What Dalia Association does

Dalia Association is a Palestinian nonprofit community foundation headquartered in Ramallah, founded in 2006, with a staff of 12. It operates as a community philanthropy infrastructure provider for Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza, running participatory grant-making, food sovereignty, women's economic empowerment, and youth civic engagement programs. Its core offerings include the Al Saha Program (community gathering space), Food Sovereignty (indigenous seed preservation and ecological agriculture in partnership with the Palestinian Seed Bank and UAWC), the IBDA' Youth Program (school-based participatory voting for student-led grants of $350-$400), the Women Supporting Women Program (micro-project support and bazaars), the Village Decides Program (community-led development prioritization), Community Funds, and a Social Change Auction live-crowdfunding event. Operational assets include Beit Al Karma — a restored Ottoman-era heritage guest house and co-working space in Kafr Aqab — and the Dukkan secondhand goods shop in Ramallah.

The organization's underlying 'technology' is a community philanthropy platform comprising participatory grant-making infrastructure, volunteer mobilization networks, and grassroots resource-stewardship processes. It is not a software platform; the differentiation comes from social architecture — participatory voting in schools, community funds controlled by local stakeholders, and live crowdfunding — rather than from proprietary technology. A 2024 thought-leadership publication ('Community Philanthropy in the Palestinian Context'), the Soul & Soil video series, and bilingual Arabic/English communications constitute the principal content and intellectual-property outputs.

Dalia's business model is donation-funded, with three identified revenue streams: (1) individual and institutional donations processed via a US-registered 501c3 (CAAP), international wire to Bank of Palestine, and checks; (2) rental income from Beit Al Karma guest rooms and co-working space on flexible day/week/month terms; and (3) secondhand goods sales through the Dukkan shop, with proceeds flowing to community grants. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: it mobilizes participants through grassroots community engagement, volunteer programs (including the Olive Harvest Volunteer Program for diaspora engagement), school voting days, Al Saha community gatherings, and the Social Change Auction. Customer/beneficiary segments are Palestinian communities, women entrepreneurs, youth/students, farmers and agricultural cooperatives, and diaspora and solidarity supporters. Funder alliances include Drosos Foundation, Mama Cash, MADRE, Global Fund for Women, Qattan Foundation, and Wilde Ganzen, among others.

Name

Dalia Association

Legal name

Dalia Association

Website

https://dalia.ps

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dalia Association is a Palestinian nonprofit community foundation in Ramallah that mobilizes local philanthropic resources through participatory grant-making, food sovereignty programs, women's economic empowerment, and youth civic engagement across the West Bank and Gaza.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Philanthropy and Grassroots Development

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Indigenous, Ethnic & Folk Arts/Heritage Organizations (BPAGAHAI), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Community philanthropy
• Food sovereignty programs
• Participatory grant-making
• Women empowerment programs
• Youth civic engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramallah

HQ country

Palestinian Territories

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Dalia Association raises funds primarily through individual and institutional donations. The organization accepts donations via credit card through a registered US 501c3 (CAAP), bank wire transfer to Bank of Palestine (Account 602934, SWIFT PALSPS22), and check. Donations support community-led grants, food sovereignty programs, and organizational operations.
2. Beit Al Karma Guest House Revenue: Beit Al Karma, a heritage guest house in Kafr Aqab's old town, generates rental income through overnight stays and co-working space bookings. Flexible pricing is offered for daily, weekly, and monthly use of co-working areas and meeting rooms, providing supplementary revenue for the organization.
3. Dukkan Secondhand Shop: The Dukkan initiative sells donated secondhand goods at low prices, generating additional income that supports community-led grants. This reduces dependence on conditional external funding by mobilizing local Palestinian resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dalia Association is a Palestinian community foundation that mobilizes local philanthropic resources and channels them into community-led development programs. Its core offerings include participatory grant-making programs (Community Funds, Village Decides, Social Change Auction), food sovereignty initiatives protecting indigenous Palestinian seeds, the IBDA' Youth Program for student-led community grants, the Women Supporting Women Program for women entrepreneurs, and physical community infrastructure such as the Beit Al Karma guest house, co-working space, and Dukkan secondhand shop.

Product overview

Dalia Association operates as a community philanthropy organization in Palestine with a portfolio of interconnected programs and facilities. The core offering includes the Al Saha Program, a community space initiative featuring facility booking for meetings, workshops, and co-working at Beit Al Karma (Karma House). Supporting programs include Food Sovereignty (indigenous seeds and ecological agriculture), IBDA' Youth Program, Women Supporting Women, and Village Decides Program. Community engagement initiatives include Community Funds, Social Change Auction, Dukkan (secondhand goods), and Make A Difference With Your Food. The organization mobilizes local resources to support Palestinian community resilience and self-sufficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Beit Al Karma: A guest house and community space operated by Dalia Association in the old town of Kafr Aqab, featuring a communal kitchen, meeting rooms, and guest rooms.
• Al Saha Program
• Dukkan
• IBDA' Youth Program
• Women Supporting Women Program

Products and services

• Food Sovereignty Program Community program focused on protecting indigenous Palestinian seed varieties, promoting ecological agriculture, and achieving Palestinian food sovereignty through workshops, seed germination events, and partnerships with the Seed Bank and Agricultural Work Committees.
• IBDA' Youth Program Youth empowerment program supporting young Palestinians in developing and voting on community initiatives through training, school-based voting days, and small grants ($400 first place, $350 second place) for project implementation.
• Women Supporting Women Program Program empowering Palestinian women entrepreneurs through micro-project grants, skills training, bazaars (e.g., Women Supporting Women Bazaar featuring 40 women), field trips, and Women Funds in Jericho and other areas supporting women-led initiatives.
• Village Decides Program Community decision-making program enabling villages and communities across Palestine to identify and prioritize their own development needs and initiatives through participatory processes.
• Community Funds Community-led grant-making initiative that mobilizes local Palestinian resources to support community-identified priorities and projects, reducing dependence on conditional external funding.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 indigenous winter seedlings germinated in a single volunteer day with the Seed Bank and Agricultural Work Committees in Hebron
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wilde GanzenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWilde Ganzen appears in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. The Dutch foundation supports community philanthropy and civil society organizations globally, potentially providing strategic and funding support to Dalia's community-led initiatives.
• Qattan FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. The A.M. Qattan Foundation is a prominent Palestinian cultural and developmental foundation. Dalia co-organized the Women Supporting Women Bazaar with the Women's Studies Center at the Qattan Foundation Cultural Center in Ramallah.
• FFIPP (Food sovereignty, Fair trade, International partnership program for People)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. FFIPP is a European network focused on food sovereignty and fair trade, potentially supporting Dalia's food sovereignty programs through advocacy and international linkage.
• MADREcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. MADRE is an international women's human rights organization that provides funding and programmatic support to grassroots women's organizations. Dalia's Women Supporting Women Program aligns with MADRE's mission.
• PFPPA (Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. PFPPA is a Palestinian NGO focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights. Dalia collaborates with PFPPA on community-level initiatives.
• The Funding NetworkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. The Funding Network is a UK-based organization that facilitates live crowdfunding events for civil society organizations, aligning with Dalia's Social Change Auction model.
• Foundation For PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed in Dalia's 'Our Allies' section. Foundation For Peace supports peacebuilding and community development initiatives, potentially partnering on programming or advocacy.
• Seed Bank (Palestinian)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDalia partners with the Seed Bank in Hebron for indigenous seed-saving activities. Over 20 farmers gathered for seed germination with the Seed Bank and Agricultural Work Committees. The Seed Bank facility tours are part of Dalia's food sovereignty programming.
• Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUAWC partnered with the Nordic Gene Bank (NordGen) to deposit Palestinian seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. Dalia collaborates with UAWC on food sovereignty and agricultural resilience initiatives.
• Riwaq (Center for Architectural Conservation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDalia partnered with Riwaq (Rawaq) for the restoration of Beit Al Karma in Kafr Aqab's old town, preserving Ottoman-era buildings. Riwaq's expertise in architectural conservation was central to the heritage restoration project.
• NordGen (Nordic Gene Bank)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNordGen partnered with UAWC to deposit Palestinian seeds in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. While Dalia is connected to this initiative through its food sovereignty work with UAWC, NordGen is a technical partner in seed preservation rather than a direct Dalia partner.
• Giving for ChangeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGiving for Change is listed as a supporter of the 'Community Philanthropy in the Palestinian Context' publication, commissioned by Dalia and conducted by the Bisan Center for Research and Development.
• Bisan Center for Research and DevelopmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommissioned and supervised by Dalia Association, Bisan Center conducted and developed the 2024 report 'Community Philanthropy in the Palestinian Context: Concepts, Alternatives and Challenges', with support from Giving for Change.
• Women's Studies CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDalia collaborated with the Women's Studies Center in Ramallah to organize the Women Supporting Women Bazaar featuring 40 women entrepreneurs at the A.M. Qattan Foundation Cultural Center.
• Al-Bireh MunicipalityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Dalia on the Al Saha event, which took place in cooperation with Al-Bireh Municipality as part of efforts to revive social and community spaces in the area.
• Kufr Aqab MunicipalityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Dalia on the restoration of Beit Al Karma and on the Al Saha 2019 event in Kufr Aqab's old town, preserving heritage buildings and community spaces.
• In'ash Al-Usra AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Dalia on the Al Saha community event organized with Al-Bireh Municipality and other community groups.
• Masarat Palestinian GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Dalia on the Al Saha community event alongside Al-Bireh Municipality and other civil society organizations.
• To Be ThereminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImplemented the Diaspora Solidarity Program with Dalia, organizing days in Hebron that connected diaspora and solidarity supporters with local Palestinian communities and artisans.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• In'ash Al-Usra Association: Palestinian nonprofit focused on women's economic empowerment and community development, listed as a Dalia partner on the Al Saha community event. Directly comparable in mission (women's micro-projects, community programming) and operating geography.
• Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC): Palestinian agricultural development NGO partnering with Dalia on the Seed Bank and Svalbard Global Seed Vault initiatives. Directly comparable in food sovereignty, indigenous seed preservation, and ecological agriculture programming.
• Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation: Palestinian heritage and architectural conservation organization partnered with Dalia on Beit Al Karma. Comparable in operating geography and in the integration of cultural heritage preservation with community development outcomes.
• Near East Foundation: International NGO working on community-led economic and social development across the Middle East and Africa. Directly comparable in that it emphasizes participatory community philanthropy, local resource mobilization, and small-grant models analogous to Dalia's Community Funds.
• American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA): US-based nonprofit delivering humanitarian and community development aid to Palestinian communities and refugees in the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, and Jordan. Comparable in target geography (Palestine) and programmatic categories (community grants, agriculture, women, youth).
• A.M. Qattan Foundation: Palestinian cultural and developmental foundation based in Ramallah that supports education, culture, and youth — listed as a Dalia ally and co-organizer of the Women Supporting Women Bazaar. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping geography, programmatic scope (women, youth, culture), and grantmaking model.

Others

• Global Fund for Community Foundations: International grantmaker supporting the development of community foundations globally, listed as a Dalia ally. Thematically comparable as a capacity-builder for community-led philanthropic organizations in the global South.
• Arab Foundations Forum: Regional network of philanthropic foundations across the Arab world. Thematically comparable as a community-philanthropy infrastructure player, though it functions as a network/association rather than a grantmaking foundation itself.

Broad incumbents

• Aga Khan Foundation: Large international development organization operating community philanthropy, education, and rural development programs across multiple Muslim-majority countries. Comparable on the community-philanthropy and rural-development dimensions, though broader in geographic scope.

Regional players

• Palestinian Family Planning and Protection Association (PFPPA): Palestinian NGO focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights, listed as a Dalia ally and collaborator on community initiatives. Comparable as a Palestinian-registered civil society organization partnering on grassroots programs, though its programmatic focus (health/RR) differs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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