Ensuring Sustainability
For not the first time in my sixteen year career within the Jewish nonprofit sector, I have recently been witness to a once vital and vibrant Jewish communal institution on the verge of closing its doors. While the ensuing communal outcry is heartwarming – it is not only too little too late, but vastly upsetting as well. As I see the blame game going round I am flabbergasted by the anger, naiveté, and misinformation spreading. Is the close of a community institution really one person’s fault? Is it due to one catastrophic event? Or is it due to a series of missed opportunities, apathy, and false expectations?
So What?
So, you run soup kitchens, So What? So, you take care of abandoned sea turtles, So What? So, you run programs for disadvantaged kids… So What? If [...]
Does your org need an elevator pitch?
A good friend and colleague told me today that ‘Elevator pitches are dead’. Then I saw this by Seth Godin: The best elevator pitch doesn’t pitch your project. [...]
Unique Foundation Acharai Fund awards $50,000 to Carmei Ha’Ir!
Recently, our client Carmei Ha’Ir- a Jerusalem charity caring for the needy with dignity- was awarded $50,000 from the Acharai Fund as a result of an application [...]
The Current Reality of Fundraising in the United States
Upon returning to the US after five years living and working in Israel, I am shocked and dismayed by the state of affairs within the Jewish community. [...]
Why Content is King in Conferences Too
I was recently privileged to attend a rather large conference (the Israeli Presidential Conference) with many big names and lots of exciting panel topics. The atmosphere was charged, [...]
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