Paideia Launches 5th Project-Incubator
August 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Life in the FSU Countries, The World
Twenty-seven innovators and social entrepreneurs from twelve European countries and Israel are being welcomed today by Paideia for its 5th annual Project-Incubator, a two-week intensive boot camp for projects dedicated to advancing European Jewish culture in action.
Since»
Post-Startup Nation
July 12, 2010 by Bob Goldfarb
Filed under In Case You Missed, Innovation, The Blog
For several years now the organized Jewish community has rallied around the innovative work of social entrepreneurs and the programs that support them. Hundreds of new projects and organizations have been launched as a result of this movement, which has»
Reimagining What Might Be Possible: The Innovative Spirit of Today’s Jewish Life
July 9, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Innovation, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
During December, 2009, a consultation on Jewish innovation and social entrepreneurship was convened in Toronto. The goal, to begin a process to address the key issues that will affect the success of the Jewish innovation sector.
Dr. Caryn Aviv has»
The Many Faces of the ROI Community
July 6, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under Cool People, Summer of Innovation, The Blog, The World
Yesterday I had the chance to, once-again, sit with 120 hyped-up, caffinated, sleep-deprived young adult movers and shakers of our Jewish world at the 5th annual gathering of the ROI Global Summit. And while perhaps I spent a bit»
Embracing The Maybe: The Case For Risk-Taking
March 24, 2010 by Maya Bernstein
Filed under In Case You Missed, Innovation, The Blog
A recent article in the Business section of the Sunday New York Times, entitled “6 Months, $90,000, and (Maybe) a Great Idea,” described the phenomenon of the “Entrepreneur in Residence”(EIR). In Silicon Valley, there is a growing trend»
Expanded Survey of New Jewish Initiatives Launched
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Media Release / Official Publication, The American Jewish Scene, The World
2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives Focuses on Startup Leaders, Expands to Europe
Jumpstart, The Natan Fund, and The Samuel Bronfman Foundation announced the launch of the 2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives. The survey builds on the»
New Ideas from the Old World
February 17, 2010 by eJP
Filed under 28 Days, 28 Ideas, In Case You Missed, The Blog, The World
Lisa Capelouto, Director of JHub – a London-based incubator that focuses on Jewish social action and innovation – presents a European perspective to the conversation about innovation, and looks at how the old world is learning from the»
2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives Will Expand to Europe
New Transatlantic Partnership Links the Pears Foundation, Jumpstart, and the ROI Community of Young Jewish Innovators
The Pears Foundation, Jumpstart, and the ROI Community of Young Jewish Innovators today announced that the 2010 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives»
The Next Big New Idea is Neither Big Nor New. Discuss.
February 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under 28 Days, 28 Ideas, In Case You Missed, Innovation Roundtable, The Blog
by Joshua Avedon and Shawn Landres
“Apple is regularly voted the most innovative company in the world,” writes The Economist in its January 30 edition, “but …rather than developing entirely new product categories, it excels at taking existing, half-baked ideas»
NADAV Foundation Awards Grants to North American NGOs
January 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Jewish Philanthropy
The Israeli NADAV Foundation announced today the recipients of its “Jewish Peoplehood Innovation Grants” given to North American NGOs working to connect Jews from different places and perspectives in order to build collective Jewish identity and strengthen the global Jewish»
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