tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post1900954863455693945..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: RESPONDING...OR NOTGracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-7257207428895825832014-07-27T18:08:58.512-05:002014-07-27T18:08:58.512-05:00You have misread the $10 million - $30 million -- ...You have misread the $10 million - $30 million -- these are not "goals," they are, in the written words of the Board Chair, than "targets." Apparently, if you miss, so what! No cojones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-22096138910468843712014-07-25T13:38:27.116-05:002014-07-25T13:38:27.116-05:00I had thought that JAFI has historically been a Fi...I had thought that JAFI has historically been a First Responder in all Israeli crises pre-State, State and today. If there are agencies which may do the crisis response better, they should be funded -- which would you suggest?<br /><br />I would hope that in all things we all think of "needs/people first."RWEXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583858140298821830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-76983849092831257032014-07-25T12:52:10.450-05:002014-07-25T12:52:10.450-05:00Why is JAFI even in the crisis response business? ...Why is JAFI even in the crisis response business? Why would we think the current needs in Israel are needs that our historic partners should meet? Maybe it's time we think about needs/people first and not focus on JAFI/JDC/ORT? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-91817917754623981212014-07-25T12:09:00.582-05:002014-07-25T12:09:00.582-05:00No, they do more...they coin phrases like "St...No, they do more...they coin phrases like "Stop the Sirens" and they create "clubs" as in "The Circle of the 15 Second Club" and they provide "Updates" of what others are doing -- that's what passes for doing something when your organization is bankrupt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-78922308845937939342014-07-25T12:02:18.062-05:002014-07-25T12:02:18.062-05:00What does this JFNA do? Send a request for money a...What does this JFNA do? Send a request for money and then just wait for it to come in so that it can dole it out and take credit? Where is the engagement, the passion. Where is the understanding that our People are under siege while our organization "allocates?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-58622961284806291982014-07-25T07:52:44.379-05:002014-07-25T07:52:44.379-05:00It is clear that JFNA is so in love with itself th...It is clear that JFNA is so in love with itself that the marketing forces which have taken total control believe that they can transmit the message of need with Jerry Silverman's daily recap of activities (there's more emotion in the letters we receive from our Israeli family and friends) -- which could be transmitted by every and any Israeli-based organization. <br /><br />Our People are under assault and in pain andc we are not responding as we have time and again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com