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Strategic Planning and Distribution Committee

2017 PROGRAM INVESTMENT PLAN

Table of Contents

2017 Pie Charts 1

2017 Program Investment Plan Highlights 2

2017 Strategic Planning and Distribution Committee Spending Plan 10

2017 Strategic Initiative Breakdown 11

Caring for Jews in Need 2017 Program Investments 12

Community Engagement 2017 Program Investments 15

Ensuring the Jewish Future 2017 Program Investments 16

2017 Israel and Overseas Related SPD Funding 20

For Board Approval

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2017 Program Investment Plan Highlights

OVERVIEW 2016 SPD Committee: Albert Praw, Chair. Jonathan Anschell, Les Bider, Jerry Coben, Rochelle Cohen, Jonathan Cookler, Abner Goldstine, Steven Gordon, Debi Graboff, Sharon Janks, Victor Kohn, Frank Maas, Jill Namm, Julie Platt, Ken Pressberg, Alan Rosen, Richard Sandler, Jesse Sharf, Terri Smooke, Glenn Sonnenberg.

This document provides an overview of the highlights of the 2017 Program Investment Plan for each of the Federation’s three Strategic Initiatives: Caring for Jews in Need, Community Engagement and Ensuring the Jewish Future. All of the programs funded – whether operated by a partner or led or operated by the Federation – have been carefully reviewed and approved by thoughtful lay and professional leaders. Additionally, with a 2016 focus on evaluation, the Strategic Initiatives have used the findings to refine and improve 2017 plans and programs. This emphasis has also provided effective capacity building for our partners. In addition to our Strategic Initiatives, the Federation invests in the community in other ways, including through Strategic Philanthropy, the Community Security Initiative, Valley Alliance Incentive Regional Allocations and the Real Estate Principals Organization fund.

FOCUSING FEDERATION’S WORK IN ISRAEL Unistream Task Force: Lynn Bider, Jerry Coben, Rochelle Cohen, Jesse Gabriel, Frank Maas, Heidi Monkarsh, Julie Platt, Albert Praw.

Embedded in Federation’s mission statement is the community’s deep-seated commitment to securing Israel’s vibrant future and attending to the needs of Jewish communities around the globe. These core values have found expression in Federation’s budget year after year. Following a 5-year transformation in which Federation went from being an agency-driven organization to an issue-driven organization, Federation has embarked on a similar process regarding its work in Israel and around the world. This process has accomplished several things:

Identified alignment between Federation’s Strategic Initiatives and the aspiration to have deeper impact in Israel

Assessment of existing organizational relationships to transform them into mutually beneficial programmatic

partnerships

Toward this end, and in this Investment Plan, Federation has identified the areas where we want our JAFI and JDC investments to be leveraged.


And, to reduce the social and economic gaps in Israel’s periphery through entrepreneurship, leadership development and community service for young adults, Federation is deepening its current relationship with Unistream. This new strategic collaboration will allow Federation to increase resiliency and self-sufficiency during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. In 2017, we will 1) strengthen the management infrastructure of Unistream, 2) establish additional entrepreneurship centers, 3) deepen the impact of Unistream in LA and Israel and 4) elevate the level of program content into the Unistream curriculum.

The LA Federation continues its commitment to the Israel Trauma Coalition in recognition that one of our priorities is to increase the resiliency of the Israel population. The three LA Regional Response Centers in the South, Jerusalem area and in the North serve as an address for the needs of the local authorities in geographic proximity. In each authority, the ITC is conducting a comprehensive mapping of needs and developing an emergency protocol and plan of action which delineates a holistic response to emergency needs. This includes training local authority staff and providing a variety of community activities and therapeutic interventions. In addition, a range of regional activities has been introduced to aid in the development of a common emergency language and a regional network of backup and support for local authority teams. In the last year, the ITC has paved and prepared the path to achievement and we are already seeing the benefits of these efforts. Yet there is a surge in requests from local municipalities and the Home Front Command has called for an extensive increase in the number of locations for this program.

COMMUNITY SECURITY INITIATIVE (CSI) CSI Committee: Les Bider, Chair. Ian Leaman, Steven Nichols, Larry Post. The Community Security Initiative aims to expand its Safe Classrooms Project in 2017 – the training has currently been provided to four schools and the crisis-mitigation bags are in over 200 classrooms in Jewish schools as of the end of 2016. In the coming year, we aim to increase this reach and to have the bags and training in the majority of Jewish schools in the city. We also continue to expand our training curriculum in the coming year to include not only training more Jewish professionals in emergency planning at our facilities but also increasing the number of on-site trainings at our client sites. With over 460 Jewish Institutions in our database, we intend to continue to carry out first-time and annual site assessments which allow us to make recommendations on improvements to policies, procedures and infrastructure to continue to make our community safer.

CARING FOR JEWS IN NEED (CJIN) 2016 CJIN Committee: Lynn Bider, Chair. Marjorie Blatt, Ben Cherney, Sandy Elyassian, Howie Fialkov, Julie Monkarsh Gadinsky, Karen Getelman, Jeff Glassman, Susie Goren, Naomi Kashi, Steven Nichols, Jeremy Rawitch, Corrine Sands, Larry Sloan, Toby Waldorf, Brian Weisberg, Lesley Wolman, Rob Zaharia.

CJIN assesses the needs in the four areas below and works with our partners to create strategic responses to address the gaps, often resulting in new program partnerships. I: Emerging from Poverty Toward Self-Sufficiency

The Ezra Network: The Federation-created Ezra Network (Ezra means “help” in Hebrew) brings social services to Jewish families in their synagogues/communities/neighborhoods and enhances the ability of synagogues to address congregant needs. In 2016 we added Stephen Wise Temple to the Network, so it is now comprised of 20 synagogues, Jewish Family Service social workers, a JVS job counselor, and a Bet Tzedek legal counselor. After an extensive program evaluation, we learned that congregants and community members are benefitting from the services provided, but program usage varies among synagogues. In 2016, we learned that many congregants in the Orthodox cluster are uncomfortable seeking services in the synagogue, the opposite phenomenon of what we are seeing in the rest of the community. To respond to this need, in 2017 we are adding the Pico-Robertson Family Resource Center as an additional site for the Pico-Cluster. Some of the funds that have been supporting the Aleinu program, which provides more intensive services for the Orthodox community at the Pico-Robertson Family Resource Center, will be used to assist The Ezra Network clients seeking assistance at this new site.


Central Access and Community Connections: In 2016 we supported Jewish Family Service in combining these two programs to provide information, guidance and assistance in navigating the complex systems of social services and government resources, into one. Now clients seeking services on-site at SOVA food pantries receive more in-depth services and we anticipate serving even more clients in 2017.

College Guidance & Scholarship Program: We helped Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters launch this program in 2016 to provide low-income Jewish youth with college guidance, including: strategic course selection, essay writing, information about financial aid, and college selection advisement. The program was intended for high school juniors, but based on lessons learned, in 2017 the program will expand and start working with students as freshmen. In addition, they will provide more one-on-one assistance and webinars to better meet their individual needs.

II: Frail Seniors and Holocaust Survivors

Senior Centers: Senior Centers provide on-site and in-home care services designed to encourage older adults to remain in the least restrictive environment and to increase quality of life. In 2017 we are providing additional funds to support two additional centers with high concentrations of Jewish seniors: the West Hollywood Comprehensive Senior Center and the Felicia Mahood Multipurpose Senior Center in West LA. This is in addition to the support we provide to Freda Mohr Multipurpose Center, Valley Storefront, Israel Levin Senior Center, and Pico-Robertson Family Resource Center.

Holocaust Survivors Program Support: As Survivors are aging, their financial, medical, and social needs are increasing. We are increasing our support to enable this program to expand to meet these growing needs, including more requests from Survivors in Ventura County (after the closing of the JFS Ventura office), more requests from child survivors who are now aging, and Survivors who may need conservatorship and have no other support.

III: Living with Disabilities and Special Needs

Special Needs Jewish Engagement: In 2016, the Special Needs Jewish Engagement Task Force focused on making fewer grants to programs with greater impact. The Task Force convened various stakeholders and brainstormed communal responses to pressing issues. In 2017, the Task Force will focus on the needs of children with special needs in pre-schools and religious schools. They will continue the grants process and work toward a continued funding model whereby if the funded programs continue to meet their goals and objectives, the programs would receive a second year of funding without needing to reapply, giving programs more time before evaluating outcomes.

Los Angeles Jewish Abilities Center (LAJAC): In 2016, LAJAC, a central resource to address the needs of Jewish adults with special needs, focused on doing more outreach to constituents and responding to needs as they arose. We created a six-part “Knowledge is Power Workshop Series” to provide adults with special needs and their families with legal and financial tools. We also expanded services to the Conejo Valley and South Bay, and we combined the HaMercaz and LAJAC professional partners into one group to address the needs of those with special needs along a continuum. In 2017, we are revamping the website to make it more user-friendly and expanding it and the case management component to include resources for those with physical disabilities; this is being supported by a donor.

Jewish Los Angeles Special Needs Trust/Pooled Special Needs Trust: In 2017, we will support this new program to ensure financial security for those with disabilities. This program provides an affordable safe harbor of funds from family or friends without jeopardizing government benefits that had once only been available to high net asset families. They anticipate serving 200-240 clients in the first five years.

IV: Living in Crisis

Refugee Resettlement: For many years our Federation has led and funded the refugee resettlement program. We operate this program with matching funds from the Federal Government and in a complex partnership with HIAS, JDC, JFS, and JVS. This is an expensive program to run, as we need to maintain an infrastructure regardless of the


number of refugee arrivals in order to provide services for Jewish refugees fleeing dangerous situations. Planning and budgeting for this program is difficult, as the number of arrivals is unpredictable and inconsistent. In 2016 a subcommittee of the CJIN committee learned more about the needs of the refugees, gained a deeper understanding of the complex budgets, and explored potential alternative models to operate this program. Ultimately CJIN decided this is a priority for Federation and we must continue to support it so any Jew in harm’s way will have a safe refuge in our Los Angeles Jewish community. We have already started to see an influx of immigrants in the last quarter of 2016 and anticipate a greater influx in 2017, particularly refugees from the FSU. The needs are great; many of them are unable to get financial support from families, something we counted on in the past, due to their own economic limitations, and many need to move to affordable neighborhoods that are further away from supportive resources.

New Living in Crisis Programs: In 2017, we will partner with Aish Tamid to launch Girls’ Fitness Center a drop-in center for young women at-risk, ages 16-24. The program will provide a safe haven for young women who are struggling with substance abuse, navigating school, and facing other challenges at home, by encouraging positive self-development through exercise and cooking classes, mentorship, career counseling, etc. We will also form a new partnership with The Aleph Institute on Project Tikvah, a program that helps teens and young adults to transition from psychiatric hospitals and jails back into the community and also helps prevent those at-risk from going to jail.

Evaluation With funds from the SPD reserve, in 2016, CJIN worked with the Center for Nonprofit Management to provide an evaluation workshop and follow-up evaluation consultations to each of our program partners. This assistance has provided them with the necessary tools to better evaluate their programs and ultimately better serve those in the community who are in need. Many of our partners do not have the human or capital resources to do this on their own and are grateful for the capacity building assistance we have provided. We are already starting to see improvements in how these programs are being evaluated and look forward to more positive results in 2017.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CE) 2016 CE Executive Committee: Jesse Gabriel, Chair. Ari Eisenberg, Cece Feiler, Irwin Field, Daniel Gryczman, Stanley Kandel, Eve Kurtin, Dan Loeterman, Julie Munjack, Robin Polansky, Fred Silberberg, Howard Welinsky.

The Community Engagement Strategic initiative mobilizes the Los Angeles Jewish community to pursue an inclusive society that reflects the best of American and Jewish values, a strong Jewish future and safe and vibrant Israel. Civic Engagement and Community Outreach

Rautenberg New Leaders Project (NLP): The goal of our NLP civic leadership training program is to provide access to the leadership shaping Los Angeles the skills to make change in our city and inspiration from Jewish values and tradition. In 2017, we want to build on our alumni engagement efforts, and send the NLP class to Sacramento for the Jewish Public Affairs Committee’s Advocacy Day.

Volunteer and Service Programs: Through our Community Service Days, the Federation continues to strengthen its volunteer community with more than 2,000 individuals and 60 partnership organizations. In 2017, we are developing six service day opportunities with more than 20 volunteer activities to choose from, plus additional volunteer activities for other groups within the Federation (Young Adult, Women’s Philanthropy and Valley Alliance).

KOREH L.A.: KOREH L.A. is the largest volunteer children’s literacy program in the city and has reached 1,300 at-risk students in 2016 during a year of change and growth. Our school partnerships have been restructured and reimagined so that we can continue to make a difference for our students. KOREH L.A. volunteers continue to reach students across Los Angeles, and our Teen Literacy Corps kicked off the year with an inspirational author presentation at Mendez Learning Center in Boyle Heights. The goals for 2017 are to continue to strengthen the


KOREH programs and provide strategy and guidance for the program’s future. Effective July 1, 2017, KOREH L.A. will be transitioning out of the Federation.

JPAC – Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California: Our Federation is the lead funder of JPAC. This statewide lobby represents the Jewish community and our partners. In 2016, JPAC and Jewish Federation staff played a vital role in passing anti-BDS legislation in the State of California. In 2017, we will focus on building relationships with elected officials from diverse backgrounds, and continue our work addressing anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity on state university campuses.

Israel Focus

Campus Impact Network: Our Campus Impact Network is funded by a Jewish Community Foundation Cutting Edge Grant. Working in partnership with student leaders and campus organizations, the Campus Impact Network provides students with the skills to be relationship builders, influencers and change makers on their campuses. In the 2016-2017 academic year’s fall semester/quarter, the Campus Impact Network has consulted with over 60 Jewish student leaders on campus, providing them with civic engagement tools and strategy to achieve and complete their goals. The 2016 Fall retreat trained 38 student leaders from 14 campuses, who will be working with the Federation to implement 15 unique projects and programs built to cultivate strategic relationships on campus.

Israel Delegations – Legislators and Civic Leaders: In September 2016, we led a delegation of 10 civic leaders to Israel. Participants were staffers from elected offices, college administrators, community college board members, and community activists. The trip focused on the history of Israel and the current political situation. In 2017 we plan to do two trips – one for community leaders and one for elected leaders.

Israel Advocacy Committee: In 2016, the Holy Land Democracy Project continued to expand into more Charter, Public and Independent Schools, a diversity reflected in the 18 participants on our successful 2016 trip to Israel. We are also piloting a partnership with L.A. City College, with an eye toward working with community and other colleges. Looking forward to 2016-2017, we are reaching out to Cleveland High School, Campbell Hall, Wildwood, and the Conejo, Centinela, Las Virgenes, Inglewood, and Santa Monica–Malibu Districts.

Board of Rabbis Board of Rabbis Executive Committee: Rabbi Morley Feinstein, President. Rabbis Jason Weiner, Amy Bernstein, Joshua Hoffman, Sarah Hronsky, Kalman Topp, Jonathan Jaffe Bernhard, Lynn Brody Slome, Richard Camras, Susan Goldberg, Nicole Guzik, Judith HaLevy, Jon Hanish, Zoë Klein, Brian Schuldenfrei, Zachary Shapiro, David Woznica.

At the start of 2016, the Board of Rabbis endeavored to expand their membership with additional outreach efforts. As a result, the Board of Rabbis has expanded its membership by 14% – and has welcomed 32 rabbis as new members. The Board of Rabbis continues to provide many stimulating programs to its members. In 2017, several potential programs are being planned on topics of interest including addiction, fostering resilience in rabbis, Jewish burial practices, and Alzheimer’s disease.

ENSURING THE JEWISH FUTURE (EJF) 2016 EJF Committee: Heidi Monkarsh, Chair. Susan Baum, Jonathan Bernhard, Natalie Blake Schwartz, Joshua Cahn, Jerry Coben, Nancy Sher Cohen, Elliot Dorff, Moise Emquies, Morley Feinstein, Nancy Glaser, Adam Greenwald, Daniel Gryczman, Sharon Janks, Aaron Kogan, Virginia Maas, Doug Mankoff, Arielle Morrison, Sheri Rapaport, Marc Rohatiner, Orna Wolens.

EJF includes three areas: (1) PK-12 – addressing our efforts from birth through high school graduation, (2) Young Adults & Leadership Development, and (3) NuRoots. These areas are working together to strengthen their work and come together for strategic conversations under the auspices of the EJF Committee. 1. PK-12 (addressing our efforts from birth through high school graduation) 2016 PK-12 Committee: Doug Mankoff, Chair. Susan Baum, Leore Berger, Jerry Coben, Sharon Gindi, Nancy Glaser, Jennifer Roth Krieger, Michelle Gut Lobel, Sheila Leibovic, David Maldoff, Karmi Monsher, David Nagel, Frank Ponder, Laura Stein, Susan Jacoby Stern.


Jewish Teen Initiative: LAJTI is entering its third year, enriching the programmatic landscape for Jewish teens, and providing support and resources for both parents and the educators who work with teens. A few highlights for 2017 include:

Teen Innovation Awards: This teen-driven program makes it possible for high school students with unique ideas to receive to $1,500 to bring them to fruition. Nine groups, encompassing 31 teens, will be mentored by CLI and NLP members to ensure the success of their projects which will be presented in Spring 2017 at the LAJTI supported BBYO Teen Entrepreneurship Summit.

Focus on Teen Wellness: Acknowledging that stress is a pervasive element in teens’ lives, the Focus on Teen Wellness provides resources and training to educators, parents and teens, and draws upon Jewish wisdom to support teens’ emotional, spiritual and physical health. In 2017 we will focus on:

o Parent Workshops – In January we will be presenting workshops on Mindful Teen Parenting at four locations across the city. Additional workshops on other topics will be presented Spring 2017.

o Teen Wellness Program Grants – In 2017 we will be funding 10-12 new programs at organizations that provide teens with skills, tools or resources to manage stress and strengthen resilience in their lives.

Day Schools: We’ve spent time strategizing how to make our Federation day school funds more impactful. Through a strategic, mission driven approach, we are creating a forward-thinking plan that will make a difference for each school and the LA Jewish community. We’re ensuring our approach is aligned well with our mission at Federation and within the Ensuring the Jewish Future Initiative, namely to open doors to Jewish life. To that end, we have decided on a three-pronged approach that includes financial aid dollars for each school to make Jewish day school more accessible for families; investment in the early childhood pipeline to strengthen families’ commitment to Jewish life; and community-wide events to raise the profile of Jewish day schools across the community and raise additional dollars over time for financial aid.

Family Camp Pilot: Given the success of Federation’s PJ Library weekend family camps, we launched a Family Camp Pilot Program, with an additional 15 family camps scheduled for 2016-17. As immersive Jewish experiences play critical roles in guiding families toward engaging in Jewish family life, we are partnering with interested camps, matching them with early childhood centers, and providing training to increase their capacity to reach diverse audiences, including the unaffiliated, interfaith, LGBTQ, single parent, Russian and Israeli American, and special needs families. PJ Library Connectors and PJ Our Way: PJ Library provides nearly 12,000 families with children ages 6-months through 8 years old with the gift of free Jewish content books and music each month. In 2017, our new PJ Library Community Connectors will continue to energize their local communities by providing parents of young children neighborhood programming, engaging conversations about their Jewish journeys, and opportunities to connect to Jewish life on their terms. In addition, we are now enrolling 9- through 11-year-old tweens in PJ Our Way, the next chapter of PJ Library. In the first 2 months of this cutting-edge expansion program, we have enrolled close to 600 children.

Evaluation: Our recently completed robust evaluations by an external evaluation firm will help guide the revisions and refining of programs for the LA Jewish Teen Initiative, Twinning, and PJ Library Connectors. In addition, we will continue to use an external evaluation firm in 2017 to provide one-on-one coaching for our partner grantees. 2. Young Adult Engagement and Leadership Development (YAE&LD) 2016 YAE&LD Committee: Arielle Morrison, Co-Chair, Aaron Kogan, Co-Chair. Joel Fogelson, Zalman Kravitz, Deborah Levine, Puppett, Jason Youdeem, Rachel Richman, Stephen Rischall, Devi Reznick, Dustin Schweitzer, Marissa Freeman.

Federation's YAE&LD department offers a multi-faceted approach allowing young adults to connect to the Jewish community; creates meaningful, diverse, immersive, social, and networking experiences; helps grow and develop emerging leaders; and establishes the Federation as an important and welcoming point of connection to Jewish community and identity for young adult L.A. Jews. We accomplish this strategy by offering programs, convening organizations, and providing grants through four key engagement areas:


Jewish Campus Life 2016 Campus Activities Committee: Michael Scott, Chair., Laurie Cohen, James Cummings, Rick Entin, Joel Fogelson, Nancy Gurney, Joshua Hack, Harold Laufer, Virginia Maas, Sharona Nazarian, Devi Reznick, Donna Schlessel, Orna Wolens.

Jewish Campus Life will spend the first half of 2017 designing and implementing a student survey that aims to better understand the needs of Jewish students across L.A. campuses, gaps in programming, trends, etc. Through this survey, Federation will gain a deeper understanding of how students spend their time outside of the classroom and what motivates them to participate or not in Jewish programs. With quantitative data, we can better serve Jewish students on our LA campuses. Birthright Israel and Experience (BRIE) 2016 BRIE Committee: Zalman Kravitz, Chair. Carly Einfeld, Marlyse Phlaum, Daniel Platt, Robert Weber.

Federation continues to broaden its reach to young adults through Birthright Israel and other immersive experiences. In 2016 alone, nearly 700 young adults experiences Federation’s unique LA Way Birthright Israel trips. Under the guidance of 15 BRIdge Fellows, 20 new Kahn Fellows connected with hundreds of their peers through grassroots programs and events. Lastly, nearly 300 young adults from LA participated in immersive experiences from 5 days to 12 months, in Israel and overseas, through our partnerships and work with Masa, Onward Israel, JDC Entwine, and the Marks Endowment Fellowship and Sam Rosenwald Fellowship. We completed an evaluation to better understand the impact and added value of our LA Way BRI trips, the Kahn & Bridge Fellowship programs, and if and how these Fellows and LA Way participants feel connected to our Federation. We now have data and anecdotes to prove that LA Way participants learn more about Jewish life in L.A. and about contemporary Israel because we extend the amount of time the participants spend with their Israeli counter-parts and our specially-trained madraichim (bus staff). We confirmed that the participants from our trips show higher rates of increased participation in Jewish life after the trip and are more likely to “do Jewish” in private and/or public spaces. Kahn Fellows help the BRI participants feel stronger connections to their peers and the fellows themselves feel more like leaders and more like part of the Jewish community. The fellows also feel connected to the Federation and its role in the community. In 2017, we are developing plans for local, immersive retreats to give additional opportunities for intense experiences in shorter, more local spaces. We will continue to grapple with the consistent challenge of connecting all Birthright participants – especially those who participated in an LA Way trip – to the work of the Federation in a meaningful and not heavy-handed way. One effective way of doing this is evaluating and refining the Federation-specific site visits during the BRI trip. Young Adults of Los Angeles (YALA) 2016 YALA Board: Deborah Levine, Chair. Josh Eichenstein, Marissa Freeman, Danit Grill, Rachel Grundy, Sarica Klein, Jackie Koppell, Shahrad Nahai, Jessica Naziri, Marcy Newman, Marlyse Phlaum, Alex Plotkin, Stephen Rischall, Yoav Sarraf.

In 2016, we undertook an evaluation to better understand how YALA affects the lives of our participants; key reasons why people are involved with YALA; who is part of the YALA community and how do they identify; and their impressions of Federation. Our overall findings suggest that YALA programs are well-received by participants, who especially appreciate the diversity in programming. Those in leadership roles stay involved for the longest durations. In 2017, we will examine our marketing strategies to be more effective with our advertising. We will also offer additional opportunities and events that are targeted for young professionals who are new to YALA and expand our offerings of Jewish experiential programming. We will continue to leverage our partnerships with JDC Entwine and other organizations and strengthen cross programming with RuJuLA and our Persian engagement work to explore cultural diversity in Los Angeles and globally. We will develop and implement a fundraising strategy that integrates all our young adult giving experiences (e.g. MainStage, donor societies, etc.).


Community Leadership Institute (CLI) 2016 CLI Advisory Committee: Brian Shirken, Co-Chair, Josh Feffer, Co-Chair. Pablo Bendersky, Beeta Benjy, Dina Brevdo, Ben Cherney, Hart Cole, Nancy Epstein, Adam Freedman, Debi Graboff, Shahram Hazany, Bob Held, Brent Iloulian, Aaron Kogan, Drew Levich, Steve Lovett, Larisa Perelman, Sheri Rapaport, Rachel Richman, Jesse Sharf.

In 2017, the third Community Leadership Institute cohort will be launched. We will continue to diversify our recruitment strategy and enhance the curriculum to include additional Jewish content and attempt to create linkages with our robust rabbinic community. This past year, we ramped up our alumni programming for past participants of all Federation leadership development programs that extends opportunities for leadership, Jewish expression and philanthropy. We will also implement our newly created alumni survey to track the impact of CLI and ongoing community involvement.

3. NuRoots 2016 NuRoots Committee: Orna Wolens, Chair. Debbie Attanasio, Melissa Bordy, Elisa Delson, Lisa Gild, Donna Goldfarb, Ortal Halff, Lacine Held, Jacki Karsh, Cheston Mizel, Jon Monkarsh, Sabina Nathanson, Julie Platt, Allison Rosenthal, Richard Sandler, Tom Spiegel, Marcie Zelikow.

Millennials connect Jewishly—and to each other—very differently than previous generations. Thousands do not connect to the organized Jewish community as it exists today. NuRoots meets them where they are, and empowers them to engineer an inspired community that reflects their passions and interests.

NuRoots Community Engagement Fellowship: Fellows are highly trained community-organizers, network-builders and concierges working in neighborhoods across the city and on specific non-geographic micro-communities, finding and meeting with unengaged young adults, building strong local micro-communities. During 2016, our Fellows met with over 2,000 unengaged young Jews in their 20s and 30s, and co-hosted more than 60 unique, peer-led, neighborhood-based Jewish experiences. We have deepened our partnership with Honeymoon Israel (HMI), an organization that sends newly married couples with at least one partner who is Jewish to Israel. In 2017, we will have a Fellow dedicated to cultivating community and outreach to interfaith, LGBTQ, and other young married couples involved with HMI. Federation recently received a matching grant from the Maimonides Fund for three additional Fellows.

Israel Levin Center: Working with our land use consultant and architect, we anticipate that in 2017 all city and state permitting processes will be approved and hope to break ground to revitalize the Israel Levin Center on the Venice Boardwalk. This space will create endless possibilities for rich cultural and spiritual engagement across generations. Once the building has been transformed it will revitalize the entire Venice community. We received a Jewish Community Foundation Cutting Edge Grant in 2016 for a Fellow who will focus on creating intergenerational community and programming, focused in the Venice area and leading up to the remodel of the Israel Levin Center.

Large Scale Community Events: In 2017, we will continue curating large scale community events, such as:

Collective Escape (a Passover pop-up on the East Side which will offer a different event for each night of the

holiday); Love Angeles (a city-wide festival of love coinciding with Tu B’Av); and Infinite Light (a month-long

celebration of Hanukah, in partnership with over 30 organizations throughout the community).


Caring for Jews in Need 5,667,967

Community Engagement 1,576,982

Ensuring the Jewish Future 9,638,058

Unistream Partnership 650,000

Strategic Initiatives Operations 597,091

Israel Office 324,899

Community Grants 100,000

SPD Evaluation Reserve 75,000

Rent Subventions 566,208

Jewish Agency for Israel 2,535,438

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 1,604,813

Jewish Federations of North America 1,800,000

Total SPD Spending Plan 25,136,456

Other Program Spending

Strategic Philanthropy (not incl. budget relieving) 6,915,274

Indirect Program Expense 6,796,259

Community Security Initiative 500,000

Real Estate Principals Organization 330,000

Valley Alliance Incentive Regional Allocations 200,000

Total Other 14,741,533

Total Program Spending 39,877,989

2017 Strategic Planning and Distribution Based on funds available from F&A of $25,136,456


Allocable

Funds

Staffing &

Related Total

Caring for Jews in Need 5,212,500 455,467 5,667,967

Community Engagement 687,500 889,482 1,576,982

Ensuring the Jewish Future 7,603,000 2,035,058 9,638,058

PK12 5,365,000 673,066 6,038,066

Young Adult Engagement & Leadership Development 1,968,000 876,780 2,844,780

NuRoots 270,000 485,212 755,212

2016 Percentage Split by SI JAFI1 JDC2 Unistream3 Total %

Caring for Jews in Need 5,667,967 760,631 1,283,850 195,000 7,907,449 36%

Community Engagement 1,576,982 - - 65,000 1,641,982 8%

Ensuring the Jewish Future 9,638,058 1,774,807 320,963 390,000 12,123,827 56%

1JAFI is allocated as 30% CJIN and 70% EJF2JDC is allocated as 80% CJIN and 20% EJF3Unisitream is allocated as 30% CJIN, 10% CE, and 60% EJF

2016 Strategic Initiative Breakdown


Emerging from Poverty Toward Self-Sufficiency

Central Access and Community Connections / Jewish Family ServiceCentral community warmline staffed by social workers for intake, information/referral and case management including on-site at SOVA

460,000

Senior Nutrition Program / Jewish Family ServiceProvides food at congregate meal sites and home delivered kosher meals for low-income Jewish seniors

296,000

SOVA Community Food and Resource Program / Jewish Family ServiceFood pantry that provides free groceries once a month at 2 sites

265,000

The Ezra Network Social Workers / Federation & Jewish Family ServicePlaces social workers in synagogues to provide assistance to congregants and community members and training for synagogue staff

205,000

Jewish Free Loan Lending Program / Jewish Free LoanStaff support of interest-free loan programs

120,000

Career Focus / Jewish Vocational ServiceProvides personalized assessment and coaching for people in various stages of career planning/development to match with the right career option

103,500

Tomchei Shabbos / Touch of KindnessProvides kosher groceries to low-income Jewish families in Los Angeles

100,000

Jewish Vocational Service Scholarship Program / Jewish Vocational ServiceProvides staff support for need-based scholarships to Jewish students for post-secondary educational programs

100,000

The Ezra Network Job Counselor / Jewish Vocational ServiceJob counselor who provides job search services to congregants and community members in synagogues

95,000

Emergency Grants / Chai LifelineCash assistance to Jewish households facing urgent crisis because of a child with life-threatening or lifelong illness

65,000

Jewish Crisis Fund Case Management / Jewish Family ServiceProvides case management for Jews in financial crisis to create a long-term sustainable plan

60,000

The Ezra Network Legal Counselor / Bet TzedekProvides legal consultations and workshops for congregants and community members and support/training for synagogue staff

60,000

Financial Assistance Network / Federation Provides cash assistance and one-time emergency assistance to meet the needs of Jews in financial crisis

40,000

Job Link / Touch of KindnessJob search support including job search skills development and matching services for job seekers mainly in the observant community

40,000

Jewish Free Burial / Jewish Family ServiceAssists in funding burials for those who cannot afford the cost

30,000

SOVA Community Connections Legal Counselor / Bet TzedekLegal counselor to provide consultations at 2 SOVA sites

20,000

Community Educational Resource Center / Aish TamidProvides academic, vocational, and financial aid counseling to nontraditional students pursuing post-high school education

20,000

SOVA Community Connections Job Counselor / Jewish Vocational ServiceJob counselor to provide employment counseling services at 2 SOVA sites

17,000

College Guidance & Scholarship Program / Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los AngelesProvides college guidance, strategic course selection and information about financial aid for JBBBSLA mentees

15,000

CJIN Community Partner Programming / FederationFunds to create community programming, such as Frontline Responders Workshops and community resource guides

5,000

Frail Seniors and Holocaust Survivors

Senior Centers / Jewish Family Service Senior service centers throughout LA and the Valley

525,000

Holocaust Survivor Services / Bet TzedekProvides legal assistance relating to reparations, pensions, care giving, will preparation, housing disputes, and health care coverage

265,000

In-Home Care for Holocaust Survivors / Jewish Family ServiceSubsidies for in-home care for aging Holocaust Survivors who require more hours of support to remain in their homes

85,000

Holocaust Survivors Program Support / Jewish Family ServiceProvides critical administrative support to the program which assists Survivors with reparations and comprehensive social services

50,000

Café Europa and Café Shalom / Jewish Family ServiceWeekly social/support clubs for European and Russian Survivors respectively

45,000

Documentation and Distribution Support Staff / Survivor Mitzvah ProjectInfrastructure support to assist Holocaust Survivors in Eastern Europe

26,000

Training for Caregivers of Holocaust Survivors / Jewish Family ServiceProvides caregivers of Holocaust Survivors with sensitivity training and knowledge

10,000

Caring for Jews in Need 2017 Program Investments


Living with Disabilities and Special Needs

HaMercaz / Jewish Family ServiceCentral resource for Jewish families raising a child with special needs, connecting them to a multitude of programs at partner organizations

150,000

Special Needs Jewish Engagement Taskforce / FederationJoint EJF/CJIN taskforce that allocates funding for Jewish engagement programs for children with special needs and their families

110,000

Housing and Residential Services / ETTAProvides housing alternatives for Jewish adults with special needs including group homes and independent living support services

85,000

Chaverim / Jewish Family ServiceOffers adults with special needs social and recreational activities that keep them connected to each other and to the Jewish community

80,000

Job and Life Skills Services / ETTAProvides support for Jewish adults with special needs living independently in the community

55,000

Los Angeles Jewish Abilities Center / FederationCentral resource center for Jewish adults with special needs and their families to access services through a virtual resource center and case

50,000

Shemesh Organic Farm Employment Program / Shalom InstituteEmploys Jewish young adults with special needs in part-time fellowships

40,000

The Miracle Project Adult Musical Theater Program / The Miracle ProjectSocialization program for adults with special needs using music and dance to build confidence and self-advocacy skills

30,000

Ezra Vocational Training / Camp Ramah in CaliforniaVocational camp program where adults with special needs receive job training

25,000

Friends @ Home / Friendship CircleMatches teen volunteers with a child with special needs to engage in positive social interactions

18,000

Pooled Special Needs Trust / Jewish LA Special Needs TrustProvides financial security through an affordable, safe harbor of funds

15,000

Living in Crisis

Immigration & Resettlement / Federation, Jewish Family Service and Jewish Vocational ServiceResettles immigrants, primarily from Iran and the former Soviet Union

310,000

Youth Mentoring Program / Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los AngelesProvides professionally supported, volunteer mentors to at-risk Jewish children

200,000

Rehabilitation Clinic Primary Care / Beit T'ShuvahResident rehabilitation program for addictive disorders through a Jewish lens

120,000

Aleinu-Pico Robertson Family Resource Center / Jewish Family ServiceCulturally sensitive social services for the Orthodox community

100,000

JQ Helpline / JQ InternationalHelpline that provides resources and referrals for LGBTQ Jews and allies

50,000

Jail Chaplaincy / Hebrew Union College - Kalsman InstituteChaplaincy services including counseling, spiritual support and learning in three Los Angeles County jail facilities

41,000

Drop-In Center and Youth Program / Aish TamidSafe environment for at-risk boys and young men that specializes in crisis intervention and case management

35,000

Mt. Zion Cemetery / FederationCaretaking of abandoned community cemetery

26,000

Family Violence Project / Jewish Family Service24/7 crisis hotline for families who are victims of domestic violence, and offers education and outreach in the community

20,000

Project Tikvah / The Aleph InstituteIntervention and alternative sentencing solutions for teens and young adults in, or facing, incarceration due to addiction or mental health issues

20,000

Girls' Fitness Center / Aish TamidWill provide counseling, career planning assistance, and mentorship for at-risk Jewish girls and women

15,000

Paraprofessional Training Program / Jewish Family ServiceTraining program to prepare paraprofessionals to work with those in need of additional support

10,000

Jewish Community Crisis Response Team / Jewish Family ServiceTrained team of community volunteers who provide support to victims and the community following traumatic events

10,000


Israel Partnerships

Israel Partnerships (list of 2016 grants is below for your information)To be determined in early 2017

475,000

Total 5,212,500

Grants/Strategic Philanthropy Program Support (Approx. spending amounts based on knowledge and/or history)

HIAS/Government Grants for Resettlement Program 310,000 Survivor Support 100,000 Jewish Crisis Fund - cash assistance to meet the needs of Jews in financial crisis 80,000 Special Needs Jewish Engagement and Los Angeles Jewish Abilities Center 75,000 Israel Programs:

Israel Trauma Coalition - Funding for resiliency/counseling centers in Israel 710,000 Lowy/Federation Jaffa Institute Partnership 250,000

Caring for Survivors in Israel / JDC - $79,000 Provides homebound Survivors with social and therapeutic services

Youth Futures Tel Aviv / JAFI - $75,500Wrap around services for at-risk youth grades 3 - 8

Entitlement Center / Aviv for Holocaust Survivors - $60,000Advocacy, counseling, and advice for Survivors to attain all financial benefits available to them

Educating Tomorrow's Leaders Today / Unistream - $50,000Providing youth from underprivileged areas, including Haredim, with educational resources and business opportunities

Accelerating Inclusion in Israel and Inclusion Technology Israel / PresenTense Israel - $35,000Entrepreneurs starting ventures impacting people with disabilities

Café Europa / Tel Aviv Municipality - $10,000Cultural and social services programs for Survivors

Yemin Orde Village Way Implementation / Yemin Orde Educational Initiatives - $50,000Training Educators in the "Village Way" methodology, a process for providing students with tools for success

Turn Around School Literacy Program / Israel Center for Educational Innovation - $50,000Provides literacy trainings and tools for teachers and principals in schools with high concentrations of Ethiopian Israelis

SPACE Scholastic Assistance, Beit Shemesh / ENP - $45,000Educational support for Ethiopian middle and high school students

National Self Advocacy Project / Beit Issie Shapiro & Israel Elwyn - $45,000Self-determination groups for and by people with developmental disabilities

MACHAR: Scholarships for Haredi Mechina / Hadassah College - $40,000Scholarships for prep courses for higher education for Haredim


Building Relationships Throughout Los AngelesKOREH LAVolunteer children's literacy program reaching 1,300 students; 2017 will be final year of KOREH LA programming

125,210

JPAC/JCPAAllocations to state and national advocacy coalition organizations

64,500

Rautenberg New Leader's Project and Alumni ProgrammingCivic leadership training program

34,695

ChangeMaker Challenge Micro-grants that promote positive civic change and build constructive relationships between diverse populations in LA

30,000

Community Engagement CouncilEvents and projects that build connections between our Jewish community, LA policy makers and thought leaders

25,000

Service DaysVolunteer engagement in social justice opportunities throughout the year

20,650

Educating and Advocating for IsraelHoly Land Democracy ProjectBrings high school educators to Israel and provides them interactive curriculum for them to teach their students when they return

120,000

Community Leaders MissionsMissions to Israel for civic, community and elected leaders (approx. 2 trips @ 8 days each for 10 travelers)

120,000

Israel Action NetworkNational network operated out of JFNA and JCPA that combats the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement

87,500

Israel Events, Israel on Campus and Other Israel ProgrammingIsrael advocacy and education programming

18,820

Synagogue and Community OutreachCommunity Jewish Programming Community outreach, including synagogue programming

25,000

Board of Rabbis ProgrammingProfessional development and learning programs for rabbis and community members

16,125

Total Community Engagement 687,500


Campus Impact Network/Jewish Community Fdn - trains students to be community relations leaders related to Israel 65,000

Community Engagement 2017 Program Investments


Ensuring the Jewish Future Summary

PK-12 5,365,000

Young Adult Engagement & Leadership Development 1,968,000

NuRoots 270,000

Total Allocable Funds 7,603,000

PK-12Calendar Year Grants

Financial Aid for Students at Day Schools and Strengthening ECE PipelineNeed-based financial aid for Day Schools and Yeshivas, and exploring ways to strengthen the early childhood pipeline to Jewish engagement

1,550,000

Tel Aviv/Los Angeles School Twinning Program / FederationConnects 20 LA Jewish schools with 20 schools in Tel Aviv through jointly prepared curricula, teacher training, and delegation exchanges; also

includes a triangle program between LA, Tel Aviv and Vilnius

1,007,000

Camp Incentive Program / FederationIncentive grants for first time Jewish camp families - base program funds required for match from Strategic Philanthropy

410,000

Jewish Family Camp / FederationFusing Jewish summer camp with family vacation, this pilot program will offer weekend and/or week-long camp experiences

250,000

PJ Library / FederationSends books and CDs monthly to 11,000 6-mo to 5-yr-olds and provides family programming - funds required for Grinspoon Foundation match

250,000

Diller Teen Fellows Program / Federation & Westside JCCInternational leadership program for 10th and 11th grade students, including an Israel trip - additional funding provided by the Diller Foundation

105,000

Special Needs Jewish Engagement Task Force / FederationJoint PK12/CJIN task force that allocates funding for Jewish engagement programs for children with special needs and their families

100,000

The Sandra and Lawrence Post Israel Grants Program / FederationGrants to support and encourage educational travel in Israel - grants are often matched by applicant's synagogue

80,000

Evaluation ReserveFunds to be used for program/grant evaluations and evaluative studies - continuing evaluation in 2017 rather than new evaluations

75,000

PJ Library Community Connectors / FederationConnectors in specific neighborhoods building community and connection to Jewish life through PJ Library

40,000

School Year Grants - Not Yet Determined for 2017/2018 School Year

2017/2018 School Year Grants (list of 2016/2017 grants is below for your information)Grants to our partners on a school year cycle - will be decided in Spring 2016

1,498,000

Ensuring the Jewish Future 2017 Program Investments

Day School Capacity Building / BJE - $200,000 Support system to day schools for coaching, workshops, professional development, endowment development and joint purchasing/cost cutting efforts

Strengthening Day Schools through Leveraging Government Funding / BJE - $160,000Accessing over $1M per year in federal funding

March of the Living / BJE - $120,000 Educational, two-week Jewish travel experience in Poland and Israel for LA teens with Holocaust and Israel education

WJCC Maccabi Games / Westside JCC - $100,000 Year-round engagement program for teens with an interest in sports

Jewish Programming / Zimmer Children's Museum - $75,000 Museum dedicated to Jewish values through interactive learning and creative self-expression for children 0-8 and their families

BJE Impact: The Center for Jewish Service Learning / BJE - $75,000 Resource that helps teens, youth workers and their families to engage in high quality meaningful community service

Building Healthy & Jewish Teens / Moving Traditions - $75,000 Same gender groups, on-going mentorship, and both formal and informal learning about gender expectations and character development

B'nai Mitzvah Revolution / URJ - $70,000 LA cohort of new national program for creating new models of Bar and Bat Mitzvah preparation and ceremony

Jewish Outreach and Education Initiative / The Youth and Gender Media Project - $66,205 Bringing films about gender non-conforming youth and accompanying study guides to Jewish day and religious schools

JKidLA - Concierge Services / BJE - $65,000 Website and concierge resource for parents of young children for Jewish entry points

Sherut L'Olam / Shalom Institute - $65,000 Year-long teen leadership program for teens primarily in 9th-11th grades that builds leadership and advocacy skills


Total 5,365,000

Young Adult Engagement & Leadership Development Community Leadership InstituteProfessional leadership development program for young adults

130,000

YALA - Young Adults of Los AngelesYoung adult engagement programming, including outreach to Persian, Israeli and other micro-communities

88,000

Immersive ExperiencesSubsidies to young adults for Israel and global Jewish immersive experiences

40,000

Russian ProgrammingOutreach and programming for the Russian Jewish young adult community

30,000

Young Adult WebsitePortal for young adults to engage in Federation young adult activities

5,000

Campus Professionals NetworkConvening campus professionals for sharing best practices, partnering and professional development

5,000

Jewish Campus Life Grants - Not Yet Determined for 2017/2018 School Year

2017/2018 Jewish Campus Life Grants (list of 2016/2017 grants is below for your information)Funds campus programming to a variety of organizations offering activities for Jewish undergraduate and graduate students

900,000

Teen Club 2nd Generation Israeli at Mati / MATI Israeli Community Center - $40,000 A one-year program to meet the needs of Hebrew speaking teenagers who are not affiliated with a synagogue or Jewish day school

Creatively Jewish / theatre dybbuk - $40,000 Multidisciplinary workshops and creative approaches to Jewish content for under-engaged middle and high school students

Jewish Student Union / NCSY - $36,500 Sustainability and growth of Jewish student clubs in non-Jewish private and public schools

Young Families Retreats / Shalom Institute - $33,500 Provides weekend and one-day educational programs for families with children ages birth - 1st grade

Culinary Kids Academy Youth Workshops / Culinary Kids Academy - $30,000 Utilizing the alternative experiential teaching technique of culinary classes to make Judaism more relatable and personal

Social Change Bakery Program / Challah for Hunger - $25,000 A pilot bakery program to engage Jewish teens who bake and sell challah, learn about hunger and philanthropy through a Jewish lens

URJ 6 Points Sports Academy / URJ - $20,000 Specialty camp integrating high-caliber sports programming and transformational Jewish relationships and experiences

CTEEN / Chabad of the Conejo - $16,795 Utilizes trendy activities and adventurous outings, as well as a teen leadership program, to reach unaffiliated teens

Bringing Jewish Values to Summer Camp / Moving Traditions - $15,000 A pilot training for camp counselors to address the social challenges of adolescents at summer camp

Leadership Fellowship / UCLA Hillel - $50,000Weekly training for student leaders focusing on communication, conflict resolution, and team-building through a Jewish lens

HEAL (Health, Energy, Attitude, Love) / USC Hillel - $49,300Programs around health and wellness with a focus on mental health and substance abuse

Volunteer Club / Friendship Circle - $60,000 Jewish themed training and seminars for hundreds of teen volunteers who work with children with special needs

Exploring Jewish History / Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust - $60,000 Museum providing students with Holocaust education, museum visits and the opportunity to hear directly from Holocaust Survivors

Campus Entrepreneur Internships / USC Hillel - $45,000A cohort of Engagement Fellows who engage at least 60 uninvolved Jewish students annually and develop programmatic initiatives

Freshmen Engagement Program / USC Hillel - $45,000Freshman engagement programming

Hillel 818 Shabbat Expansion / Hillel 818 - $45,000 Weekly Shabbat programming including themed Shabbat dinners, services, and support for Shabbat interns

Leadership Development Initiative / Hillel 818 - $45,000 Leadership development program including leadership dinner series, trainings, and immersive retreats

Micro Communities / UCLA Hillel - $45,000Support for micro-communities including Challah for Hunger, Bearing Witness, First Year Students at Hillel, etc.

Outreach and Engagement Initiative / Hillel 818 - $45,000A cohort of Engagement Fellows who engage at least 50 uninvolved Jewish students annually and developing programmatic initiatives


Israel Related Programs

Birthright IsraelShare of dollars for national pool, which leverages double the allocation amount with funding from philanthropists and the Israel government

550,000

Birthright Israel Programming / FederationLos Angeles programming, trip orientations and Mifgash

60,000

Israel AllocationsGrants for Israel-based organizations working in the area of young adult engagement

160,000

1,968,000

Shabbat 2.0 / UCLA Hillel - $40,000Shabbat Programming: Shabbat around Westwood, in home and micro-community Shabbats, and larger Shabbats for 250-300 students

Jewish Heritage Programs (JHP) / Chabad at USC - $35,000A group of 20 interns who will engage their peers, participate in weekly meetings with the Chabad team, and run Jewish programming

Social Justice Initiative / UCLA Hillel - $35,000Initiative to build social justice into existing programs and grow a new social justice community around local volunteer organizations

Service Learning Courses / UCLA Center for Jewish Studies - $32,800Academic courses that allow students to go beyond the classroom to address wide-ranging policy, community, and social justice issues

Jewish Greek Leadership / USC Hillel - $26,550Opportunities for Jewish Greek Leaders to gain leadership skills, network, and learn from alumni in prominent positions

JLIC at SMC / OU - JLIC at SMC - $26,000 A programmatic effort designed to embrace Jewish students attending SMC and engage them in an active peer community

Evaluation, Surveying and Research / Federation - $25,800Discretionary funds to be used for evaluation, surveying, research, and development of new programs

Jew...ish / USC Hillel - $25,550A program for students who have complex family backgrounds with some elements of Jewish faith or culture

First Year Experience Initiative / Hillel 818 - $25,000 Freshman engagement programming

Student Engagement Programming / Chabad at SMC - $25,000 Programs including lunch and learns, Shabbat dinners, BBQs and other social programs, tabling on campus, and a speaker series

Student Internship Program / Chabad at Pierce - $25,000A pilot program for six Pierce College students to engage uninvolved Jewish students and develop programmatic initiatives

The Art of Jewish Leadership / theatre dybbuk - $25,000Leadership workshops utilizing theatrical tools and innovative artistic approaches

Jewish Student Life Coordinator & Program Support / Occidental Hillel - $22,000A part-time coordinator in charge of Holiday programs, student leadership, Shabbats and interfaith program support

Nooshe Jon / OU - JLIC at UCLA - $20,000Weekly lunch and learns that brings together the community of Persian students for Jewish learning and exploration

HUC Rabbinic Interns / HUC-Jewish Inst. of Religion - $10,000Support for a part-time rabbinic intern at Hillel 818

Kabob & Kabbalah / Chabad at SMC - $5,000A series of 10-12 lunch and learns throughout the year for Persian students at SMC to learn and connect

Microgrants - $50,000Support for smaller programs and initiatives throughout the year

Reboot Campus Engagement / Reboot - $20,000Funds to UCLA, USC and Hillel 818 for Campus Engagement Interns who bring Reboot's creative programming to campuses

LA Chapter Support Program / Challah for Hunger - $18,000A part-time LA Associate who facilitates chapter visits and coordinates educational trainings for students

Jewish Culinary Program / Chabad at CSUN - $15,000Cooking classes for students to experience and learn about the significance and meaning of specific Jewish foods

Challah Twist and Challah Drop / Chabad at UCLA - $12,000A series of challah baking events hosted for and by students in their own homes

The Shabbat Dinner Series / Jewish Graduate Student Initiative - $12,000Shabbat dinners at UCLA, USC, and some at LMU and Pepperdine for graduate students


NuRootsNuRoots Partnerships and Grants (list of 2016 grants is below for your information)Grants to young adult partner organizations throughout LA - 2017 grants will be determined in Summer 2017

250,000

NextGen Engagement Initiative ProgrammingFunds to be used for networking and skill-building programs and workshops for young adult engagement professionals

20,000

Total 270,000


PK12

Los Angeles Jewish Teen Initiative (per Jim Joseph Foundation grant) 2,000,000

PJ Library (including Grinspoon Foundation book contribution) 975,000

Camping Incentive Grants and Scholarships 850,000

Diller Teen Fellow Program (Diller Foundation) 96,000

Young Adult

Birthright Israel 1,000,000

Young Adult Birthright Follow-Up Program (Kahn Trust, Masa and Merage) 250,000

Brawerman Institute - annual college scholarship for Jewish young leaders 200,000

Iranian Young Adult Outreach (Nazarian Family Foundation) 175,000

Russian Community Leadership Program (Genesis Philanthropy Group) 115,000

Community Leadership Institute 100,000

Fishel Fellowship - two year fellowship for one exceptional young adult from Los Angeles 85,000

Rosenwald Fellowship - scholarship for immersive programs 15,000

NuRoots

NuRoots Israel Levin Center 1,000,000

NuRoots Community Fellowship and City-Wide Experiences 650,000

Honeymoon Israel Partnership 75,000

Moishe House - $55,000Helps Moishe house residents plan and implement multiple programs per month for their young adult peers

Microgrants - $45,000Distributed to dozens of organizational partners who put on events for Infinite Light and Love Angeles in 2016

Miller Introduction to Judaism Program at American Jewish University - $40,000Funding to hire a part-time engagement professional who will focus on outreach and relationship cultivation for alumni

Honeymoon Israel - $40,000Support for building a welcoming environment for interfaith young couples who express that they are searching for Jewish community

JQ International - $35,000Support for programming focused on reaching Jewish LGBTQ young adults within Los Angeles

Reboot - $20,000Supports community-wide initiatives that reimagine Jewish tradition and text and make it relevant to millennial audiences

Silverlake Independent JCC - $15,000Support for programming designed for a community that is young and less traditionally affiliated


Jewish Agency for Israel 2,535,438

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 1,604,813

Unistream Partnership 650,000

Israel Office 324,899

Staff Salaries (totals 5.5 FTE) 608,240

Caring for Jews in Need

Israel and Overseas Pool - TBD 475,000

Survivor Mitzvah Project 31,000

Community Engagement

Holy Land Democracy Project 120,000

CE Israel Advocacy 130,000

Israel Action Network 87,500

Ensuring the Jewish Future

Jewish Federation Global Teen Twinning Program 1,007,000

Birthright Israel 550,000

YAE&LD Grant Pool 160,000

March of the Living/BJE (2016/2017 school yr) 120,000

Diller Teen Fellows 105,000

Maccabi Games/Westside JCC (2016/2017 school yr) 100,000

Israel Scholarships/Incentive Grants 80,000

Birthright Israel Programming 60,000

Total Isael and Overseas Funding 8,748,890

Percentage of SPD Distribution 35%

Birthright Israel 1,000,000

Israel Trauma Coalition 710,000

Young Adult Birthright Follow-Up Program/Kahn Trust and Merage 250,000

Lowy/Federation Jaffa Institute Partnership 250,000

Unistream 165,000

Diller Teen Fellows 96,000

Honeymoon Israel Partnership 75,000

Campus Impact Network 65,000

2017 Israel and Overseas Related SPD Funding

Grants/Strategic Philanthropy Program SupportApproximate spending amounts based on knowledge and/or history


Senior Program Staff Becky Sobelman-Stern, Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer Katie Beyers, Director of Planning, Strategic Initiatives Alisa Finstein, Senior Vice President, Community Engagement Aaron Goldberg, Senior Vice President, Israel, and Director, Israel Office Tal Gozani, Senior Vice President, Young Adult Engagement & Leadership Development Lori Klein, Senior Vice President, Caring for Jews in Need Shira Rosenblatt, Senior Vice President, Jewish Education & Engagement

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