carers.
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Purpose
To support innovative or expanded programs and projects that assist and enhance the lives of people living with a disability in our community. Specifically those programs and projects that meet our 5 pillars.
The fund will review applications for projects and programs that fall within the identified 5 pillars.
Five Pillars
Education
Housing
Respite
Vocation
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Approach
As an organisation we take a proactive approach to our commitment to the community. All projects and programs we support will be sourced through JCA Member Organisations. If your project or program falls outside of these organisations, and you feel it falls within our mission, please contact us.
The Fund will make grants to successful applicants, who fulfill the specified purpose of the Fund within the areas of the Five Pillars, on a annual basis.
How does the application process work?
Guidelines will be sent to eligible organisations
Applications open 18th February
Applications close 27th March
Review of Submissions by Advisory Board
Advisory Board recommendations to
JCA Board of Governors
Approved disbursements made
Above is a table outlining our 2020 timeline
Please read and adhere to the submission guidelines and fill in the Grant Application Form. Please return the Grant Application Form by the due date in the guidelines.
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Guidelines
You must be a JCA Member Organisation or partnering with a JCA Member Organisation
Your program or project must fall within the Specified Purpose of the Fund
Your program or project must fall within the Five Pillars of the Fund
You must return the Application Form within the timing of the process as outlined, for 2020
Your funding request must not exceed a maximum of three years
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Structure
JCA The Choice Foundation has been established as an endowment fund governed by JCA in Sydney. JCA will assist our Advisory Board in receiving and reviewing eligible applications for projects and programs in NSW and ACT. The Advisory Board will then make annual recommendations to the JCA Board of Governors, for the distribution of funds.
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Advisory board
JCA The Choice Foundation has an Advisory Board made up of the following people:
Taryn Boyarsky
Nicky Franks
Dr Steven Gluckman
Nicole GamerovAll Advisory Board members have professional experience in and are committed to the disability sector. This gives them a full understanding of the challenges and complexities which are encountered daily by families, carers and service providers touched by disability.
JCA board of governors
The JCA Board of Governors is made up of 23 Presidents of independent charities, as well as seven Honorary Life Governors and the JCA Executive Committee. The Advisory Board will make their recommendations on disbursement to a JCA Board of Governors meeting. As a JCA endowment, JCA The Choice Foundation distributions can only be made to and through JCA member organisations.
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Managed funds
The JCA Investment Committee determines, and then oversees, how JCA’s financial resources and other assets are to be invested and managed. The Investment Committee recommends policy to the Board of Governors with regards to investment criteria relating to risk, term and target rate of return and oversees its implementation. The investment criteria have regard to the nature of JCA as a charitable institution, its Community responsibilities and cash flow.
The Committee is composed of independent lay leaders with significant investment experience, and the JCA CEO (ex-officio).
The JCA Investment Committee has a long-term return objective of 4% plus CPI, which it has historically met for its long-term asset investments
To invest in people so they can reach their potential
Step one
Please complete all sections of the application form, and provide any supporting documentation required for the Advisory Board to review.
Download application formStep two
Once you have filled out the application form please send back for approval.
Submit application form