Building Community, One Connection at a Time

As we are in the midst of celebrating Sukkot, we are reminded of the importance of community, gratitude, hospitality, and coming together.

The sukkah itself is a place of gathering—a space where we welcome family, friends, neighbors, and guests. And in many ways, our synagogues and Jewish organizations serve that same purpose throughout the year: bringing people together and creating communities where Jewish life can grow and thrive.

But building and sustaining those communities takes more than good intentions. It takes the generosity and participation of the people who care about them.

Fundraising Is About Relationships

Successful fundraising isn't simply about collecting donations. It is about building relationships.

Every contribution represents a connection between a donor and your organization. Whether someone makes a small donation, sponsors an event, fulfills a pledge, contributes to a memorial fund, or supports a special campaign, that gift tells a story.

The challenge is keeping track of all those stories—and making sure your donors know that their generosity is noticed and appreciated.

That's where RakefetOnline can help.

Fundraising Tools Designed for Jewish Organizations

RakefetOnline brings your donor information, fundraising activity, communications, accounting, and reporting together in one integrated system.

With RakefetOnline, organizations can:

• Track donations and pledges while maintaining a complete giving history for families and individuals.
• Manage funds and campaigns so contributions are directed and reported appropriately.
• Process payments online with integrated payment processing.
• Send personalized acknowledgments and thank-you letters so donors know their gifts are appreciated.
• Create online forms for donations, events, programs, registrations, and other fundraising needs.
• Communicate by email and SMS to keep members and supporters connected.
• Manage membership billing and accounts receivable alongside donations and payments.
• Connect fundraising with accounting, including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, funds, budgeting, bank reconciliation, and financial reporting.
• Use Member Portals to give members convenient access to their information and accounts.
• Manage Mishloach Manot/Purim Basket programs, turning an important community tradition into another opportunity for participation and fundraising.
• And when you need help, unlimited technical support and training are included.

Instead of piecing together information from spreadsheets, payment systems, accounting programs, email lists, and separate databases, RakefetOnline helps keep everything connected.

Because Every Donor Matters

Large gifts are important—but so are the $18 donations, the memorial contributions, the annual dues payments, the Purim basket orders, and the families who faithfully support an organization year after year.

When organizations have better tools to understand and communicate with their supporters, fundraising becomes less about transactions and more about relationships.

And those relationships are what build stronger Jewish communities.

From Our Sukkah to Yours

This Sukkot, we are grateful for the synagogues, temples, shuls, schools, camps, federations, cemeteries, and Jewish organizations that have trusted Rakefet over the years.

We are proud to provide professional tools without the professional price—helping organizations spend less time managing their software and more time strengthening their communities.

From all of us at RakefetOnline, we wish you, your family, and your entire community a joyful and meaningful Sukkot.

Chag Sameach! Moadim l'simcha!🌿🍋

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