Jerusalem Peacebuilders (JPB) is pleased to announce that Matthew W. Charlton (“Matt”) has joined the organization as Director of Development. Matt brings more than 25 years of experience across philanthropy, leadership development, strategic communications, higher education, and ministry. His experience includes major gifts, fund development, strategic planning, program development, and working with organizations and communities in the United States and internationally.
Most recently, Matt served as Vice President of Philanthropy at the Virginia United Methodist Foundation, where he established a development office and philanthropic grant-making operation, created philanthropic guidelines and gift policies, and secured significant philanthropic support for grant making and scholarships. Previously, he served as a Regional Philanthropy Officer at the American Red Cross, where he was responsible for fundraising from foundations, high net worth individuals, and family foundations across Tennessee and helped grow foundation fundraising in the region.
At Jerusalem Peacebuilders, Matt will lead the organization’s development strategy and work to expand philanthropic support for its interfaith youth leadership and teacher training programs in the United States and the Middle East. He will build and manage a major gifts and grants pipeline, cultivate and steward high-capacity donors and funders, identify new revenue opportunities, and strengthen fundraising systems and performance. His previous work in global leadership development and humanitarian communications, including establishing domestic operations for Harper Hill Global to support leaders in Africa, will further inform his work with JPB.
About Jerusalem Peacebuilders
Jerusalem Peacebuilders is an interfaith, nonprofit organization providing peace and leadership educational programs for Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Druze students and teachers. These programs bring together participants from across communities to develop the confidence, skills, and relationships needed to lead for peace. Grounded in a multipartial approach, JPB advances informed, peace leadership among all parties involved.
JPB operates school leadership and communications programs in classrooms across Texas and the Holy Lands for students in grades 9–12, as well as Summer Institutes in Texas, Cyprus, Switzerland, and Northern Ireland. Its EXCEL teacher-training program provides Israeli Arab and Jewish high school educators with the language and intercultural training to integrate peacebuilding and youth leadership curriculum in their classrooms. These programs are conducted in partnership with leading educational institutions and supported by a global network of partners across educational, diplomatic, and nonprofit sectors.
To learn more about Jerusalem Peacebuilders, please visit www.jerusalempeacebuilders.org.
