Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Power of An Idea; The Power of Limmud New York

January 25, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under The Limmud Experience

Limmud New York, the first child of Limmud International, recently concluded their 6th annual conference.

Launched in 2005 by six volunteers, and assistance from UJA Federation of New York, The Picower Foundation and Bikkurim, last weekend’s conference featured over 300»

Bikkurim Application Deadline Approaching

January 11, 2010 by eJP  
Filed under Fellowship Opportunities

Take your burning, passionate vision for the Jewish community to its next organizational level. Applications are due Feb. 1, 2010.

Bikkurim seeks innovative, NYC-based, Jewish, non-profit projects that are in early stages of formation and organizational growth. They»

Spinning

77417748_4660d88719It’s that time of year again – the days are shorter and colder, and across cultures people huddle together with family members, and brighten the dark evenings with orbs of light. Chanukah is upon us. We eat latkes and jelly»

Innovation, By the Loaf

GAC4Hreception1Last week, at the General Assembly in Washington DC, ROI, PresenTense, Jumpstart, the Center for Leadership Initiatives, Bikkurim and Jewlicious Festival, all official fans of challah, innovation, and Eli Winkelman, sponsored an event in honor of Challah for»

A Moment in Time: Sunday Night at the GA

November 16, 2009 by Seth Cohen  
Filed under New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.” – Henry David Thoreau

Anyone who has been to a GA knows that there are two schedules – the one that is published»

The Jewish Innovation Pipeline: A Google Chrome OS for New Jewish Organizations?

August 3, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Innovation

by Joshua Avedon

Seth Cohen recently challenged us to think about 5 key questions facing Jewish innovation. While we hope his excellent analysis continues to spark a broader conversation in the Jewish world, Jumpstart sees a big picture»

Spelling Success Together

In his article “How PresenTense Defines Success for Ventures Launched,” Ariel Beery explains that when PresenTense claims that “11 out of the 27 ventures that PresenTense’s summer Institute launched in the first two years of existence are successes, we mean»

Cost Sharing and Sustainability

March 19, 2009 by Bob Goldfarb  
Filed under Opinion

A key finding of the recent Jumpstart study of Jewish startups is that “startups say they would benefit most from mechanisms that lower administrative and operational costs.” One successful model for sharing costs is

Bikkurim’s Idea Lab

February 27, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Fellowship Opportunities

109Do you have an idea for the Jewish community that you may want to develop into a project or an organization? Do you wonder if your idea is feasible? Should you form a non-profit or a for-profit corporation? What would»

Footsteps Celebrates 5 Years

February 19, 2009 by eJP  
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy

We’ve written a bit lately about new Jewish organizations – both the just released study and some of the more recent programs that have been established. One of the first organizations in the Jewish world to work exclusively with these»