Three Chicago organizations selected for Jewish social venture accelerator program
May 12, 2016 | JUF News Three Chicago-based Jewish organizations -- Libenu Foundation, Makom, and Pushing the Envelope Farm -- [...]
YACHAD, Directed by HUC-JIR Alumna Dana Prottas, Selected to Participate in UpStart Accelerator
May 11, 2016 | HUC-JIR Yachad, the Jewish Educational Platform for Teens, has been selected to participate in the UpStart [...]
The UpStart Accelerator Announces Newest Cohort of Innovative Jewish Organizations
May 10, 2016 | eJewish Philanthropy Who will be the next cohort of innovators to transform Jewish life? The UpStart Accelerator [...]
Hogwarts and How Might We’s: Designing our First Family Seder
By Aaron Katler This past week my inbox was filled with wishes for a healthy, joyous, and Kosher Passover with [...]
Lessons from Purim – A Model for Creating Impactful Teams
March 21, 2016 | eJewish Philanthropy By Maya Bernstein A recent article in The New York Times Magazine entitled “Group Study” [...]
There’s Never Been a Better Time to be a Jewish Innovator
eJewish Philanthropy | March 14, 2016 By Aaron Katler Last week, UpStart closed applications for our 2016 Accelerator program, which [...]
Improv Tools for Organizational Impact
Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog | Mar. 11, 2016 By Maya Bernstein, UpStart Associate The structures and philosophy of the art [...]
Guided by Empathy: Rabbi Ron Stern and Stephen Wise Temple
“The question isn’t - ‘how can we get people to come?’ It’s ‘what do we need to offer so that [...]
2016 Slingshot Winners
Mazel tov to all of the UpStarters, alum, and other innovative organizations included in this year's #Slingshot16 guides! Slingshot, A Resource [...]
Innovator Spotlight: Jewish Enrichment Center (Chicago)
What does the word Berakhah (Blessing) mean to you? For nine year-old Eli, it is a flowing and dynamic presence [...]
