The Intersection of Followership and Leadership
August 18, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Best of the Blogs, The American Jewish Scene
from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation blog:
The Need for Followership Programs
The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new generation of programs in which the primary focus is on those who participate, not on those»
Birthright Israel NEXT and Moishe House Enter into National Shabbat Partnership
August 11, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
Moishe House and Birthright Israel NEXT, leading organizations in Jewish young adult engagement, are joining forces to bring the successful Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbat program to the 20 U.S.-based Moishe Houses.
“With over 70,000 participants, The Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbat»
Empowering Young Leaders in a 2.0 World
July 9, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
by Lynn Schusterman
Do you know Yitzy? In an old Jewish joke, he meets Monday nights with a group of elderly Jewish men. Usually, they talk about world affairs, and the tone is often negative. But one day Yitzy shocks»
The Future is Here: The 2010 ROI Global Summit
June 30, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, In the Media, Local Israel, The Blog
Young Innovators Gather for Global Summit on the Jewish Future
What’s the best way to build and strengthen the Jewish future? The answers are coming to Israel in just four more days, when 120 Jewish business and social»
This Year, Four New Questioners Join the Seder
March 25, 2010 by Maya Bernstein
Filed under In Case You Missed, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
The holiday of Pesach is an opportunity. It is a time of going through the cupboards and drawers, getting rid of what is no longer necessary, and making space for fresh possibilities. It is a time during which we are»
Moishe House: Engaging 20-somethings Globally
March 7, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The World
from JTA:
Moishe House bringing community to Budapest Jews
When 29-year-old Eszter Susan announced on Facebook last September that she had moved into a Moishe House, few of her friends knew what she was talking about.
Six months later the»
Moishe House Featured in New York Times
February 11, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene
from The New York Times:
Rebecca Karp, Brian Cohen, Danielle Hardoon and Alissa Worly, all of whom are in their 20s, share a spacious red-brick house in Philadelphia. It rents for $3,200 a month.
But they pay»
No Place Like Home: Scaling Up a Venture to Success
October 18, 2009 by PresenTense Group
Filed under PresenTense Philanthropy Issue
by David Cygielman
When I first approached four friends from high school about turning their home into a center for Jewish life, I certainly did not think it would spread to 28 cities across five continents so quickly.
It was»
NewsBits: Around the Philanthropic World
October 11, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
A few stories you may find interesting…
from The NonProfit Times:
Creating A Dialogue In Religious Fundraising
Two-way conversations with donors are helping religious nonprofits with fundraising results. The UJA-Federation of New York’s annual Generosity event this year drew approximately»
Meet the Future Today: The Level8 Network
July 26, 2009 by Dan Brown
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Snapshots: The New Jewish Landscape
Young Jewish American adults represent 36% of all Jewish American adults; yet only 13% donate to Jewish causes. Only 2% donate to their various federations. You might ask, why is this?
“In their views, the institutionalized Jewish community does not»
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