5 Ways to Tap Into the Network
08/31/2009
Hi all!
I hope you are enjoying a great summer. Someone recently
asked me, “How can I get more involved with the Jewish Teen Funders
Network? I’m on your mailing list and I get your emails, but I want
more!” As we gear up for another program year, and in the hope that there
are more of you out there sharing the same sentiment, I’m writing with five
specific invitations (in increasing levels of involvement) to join JTFN and
tap into the amazing network of folks involved in Jewish teen philanthropy
programs around the world:
- Join JTFN on Facebook
It’s
easy! All you have to do is type “Jewish Teen Funders Network” into
the search button in the upper right-hand corner of your Facebook homepage.
Then, click on “Become a Fan” and join 119 of your colleagues in
sharing your excitement about Jewish teen philanthropy. Consider inviting your
teens to join as well.
- Tap the Network through the JTFN Listserv
Send a blank email to jtfn-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
and access over 80 leaders of Jewish teen philanthropy programs with the click
of a button. It’s a great tool when you need new ideas, fresh
perspectives, or programmatic suggestions. Note: you can set up your
preferences so that you receive just one email digest a day, so no need to
worry about clogging up your inbox.
- Participate in a Lunch & Learn Focus Group
Over
300 of you have participated in one or more of JTFN’s Lunch & Learn
teleconference calls, in which we heard from various guest speakers and
experts. Now we want to hear from you – about the topics you’d most
like to cover in these calls, the people you’d most like to learn from,
creative formatting ideas you may have, and so on. If you would like to
participate in a 1-hour focus group meeting (by phone) in the early fall, please email and let me know.
- Offer and Receive Support through JTFN Peer
Consultations
Many
of you participated in a peer consultation at the past two JTFN Seminars, and
your feedback about the experience was overwhelmingly positive. We understand
that the opportunity to share a pressing challenge with colleagues in a safe
and structured manner, and then to work through various ways of addressing it,
is invaluable...especially when so many of you struggle with feeling that you
are operating in a vacuum, without other teen philanthropy colleagues in your
community. JTFN will pilot a series of peer consultations by phone this
fall/winter; if you are interested in participating or learning more, please email and let me know.
- Join a JTFN Working Group
At
this year’s JTFN Seminar, participants identified four top-priority areas
to work on this year:
(1) Reflective Learning: How to Make
Education “Stick”
(2) Technology:
Sharing New Tools and Resources
(3) Connecting Teen
Participants/Local Programs to Each Other
(4) Alumni:
What’s Next for Teen Participants of Jewish Teen Foundations?
We
established working groups to focus on each of these areas, and want to extend
the opportunity to those of you who were not with us for the conference to
participate. If you are interested in joining a working group, please email and let me know which group(s)
you’d like to join.
I look forward to hearing from many of you and working
together as we continue to build and strengthen the field of Jewish teen
philanthropy!
Best,
Stefanie
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Stefanie Zelkind
Director of Youth Philanthropy
Jewish TEEN! Funders Network
150 West 30th
Street, Suite 900
New York, NY 10001
Tel. 212-726-0177 x213
Fax. 212-594-4292
szelkind@jfunders.org
www.jtfn.org
