Community & Global Outreach

Pic-Time was founded to help photographers showcase and sell their work, whether it’s for clients or for their art. But there’s more than that. We strive to be active and thoughtful with the way we conduct ourselves as a business, as a workplace, and in the way we support causes (organizations and initiatives) that reflect our values.

Our Current Actions

Creating inclusive spaces of representation, visibility, & education, and empowering our community.

• We are committed to using our resources to create safe spaces, inclusive of all photographers, and to actively fight all forms of discrimination, as well as socioeconomic & artistic exclusion.

• Expanding our current definition of a Pic-Time Ambassador and broadening our outreach beyond our current bubble.

• Creating a refreshed visual identity to include a variety of diverse images to make everyone feel visible and welcome.

• Educating ourselves on how to actively resist racism. We recognize that this work needs to first and foremost be directed toward ourselves, and that  combating racism is a life-long commitment of labor that cannot be tackled in a single series of social media posts. 

• Working together with workshop communities to create opportunities for photographers from underprivileged or marginalized communities.

Global Outreach

In our quest to improve our products, ourselves and our surroundings, we make sure to dedicate some of our resources to different causes. We began in Israel, Pic-Time’s founding location and current home-base, but as we spread internationally, our search broadened and we continued to seek additional causes. The two main criteria for us are:

1. We give to causes we can identify with in helping to promote health and education in struggling communities.

2. We give to organizations/people that we trust, knowing our money is being used for the declared purposes.

So far we have focused on health and education issues, but with recent global events into account, we have decided to expand our support into matters of equality, anti-racism and anti-discrimination.

We are striving to be constantly aware of our global community, and will continue to search for meaningful contributions to be a part of.

The Causes we Support

KICVOP UGANDA

KICVOP is a community development centre in Uganda that works to improve the lives of members through education, health care and HIV/AIDS projects. The centre is open for local community members to use the library facilities, receive computer and sowing lessons as well as receive tutoring in English, Math, and human rights. Learn More

TENE BRIUT

Tene Briut helps develop meaningful prevention strategies for improving the health of Ethiopian-Israeli immigrants and minority communities. Thanks to its work in the healthcare system and in the Ethiopian immigrant community, it has succeeded in underscoring the crucial importance of culturally competent methods of healthcare delivery. Learn More

ARAVA INSTITUTE

The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a leading environmental studies and research institute in the Middle East. With a student body comprised of Jordanians, Palestinians, Israelis, and participants from around the world, the Arava Institute offers students an exceptional opportunity to learn from leading professionals while forming friendships and developing skills that enable them to lead the region and the world in solving today’s most pressing environmental challenges. Learn More

BLACK GIRLS CODE

Black Girls Code introduces computer coding lessons to young girls from underrepresented communities in programming languages such as Scratch or Ruby on Rails. By reaching out to the community through workshops and after school programs, they hope to grow the number of women of color working in technology and give underprivileged girls a chance to become the masters of their technological worlds. Learn More

HARLEM SCHOOL OF THE ARTS

Harlem School of the Arts is a cultural arts center of interdisciplinary excellence. For over 50 years, HSA has built a community centered around a dynamic global curriculum, with a focus on diasporas of prominence in Harlem and Upper Manhattan, New York. Students study and are exposed to music, dance, theater, visual arts, design, and culture guided by world-class faculty and master teachers. Learn More

KAV LACHAYIM 

Kav Lachayim is a social association whose purpose is to provide solutions for children with complex disabilities and rare syndromes. The backbone of the association relies on hundreds of volunteers who fit into the daily aid for the sick and disabled in Israel. Learn More

Alameda Food Bank

The Alameda Food Bank is a non-profit organization that helps Alameda, CA residents in need by providing nourishing food in a compassionate and respectful manner with the support of dedicated volunteers and local partners. Learn More

The Bail Project

The Bail Project combats mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system—one person at a time—by providing free bail assistance to thousands of low-income people every year. Learn More

New York Live Arts

New York Live Arts is a center of diverse artists devoted to body-based investigation that transcends barriers between and within communities. They provide much-needed resources to artists at every stage of their career, in a world where funding for the arts is increasingly reliant on the generosity of individuals. Learn More

HIAS

Currently aiding the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, HIAS provides vital services to refugees and asylum seekers around the world and advocates for their fundamental rights so they can rebuild their lives. They bring their experience, history, and values to our work across five continents, ensuring that refugees today receive the vital services and opportunities they need to thrive. Learn More

Grace Tea

The Grace Tea mission is to support war victims in hard-to-reach conflict zones where supply chains have been disrupted and people are most vulnerable and desperate for food, water, and emergency aid. We do this through carefully vetted partnerships with trusted friends and allies on the ground in Ukraine. Learn More

Save The Children 

Currently aiding Ukraine refugees, Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. They work to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes and children are most vulnerable, they are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. Learn More

L-Yad

The “Lehosheet Yad” foundation is a cancer patient foundation, focusing on support, aid, and financial assistance to children with cancer and other complex disabilities. The foundation supports the brave children and their families throughout their persistent struggle with the disease and the new challenges it forces them to face. Learn More

Kesher

Kesher is a social change organization that empowers families of children and adults with special needs in Israel. They strive to ensure that families of children with disabilities can raise their children as equals. Kesher provides solutions to various needs faced by these families including information resources, counseling, representation, guidance and support. Learn More