Dear Jewish National Fund Campaign Leaders:
We are now at $498 million toward our $1 billion goal. Just two million more and we will reach the half way mark, and with a good week of fundraising next week we will surely race past half of one billion dollars.
The end of March represents the half way point of our fiscal campaign year. As I have pointed out in the past, the first two fundraising quarters are typically our strongest, so to be on pace toward our annual fundraising goal, each community should actually be at about 60%. Please remember, we slow down considerably in June, July, and August, and when people return to normal schedules following the summer holiday season we close our campaign just one month later at the end of September. Campaign leaders should review your local Campaign Progress Report with your fundraising professional and assess how close you are toward 60% of your annual goal.
Enjoy this sixteen-minute Ted Talk by Harvard management professor Linda Hill who discusses the secret to unlocking our creativity in our daily work. Professor Hill is the co-author of “Collective Genius” and has studied some of the most creative companies to develop a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing.
The end of March represents the half way point of our fiscal campaign year. As I have pointed out in the past, the first two fundraising quarters are typically our strongest, so to be on pace toward our annual fundraising goal, each community should actually be at about 60%. Please remember, we slow down considerably in June, July, and August, and when people return to normal schedules following the summer holiday season we close our campaign just one month later at the end of September. Campaign leaders should review your local Campaign Progress Report with your fundraising professional and assess how close you are toward 60% of your annual goal.
Enjoy this sixteen-minute Ted Talk by Harvard management professor Linda Hill who discusses the secret to unlocking our creativity in our daily work. Professor Hill is the co-author of “Collective Genius” and has studied some of the most creative companies to develop a set of tools and tactics to keep great ideas flowing.
Shabbat Shalom,
Bruce K. Gould
President Elect and Vice President, Campaign
The Jewish National Fund Task Force on Disabilities spent a very productive day with partner Special in Uniform. The visit included time at Palmachim Air Force Base, which has more than 50 soldiers with disabilities. JNF leaders spoke with soldiers and commanders and visited the K-9 training facility.
Meet Yehudit Ben-Nun, VP of Business Development at YouAppi, responsible for all international sales. Yehudit is also a mother and grandmother of three. Between her family and jam-packed work schedule she also finds the time to volunteer for Jewish National Fund partner HaShomer HaChadash's jeep unit in the Negev. In her words: "I volunteer doing guarding shifts with my husband, between 7 in the evening to 3-4 in the morning. It is our quality time together. Our guarding prevents theft and vandalism in the agricultural lands, and we allow the ranchers and farmers to peacefully sleep at home with their families. The motive for guarding is our love of the land, which is Zionism, and there is no better feeling than to give of yourself and contribute to society."
In honor of 70 years of Israeli independence, heritage sites around the country are offering special activities, tours, and events. At the Sarona Visitors Center, students are invited to participate in a unique, self-guided “tour” of the site, teaching them about Sarona and its connection to Israel’s pathway to independence. This activity is particularly unique as the maps and bar-code texts were all prepared by Israeli school students. This week, more than 100 students from Be’er Sheva, grades 7-12, came to participate in this special activity and learn more about Sarona’s role in the founding of the State of Israel.