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Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel How to Build Jewish Community in a Post-‐Institutional World The power for authentic leadership, Havel tells us, is found not in external arrangements but in the human heart. Authentic leaders in every setting—from families to nation-‐ states—aim at liberating the heart, their own and others, so that its powers can liberate the world Parker Palmer, Leading from Within Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Real Leadership We Live in a World of Micro Trends • “Whereas in the Ford economy, the masses were served by many people working to make one, uniform product, in the Starbucks economy, the masses are served by a few people working to make thousands of customized, personalized products (Micro Trends).” • Mark Penn in his book Micro-‐Trends. Ford Economy Starbuck Economy Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram - [email protected] Jews seek cultural experiences that offer alternatives to an institutional world they see as bland, conformist, conservative, judgmental and laden with an “agenda” of one sort or another • From Cohen and Kelman Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Jews Are Post-‐Institutional Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram - [email protected] The “Club” Model Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram - [email protected] Branded Jewish Institutio n Outreach Model The “Open Book” Model Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram - [email protected] Institutional Personal Personal Institutional Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Invert the Values Pyramid • Goal is attendance • Motivation is institutional • First planning question is “What should we do?” • Planned by formal leaders for others • Gap between leaders and participants • Based on “DeXiciency Based Community Development Theory” Community Development Model • Goal is experience • Motivation is personal • First planning question is “Who should we talk to? • Planned in partnership with others • Integration of leaders and participants • Based on “Asset Based Community Development Theory” Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Program Model Asset-‐Based Community Development § Asset-‐Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University § A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel § From the research of John Kretzmann and John McKnight Asset Based Community Development Clients not partners Resources for ins7tu7ons not people Endless list of what’s wrong Goal is Survival Big slow ins7tu7ons Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Cuts inter-‐ personal rela7onships What a Program Model Looks Like Institutionally Client Client Ins7tu7on, Experts, Resources Client Client Client Client Client Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Client Asset-‐Based Community Development Build on assets not deficiencies Rela7onship not programs Transforma7on not survival Rela7onships not clients Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Personal growth not ins7tu7onal Growth Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram - [email protected] What ABCD Looks Like Positive Memory Meaningful Jewish Experience Vibrant Jewish Life Jewish Self ConMidence People and Community Adapted from Beth Cousins and Hillel International Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Knowledge Ways to Measure Impact Tools Behaviors Jewish Growth Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Attitudes • Outlook – how they feel, is there increased Jewish conXidence, Jewish appreciation, a feeling of connectedness to Jewish people • Tools – literacy, knowledge, social capital • Behavior – doing more service, keeping kosher, meditating, reading Jewish books, taking part in organized Jewish community Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel Other Metrics of Impact Change What It Means to be a Jewish Professional . § If we think we can do it for people; we’ve stopped understanding what it means to be an organizer. § We don’t develop new leaders, we push people into taking action by refusing to do it ourselves. We are then providing them with the opportunity to become aware of their own capabilities. § How can you moved others unless your are moved yourself? Fred Ross Sr. -‐ Axioms for Organizers Prepared by Rabbi Mike Uram, Penn Hillel § The duty of an organizer is to provide people with an opportunity to work for what they believe in.
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