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To: Large City Presidents and Executives From: Barry Shrage December 24, 1997 I found our dialogue at the General Assembly on our overseas agenda important, but all too short. The thoughts and ideas that flowed through the room were open to misinterpretation and I felt that it would be useful to clarify some of my own thoughts and ideas. Much of this memo reflects our thinking here in Boston, but for the purpose of this discussion, please consider these thoughts as my own, and as an attempt to restart a serious discussion of our future. Most important, I thought that it would help to begin to put some of this dialogue in writing as a kind of a working draft and to urge us to take the dialogue beyond the meeting room and beyond the halls of the Jewish Agency to create an open, intellectual, and emotional dialogue about the future of our people and the future of our national and international organizations. Clearly, our current system is in crisis. Many Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel, donors are demanding more choice and a clearer sense of how their contributions are used. The Federation "market share" is declining, particularly among younger donors, and yet at the same time, there are signs of new interest and even a renaissance in many Jewish communities. More than ever before, our current situation demands a new international system that preserves our capacity to act in concert around our most important international priorities while at the same time allowing for creativity, welcoming individual initiative and, most importantly, empowering local communities, innovative and motivated donors, and talented volunteers. The development of a system that serves overseas and local needs, while at the same time, freeing human energy and building community at home, is a central feature of our recently completed Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Strategic Planning Report. Here in Boston we've already made a good start in testing many of the ideas outlined in our strategic plan. Our work in Haifa and Dnepropetrovsk has indeed generated significant new human and financial resources and helped to strengthen our Federation and our overall relationship to Israel. Most important, our work so far supports an important basic thesis: At this moment in Jewish history, freeing creative energy and encouraging hands-on connections and volunteerism provides greater impact, better service, more connection and greater "coverage" than our current system.
Object Description
Collection Name | Addendum to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, Massachusetts |
Collection Number | I-220A |
Dates | 1996; 1997; 1998 |
Box Number | 53 |
Folder Number | 25 |
Subjects |
Federations, Financial (Social service) Philanthropy--United States |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at reference@ajhsboston.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Source | American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
Description
Collection Name | Addendum to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Boston, Massachusetts |
Collection Number | I-220A |
Dates | 1996; 1997; 1998 |
Box Number | 53 |
Folder Number | 25 |
Subjects |
Federations, Financial (Social service) Philanthropy--United States |
Description |
Governance Barry Shrage |
Access | Request access |
Rights | User has an obligation to determine copyright or other use restrictions prior to publication or distribution. Please contact the archives at reference@ajhsboston.org or 617-226-1245 for more information. |
Language | English |
Transcript | To: Large City Presidents and Executives From: Barry Shrage December 24, 1997 I found our dialogue at the General Assembly on our overseas agenda important, but all too short. The thoughts and ideas that flowed through the room were open to misinterpretation and I felt that it would be useful to clarify some of my own thoughts and ideas. Much of this memo reflects our thinking here in Boston, but for the purpose of this discussion, please consider these thoughts as my own, and as an attempt to restart a serious discussion of our future. Most important, I thought that it would help to begin to put some of this dialogue in writing as a kind of a working draft and to urge us to take the dialogue beyond the meeting room and beyond the halls of the Jewish Agency to create an open, intellectual, and emotional dialogue about the future of our people and the future of our national and international organizations. Clearly, our current system is in crisis. Many Jews are increasingly alienated from Israel, donors are demanding more choice and a clearer sense of how their contributions are used. The Federation "market share" is declining, particularly among younger donors, and yet at the same time, there are signs of new interest and even a renaissance in many Jewish communities. More than ever before, our current situation demands a new international system that preserves our capacity to act in concert around our most important international priorities while at the same time allowing for creativity, welcoming individual initiative and, most importantly, empowering local communities, innovative and motivated donors, and talented volunteers. The development of a system that serves overseas and local needs, while at the same time, freeing human energy and building community at home, is a central feature of our recently completed Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Strategic Planning Report. Here in Boston we've already made a good start in testing many of the ideas outlined in our strategic plan. Our work in Haifa and Dnepropetrovsk has indeed generated significant new human and financial resources and helped to strengthen our Federation and our overall relationship to Israel. Most important, our work so far supports an important basic thesis: At this moment in Jewish history, freeing creative energy and encouraging hands-on connections and volunteerism provides greater impact, better service, more connection and greater "coverage" than our current system. |
Source | American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives, New England Historic Genealogical Society |
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