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Please register for any of these events by selecting them when you register for the GA.
If you have already registered, you can add events at any time by modifying your registration.
Special Programs on Jewish Peoplehood
Sponsored by the NADAV Fund
Thanks to the generous support of the NADAV Fund, you will find woven throughout this year’s GA a series of forums and workshops exploring the concept of peoplehood, one of the most timely, critical issues in Jewish life today. Through its support of many varied initiatives, NADAV works to build meaningful and pluralistic Jewish identity and to create lasting connections among Jews in Israel and the world over. Based in Israel, NADAV was established in 2003 by the GA’s 2009 International Chair, Leonid Nevzlin.
Endowment and Foundation Roundtable
Program: Sunday, November 8, 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
Reception: Monday, November 9, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cost: $75
Build transformative partnerships between Jewish Federations, community Foundations and private Jewish philanthropy. The 5 1/2 hour program will offer the opportunity to learn from experts and participate in serious discussion in three thematic areas: Strategic Grantmaking, Leadership and Philanthropy, and Governance and Financial Management. An invitation-only reception on Monday, November 9th will feature Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Council on Foundations. For more information, please contact Alan Secter, alan.secter@ujc.org or Andrea Fram Plotkin, andrea.fram@ujc.org
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NWP Business & Professional Women's Networking Brunch
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost: $40
Sponsored by Wilmington Trust. Prominent women from all over North America at the top of their professions will gather for this very special program that includes brunch, networking opportunities and a presentation by Carol Kroch, managing director, Charitable Trusts and head of Wealth & Financial Planning at Wilmington Trust,on The New Wealth Paradigm: How Affluent Women are Taking Control of their Futures. Register on-line under Events. For more information please contact Beth Mann, managing director of National Women's Philanthropy, at beth.mann@ujc.org.
Washington, DC Community Event
Monday, November 9, 2009, 7:15PM - 10:00 PM
Cost: None
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington invites GA delegates to an evening of entertainment with musical sensation Elliott Yamin, an American Idol finalist, and D.C. political satirists the Capitol Steps, who have been performing topical song parodies since the Reagan administration.
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WCJCS/JCSA/AJCOP Seminar and Professional Leadership Recognition
Program: Tuesday, November 10, 10:30 am – 11:45 am
Washington 3Seminar:
Join a discussion on maintaining staff morale and effectiveness during a time of cutbacks, retrenchment and increased service demands.
Panelists: Dr. Misha Galperin, Vice President, World Council of Jewish Communal Service, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington; Leah Golan, vice president, WCJCS, Israel; Director General, Jewish Agency Israel Department, Ted Comet, Exec. V.P., WCJCS
Moderator: Steve Schwager, President, WCJCS, CEO, JDC
Presentation of Professional Leadership Honors
Greetings: Glenn Easton, President, Jewish Communal Service Association; Executive Director, Adas Israel Congregation
JCSA 2009 Young Professionals Awards: Zhanna Beyl (presented by Howard Charish, Executive Vice President, UJA Northern New Jersey); Ruthie Warshenbrot (presented by Jay Spector, CEO, JEVS Philadelphia)
Association of Jewish Community Organization Professionals 2009 Ben Mandelkorn Distinguished Service Award: William S. Bernstein, CEO, South Palm Beach County Federation
AJCOP 2009 Norman Edell Fellow: Josh Davidson, Outreach Coordinator for Youth, Madison Jewish Community Council
Sponsored by World Council of Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Communal Service Association, and the Association of Jewish Community Organization Professionals
Hill Visits
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost: Hill visit only, $18.00
Visit Capitol Hill and advocate on issues of concern to the Jewish Federation system. (Learn more about advocacy and hill visits.) Sign up for the hill visits when registering for the GA. If you have already registered, you can modify your registration to add this event. For more information please contact Francie Harris at francie.harris@ujc.org
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e-Philanthropy Institute
What were the strategies and tactics of Obama’s $500 million online campaign?
How can they become part of your Federation’s online fundraising toolkit? Please join Blue State Digital and the e-Philanthropy team for Online Fundraising Training Institute - an intimate series of three 90 minutes workshops - to share, discuss and learn more about e-Philanthropy, BSD’s successes with the Obama online campaign and, most importantly, best practices for Federations.
Over the last few months we’ve been working to develop a comprehensive guidebook that helps Jewish Federations raise more money online, communicate more effectively with constituents, and inspire excitement around Jewish community life through social networking.
This 100+ page guidebook is full of actionable nuggets of information and requires 3 workshops to fully digest. We're confident you’ll walk away with practical steps you can take back to your Federation and implement. It’s proven, its cutting edge and it’s exciting.
Confirmed speakers: Rich Mintz, Kate Walsh, TJ Helmestetter & Lauren Miller from Blue State Digital
Moderators: Vincent Mota, Adam Smoylar, Eric Levine, Andy Neusner from The Jewish Federations of North America and Jonathan Gerstein from Flightpath
Schedule / Agenda
e-Philanthropy Institute I: Introduction (Sunday: 8:00PM - 9:30 PM)
• Introductions
• Best practices
• Lessons from Obama / Jewish Nonprofits
e-Philanthropy Institute II: Reaching More People (Monday: 2:45PM – 4:00 PM)
• Social Networking
• Growing your Database / List Building
e-Philanthropy Institute III: Raising More Money (Tues: 8:00AM – 9:15 AM)
• Introduction / discussion
• Fundraising / e-Philanthropy
• List Building Email
• Online Advertising / SEO Best Practices
Cost: None
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Marketing Institute
Dinner: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Institute: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cost: None
Federation marketing professionals are invited to join UJC’s Strategic Marketing and Communications team for a workshop focusing on topics suggested by the field, including branding, Annual Campaign marketing, social networking, direct mail and e-philanthropy. For more information contact David Semler at david.semler@ujc.org
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