I feel honored and blessed. I am raising five children and nine grandchildren and didn't have any one to do what I needed for the house. Now the repairs are done. Roslie Johnson, 66 years old, Sukkot in April homeowner

Frequently asked questions about Yachad are listed below. If you don't see your question answered, or you have questions about volunteering or partnering with Yachad, please email Yachad with your question or comment.

About Yachad

• What is Yachad?
• What is Yachad's relationship with Network For Good?
• How is Yachad funded?
• How do I contact Yachad?
• How do I subscribe to the newsletter?
• Can I link my site to Yachad?

Making a Donation

• How do I make a donation?
• How does the Yachad Giving System work?
• My donation was denied. Why?
• Can I specify how Yachad may use my donation?
• Can I dedicate my donation to someone or make a donation on behalf of a person?
• I would like to donate stock. Will Yachad accept stock as a charitable donation?
• Why does my credit card statement show Network For Good's name instead of Yachad?

• Is my donation tax deductible?
• Will I get a paper receipt for my donation?
• What is a charity in good standing with the IRS?

• Can I make an anonymous donation?
• Is the transaction secure?
• How do you protect my privacy?
• Will Network For Good protect my privacy?

• How do I volunteer?
• Can anyone volunteer?
• Our synagogue, group, organization needs volunteers. How can Yachad help?

• How do I order a mezzuzah?
• Does Yachad accept credit cards?
• How do I create a Record of Service?

• What is a PDF file?
• Why can't I open the Yachad Newsletter or Printable Map?
• Why are my graphics are blurry?
• How can I contact the Webmaster?

Yachad is the Jewish Housing and Community Development Corporation of Greater Washington, D.C. Yachad means together in Hebrew, and that's how we pursue our mission-together with synagogues, churches and other nonprofit organizations working to rebuild urban neighborhoods. We mobilize the resources of the Jewish community to support commercial and housing redevelopment. We bring in skilled Jewish professionals -architects, builders, attorneys, and engineers--who donate their time to assist with all phases of development. We bring in Jewish volunteers to paint, haul, and repair deteriorating homes and community buildings. And we provide targeted financial support as a catalyst to seed new development.

Building strong and vital communities isn't our only goal. Our mission is to build bridges too--partnerships between Jews and the spanerse neighborhoods of our extended community. Yachad's partnerships strive to translate our desire to form interfaith and interracial bonds from words into action.

Network For Good, an online philanthropy website, is contributing its online donation tools and resources to help make Yachad Giving a success. By clicking on the “Donate Now” Button on the Yachad Web site, web users will be redirected to a co-branded Yachad and Network for Good web page to begin the online donation process. Network for Good will then distribute 100% of all donations to Yachad.

Yachad is fortunate to receive support from a generous philanthropic community. Supporters include: Amcha for Tzedakah, Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Samuel R. Dweck Foundation, Lois & Richard England Foundation, Fannie Mae Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Jewish Fund for Justice, Eugene and Agnes Meyer Foundation, Moriah Fund, Morningstar Foundation, Samberg Family Foundation, Shefa Fund, Weissberg Family Foundation, Wolfensohn Family Foundation, Zale Foundation, as well as numerous inspanidual donors.

Yachad can be contacted at:

Mailing Address:
1620 Eye Street, NW
Suite 202
Washington, DC 20006

Phone: 202-296-8563
Fax: 202-296-8565
E-mail: Yachad1@aol.com
Website: http://www.yachad-dc.org

To subscribe to the Yachad Newsletter, Email Yachad and ask to be part of our Newsletter Mailing list.

Linking to or framing of any material on this site without the prior written consent of Yachad is prohibited. To ask about linking rights, contact:Yachad1@aol.com.

It's easy... Click the “donate now” button on the Yachad Website and it will take you to a co-branded Yachad/Network For Good page. Click the “Donate Now” button. Enter the information requested, including the donation amount, your name, address, and billing information. When you complete the donation process, you will receive an on-screen and e-mail receipt.

Once an inspanidual is on the co-branded Yachad/Network For Good web page, the donor simply clicks the Donate Now button and follows the directions. When inspaniduals make a donation through the our Giving System, they can be certain their charitable donation is 100% tax deductible and that Yachad is recognized by the Internal Revenue Service and in good standing.

A public charity called PipeVine processes all donations for Network for Good, distributes the contribution to Yachad.

Like any tax-deductible charitable contribution, any contribution using the Network for Good Giving System cannot be cancelled or returned once it has been completed.

In an effort to know who has donated to Yachad, donation information is shared between Network for Good and Yachad, unless the donor asks to remain anonymous. However, all donor information given to Yachad by Network for Good is not used, shared, sold or otherwise disclosed to anyone. For more information, read Yachad's and Network for Good's comprehensive privacy policies.

To process a donation, the billing information you provide must match the information on file with your credit card company. For example, the phone number you enter must match the phone number on file with the credit card company. Please be sure to review your information carefully. If you continue to have problems donating, contact your credit card issuer directly.

When you make a donation using Network for Good, you may specify how you'd like your donation to be used by Yachad. Network for Good will pass along your request with the donation. Yachad will do it's best to honor these requests, but is not under any obligation to do so. If you are concerned about your donation being used for a specific purpose, please contact Yachad directly concerning your request.

Yes, you can dedicate a donation to someone in specific, or make a donation on behalf of another person. Network for Good will pass along the dedication request with your donation.

Yes, Yachad has now made it EASY to Use Appreciated Assets to Make a Charitable Gift. In most cases, it is beneficial to use appreciated stock that you have held for longer than one year, in lieu of cash, to make a contribution to a charity. By transferring the marketable securities to Yachad, you pay no capital gains tax on the appreciation but can still deduct the full fair market value of the gift (up to 30% of your adjusted gross income) at the time of the transfer. You can even increase the benefit by using the cash you would have gifted -- coupled with the tax savings - to repurchase the stock with a higher cost basis. As always, we suggest that you consult your own financial advisors to see if this is advantageous for you.

Example: If you purchased some stock years ago for $1,000 and it is now worth $5,000, an outright transfer of that stock to YACHAD would result in a charitable deduction of $5,000. In addition, you would permanently avoid paying capital gains tax on the $4,000 of appreciation.

We have a one-page (DTC) instruction sheet on making gifts of appreciated assets for you or your broker. For more information, please call Audrey Lyon at YACHAD - 202-296-8563.

Although 100% of your donation goes directly to Yachad, the transaction and credit card verification is processed by Network for Good and PipeVine which are both 501c3 organizations.

Yes. Donations made through Network for Good are 100% tax deductible because Yachad qualifies under the IRS rules for tax deductions. When you make a donation, be sure to save and/or print the confirmation e-mail you receive from Network for Good for your tax records. If you have any questions, however, as always, please consult a tax professional.

Network for Good automatically provides an on screen and e-mail receipt for each transaction. When you make a donation, be sure to save and/or print the confirmation e-mail you receive from Network for Good for your tax records. PipeVine, the nonprofit processing donations for Network for Good, will mail out paper receipts for donations over $250 at the end of each year. If you need a paper receipt for IRS purposes, please contact PipeVine directly at networkforgood@pipevine.org

For an organization to be in good standing, it must be a public charity recognized by the IRS and we must not have received any information that it has problems with its public accountability. For example, an organization would not be in good standing if state regulators sanctioned it for improper use of funds.

Yes. All Prefered Giving Information will be given to Yachad if you authorize Network For Good to do so.

Yes, Network for Good uses industry-leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to keep your personal information as secure as possible. Network for Good helps to protect your information by working with partners that provide a secure and safe environment for credit card donations.

We understand that you may be concerned about privacy issues that surround the use of the Internet. And, we believe that you should have control over who receives your personal information, whether it concerns where you live, what your interests are, or how you choose to conduct transactions. Network for Good will not use the personal information that you provide, except to complete the transaction. In fact, all information you give to Network for Good will remain completely confidential, unless you give your permission to disclose. You may also choose to make your donation anonymously. Neither Yachad nor Network for Good will ever sell, trade, or rent your personal information to other inspaniduals or companies. Read more about privacy and security.

Network for Good will only pass on the information you provide if you authorize them to do so.

Yachad provides you with volunteer opportunities through our digital newsletter - Yachad Developments Online. Once you locate a volunteer opportunity you are interested in, you can contact the event sponsor directly, or write to Yachad with the volunteer information requested.

While Yachad encourages involvement in our communities, we recognize that not all volunteer opportunities are suitable for everyone. Children who are under the age of 13 should seek permission of Yachad, the event sponsor and a legal guardian to participate in a volunteer event. In addition, If we discover that we have collected any personally-identifying information from a child under the age of 13, we will remove that information from our database as soon as possible.

Volunteers, ages 13-18, must obtain permission from their parents or guardians before registering for any volunteer opportunity, or otherwise sending any personally-identifying information. Please see our privacy and terms of use for more information.

If your group or organization has a need for volunteers, please contact our Community Development Coordinator with information concerning the event, and the number of volunteers needed. Yachad can not guarantee volunteer turn-out or placement in our newsletter.

Yachad's unique mezzuzah can be ordered by contacting Yachad by phone, mail or email. Proceeds from the sale of this mezzuzah support Yachad's community development programs.

The mezzuzah is available for $36 for individual orders. Orders of five or more are available for the discounted price of $18 each. To order, contact Yachad at Yachad1@aol.com or call 202-296-8563.

Yachad is not currently equiped to accept credit card orders. We do, however, welcome cash, checks or money orders .

Reciepts for purchases are available upon request.

PDF (portable document format) is a method for distributing printed documents on the Web. The advantage of PDF over HTML is that PDF files can be viewed and printed with the same layout and fonts as when they were sent to the printers. The Yachad Web site uses PDF files to distribute information that may not otherwise be available offline.

By making these documents available online, we do not have to send you something in the mail, and you can get it from us in a matter of seconds. It saves time and can be printed too!

These documents were created as PDF files. To view and/or print a PDF file, you must have a current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This can be downloaded FREE at the adobe.com website. Once installed, you will be able to enjoy web pages that can be enlarged for online reading, or printed to read later offline. Best of all, pages will look the same on any browser on nearly every platform.

Most likely you have your graphics setting set for compression applied. This essentially recompresses graphics that are already compressed. Sometimes the outcome makes graphics look quite blurry. If you are using an AOL browser window, you can fix this problem by resetting your graphics preferences. Just go to AOL Keyword: preferences... Choose WWW preferences... Choose the Graphics tab and turn compression off. If you are using a different ISP or browser, check your web preferences specific to your ISP or browser environment.

For technical problems or questions for the webmaster, please email Webmaster@Yachad.