Forum 1 – What Separates the Best from Rest: Benchmarking Illuminates the Path to Excellence
Discover the specific areas that matter in helping a JCC achieve “excellence”, which JCCs are doing it, and steps your JCC can take to achieve excellence.
Presenter: Brian Hayden, Partner, Collaborative Strategies Inc., St. Louis, MO
Forum 2 – Financial Resource Development: Building Foundation / JCC Relationships
How does a JCC develop and maintain a strong relationship with a significant foundation based in its community? We will explore the nature of the paradigmatic partnership between the foundation and the JCC – a model for JCCs of any size.
Presenter: Jay Kaiman, Managing Director of The Marcus Foundation, Inc
Michael Wise, Executive Director of the Marcus JCC of Atlanta
Forum 3 – The Human Factor in Building Board Capacity
What does it mean to get the “right” person on your board? How do you optimize each board member’s contributions to the board and the JCC. This session will explore the “human” factor, i.e., what each person brings to the board member role, and how it impacts the board governance function. A board development model will be presented that outlines strategies for building board capacity from recruitment through completion of a board term. Participants will develop an action plan specific to their JCC for building board capacity.
Presenter: Mindy R. Wertheimer, Governance Consultant
Forum 4 – What Can the Jewish Community Look Like in 2020? What questions do we have to answer in order to get there?
A unique opportunity to dialogue with the top volunteer and professional leaders of the Jewish Federation movement about the larger issues facing the Jewish community and how will envision the community at the end of the next decade.
Presenter: Kathy Manning, Chair, The Jewish Federations of North America
Jerry Silverman, President and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America
Forum 5 – Health and Wellness: Applying Top Fitness Trends to Energize Your JCC Fitness Program
This session presents 2010’s Top Fitness Trends, along with creative methods for you to take back to your JCC. Using these ideas and suggestions, based on the most up-to-date knowledge of the Fitness Industry, will enable your JCC to apply these trends for initiating creative programs to meet the needs and interest of today’s JCC member.
Presenter: Graham Melstrand, Vice-President, Operations, American Council on Exercise
