Widening the Frame: Rethinking How We Understand Impact in Jewish Learning
The same experience that might feel like a light touch to one person may open an entirely new possibility of connection or meaning for someone else.
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The same experience that might feel like a light touch to one person may open an entirely new possibility of connection or meaning for someone else.
From the Foundation Team
As we enter 5780, it is a time to take stock of what we have been in the past and what we choose to bring into the future. I find myself in an interesting and unique role, returning to a team at the Jim Joseph Foundation that I was a part of five years ago.
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Recently, five of the wealthiest foundations in America announced that they will do more to help their grantees cover overhead expenses.
From the Foundation Team
The Jim Joseph Foundation is dedicated to acting with deep kavanah (intention) to foster compelling, effective learning experiences for young Jews.
Guest Blog
In visioning and implementing this new network, JumpSpark was guided by the Sustainability Diagnostic Tool (SDT) developed by Rosov Consulting for the Teen Funder Collaborative, with support from the Jim Joseph Foundation.
Guest Blog
The recent report from the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) articulates a number of core challenges to attracting and retaining top talent for the Jewish nonprofit sector.
From the Foundation Team
At a recent meeting discussing logic models, outcomes, and corresponding indicators I was startled by something I saw out of the corner of my eye.
Guest Blog
Efforts to define and address the contemporary nature of “Jewish identity” and to develop approaches to “Jewish continuity” that have the power to appeal to Gen-X, Millennial and Gen-Z audiences of Jews have been the focus of the majority of Jewish…
Guest Blog
In regards to dialogue, CCL points out that as we think about the future of Jewish education—and its many related complex and important issues—people will articulate differing opinions and visions.
Guest Blog
In its insightful report prepared for the Jim Joseph Foundation, The Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) reaches a conclusion which echoes an axiomatic foundational principle of our work at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America.
Guest Blog
At Ayeka, we believe that Jewish education must be broadened to engage the whole student in his or her uniqueness: mind, body, heart, and imagination.
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More than two years ago, the Machar Fellowship launched as an opportunity for recent college graduates to gain leadership skills by working at Jewish day schools.
Guest Blog
Parker Palmer – an educator who writes about social activism, values, and community engagement – has spent his life trying to convince teachers, civic leaders, and influencers that finding one’s inner truth is the first step in helping people achieve…