tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post4332684915711313341..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: MORE ON CASHGracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-69464495873022132922010-01-06T12:21:49.744-06:002010-01-06T12:21:49.744-06:00To Anon - I think the change in the lay/profession...To Anon - I think the change in the lay/professional relationship is part of the natural development/growth of the Jewish community itself. It is no longer an insular immigrant community, something that makes in stronger in one respect but much weaker when it comes to community fund raising.<br /><br />The "big names" in the community are now frequently known only to an exclusive few, the greater majority of Jews in a given area neither know these people nor care who they are. As these Jews increase in wealth and power, they have already formed their own community of friends and interests, making it much harder for the organized Jewish world to attract them.<br /><br />As one of this younger generation who only became aware of Federation by working for one (long story), I can tell you now that outreach needs to be far more comprehensive and instituted with younger generations, not waiting until someone has major donor potential. This needs to be done by the lay leadership and even membership, not just by professionals who have limited time and resources and therefore end up focusing on the well-heeled few.Lisa Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-66375238973619915732010-01-04T10:39:01.645-06:002010-01-04T10:39:01.645-06:00There is "broken" and there is "bro...There is "broken" and there is "broken" and a model that still raises a billion annually may need to be creatively maybe drastically reformed but not replaced. I noticed that an earlier anonymous mentioned the breakdown in lay status and the lay professional relationship -- did we make a mistake over the past two decades in this and other areas? Was it a natural outgrowth of changing times? Are there approaches and relationships to restore even as we innovate? And how do we ask and frame the topic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com