By Andrew Fretwell Something out of the norm has happened. The Union for Reform Judaism recently posted an opening for Chief Information Officer. That in itself shouldn’t be extraordinary; every day we watch Chief Information Officers and Chief Technology Officers in other industries turn cutting edge technologies into sustained growth. Yet, for all our bluster about technology, URJ stands alone among major Jewish nonprofits in seeking a chief … [Read more...] about Four Reasons You Need a CIO
Managing Your Nonprofit
Love Letter to the Business I Truly Love: Epilogue
By Alicia S. Oberman At the most basic level, the vast majority of people’s actions are motivated by two things: hope and fear. When I wrote the article entitled “A Love Letter to the Business I Truly Love” back in October of 2017, I can say unequivocally that my mindset was motivated entirely by fear. We were in the middle of the application process for the inaugural cohort of the Board Member Institute of Jewish Nonprofits, a comprehensive … [Read more...] about Love Letter to the Business I Truly Love: Epilogue
The Importance of Gift Acceptance Policies
When to Say “Thank You” and When to Say, “Sorry, but We’ll Pass” By Ross Kasper RAICES (the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services) is a Texas-based nonprofit that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees in Central and South Texas. They have gained prominence over the last few weeks via a number of social media fundraising campaigns that … [Read more...] about The Importance of Gift Acceptance Policies
The Quest for Organizational Health (cont’d.)
A Small Nonprofit’s Journey from Startup to Sustainable Part 4: Management Systems By Esther Mendlowitz Productivity experts are sounding the alarm on some serious management issues brought on by the digital revolution. Consider these stats: Due to data overload, the average knowledge worker spends about 2.5 hours a day in unproductive work searching for information. Time spent in collaborative activities has ballooned by over 50%, … [Read more...] about The Quest for Organizational Health (cont’d.)
Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias in Our Leadership
By Suzanne Feinspan In her recent piece “Reflections on Leadership and Unconscious Bias,” Gali Cooks of Leading Edge bravely highlighted an important truth about unconscious bias that all of us in leadership in the Jewish community should take heed of: Even if we have the best intentions of being equitable and inclusive of the full diversity of the American Jewish community within the work that we do, unconscious bias can cause us to act … [Read more...] about Strategies to Address Unconscious Bias in Our Leadership
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