Agency HighlightsDirector of JCCA's Gateways Program to Speak at UJA Conference on Sex Trafficking
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JanMarie Brown, Director of Jewish Child Care Association's Gateways Program, will speak about JCCA's innovative treatment program for trafficked youth on Monday, April 22nd, at the conference "We Were Slaves: The Jewish Community Unites Against Sex Trafficking." She will be joined by other experts in the field, who will explore the history of sex trafficking and our obligation to combat it. JCCA is one of the sponsoring agencies. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 130 East 59th Street, New York City. For more information contact liberchuckl@ujafedny.org or 212-836-1633. |
A Passover Prelude: Meeting with President Obama on Immigration Reform
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On March 8th, Mark Hetfield was privileged to participate in a meeting on behalf of Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society at the White House with fourteen faith leaders and leaders of faith-based organizations. The President called the meeting to discuss strategy for Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR), now called "Common Sense Immigration Reform." Mark was honored to be the only representative of the Jewish community in the room and encouraged the President to speak about immigration and refugees in his Passover message and whenever he speaks to a Jewish audience. Mark reminded the President that prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 immigration was the most important issue for the Jewish community, and that it remains a core issue, as it speaks to the most fundamental Jewish values and experience. The President acknowledged this, responding: "You know what it's like to be a stranger." Continue reading here.
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Nonprofit 911: The Decisive Organization: Building a Culture of Better Decision-Making March 25th, 1pm ET
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10 Super Solid Ways to Grow Your Nonprofit Email List Now
March 26th, 11am ET
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How Nonprofits Can Save Time & Money on Unemployment Costs March 26th 11am ET
March 27th, 2pm ET
March 28th, 4pm ET
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Social Media Analytics for Planned Gifts: How to Get Results for Planned Gifts
March 27th, 2pm ET
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Taming Your Communications Calendar Six Months at a Time
April 3rd, 1pm ET
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Helping Older Adults Avoid Re-Hospitalization
April 4th, 1:30pm ET
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AJFCA Board of Directors and Staff wish you and your families a meaningful Passover.
Chag Pesach Sameach.
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2013 Kovod Award Winners Thank you to the agencies that submitted Kovod Award entries. It was incredibly difficult to determine a winner as each submission was creative, innovative and timely. To showcase all of these unique programs, program materials from all award submissions and award winners' will be displayed in the Delegates' Lounge at the Annual Conference. Click here to view all Kovod Award submissions. The 2013 Kovod Award winners are as follows:  Revenue Generating Program A Agency 1st - JFS San Diego - On The Go
2nd - JFCS Atlanta - Tools for Independence
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Honorable Mention - JFS Delaware - Brandywine Village
Cutting Edge Use of TechnologyA Agency1st - JFS San Diego - Rides & Smiles
Honorable Mention - JFCS Phoenix - Health Integration Collaborative
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Honorable Mention - JFS York - Staying Connected
Published Article
A Agency1st - JFCS Pittsburgh - Jewish Social Services Agency has Adapted and Served for 75 Years
1st - JFS San Diego - At Food Pantry, Teens Fill Up on Perspective
2nd - JFCS Minneapolis - The 'Next Generation' Steps Up for JFCS
3rd - JCFS Chicago - Helping Kids Get the Most Out of High Holiday Services
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Continuing Resolution Update
Overview 
In a discernible change in temperament, Congress cleared and the President signed into law a major piece of legislation, the year-end spending bill for FY2013 (HR 933), in bi-partisan fashion and without controversy. The Senate passed the measure, 73-26, and the House by 318-109. A number of factors led to this result. Namely, the time constraints of the spring recess period that begins next week; the need to avert a partial government shut down on March 27 when temporary funding would have expired; the fact that overall spending contained in the bill ($984 billion) is less than what was authorized ($1.043 trillion); the lack of controversial partisan provisions; and the inclusion of several exceptions offered by both parties to help agencies minimize some of the negative consequences of sequestration. Continue reading here. |
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Medicare Recipients Saved Over $6 Billion on Prescription Drugs
Seniors saved over $6 billion on prescription drugs as a result of the health care law 
As the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaches, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today more than 6.3 million people with Medicare saved over $6.1 billion on prescription drugs because of the health care law. Continue reading here. |
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Innovation: The Fuel That Drives Our World Forward
Justin Korda and Seth Cohen emerge from South By Southwest (SXSW), the annual music, film and interactive showcase that draws tens of thousands of the best and brightest minds in the industry, energized with great ideas about fostering innovation to  ensure a vibrant Jewish future. Indeed, the SXSW experience validated for them the need to provide young Jewish innovators with more opportunities to learn from those leading change initiatives in a variety of sectors outside of the Jewish community. Bringing in external ideas and resources will allow us to leverage the best of what we create within our community, combined with what we learn from others to create meaningful connection and impact inside and outside of the Jewish world. |
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Strategies to Increase Nonprofit Donor Retention Rates
While all nonprofits recognize the value of cultivating donors over the long-term, they feel an incredible amount of pressure to implement short-term strategies that will raise money today. Unfortunately, many nonprofits don't feel like they have the luxury of focusing on fundraising strategies that will bring in long-term results, which has led to low donor retention rates. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, the commercial business customer retention rate is 94%. Guess what the nonprofit donor retention rate is? 49%. That is an attrition rate of 59%. Continue reading here. |
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Top Things to Consider Before Converting Your Nonprofit's Data into a New System
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The Strength of the Nonprofit Lies in Delegating Responsibility
How to delegate responsibility is not a issue unique to nonprofit organizations, but it is of such importance because of  its implications for the productive use of human resources. Often the greatest asset of the nonprofit is its professional staff and volunteer leadership. If they are not utilized to the optimum the agency is selling itself short and stunting the growth of both the organization and the staff. Continue reading here. |
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Video Tutorial: Understanding Your Future Leadership Needs
Leaders of every nonprofit eventually arrive at a point where they need to examine the organization's goals and assess whether they have the talent needed to lead the organization into the future. This video, the first in a series based on The Bridgespan Group's leadership development research, walks you through three steps to tie the skills and talent your organization will need to your strategic planning efforts. Watch the video here. |
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Build a New Millennial Platform for Engagement
Like it or not, the Millennial Generation - those 80 Million of people born roughly between 1979-93, are hard to ignore if you are a leader of a nonprofit - or a leader of any sector for that matter. Sure, they may not be among your most active donors or largest contributors today, but these 20-30 something's will soon become the recipients of the largest transfer of wealth from their Boomer and Greatest Generation parents and grandparents. So what does this mean for your organization? It's time to start creating a culture of openness and dialogue with the Millennial Generation, before they start creating it without you. Continue reading here. |
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How to Strengthen Financial Management
Strong financial management involves four key elements - planning, monitoring, operations and governance. Here are resources for learning how to do them right. Continue reading here. |
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Happy 7th Birthday Twitter! Sorry, We Still Don't Get You...
It's time for us to expect more from our campaigns, re-examine how we produce our conferences and rethink our approach to social media, marketing and communications.
The penetration of these social networks into modern society is both a marketer's dream and nightmare. The opportunities for engagement with a consumer is far beyond anything a previous generation could have imagined. Along with this power of engagement comes the responsibility and challenge to become experts in social media; a fast moving industry where day-to-day events change everything and high schoolers know more than most seasoned executives. Continue reading here. |
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How Nonprofits Can Face the Challenge of Change
There was a really interesting article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy recently about a Los Angeles nonprofit for aging Hollywood actors that was in danger of closing its doors but is now raising hundreds of millions of dollars. It's a rags to riches story that demonstrates how nonprofit leaders who embrace change when change is necessary can completely transform an organization. Continue reading here. |
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Data at a Foundation's Fingertips: Creating and Building Dashboards
Idealware is proud to announce the release of their latest report, Data at a Foundation's Fingertips: Creating and Building Dashboards. This in-depth article on the use of dashboards, though directed at foundations, has useful and transferable information on how any organization can use dashboards in program management and reporting. View the report here. |
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Beating Breast Cancer Early: Where Do We Go From Here?
In honor of Women's History Month and the three year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz hosted "Beating Breast Cancer EARLY: Where Do We Go From Her  e?" on Tuesday, March 19th, in Washington, DC. This Congressional briefing on the status of breast cancer in young women today featured expert panelists, including Sharsheret's Executive Director Rochelle Shoretz, researchers, advocates, and other supporters of the EARLY Act (Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act). |
2013 AJFCA Annual Conference 
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