Insights

For many members of our community, racial violence is a constant and persistent threat, reinforced and re-experienced when murders by public authorities – such as George Floyd’s – are committed and then recorded. This trauma is not eased by the conviction of Derek Chauvin. But in the struggle for justice, one in which our systems […]

UpStart and Jewish Funders Network are thrilled to announce the launch of GrantED: Stronger Relationships, Greater Impact, an groundbreaking program designed to fuel and connect grantseekers and grantmakers. UpStart has developed GrantED in partnership with Jewish Funders Network (JFN) to level the playing field and open the lines of communication between organizations and their funders. […]

UpStart is proud to announce the 52 professionals accepted into the four national cohorts of its Change Accelerator program. UpStart’s Change Accelerator equips intrapreneurs – the bold leaders making meaningful change within our community’s Jewish institutions – to employ an entrepreneur’s mindset, change course quickly, and develop creative solutions to meet the current moment. Over […]

    *Last Chance for 2020: Support entrepreneurial Jewish leaders with a tax-deductible gift by Thursday, December 31. Pivot or die. You’ve probably heard this expression in business thought leadership recently. At UpStart, we help bold leaders scale up, professionalize, and sustain Jewish ventures in order to tackle all kinds of challenges. This year, that has […]

    *Reminder: Your first-time gift to UpStart will be doubled if received by Wednesday, December 23, doubling your impact on innovative Jewish programs like UpStarter Detroit Jews for Justice. “We Were Born For This Moment” Susannah Goodman was born to be a leader of Detroit Jews for Justice (DJJ). For starters, she was a child of […]

We know this time can feel as uncertain for you as it is for the teens you work with. At UpStart, we want to provide the opportunity for professionals like you to seed new collaborations, cross-pollinate ideas, and create win-win partnerships that enable you to weather the current moment and thrive on the other side. […]