We wish Ishaq, Kate, and Heena much success in their new positions. Other ING staff are
listed here
.
Programming Updates:
Thanks to your generous donations of $589,000 in 2017, which very nearly met our operational goal of $600,000, we achieved the following:
- Our media outreach work reached tens of millions of people through 298 articles on ING programs across 33 states.
- The Islamic Speakers Bureau increased 28% in output levels from the prior year, from 17,532 total audience last year to 22,500 this year, and from 584 classes or audience groups to 750 classes or groups.
- The Interfaith Speakers Bureau increased 98% in output levels from the prior year, from 1,692 total audience to 3,354 and from 56 classes to 112 classes.
- Nearly 100% of our requesters rate our work as “excellent” or “good”: More on our impact here:
- Speaker effectiveness – 99%
- Content relevance – 94%
- Will request again – 98%
- Know Your Neighbor-Multifaith Encounters campaigns registered ten million impressions and a reach of five million. More on KYN impact here.
- Trained 250 Muslim teens in 7 states on bullying prevention and presenting on their faith; and certified 85 Muslim teen speakers in five states who have delivered dozens of presentations in their school classrooms and assemblies. More information on the INGYouth program here.
- Our online content is now being downloaded in 46 states.
- And we continue to support affiliates in 18 states that are duplicating our work.
25th Anniversary Event:
Thanks to your generous support, we reached our 25th anniversary this year in February 2018, Alhamdullillah (all praise is due to God). We’re planning to celebrate sometime this year or early next. We’ll keep you posted. The event will also announce how much we’ve raised for the ING endowment. If you’re interested in learning more about the endowment, please contact me at Elgenaidi@ing.org.
How you can continue to support ING:
The two best ways to support us are with your donations and your prayers. Your donations can be made here:
www.ing.org/donate
. You can also
volunteer at ING
as a speaker for the Islamic Speakers Bureau or Interfaith Speakers Bureau by contacting Heena@ing.org, or become one of our ambassadors by publicizing our work by reposting our posts on our
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,
LinkedIn
, or
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Thank you. We’re grateful and honored to serve the Muslim and American communities at large.
Sincerely,
Maha Elgenaidi
Executive Director