Mr. Amos Gaver has extensive experience in the area of philanthropy and in establishing and managing multinational organizations dealing with resource development.
From 2001 -2008, Mr. Gaver worked in key positions in donor recruitment at Bar Ilan University. Initially, he managed the Israel Desk with impressive achievements. In 2004, he was appointed Executive Director of the Division of External Relations and was responsible for worldwide fundraising activities. His leadership and keen organizational skills resulted in the recruitment of very impressive donations. During his years at Bar Ilan University, Mr. Gaver initiated and managed major organizational changes including establishing the infrastructure for developing and maintaining donor relations.
Mr. Gaver worked in other key positions involved in resource development. From 1995 to 1998, he served as the representative of the United Israel Appeal in London and from 1998-2001 managed resource development for the New Israel Fund. He was an emissary of the Jewish Agency for three years in the USA, managed Community Centers throughout Israel within the framework of the Community Centers Association of Israel and was the marketing and sales manager for the Gesher Theater.
Mr. Gaver was a founding member and acted as Chairman of the Grants Committee of the Tmora Fund (The Israel Public Service Venture Fund), a founding member and Executive Committee member of The Challenge to Change Association, member of the Kadima and Lasova Associations, and served on the Advisory Boards of the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development and the Jewish Funders Network.
Mr. Gaver has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Tel Aviv University, is a graduate of the Schwartz Program in Management of Non-Profit and Community Organizations at Hebrew University, and has a Master in Law degree from Bar Ilan University.
Mr. Gaver was born in 1959 and is married with 3 children