Insights: Events

Want to broaden your organization’s reach and better meet the needs of your community? Learn how to gain insight into the people you seek to serve. Participants will: Explore who is not currently connected to your work and how you might intentionally engage them Practice ways of “immersing with empathy” to illuminate gaps in your […]

Join UpStart and eJewishPhilanthropy for a webinar following up on our recent article, “How We Built This: Designing the UpStart Culture Deck.” Register here. When you’re a growing organization and hiring quickly, it may seem less important or too time-consuming to delve into seemingly aspirational issues like culture. But in order to scale a new […]

THE POWER OF INFORMATION How shifting power impacts Jewish education High holiday services with no liturgical prayers. Shabbat dinners with no blessings, candles, or challah. Text study using poetry and art rather than sacred Jewish text. More and more people are craving a practice of Jewish life in the absence of what used to be […]

Want to try out new ideas but aren’t sure how? Harness your creativity and problem-solving skills in a hands-on workshop dedicated to teaching you the fundamentals of prototyping and testing out new ideas. Participants will: Understand the “why” of prototyping (why does this tool matter & how can it help my work) Experience “rapid prototyping” […]

  It’s a time of newness, with the start of the (secular) new year, new resolutions, and UpStart’s new brand. To help you bring your resolutions to light, we’re hosting Lab Hours on January 24. Connect with peers for inspiration, get a change of scenery, and score suggestions on your ideas to build the future […]

In the age of #metoo and implicit bias, our organizational cultures as we have known them are being challenged in a way that demand change. When we come together as Jewish professionals, we have the power and potential to create that real and positive change. The Board of Peers invites you and members of your […]