The January issue of Sh’ma Now explores the Jewish sensibility of “chavruta/learning partnerships - whether the traditional study method of the beit midrash could be applied to other arenas where we work in partnered ways. What might we draw and apply from the pedagogy of chavruta? The issue includes essays by Zac Kamenetz who contextualizes chavruta for readers; Orit Kent and Allison Cook, who share the underpinnings of the pedagogy; Aliza Kline … [Read more...] about Planned Serendipity
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Story of a Collaboration – Part 2
By Abby Levine and Dara Steinberg Back in September 2016 we shared with you The Uncertain Road: Story of a Collaboration - Part 1. We billed it as “the first chapter of a story about collaboration” - wanting to share in-the-moment thoughts and observations from both the perspective of funders and programmatic organizations, all the better to use our experience to learn with the sector and field, regardless of outcome. Part 1 took us through … [Read more...] about Story of a Collaboration – Part 2
The Potential Power and Pitfalls of Partnerships: Two Case Studies
By Ramie Arian and Daniel Perla Research on strategic alliances and business partnerships indicates that at least 70% of them fail to deliver their intended outcome. It seems almost too obvious to state, but it’s also very easy to overlook, that true, meaningful, inter-agency collaboration is hard. When push comes to shove, every institution will naturally - and appropriately - put its own needs and its own interests ahead of the interests and … [Read more...] about The Potential Power and Pitfalls of Partnerships: Two Case Studies
Kehillah and Collaboration
by Debbie Nahshon It seems to me that there are an awful lot of Jewish communal projects out there that are eager to get publicity and attention, before they’ve shown a real track record. New organizations that are particularly publicity savvy - or, rather, invest valuable time and resources in publicity before demonstrating substantive project management skills - appear to get the lion’s share of communal attention, even in cases where … [Read more...] about Kehillah and Collaboration
Collaboration and Community
Last week in St. Louis, Rabbi Hayim Herring called for collaborative efforts as one response to "overbuilt, under-resourced" Jewish communities. Rabbi Herring, who has been ranked as one of America’s top 50 rabbis by Newsweek, spoke to some 140 leaders of the Jewish community in St. Louis convened by the local Federation. According to the St. Louis Jewish Light, Rabbi Herring recommended that "organizations should focus on what they do best and … [Read more...] about Collaboration and Community
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