By Sarah Bunin Benor and Steven M. Cohen You have spent months (or years) researching and writing a thesis, academic article, or report, and it is finally completed. Mazel tov! Now, how should you get the word out? Based on our experience publishing short articles about Jewish social research, we have a few suggestions. First, you should submit the full research document to the Berman Jewish Policy Archive at Stanford University or post it … [Read more...] about From Academic Scholarship to Popular Op-ed
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Top 5 Nonprofit Conferences for 2017
[Editor's note: Many of us, myself included, live in a self-constructed professional bubble. At times, we need to look outside our own spaces to keep up with new trends and ways of improving ourselves. Here are some conferences to consider.] By John Haydon There are so many amazing nonprofit conferences to choose from, many more than even just 3 years ago! So trying to figure out which conferences to attend can be daunting. Here are 5 of … [Read more...] about Top 5 Nonprofit Conferences for 2017
Data Playbook: A Measured Approach to Understanding and Telling Stories of Impact
There is a difference between having data and using data. By Rella Kaplowitz Repair the World has one goal: to make service a defining element of American Jewish life. To achieve its mission, Repair relies on its programming to engage thousands of young adults every year in meaningful service opportunities. But the real magic of their work comes when they are able to inspire someone to go from one-time participant to serial … [Read more...] about Data Playbook: A Measured Approach to Understanding and Telling Stories of Impact
Assess Your Organization Effectively On Your Own
By Rabbi Leib Bolel There is a common phenomena that individuals as well as organizations tend to do when getting caught up in either projects and/or activities that do not solely focus on their mission. Losing track of what their overall initial intended goals, missions and purposes are, can often land up being neglected. The High Holidays are just that time period where there are multiple days off; for synagogues, it is the busiest time … [Read more...] about Assess Your Organization Effectively On Your Own
3 Ways to Make a Lasting Impression with First-Time Donors
By John Haydon According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, most first-time donors never come back to make a second gift. Nonprofits as a whole are losing 57% of their donors every single year. And 71% of first-time donors never return! Any fundraising professional will tell you that retaining existing donors costs less than acquiring new donors. The quickest and surest way to a positive net revenue is to focus on … [Read more...] about 3 Ways to Make a Lasting Impression with First-Time Donors
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