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Fuel For Truth (FFT) strengthens Israel’s image by

equipping young social leaders with the basic facts about the

Middle East and the skills necessary to advocate in any

environment.

Since our founding in 2001, our mission has been to empower

young Jews to be the best ambassadors for our ancestral homeland and ensure public

opinion remains positive far into the future while strengthening

Jewish identity.

The Problem

• Coordinated propaganda campaigns to delegitimize Israel on the world stage and anti-Semitism on college campuses are escalating dramatically.

•Young Jewish Americans continue to disengage from the larger Jewish community and remain elusive to traditional approaches of engagement from established Jewish organizations

• 50% of American Jews under the age of 35 that feel Israel’s destruction would not be a personal tragedy to them*

*http://tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/109429/no-jewish-people-without-israel

“The Jewish people are at a critical juncture. Our community is shrinking, and it will continue to do so

unless we rethink our strategies of engagement.

It is time to implement a vision of American Jewish renaissance that engages the majority of secular,

unaffiliated American Jews who are currently ignored by Jewish institutions. "

– Michael Steinhardt, American Jewish Demographics: Decline and Response, 2003

Think we are better off today?

How We Are Different

FFT presents the truth about Israel and Jewish history in a language young adults can relate to.

We are uniquely equipped to reach young adults because we are the demographic

to which we are reaching

To engage young adults these days,

The messenger is more important than the message

Honestly...who do you think young adults would rather talk to?

Alumni Engagement

Advocacy Training "Boot Camp"

Social-EducationalEvents

Our Programs

FFT picks up where Birthright leaves off!

Advocacy Training "Boot Camp"

• "Boot Camp" is our flagship program that invests highly in future advocates and leaders of the

community

• Our intensive 10-week program carefully interviews and selects 25 young adults from our

social-educational events and vast social network

• Each training session is 2 hours: 1st hour - educational content led by Middle East

experts 2nd hour - our unique "live fire” simulation advocacy training; everyone stands up and

practices defending

Run by existing FFT members, we educate participants on the history of Israel, Judaism, current events and the

practical skills needed to advocate to their peers

Advocacy Training "Boot Camp"

Advocacy Training "Boot Camp"

Our Current SpeakersForeign Minister Danny Ayalon

Consul General Ido Aharoni

Ambassador Marc Ginsburg

Michael Doran, frmr Nat'l Security

Council

Mitchell Silber, K2 Intelligence

Sharon Goldman, AIPAC Political

Director

Steven Pomerantz, FBI Deputy

Director (ret)

Terry Schappert, MSG U.S. Special

Forces

Major General Sid Shachnow

David Keyes, Advancing Human

Rights

David Dabschek, Israel Action

Network/UJA

Robert Spencer, Islamic

Scholar/Author

Michael Makovsky, JINSA

Herb London, Council on Foreign

Relations

Frank Luntz, Political Pollster

Amir Fakhravar, Iranian

Journalist/Dissident

Measurable Results

Working alongside world-renowned pollster Dr. Frank Luntz, we crafted a survey to measure the impact, value

and efficacy of our 10-week training program.

Upon completion of the 10-week training program, each member completes a 48 question survey.

Here are just a few of the results.

"I learned facts and information about the history of the Jewish people that I never knew before"

Strongly Agree75%

Agree25%

"I learned facts and information about current events that I never knew before"

Strongly Agree70%

Agree20%

Neutral5%

Disagree5%

"I was able to acquire the tools necessary to effectively advocate for Israel"

Strongly Agree55%

Agree40%

Neutral5%

"I feel that I will be able to make a difference because of my experience with Fuel For Truth"

Strongly Agree60%

Agree30%

Neutral10%

"I made good friends during my Boot Camp"

Strongly Agree65%

Agree25%

Neutral10%

"I am more interested in learning about Judaism after the Boot Camp program"

Strongly Agree40%

Agree20%

Neutral35%

Disagree5%

"My experience with Fuel For Truth has contributed to my enthusiasm in participating in

the greater community"

Strongly Agree85%

Agree10%

Neutral5%

Over the past 14 years, with little budget and all almost all

volunteers, we have found a way to reach

and motivate young, unaffiliated, American Jews...

And they stay motivated for life.

The Solution

Fuel For Truth is here

The Solution

Fuel For Truth needs to be here

With a modest budget, we can combat the growing BDS movement by training

thousands of young adults a year and standing confidently and proudly as

Jews.

The question is...what do you really mean when you say "Never

Again"?