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Blog entries tagged: UJC

Kanfer looks back at JFNA chairmanship and hopes more change is possible in future

While the UJC had to make some very difficult and unpopular decisions under his watch, laying off in essence a quarter of its staff and cutting its budget significantly, it was some of Kanfer’s biggest and most revolutionary ideas that met with the most resistance.

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Inside the top-level layoffs at Jewish Federations of North America

The Jewish Federations of North America informed its board of trustees last Tuesday that it was letting go of three senior vice presidents: Rob Hyman, organizational development and stakeholder relations; Eric Levine, development and the Center for Jewish Philanthropy; and Barry Swartz, continental community development and capacity building.

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Federations shift site of GA and talk about plans for recruitment

Last year, the run-up to the annual conference of Jewish federations saw the federation’s umbrella body announce a name change and install a new CEO.

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JPost: Silverman and Manning look at overseas funding and young people before GA

In his run-up to the GA, to be held next week in Washington, the Jerusalem Post’s Haviv Rettig spoke with the Jewish Federations of America’s top professional and lay leader, Jerry Silverman and Kathy Manning.

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UJC’s name change official

The board of trustees of the United Jewish Communities officially voted to change the name of the umbrella organization of the Jewish federation system to The Jewish Federations of North America, from the United Jewish Communities (UJC).

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Young folks say that they feel left out by federations, Silverman agrees and invites them in

Check out the discourse on JTA’s Op-ed page between four young active Jews concerned about their place in the federation system and Jerry Silverman, the new CEO of the federation’s umbrella organization, the UJC.

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Silverman to start a little early

Jerry will start at UJC Sept. 8 not Sept. 30

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The UJC will give $25k to one of your Jewish Community Heroes

The UJC makes its second foray into online social networking with online contest

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Greensboro News: New UJC top lay leader likes to make souffles

The Greensboro News and Record has a lengthy profile on Kathy Manning, who is slated to take over this fall for Joe Kanfer as the top lay leader at the United Jewish Communities/Jewish Federations of North America.

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