Atlanta layoffs http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/atlanta-federation-lays-off-almoost-20-percent-of-its-staff/ The Jewish federation in Atlanta is laying off 20 percent of its staff. en-us jberkman@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-03-14T;01:20:01-05:00 Comment by Marla marlaanker@msn.com ONE comment?and not even from someone who lives in Atlanta!!  And I make No.2? Maybe if there had been a little more cohesion,this would not have had to had happen. given the scope of the community, this is an absolute outrage to the future generations of Atlanta Jews! What gives? ONE comment?and not even from someone who lives in Atlanta!!  And I make No.2? Maybe if there had been a little more cohesion,this would not have had to had happen. given the scope of the community, this is an absolute outrage to the future generations of Atlanta Jews! What gives?

]]> 2011-02-25T;01:28:00-05:00 Comment by rm plotzker rmplotzker@pol.net This would be an interesting story to explore more thoroughly beyond a telegraphic agency summary.  Presumably the Atlanta Jews were less able to support their central agency though no mention of how the depletion came about in such a grand scale.  How dependent are Federations on a few big donors as compared to widespread small contributions?  How dependent are they on donations of stock or endowments which have contracted in value or income?  Did any of the economic leaders or senior staff go out and mend fences with those who sit on Federation sidelines from adverse prior experience?  There may be a lot to be learned about how organized Judaism operates and where its vulnerabilities lie. rich the furrydoc This would be an interesting story to explore more thoroughly beyond a telegraphic agency summary.  Presumably the Atlanta Jews were less able to support their central agency though no mention of how the depletion came about in such a grand scale.  How dependent are Federations on a few big donors as compared to widespread small contributions?  How dependent are they on donations of stock or endowments which have contracted in value or income?  Did any of the economic leaders or senior staff go out and mend fences with those who sit on Federation sidelines from adverse prior experience?  There may be a lot to be learned about how organized Judaism operates and where its vulnerabilities lie.

rich the furrydoc

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