The Synagogue

As A Networked

Nonprofit

Presented by

Lisa Colton

Darim Online

11.6.11

http://slidesha.re/sfsyn1

COMMUNICATIONS REVOLUTION

REVOLUTION OF NETWORKS

JEWISH TRADITION IS FULL OF NETWORKS

Jewish Communal Organizations Are Networks

Why do these peopleneed each other?

What binds them together?

What are the shared assets?

What We’re Used To

What We’re Moving To

Fortress: Insiders in, Outsiders out

Sponges: Transparency & Constant Flow In and Out

Questioning Assumptions

• What is information is public or open?

• Who is ’inside’ or ‘outside’ of our community?

• What is ‘membership’?

• Where do we need to hire expertise?

• How are we evaluating progress towards our mission

and goals?

• Culturally, what needs to shift for us?

The Lesson

NETWORKS ARE VALUABLE

WE TEND TO

GROSSLY

UNDERUTILIZE

THEM.

Or attempt to use them

in the wrong ways.

Build your network now,

before you need it.

Permanent Beta: The Age of Micro-Planning

Synagogue

as center of a

community or

network.

Empower individuals to micro-

plan, experiment and evaluate.

(Remember, you don’t have to

do it for them)

Provide support (staff,

space, experience,

systems) as needed and

helpful

Listen to interests and

needs of the community

members

Try it out! Focus on short,

strategic bursts that can be

adjusted based on

feedback

Reflect on how these

’intrapreneurs’ went about

this task

The age of the ‘permanent

beta’

Millennials:

Transparency

Fast paced/efficient

Collaboration/teams

Divvy tasks based on skill

Meaning & impact

John Fitch’s Steam Engine

John Fitch’s Steam Engine

In what ways is your

congregation a

network?

How can you work in

more

networked ways?

What’s working well?

Where are the

challenges?

This Powerpoint is available at

http://slidesha.re/sfsyn1