We’re excited to help build your national professional network. Share a bit about yourself and your goals with us, and our system will connect you with other professionals in the field for a 1:1 conversation. You’ll get a match right into your inbox every month. Ready to play?
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I work directly with Jewish teensI supervise and/or support professionals working directly with Jewish teensI raise and/allocate funds that impact Jewish teens /or support Jewish teen programmingOther
SynagogueJewish Community CenterSummer CampJewish FederationDay SchoolClinical Support (i.e. Jewish Family Services)Foundation or other philanthropic organizationNational Youth Organization (i.e. BBYO, Young Judea, denominational youth movement, etc.)Community educational agency or organization (i.e. a BJE)Independent ProgramOther
One of the cool things about this project is it enables us to better understand the diversity of our Jewish Youth Professional Community. We hope the Name Game will become a powerful vehicle to build our field and progress the values of inclusion and representation in the Jewish community.
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Brainstorm with peersFind a mentorBe a mentorFind collaborators for a new project/program/initiativeExplore professional opportunitiesHire new team membersMeet interesting people
Understanding teens (adolescent development, teen wellness, etc.)Diversity and InclusionIncreasing Jewish knowledge and/or spiritual growthParent/Stakeholder Engagement
Seeking/Sharing successful programs to replicate or adaptProgram designData collection, analysis and presentationFundraising
Professional skills (time management, budget creation, supervision of staff, communication, navigating co-workers, etc)Career trajectory and growthMarketing, social media and recruitment
Volunteering/ Social impactTravelHiking/ Nature ConservationPhotographyFilmReadingWritingHealth / WellnessFitnessCooking / BakingFoodFashionMusic / ConcertsSports (spectator)Sports (player)DogsPets that aren’t dogsParentingTechnologyGaming
Examples:
Hi, I'm Mike! I'm the director of youth engagement at Congregation of Jewish People in Amazingville, PA. I'm an avid tennis player, a dog dad and very interested in meeting people to exchange ideas on effective teen programming.
Hi - I'm Sarah! I'm the director of youth engagement at Congregation Rodef Kesef in Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm a casual real estate investor, a mom to three boys and a puppy and I love talking to interesting people to trade ideas).
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