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May 2006 - Special Jewish Non-Profit Management Edition
The field of Jewish non-profit management is burgeoning. Professionals with management skills are in high demand. Employees with social work and other backgrounds are asked to take on responsibilities for which they have little formal training. They are seeking the knowledge and the tools to be successful.
Recognizing the need to provide practical skills to Jewish non-profit management professionals prompted Gratz College, an independent college of Jewish studies in the Philadelphia, PA area, to create an Online Graduate Certificate in Jewish Non-Profit Management. The skills are universal; the practical application of our courses to Jewish communal service organizations makes our program truly unique. Problems facing Jewish agencies are often different from those faced by non-Jewish ones. Our courses take this into account. Our focus on case studies, real life examples and the study of contemporary Jewish issues allows our students to flourish in an academic environment that has been training Jewish professionals for over a century.
The mission of Gratz College has always been to impart academic knowledge as well as practical expertise to afford our students the ability to thrive in their work environments thereby enabling their organizations to achieve their goals and objectives.
This summer, we are offering two outstanding courses: Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Managers in the Jewish Community and Leadership in Jewish Communal Organizations.
This e-newsletter is our first edition to concentrate on Jewish Non-Profit Management. It includes articles and information that are intended to enrich you as professionals and as Jews. That is the structure of all of our degrees and professional programs. If you have any questions about our Jewish non-profit management program or those in Jewish studies, Jewish education and Jewish early childhood education, feel free to contact me at rticker@gratz.edu.
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| Student Profile: Andrew Zidel
By Paula Jacobs
Andrew Zidel credits his career in Jewish communal service to Gratz College in Philadelphia, where he received a Master of Arts in Jewish Studies and graduate certificates in Jewish non-profit management and Jewish education.....
Student Profile: Hannah Brewer Selznick
By Paula Jacobs
Scottsdale, Arizona resident Hannah Brewer Selznick wears many hats: Professional musician, music teacher, owner of an Internet company and synagogue professional. But these are just her day jobs....
Summer JNPM Courses
Summer 2006 Session I: May 31-July 11
Communal, Service 40917
Strategic Planning for Non-Profit Managers in the Jewish Community
Ronni Ticker, M.B.A., M.A.J.S.
Thinking and planning strategically is essential for anyone in a leadership position and for those who aspire to assume that role in the future. This course covers the entire strategic planning process from gathering data, formulating your vision and mission, defining your objectives and goals to writing and communicating your plan. The course will incorporate case studies from the Jewish communal world.
Summer 2006 Session II: July 11-August 22
Communal, Service 40913
Leadership in Jewish Communal Organizations
Sydney Engelberg, Ph.D.
This seminar will explore the nature and role of leadership. Through selected readings, case studies and discussion, the seminar will address such topics as: What is leadership? What do leaders do? How do leaders perform their role? What determines a leader's success or failure? Is there a difference between managing and leading? Are leaders born or made? Is there a difference between leadership in general and Jewish leadership? Readings will attempt to draw on multi-disciplinary explorations of this topic.
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Leadership in the Eye of the Beholder
By Dr. Sydney Engelberg
Much has been written about leadership. But what do we know about what truly makes a good leader and what followers want and expect from their leaders?....
Strategic Planning: Honest Evaluation of Your Organization
By Ronni Ticker
When an organization embarks on the process of writing a strategic plan, a concurrent commitment is made to closely scrutinize internal operations. When performed correctly, this process reveals those aspects of current operations that are excellent and those that are not....
Changing Jewish Demographics
By Carol Harris-Shapiro
The North American Jewish community is faced with a number of important challenges as we enter the 21st century.....
Gratz Online Summer 2006 Courses
Review our online Spring 2006 Course listing....
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