Jewish Funds for Justice
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October 27, 2009
My primary contact with JFSJ is as a participant in the Selah Leadership Program. Selah is incredibly high quality program that both creates community, builds individual skills and helps people to envision their work as part of a broader social justice movement. This is hard to accomplish together. I stayed invovled as a volunteer organizer for Selah and am always impressed by four main elements of the work: thoughtful, inclusive, pushing to a deeper level and organized. My other interaction was years ago as a grantseeker and I remember not always being clear on why they were attracted to certain social justice organizations and not others (we didn't get funded!) I hope to stay involved--JFSJ has been excellent at convening powerful and creative groups of people committed to justice and change.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
consistent, caring, focused on including many points of view, able to combine work and fun and creative.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every month
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
October 23, 2009
I went on a trip to New Orleans with JFSJ and had one of the most meaningful experiences of my life! I've never felt more at home as a Jew. I made some meaningful connections that I'll never forget.
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Ways to make it better...
I could have stayed.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
October 22, 2009
I have been involved as a participant of JFSJ's landmark Selah Leadership Program, which trains Jewish social justice leaders in personal ecology, leadership skills, and management skills. I have seen the way that the Selah Leadership Program uniquely takes people who were not in touch with their Jewishness or who were active as individuals but unaware of others like them and brings them together in ways that produce deep new relationships and innovative new programs. The organization has demonstrated a youthful energy and a willingness to innovate, which is infectious.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the manner in which it brings together talented people who otherwise may not have an opportunity to meet and learn from others like them.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
youthful, eager, intelligent, and innovative which is very refreshing in any organization, especially in the Jewish context.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
be counted on in disbursing it down to local grassroots group that need the funding and do it in a manner that is guaranteed to be thoughtful and strategic.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About every six months
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
October 22, 2009
JFSJ partnered with the AJC to organize a trip for myself and nine other women on a mission to rebuild New Orleans last winter break, and it was a life changing experience. The JFSJ mentors were truly inspiring.
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The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Very inspirational people, models of morality and justice, and thinking individuals.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
October 21, 2009
I had a life-changing experience on my trip to New Orleans in February 2009. Honestly. The combination of helping a community that is in great need (insulating and dry-walling homes for Hurricane Katrina victims), learning about the community and governmental reaction/inaction to the storm and its aftermath (speakers included healthcare, housing, & Jewish community professionals), connecting with volunteers/clients/community organizers/trip leaders, and the educational sessions that enabled us to talk about our experiences and apply Jewish theology to our experiences all made for a well-rounded & inspiring experience, and enabled new friendships. After returning from our trip, I was so inspired by my experience with the organization that I decided I needed to do something that made the best use of my talents and my voice. So my husband and I wrote an article for the Atlanta Jewish Times and the JFSJ newsletter. Professional Photographer magazine also did an article about me, our trip and the photographs I took while there. I recommend this trip and the organization to everyone looking to be a part of something larger than themselves, to have an impact on a community in need, and to connect with other similar-minded Jewish people.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the feeling of helping complete strangers, learning about their struggle and being inspired. And the friends I made.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
generous, inspired, thankful and kind.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
make more trips available to people across the country and help more people in need. It could also increase the news coverage of those in need and therefore increase volunteer support.
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
One time
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
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