Comments on: MASA Has Money to Burn http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/masa-has-money-to-burn/ Connect. Educate. Innovate. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jewlicious » MASA Video Freaks out the Jews! http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/masa-has-money-to-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-35831 Jewlicious » MASA Video Freaks out the Jews! Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:14:43 +0000 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/?p=2531#comment-35831 [...] realized this when they launched this campaign. And as Dan Brown alluded to in his blog, the purpose of the campaign wasn’t really to actually get Israelis to call their [...] [...] realized this when they launched this campaign. And as Dan Brown alluded to in his blog, the purpose of the campaign wasn’t really to actually get Israelis to call their [...]

]]> By: Joel Katz http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/masa-has-money-to-burn/comment-page-1/#comment-35803 Joel Katz Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:41:03 +0000 http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/?p=2531#comment-35803 I don't know how much the entire Jewish Community Heroes campaign is costing, but we do know that it is creating a tremendous positive 'buzz' out there -- and all for a prize of $25,000 (!) Now compare that to MASA's campaign costing a whopping $800,000 - which appears to be creating only negative reactions. The sad part is that I am a strong supporter in MASA's long-term programs - especially being a 'product' of the Jewish Agency's Israel Experience and the WUJS Institute in Arad. Joel Katz <a href="http://religionandstateinisrael.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Religion and State in Israel</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/religion_state" rel="nofollow">@religion_state</a> I don’t know how much the entire Jewish Community Heroes campaign is costing, but we do know that it is creating a tremendous positive ‘buzz’ out there — and all for a prize of $25,000 (!)

Now compare that to MASA’s campaign costing a whopping $800,000 – which appears to be creating only negative reactions.

The sad part is that I am a strong supporter in MASA’s long-term programs – especially being a ‘product’ of the Jewish Agency’s Israel Experience and the WUJS Institute in Arad.

Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel
@religion_state

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