By Josh Peskin What do the French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas and a strategic communications mindset have to do with nonprofit fundraising? In my opinion, everything. At its core, fundraising, at least the way RRC approaches it, is about combining a sense of wonder and awe with strategy aimed at accomplishing certain goals. We try to think about the endgame first - what do we want others to know about us, feel about us, believe about … [Read more...] about Philosophy, Strategic Communications and Innovative Fundraising
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Just for a Time Like This: Consulting Judaism to Find Moral Courage and Engage in Civic Discourse
By Bryan Schwartzman “Is this a good and legitimate way to spend my time when the state of the world is what it is? Should I be at the ramparts now instead of thinking about rabbinical school?” These questions were on the minds of many prospective rabbinical students who gathered last fall at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, according to Elsie Stern, Ph.D., the school’s Vice President for Academic Affairs. The three-day gathering … [Read more...] about Just for a Time Like This: Consulting Judaism to Find Moral Courage and Engage in Civic Discourse
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College to Train Campus Chaplains in Multifaith Encounters
The Reconstructionist Rabbinical College has received a three-year, $425,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support a program to empower chaplains on college campuses to enhance multifaith encounters. The new program, “Campus Chaplaincy for a Multifaith World: Engaging Diversity, Cultivating Connections,” was one of six selected from more than 100 entries in a national competition held by the Luce Foundation’s Fund for Theological … [Read more...] about Reconstructionist Rabbinical College to Train Campus Chaplains in Multifaith Encounters
Our Yavneh Challenge: The Intersection of Philanthropy, Crisis and Imagination
By Josh Peskin “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." While Juliet’s words are true in many ways, names, nonetheless, evoke powerful memories, associations, allusions, and calls to action. Anyone who has ever organized a social, political or philanthropic campaign knows that choosing the right word rarely achieves an objective, but selecting the wrong one can end the campaign before it … [Read more...] about Our Yavneh Challenge: The Intersection of Philanthropy, Crisis and Imagination
Finding Your Match
by Barbara Hirsh For several years now, without fanfare, RRC has been partnering with local and international Hillel to build a campus chaplaincy training program that is a win-win. It offers our students excellent paid internships and also serves as a pipeline to bring rabbinical students to local campuses - where undergraduates benefit from their energy, creativity, openness and Jewish depth. I write about the relationship here in hopes that … [Read more...] about Finding Your Match
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