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by Taylor Epstein Originally published on eJewish Philanthropy It’s that time of year, when so many individuals and organizations are reflecting on what came before, renewing commitments, and realigning priorities. Over the past six months, the UpStart team has been doing just that by envisioning the future of one of our flagship programs, The UpStart […]

Originally published in Gleanings, Summer 2018 “The answer is not ‘Build it and they will come’; it’s closer to ‘If they build it, they will come.’” —CHIdush participant How has our world changed from the 1950s until today, and how have our synagogue schools changed with it? At a retreat in Chicago, synagogue educators, clergy, […]

#BuildTheJourney Have you ever engaged in a program or experience that made you say “wow?” This workshop is about doing just that—building those critical Jewish moments that inspire the people you serve. You’ll learn some concrete tools to chart out your vision for participant transformation, and then build a new programmatic journey to help them […]

Designing Your Participant’s Journey In this workshop, you’ll learn the art of storyboarding, a popular tool for designing programmatic journeys that keep your participants’ needs – and your intended outcomes – in mind. The workshop will provide concrete tools for developing mission-aligned outcomes, as well as support attendees in designing programs that achieve them. In […]

Chief Development Officer UpStart partners with the Jewish community’s boldest leaders to expand the picture of how Jews find meaning and how we come together. Whether someone is starting a new Jewish venture or reimagining what an existing one has to offer, UpStart gives them the entrepreneurial tools and network they need to build the Jewish […]

by Benjamin Rosenberg Few teenagers are able to travel to a foreign country to pitch their own invention. Then again, not many teenagers receive a patent before they start high school. Sophie Goldberg is that rare exception. Through her participation in the PresenTense Colorado Teen Fellowship (now the “UpStart Teen Fellowship”), she traveled to rural […]