tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post7760367415279359088..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: "I'M FROM JFNA AND I'M HERE TO HELP YOU"Gracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-6529279572681123042012-03-07T17:27:29.614-06:002012-03-07T17:27:29.614-06:00http://sclow.freeblogit.com/2012/02/19/martin-gree...http://sclow.freeblogit.com/2012/02/19/martin-greenberg-jfna-vampire/<br /><br />Here is a review for the new Network Exec. Why was Rhea Attias let go? Who let the dogs out?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />.. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><br /><br /><br />On Civility, Corporate Vampires and Community Conservation<br /><br /><br /> <br />Yesterday our receptionist buzzed me and informed me that there was someone from JFNA who wished to speak with me. The call was transferred and with it I met, for the first time, the Executive Director of the JFNA Networked Communities. Over the next 15–20 minutes I was subjected to a bizarre beration. It was an unprofessional, vicious, tirade during which I was repeatedly threatened. The director was angry because I had responded to an invitation from the lay leadership of Lansing Michigan, a JFNA network community, to address them concerning ways in which we might collaborate to share resources and reduce costs to the benefit of all concerned. The savings would permit both communities to reinvigorate their campaigns, raise more funds for local and overseas needs. Additionally, a foundation had made funding available to small Michigan Jewish communities that was conditioned upon the creation of programs by those small communities in collaboration with one another. In the course of his tirade the exec made it clear that his priority was the statistical indicia of his professional performance rather than a genuine concern for Jewish life in our small Michigan Jewish communities and the welfare of our beneficiaries overseas. Rather than view small communities as a resource to be cultivated and conserved into the future he has decided on the vampire’s approach” to suck them dry and let em die.”I have been in Jewish communal work for over 20 years. I have seen UJA and UIA and UJC come and go. (click on link to read more).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-54940528480047760442012-03-07T16:52:26.374-06:002012-03-07T16:52:26.374-06:00Your facts are outstanding. Yes the Network wante...Your facts are outstanding. Yes the Network wanted its independence in light of the budget and other issues with poor leadership. Yes it is also true that Kathy Manning did what she does best, "destroy" and eliminate anything that gets in way. Her example will reverberate negativity for years and insure that any Network leadership, excuse me, advisors, never put a toe out of a line or do anything meaningful at all (why they were chosen in the first place). The Network should have declared its independence and become a real player. And yes, community building and strengthening should have been part of the equation. Yes, what might have been an outstanding organization that really made a difference world wide and at home will never be. Not with Kathy Manning and her lapdogs in place. Pity. Sorry have to post anonymous don't want to get bit by the dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-41794292599388699642012-03-07T16:52:26.180-06:002012-03-07T16:52:26.180-06:00Your facts are outstanding. Yes the Network wante...Your facts are outstanding. Yes the Network wanted its independence in light of the budget and other issues with poor leadership. Yes it is also true that Kathy Manning did what she does best, "destroy" and eliminate anything that gets in way. Her example will reverberate negativity for years and insure that any Network leadership, excuse me, advisors, never put a toe out of a line or do anything meaningful at all (why they were chosen in the first place). The Network should have declared its independence and become a real player. And yes, community building and strengthening should have been part of the equation. Yes, what might have been an outstanding organization that really made a difference world wide and at home will never be. Not with Kathy Manning and her lapdogs in place. Pity. Sorry have to post anonymous don't want to get bit by the dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-36187328173757320132012-03-06T11:20:38.041-06:002012-03-06T11:20:38.041-06:00If this is your Fort Sumpter moment you should per...If this is your Fort Sumpter moment you should perhaps sound less like a carpetbagger. Tie an independent Network to JAFI and JDC but build in a community building approach to revitalize the proud historic shtetls of America. A Network Limmud? Synagogue consultations? Assistance to long distance caregivers? Interfaith couples outreach? Pick one or two. Show that we care for them as Jews and families and not just bank accounts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com