We are pleased to announce the inauguration of the RAVSAK Small School Professional Development Scholarship. This scholarship will make the training, networking and professional development opportunities of the RAVSAK Annual Leadership Conference accessible to educators from small Jewish day schools and small Jewish communities across North America.
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RAVSAK Selected by Jewish Teen Funders Network To Join National Program
♦ by RAVSAK Staff
R AVSAK was recently selected as one of ten programs nationwide to participate in the Pilot Incentive Grants Program of the Jewish Teen Funders Network (JTFN), a youth philanthropy project of the Jewish Funders Network. This grant, together with a matching gift from the RAVSAK Executive Committee, will fund Project ROPE: Roots of Philanthropy Education, an inter-school collaborative linking Jewish sacred-text study with student philanthropy and social justice learning. Project ROPE will give to a new generation of young American Jews the skills, tools, Jewish lens and experiences through which to become lifelong learners, doers and givers. There are three core goals of Project ROPE: to teach teens the Jewish roots, values and imperatives of philanthropic giving; to give them a basic understanding of effective fundraising fundamentals including the grant making process and effective philanthropic methods; and to provide them with the hands-on learning experience of running a fundraising campaign for a cause of their choice and responsibly allocating the funds raised. Recognizing the potential of Jewish youth philanthropy programs to empower and educate teens about effective philanthropy and Jewish values, JTFN awarded ten grants to Jewish communities committed to creating high quality Jewish youth philanthropy programs. In addition to a grant of $10,000 per year for three years, JTFN will work closely with grantees on program development and staff training. “We are confident that the foundation provided by Jewish youth philanthropy programs will strengthen the teens’ insight and commitment to philanthropy, and that the alumni of these programs will engage in lifelong giving within the framework of Jewish values,” shares Ricky Shechtel, co-founder of JTFN and current chair of the Jewish Funders Network. About Jewish Teen Funders Network The mission of the Jewish Teen Funders Network (JTFN) is to provide Jewish teens with hands-on opportunities to engage in collective philanthropic giving with their peers, guided by Jewish values. A program of the Jewish Funders Network, JTFN is committed to increasing the number of Jewish youth philanthropy programs around the country, and the number of teens involved in these programs. JTFN also aims to enhance the Jewish educational value of these programs by providing curricular and programmatic resources on Jewish values and philanthropy. JTFN is supported by the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, the Estelle Friedman Gervis Foundation, and, and the Sierra Foundation. ♦ |
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