Frequencies
Results from All Respondents:
In which country/region is your initiative located?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
USA |
413 |
63% |
|
Europe - other than the UK |
165 |
25% |
|
UK |
37 |
6% |
|
Israel |
22 |
3% |
|
Canada |
16 |
2% |
|
Asia & Pacific |
5 |
1% |
|
Middle East & North Africa (other than Israel) |
1 |
0% |
|
Latin America (including Mexico) |
1 |
0% |
|
Australia/New Zealand |
0 |
0% |
|
Total |
660 |
100% |
In what year was your organization/project/initiative founded? (If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the year when the program/initiative was founded.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
before 1990 |
23 |
4% |
|
1990-1994 |
26 |
5% |
|
1995 |
6 |
1% |
|
1996 |
5 |
1% |
|
1997 |
11 |
2% |
|
1998 |
12 |
2% |
|
1999 |
15 |
3% |
|
2000 |
24 |
4% |
|
2001 |
25 |
4% |
|
2002 |
31 |
5% |
|
2003 |
25 |
4% |
|
2004 |
33 |
6% |
|
2005 |
50 |
9% |
|
2006 |
57 |
10% |
|
2007 |
53 |
9% |
|
2008 |
58 |
10% |
|
2009 |
92 |
16% |
|
2010 |
28 |
5% |
|
Total |
574 |
100% |
Results from Qualifying Respondents (autonomous non-commercial initiatives founded in 2000 or later):
1. In which country/region is your initiative located?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Canada |
15 |
4% |
|
USA |
349 |
96% |
|
Total |
364 |
100% |
2. In what year was your organization/project/initiative founded? (If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the year when the program/initiative was founded.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
2000 |
16 |
5% |
|
2001 |
19 |
6% |
|
2002 |
22 |
7% |
|
2003 |
20 |
6% |
|
2004 |
27 |
8% |
|
2005 |
33 |
10% |
|
2006 |
37 |
11% |
|
2007 |
29 |
9% |
|
2008 |
40 |
12% |
|
2009 |
62 |
19% |
|
2010 |
22 |
7% |
|
Total |
327 |
100% |
3. In which state or province is your organization/project/initiative headquartered?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Arizona |
5 |
2% |
|
California |
59 |
18% |
|
Colorado |
13 |
4% |
|
District of Columbia |
14 |
4% |
|
Florida |
2 |
1% |
|
Georgia |
10 |
3% |
|
Illinois |
17 |
5% |
|
Louisiana |
3 |
1% |
|
Maryland |
10 |
3% |
|
Massachusetts |
30 |
9% |
|
Michigan |
4 |
1% |
|
Minnesota |
1 |
0% |
|
Mississippi |
1 |
0% |
|
Missouri |
4 |
1% |
|
New Jersey |
11 |
3% |
|
New York |
97 |
30% |
|
Ohio |
2 |
1% |
|
Oregon |
2 |
1% |
|
Pennsylvania |
14 |
4% |
|
Rhode Island |
1 |
0% |
|
Tennessee |
2 |
1% |
|
Texas |
3 |
1% |
|
Virginia |
3 |
1% |
|
Washington |
5 |
2% |
|
|
|
|
|
Ontario |
11 |
3% |
|
Quebec |
2 |
1% |
|
Total |
326 |
100% |
4. Where is your organization/project/initiative headquartered?
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
323 |
5. What was your initiative's total operating budget for 2009 (or fiscal year 2008-09)? If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the budget ONLY for that program/initiative.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
216 |
6. What was your initiative's total operating budget for 2009 (or fiscal year 2008-09), in Canadian dollars? If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the budget ONLY for that program/initiative.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
8 |
7. Please estimate your initiative's total operating budget for its first full year of operations. If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the budget ONLY for that program/initiative.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
81 |
8. Please estimate your initiative's total operating budget for its first full year of operations, in Canadian dollars. If you are responding for a program/initiative that is part of or housed in a larger organization, please enter the budget ONLY for that program/initiative.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
2 |
9. How would you describe your initiative's connection to Judaism, Jewish life, and/or Jewish values? Please choose the one answer that comes closest to describing your initiative.
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Clearly motivated by and committed to Judaism, Jewish life, and/or Jewish values |
263 |
86% |
|
Inspired or informed by them, but not an explicitly "Jewish" initiative |
30 |
10% |
|
Not explicitly Jewish, but actively working in or with Jewish communities |
13 |
4% |
|
No connection |
0 |
0% |
|
Not sure |
0 |
0% |
|
Total |
306 |
100% |
10. U.S.: Please pick the corporate structure that best describes your organization/project/initiative and how it receives charitable contributions & grants and/or treats revenue. (If your initiative has a pending tax-exemption application or is in transition from one status to another, please indicate its *current* legal status, not where it's headed.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Independent entity (corporation, LLC, etc.) with its own 501(c) tax-exempt status REQUIRED to file annual IRS Form 990, 990EZ, 990PF, or 990 postcard |
104 |
35% |
|
Independent entity (corporation, LLC, etc.) with its own 501(c) tax-exempt status NOT REQUIRED to file annual IRS Form 990 (i.e., what the IRS considers a "church") |
24 |
8% |
|
Independent tax-exempt religious corporation without formal 501(c) status |
21 |
7% |
|
Independent entity (corporation, LLC, etc.) with fiscal agent/receiver |
18 |
6% |
|
Hybrid social enterprise (L3C, “B Corporation,†etc.) |
1 |
0% |
|
Independent unincorporated association with neither formal tax status nor fiscal agent |
47 |
16% |
|
Managed project with fiscal sponsor |
29 |
10% |
|
Subsidiary program/initiative (part of a larger organization) WITH autonomous budget & fundraising authority/responsibility |
41 |
14% |
|
Subsidiary but autonomous operating program of a private foundation |
3 |
1% |
|
Other (please specify) |
7 |
2% |
|
Total |
295 |
100% |
11. Canada: Please pick the corporate structure that best describes your organization/project/initiative and how it receives charitable contributions & grants and/or treats revenue. (If your initiative has a pending application or is in transition from one status to another, please indicate its *current* legal status, not where it's headed.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Independent registered religious entity |
1 |
10% |
|
Independent non-registered religious entity |
0 |
0% |
|
Independent unincorporated religious association with no official status |
0 |
0% |
|
Legally independent registered charity (not registered as a religious group or a social business) |
2 |
20% |
|
Legally independent entity with separate agent/receiver for receiving charitable contributions & grants |
1 |
10% |
|
Legally independent social business (e.g., Community Interest Company (CIC), Nonprofit Company, etc., not registered as a charity) |
1 |
10% |
|
Independent unregistered group with no official status |
1 |
10% |
|
Autonomous project which receives charitable contributions through a sponsoring institution |
2 |
20% |
|
Subsidiary program/initiative (part of a larger organization) WITH autonomous budget & fundraising authority/responsibility |
2 |
20% |
|
Subsidiary but autonomous operating program of a private foundation |
0 |
0% |
|
Total |
10 |
100% |
12. Please enter the name of your initiative's fiscal sponsor, fiscal agent, or fiscal receiver, through which it receives charitable contributions & grants.
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity |
5 |
11% |
|
FJC |
6 |
14% |
|
Community Partners/Jumpstart Project Partnership |
1 |
2% |
|
Foundation for Jewish Culture |
2 |
5% |
|
Hazon |
1 |
2% |
|
Jewish Funds for Justice |
2 |
5% |
|
A non-Jewish fiscal sponsor (Tides, Fractured Atlas, Third Sector New England, etc.: please enter the name of the organization) |
5 |
11% |
|
A local or regional Hillel (please enter the name of the organization) |
2 |
5% |
|
A synagogue or other religious congregation (please enter the name of the organization) |
1 |
2% |
|
A Jewish federation or community center (please enter the name of the organization) |
3 |
7% |
|
Other (please enter the name of the organization) |
16 |
36% |
|
Total |
44 |
100% |
13. Please enter the name of the organization through which your initiative receives charitable contributions & grants.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
3 |
14. (Asked of initiatives whose structure suggested that they were religious organizations) Is your initiative a lay-led independent minyan/havurah, a rabbi- or cantor-led congregation, another type of spiritual community/prayer group, or none of the above?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Lay-led independent minyan/havurah |
32 |
18% |
|
Rabbi/cantor-led congregation |
18 |
10% |
|
Other spiritual community/prayer group |
8 |
5% |
|
Coordinating body for a religious movement or denomination |
1 |
1% |
|
None of the above |
114 |
66% |
|
Don't know/not sure |
1 |
1% |
|
Total |
174 |
100% |
15. Does your initiative officially identify with any of the following religious streams or movements? (Choose all that apply)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Orthodox/Traditional |
6 |
10% |
|
Aish HaTorah |
1 |
2% |
|
Chabad-Lubavitch |
1 |
2% |
|
Conservative (Canada, USA) / Masorti (Europe) |
8 |
14% |
|
Reform (Canada, USA) / Progressive (Europe) |
3 |
5% |
|
Reconstructionist (USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands) |
1 |
2% |
|
Renewal |
1 |
2% |
|
Humanist |
1 |
2% |
|
Post-denominational / Multi-denominational |
14 |
24% |
|
Non-denominational |
19 |
33% |
|
None of the above |
15 |
26% |
|
Other (please specify) |
7 |
12% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
58 |
16. Is your initiative formally affiliated with a national or international network of similarly-named initiatives (e.g. Friendship Circle, Limmud, Moishe House, etc.)?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes, as a member or affiliate |
31 |
10% |
|
Yes, as the primary coordinator of the network |
7 |
2% |
|
No |
254 |
85% |
|
Not sure |
8 |
3% |
|
Total |
300 |
100% |
17. Irrespective of its current form, which of the following statements comes closest to describing the way your initiative FIRST was founded and organized?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
A group of volunteers decided to work together on a common project. There were no paid staff/employees at the beginning. |
129 |
43% |
|
A professional founder/CEO (or team of co-founders) initiated the venture first, and then recruited a volunteer board of directors and/or advisory board. |
86 |
29% |
|
A group of volunteers and professional(s) created the initiative together. There was a board and professional staff from the very beginning. |
29 |
10% |
|
A volunteer/lay leader at an established institution independently conceived of the program and persuaded the organization to launch it. |
21 |
7% |
|
Senior professional management at an established institution developed a program idea and then reassigned and/or hired personnel to staff it. The people who created the program did not staff it from the beginning. |
12 |
4% |
|
An existing employee (or team of employees) at an established institution conceived of the program, launched it, and served as the initial leader(s) of the program. |
7 |
2% |
|
Other (please specify): |
17 |
6% |
|
Total |
301 |
100% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
301 |
18. Did any of the people who initially founded your initiative do so with the explicit intention of earning a salary through it?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes |
94 |
32% |
|
No |
178 |
61% |
|
Not sure |
22 |
7% |
|
Total |
294 |
100% |
19. Which of the following categories best corresponds to your initiative's mission & programs (choose one)? NB: These are official NTEE categories. If your organization is listed on Guidestar.org, then your NTEE category is available in your profile there. Please use "Religion-related" only to describe spiritual communities, inter-religious dialogue programs, etc.
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Animal-related |
0 |
0% |
|
Arts, Culture & Humanities |
32 |
11% |
|
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy |
16 |
6% |
|
Community Improvement & Capacity Building |
14 |
5% |
|
Crime & Legal-Related |
1 |
0% |
|
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines |
0 |
0% |
|
Education |
61 |
21% |
|
Employment |
2 |
1% |
|
Environment |
8 |
3% |
|
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition |
4 |
1% |
|
Health Care |
1 |
0% |
|
Housing & Shelter |
1 |
0% |
|
Human Services |
2 |
1% |
|
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security |
3 |
1% |
|
Medical Research |
0 |
0% |
|
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention |
0 |
0% |
|
Mutual & Membership Benefit |
1 |
0% |
|
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations |
8 |
3% |
|
Public & Societal Benefit |
7 |
2% |
|
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief |
1 |
0% |
|
Recreation & Sports |
1 |
0% |
|
Religion-Related |
105 |
36% |
|
Science & Technology |
3 |
1% |
|
Social Science |
1 |
0% |
|
Youth Development |
6 |
2% |
|
Other/Unknown |
10 |
3% |
|
Total |
288 |
100% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
288 |
20. In which areas does your initiative do most of its work (choose up to five)?
|
Answer |
% |
|
20s/30s Engagement/Development |
26% |
|
AIDS |
0% |
|
Arts & Culture |
20% |
|
Building New Collectives/Organizational Forms |
6% |
|
Camp/Camping |
2% |
|
Children |
10% |
|
Christian-Jewish relations |
2% |
|
Coexistence/Inter-group Relations/Pluralism |
5% |
|
Community-building |
31% |
|
Cross-border collaboration/exchange |
3% |
|
Disaster/Catastrophe Relief & Recovery |
0% |
|
Education (General) |
10% |
|
Education (Jewish) |
54% |
|
Employment/Vocational Services |
2% |
|
Energy |
1% |
|
Environment |
7% |
|
Family Services |
2% |
|
Feminism, Women's Issues |
6% |
|
Festivals (including film festivals, music festivals, art festivals, etc.) |
1% |
|
Finance, Loans |
0% |
|
Food, Nutrition, Agriculture |
4% |
|
Gay/Lesbian/LGBT |
2% |
|
Gender |
1% |
|
Grantmaking |
2% |
|
Health, Medicine |
1% |
|
Holocaust |
1% |
|
Housing, Shelter |
1% |
|
Human Rights |
2% |
|
Immigration |
0% |
|
Infrastructure for Social Entrepreneurship |
4% |
|
Interfaith/interreligious |
4% |
|
Intermarriage |
3% |
|
Israel Advocacy |
6% |
|
Israel Education/Engagement |
13% |
|
Israeli-Palestinian issues |
4% |
|
Jews of Color |
2% |
|
Leadership, Leadership Development |
15% |
|
Marketing, Communications, Public Relations |
2% |
|
Media |
4% |
|
Men's Issues |
0% |
|
Muslim-Jewish relations |
0% |
|
Organizational Development |
5% |
|
Other (please specify): |
8% |
|
Peacemaking |
2% |
|
Philanthropy, Grantmaking |
3% |
|
Policy |
2% |
|
Poverty |
2% |
|
Research |
4% |
|
Ritual |
26% |
|
Service (including service-learning and/or volunteer service to the needy, whether in one’s home community or elsewhere) |
6% |
|
Social Inclusion |
5% |
|
Social Justice |
17% |
|
Social Services |
2% |
|
Special Needs |
2% |
|
Spirituality |
28% |
|
Sport, Recreation |
1% |
|
Technology |
4% |
|
Travel |
2% |
|
Youth Development |
6% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
298 |
21. Does your initiative have a special focus on any of the following as its target audience, primary participants, and/or main beneficiaries? (Mark all that apply.)
|
Answer |
% |
|
Babies/toddlers (0-2) |
9% |
|
Preschool/nursery school-aged children (3-5) |
12% |
|
Basic/primary school-aged children (5-12) |
21% |
|
Teens (12-19) |
31% |
|
College/University students (18-25) |
36% |
|
Adults in their 20s |
64% |
|
Adults in their 30s |
61% |
|
Adults in their 40s and 50s |
40% |
|
Adults/Seniors 65 and older |
25% |
|
Singles |
24% |
|
Couples |
24% |
|
Parents |
20% |
|
Grandparents |
11% |
|
Other (please specify): |
16% |
|
None of the above |
8% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
289 |
22. Is your initiative exclusively or almost exclusively web-based?
|
Yes |
No |
Responses |
|
16% |
84% |
292 |
23. Approximately how many unique visits are there to your website each month?
24. Approximately how many individuals are on your mailing list?
25. Approximately how many individuals made a financial contribution to your initiative in 2009?
26. And approximately how many registered users does your website have? (If you do not register users, please leave this blank)
27. And approximately…
...how many individuals personally attended at least one event/program in 2009?
...how many individuals are part of your core community / regularly participate in your events & programs?
28. (Asked of initiatives that coordinate networks) And approximately…
...how many individuals personally attended at least one event/program in 2009 (Please give the number only for your specific initiative, not for your initiative's entire network.)?
...how many individuals are part of your core community / regularly participate in your events & programs? (Please give the number only for your specific initiative, not for your initiative's entire network.)
29. In terms of your initiative's programs and services, what proportion of your constituents and/or participants are... (Please enter percentages as whole numbers that add up to 100.)
|
Answer |
Average Value |
|
...Millennials/Generation Y or younger (early to mid-20s & younger, born 1983-present)? |
35% |
|
...Generation Xers (mid-20s to early 40s, born 1965-1982)? |
36% |
|
...Baby Boomers (mid-40s to early 60s, born 1946-1964)? |
21% |
|
...pre-Boomers or older (mid 60s & older, born before 1946)? |
8% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
259 |
30. To the best of your knowledge, approximately what percentage of your constituents, participants, and/or donors... (Please enter percentages as whole numbers that add up to 100.)
|
Answer |
Average Value |
|
... are deeply involved in the organized Jewish community in many ways, in addition to your initiative? |
45% |
|
... are moderately involved in the organized Jewish community? |
29% |
|
... have no meaningful connection to the organized Jewish community other than through your initiative? |
26% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
259 |
31. Where does your initiative interact with its participants and beneficiaries? (Please choose all that apply to specific programs and services offered by your initiative.)
|
Answer |
% |
|
In your city / local community |
79% |
|
In your region |
40% |
|
Across your country |
37% |
|
Cross-border (in neighboring countries) |
9% |
|
International / global |
21% |
|
Online |
42% |
|
Other (please specify): |
6% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
289 |
32. Does your initiative have...
|
Question |
Yes |
No |
Responses |
|
a dedicated presence on Facebook (page, group or profile)? |
72% |
28% |
287 |
|
a dedicated presence on Twitter? |
39% |
61% |
285 |
33. How many Facebook friends/fans/followers does your initiative currently have? (If your initiative has more than one page, group, or profile, please give the number for the one with the largest number of followers.) Click here to open Facebook in a new window.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
196 |
34. How many Twitter followers does your initiative currently have? Click here to open Twitter in a new window
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
102 |
35. Did total revenues received by your initiative increase, decrease, or stay about the same during 2009, compared to 2008?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Increased modestly |
49 |
29% |
|
Increased greatly |
17 |
10% |
|
Decreased modestly |
25 |
15% |
|
Decreased greatly |
15 |
9% |
|
Stayed about the same |
61 |
37% |
|
Total |
167 |
100% |
36. (Asked of initiatives reporting increases) What factors caused total revenues received to decrease? (Select all that apply)
|
Answer |
% |
|
Fewer individuals gave |
48% |
|
Gifts from individuals were smaller |
55% |
|
Private/independent foundation grants were smaller |
53% |
|
Private/independent foundation multi-payment grants were terminated early |
5% |
|
Private/independent foundation grants were not renewed |
25% |
|
Jewish Federation grants were smaller |
13% |
|
Jewish Federation multi-payment grants were terminated early |
0% |
|
Jewish Federation grants were not renewed |
8% |
|
Corporate gifts were smaller |
5% |
|
Corporate multi-payment gifts were terminated early |
0% |
|
Corporate gifts were not renewed |
0% |
|
Government grants were smaller |
0% |
|
Government multi-payment grants were terminated early |
0% |
|
Government grants were not renewed |
0% |
|
Government contracts were smaller |
0% |
|
Government contracts were terminated early |
0% |
|
Government contracts were not renewed |
0% |
|
Other (please specify): |
23% |
|
Don't know |
0% |
|
Earned revenue came from fewer sources |
15% |
|
Earned revenue decreased overall |
13% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
40 |
37. (Asked of initiatives reporting decreases) What factors caused total revenues received to increase? (Select all that apply)
|
Answer |
% |
|
More individuals gave |
50% |
|
Gifts from individuals were larger |
31% |
|
Private/independent foundation grants were larger |
26% |
|
New private/independent foundation grants |
42% |
|
Jewish Federation grants were larger |
2% |
|
New Jewish Federation grants |
6% |
|
Corporate gifts were larger |
0% |
|
New corporate gifts |
2% |
|
Government grants were larger |
0% |
|
New government grants |
3% |
|
Government contracts were larger |
0% |
|
New government contracts |
0% |
|
Other (please specify): |
13% |
|
New sources of earned revenue |
19% |
|
Earned revenue increased overall |
21% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
62 |
38. Compared with 2008, how did overall income from each of the following sources of revenues and/or resources change in 2009? Did it increase, decrease, or stay the same?
|
Question |
Increased greatly |
Increased modestly |
About the same |
Decreased modestly |
Decreased greatly |
Not applicable/Don't know |
Responses |
|
Volunteer labor (non-board, but include administration/office, fundraising, and program volunteers) |
9% |
23% |
38% |
4% |
0% |
26% |
167 |
|
Pro bono professional services (legal, accounting, consulting, etc.) |
8% |
11% |
40% |
2% |
1% |
38% |
166 |
|
In-kind contributions (e.g., meals/food, free use of space, etc.) |
6% |
15% |
42% |
5% |
2% |
30% |
165 |
|
Fees for program services |
4% |
13% |
35% |
11% |
2% |
35% |
164 |
|
Fees for lectures and appearances by your initiative’s personnel |
2% |
7% |
31% |
7% |
1% |
52% |
163 |
|
Retail sales of products produced by your initiative |
1% |
5% |
10% |
2% |
2% |
80% |
162 |
|
Retail sales of other products |
2% |
0% |
12% |
0% |
1% |
86% |
163 |
|
Investments |
0% |
2% |
9% |
2% |
2% |
86% |
162 |
|
For-profit business ventures |
1% |
0% |
5% |
1% |
0% |
93% |
162 |
|
Other unrelated business income (royalties, rental income, sales of assets other than inventory, etc.) |
0% |
4% |
11% |
1% |
0% |
85% |
163 |
39. (Asked of Canadian initiatives) Which of the following are your initiative's four (4) most important sources of support? If your initiative has fewer than four sources of support, please list as many as you have, up to four. (To compare cash sources with non-cash sources - pro bono services, food, space, etc., - consider what it would have cost to pay for them.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Membership Income |
1 |
10% |
|
Individual donations |
8 |
80% |
|
Individual donations (not including bequests) |
0 |
0% |
|
Corporate (non-foundation) grants |
2 |
20% |
|
Corporate sponsorships of events and/or programs |
1 |
10% |
|
Independent foundation general operations grants |
0 |
0% |
|
Independent foundation program grants |
1 |
10% |
|
Official Jewish community general operations grants |
3 |
30% |
|
Official Jewish community program grants |
2 |
20% |
|
Special fundraising events/activities |
2 |
20% |
|
Volunteer labor (non-board, but include administration/office, fundraising, and program volunteers) |
5 |
50% |
|
Pro bono professional services (legal, accounting, consulting, etc.) |
1 |
10% |
|
In-kind contributions (e.g., meals/food, free use of space, etc.) |
4 |
40% |
|
Fees for program services |
6 |
60% |
|
Fees for lectures and appearances by your initiative’s personnel |
1 |
10% |
|
Retail sales of products produced by your initiative |
0 |
0% |
|
Retail sales of other products |
0 |
0% |
|
Investments |
0 |
0% |
|
For-profit business ventures |
0 |
0% |
|
Other unrelated business income (royalties, rental income, sales of assets other than inventory, etc.) |
0 |
0% |
|
Other (please specify): |
0 |
0% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
10 |
40. (Asked of Canadian initiatives) Please rank the four you chose in the previous question. Click and drag the answer from 1 (most important) to 4 (least important).
|
Answer |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Responses |
|
Membership Income |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 |
|
Individual donations |
43% |
57% |
0% |
0% |
7 |
|
Corporate (non-foundation) grants |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
|
Corporate sponsorships of events and/or programs |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
1 |
|
Independent foundation program grants |
100% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1 |
|
Official Jewish community general operations grants |
33% |
33% |
33% |
0% |
3 |
|
Official Jewish community program grants |
50% |
50% |
0% |
0% |
2 |
|
Special fundraising events/activities |
0% |
50% |
50% |
0% |
2 |
|
Volunteer labor (non-board, but include administration/office, fundraising, and program volunteers) |
50% |
0% |
25% |
25% |
4 |
|
In-kind contributions (e.g., meals/food, free use of space, etc.) |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
3 |
|
Fees for program services |
0% |
17% |
17% |
67% |
6 |
|
Fees for lectures and appearances by your initiative’s personnel |
0% |
0% |
100% |
0% |
1 |
|
Total |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
- |
41. If you have program service fees, retail sales, investments, for-profit ventures, or other unrelated business income, please describe it here.
|
Answer |
% |
|
Program service fees (e.g., tuition, registration, consulting, other services offered for a fee by your organization) |
67% |
|
Fees for lectures and appearances by your initiative’s personnel |
50% |
|
Retail sales of products made or produced by your initiative (e.g., publications, CDs, DVDs, other products original to your initiative) |
17% |
|
Retail sales of other products, including products acquired for resale |
0% |
|
Investments (e.g., securities, funds, money market interest, etc.) |
0% |
|
For-profit ventures (e.g., any projects/products generating taxable income) |
0% |
|
Other unrelated business income |
17% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
6 |
42. How many full-time employees, part-time employees, program-related independent contractors or consultants, and regular volunteers does your initiative currently have? If your initiative is entirely volunteer-run, please put "0" in each of the first three boxes.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
288 |
43. (Asked of initiatives reporting decreases) Which, if any, of the following actions, did your initiative take in 2009 or decide to take in 2010? (Please mark all that apply. Please do not speculate on possible actions: mark only those actions your initiative has taken or definitely will take.)
|
Question |
Took this action in 2009 |
Taking this action in 2010 |
Responses |
|
Changing your initiative's mission |
40% |
60% |
10 |
|
Merging with another organization |
100% |
0% |
2 |
|
Temporarily suspending operations |
63% |
38% |
8 |
|
Shutting down, closing, or sunsetting your initiative |
0% |
100% |
3 |
|
Moving to less expensive offices |
83% |
17% |
6 |
|
Sharing office space with another organization/project/initiative |
60% |
40% |
5 |
|
Sharing employees with another organization/project/initiative |
67% |
33% |
3 |
|
Increasing the use of volunteers in existing functions/roles previously occupied by paid staff |
53% |
47% |
15 |
|
Renegotiating or canceling existing office service contracts |
100% |
0% |
3 |
|
Outsourcing back office functions |
33% |
67% |
6 |
|
Reducing the marketing budget |
74% |
26% |
19 |
|
Suspending or canceling programs or services |
67% |
33% |
9 |
|
Delaying planned new initiatives |
68% |
32% |
22 |
|
Freezing new hires |
69% |
31% |
13 |
|
Freezing salaries |
72% |
28% |
18 |
|
Freezing benefits |
69% |
31% |
13 |
|
Reducing staff hours |
67% |
33% |
18 |
|
Reducing fixed salaries |
60% |
40% |
10 |
|
Reducing benefits |
71% |
29% |
7 |
|
Requiring unpaid leave |
60% |
40% |
5 |
|
Reducing administrative staff |
75% |
25% |
16 |
|
Reducing program staff |
75% |
25% |
12 |
|
Reducing fundraising staff |
60% |
40% |
5 |
|
Reducing human resources staff |
75% |
25% |
4 |
|
Reducing management staff |
80% |
20% |
5 |
|
Other (please specify): |
67% |
33% |
3 |
|
None of the above |
58% |
42% |
12 |
|
Reducing the scope of programs or services |
73% |
27% |
15 |
44. (Asked of initiatives reporting increases) Which, if any, of the following actions, did your initiative take in 2009 or decide to take in 2010? (Please mark all that apply. Please do not speculate on possible actions: mark only those actions your initiative has taken or definitely will take.)
|
Question |
Took this action in 2009 |
Taking this action in 2010 |
Responses |
|
Taking over the assets of another organization or initiative |
40% |
60% |
5 |
|
Launching a new joint venture in partnership with another organization or initiative |
45% |
55% |
40 |
|
Expanding the scope of existing programs or services |
47% |
53% |
79 |
|
Creating & hiring to new paid positions |
53% |
47% |
45 |
|
Hiring paid staff into existing functions/roles previously occupied by volunteers |
53% |
47% |
19 |
|
Adding new programs or services wholly within your own initiative/organization |
47% |
53% |
62 |
|
Upgrading your office space |
48% |
52% |
21 |
|
Expanding the marketing budget |
36% |
64% |
22 |
|
Expanding the fundraising budget |
22% |
78% |
27 |
|
Increasing salaries |
43% |
57% |
28 |
|
Expanding benefits |
50% |
50% |
14 |
|
Increasing hours of existing staff members |
62% |
38% |
21 |
|
Other (please specify): |
17% |
83% |
6 |
|
None of the above |
50% |
50% |
8 |
45. (Asked of Canadian initiatives) How would you rate your organization's capacity in each of the following areas?
|
Question |
No capacity/ inadequate level of capacity in place |
Basic level of capacity in place |
Moderate level of capacity in place |
High level of capacity in place |
|
Mission, Vision, Strategic Planning |
0% |
10% |
50% |
40% |
|
Human Resources Management (Professional/Paid Staff) |
29% |
43% |
0% |
29% |
|
Leadership Development |
0% |
30% |
50% |
20% |
|
Financial Management, Planning & Budgeting |
22% |
22% |
44% |
11% |
|
Board Recruitment & Development |
13% |
50% |
25% |
13% |
|
Legal, Tax & Insurance |
50% |
13% |
13% |
25% |
|
Marketing, Communications, & External Relations |
0% |
20% |
40% |
40% |
|
Fund Development, Fundraising |
25% |
25% |
38% |
13% |
|
Program Planning, Design & Evaluation |
0% |
10% |
20% |
70% |
|
Program Implementation & Execution |
0% |
10% |
30% |
60% |
|
Additional Comment (optional): |
0% |
0% |
0% |
100% |
|
Volunteer Management |
10% |
60% |
20% |
10% |
|
Statistic |
Mission, Vision, Strategic Planning |
Human Resources Management (Professional/Paid Staff) |
Volunteer Management |
Leadership Development |
Financial Management, Planning & Budgeting |
Board Recruitment & Development |
Legal, Tax & Insurance |
Marketing, Communications, & External Relations |
Fund Development, Fundraising |
Program Planning, Design & Evaluation |
Program Implementation & Execution |
Additional Comment (optional): |
|
Mean |
3.30 |
2.29 |
2.30 |
2.90 |
2.44 |
2.38 |
2.13 |
3.20 |
2.38 |
3.60 |
3.50 |
4.00 |
|
Total Responses |
10 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
46. Is your initiative, its founder(s), or senior leaders, a current or former participant in any of the following programs designed to support new initiatives and new leaders? (Please mark all that apply.)
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Ariane de Rothschild Fellows Program |
3 |
1% |
|
AVI CHAI |
10 |
3% |
|
Bikkurim |
11 |
4% |
|
Community Partners / Jumpstart Project Partnership |
1 |
0.3% |
|
Joshua Venture |
12 |
4% |
|
Mechon Hadar Minyan Project |
16 |
5% |
|
Other PresenTense programs (including Fellows Program, FutureTense, etc.) |
20 |
7% |
|
Paideia |
1 |
0.3% |
|
PresenTense Summer Institute |
14 |
5% |
|
Professional Leaders Project |
18 |
6% |
|
REBOOT |
10 |
3% |
|
ROI Summit/ROI Community |
29 |
10% |
|
S3K Jewish Emergent Initiative |
12 |
4% |
|
S3K Next Dor Initiative |
5 |
2% |
|
Six Points Fellowship |
2 |
0.7% |
|
UpStart Bay Area |
11 |
4% |
|
Other social entrepreneurship support programs or fellowships (Jewish and/or general) |
18 |
6% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
120 / 298 |
47. Has your initiative ever been listed in Slingshot?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes, more than once |
32 |
11% |
|
Yes, once |
14 |
5% |
|
No/not sure |
241 |
84% |
|
Total |
287 |
100% |
48. Do you consider yourself to be the founder or leading co-founder of the initiative for which you are taking this survey?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes |
216 |
75% |
|
No/not sure |
72 |
25% |
|
Total |
288 |
100% |
49. Which of the following best describes your role in the initiative for which you are taking this survey?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Executive Director/CEO |
181 |
63% |
|
COO/CFO |
0 |
0% |
|
Program Director |
34 |
12% |
|
Other executive/senior manager |
13 |
5% |
|
Board chair/co-chair |
26 |
9% |
|
Board member (or officer other than chair) |
10 |
3% |
|
Other program staff |
5 |
2% |
|
Other non-program staff (development, finance/accounting, administration) |
1 |
0% |
|
Outside consultant |
1 |
0% |
|
Other volunteer or alumnus/a |
17 |
6% |
|
Total |
288 |
100% |
50. Prior to taking this survey, were you familiar with the 2008 Survey of New Jewish Initiatives, the Key Findings report, and/or The Innovation Ecosystem: Emergence of a New Jewish Landscape?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes |
133 |
48% |
|
No/not sure |
144 |
52% |
|
Total |
277 |
100% |
The remainder of the survey was administered only to respondents self-identifying as founders/leading co-founders as well as respondents self-identifying as executive directors/CEOs or board chair/co-chairs/
51. Some respondents are founders and/or leaders of more than one new Jewish initiative. Have you already completed this section of the survey for a different initiative?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
No/Not sure |
249 |
93% |
|
Yes |
20 |
7% |
|
Total |
269 |
100% |
52. What year were you born?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
1934 |
1 |
0% |
|
1935 |
1 |
0% |
|
1936 |
0 |
0% |
|
1937 |
0 |
0% |
|
1938 |
1 |
0% |
|
1939 |
0 |
0% |
|
1940 |
1 |
0% |
|
1941 |
1 |
0% |
|
1942 |
0 |
0% |
|
1943 |
2 |
1% |
|
1944 |
0 |
0% |
|
1945 |
1 |
0% |
|
1946 |
3 |
1% |
|
1947 |
4 |
2% |
|
1948 |
2 |
1% |
|
1949 |
2 |
1% |
|
1950 |
6 |
2% |
|
1951 |
1 |
0% |
|
1952 |
6 |
2% |
|
1953 |
1 |
0% |
|
1954 |
8 |
3% |
|
1955 |
5 |
2% |
|
1956 |
4 |
2% |
|
1957 |
3 |
1% |
|
1958 |
3 |
1% |
|
1959 |
2 |
1% |
|
1960 |
3 |
1% |
|
1961 |
5 |
2% |
|
1962 |
4 |
2% |
|
1963 |
6 |
2% |
|
1964 |
7 |
3% |
|
1965 |
2 |
1% |
|
1966 |
4 |
2% |
|
1967 |
7 |
3% |
|
1968 |
4 |
2% |
|
1969 |
6 |
2% |
|
1970 |
9 |
4% |
|
1971 |
4 |
2% |
|
1972 |
9 |
4% |
|
1973 |
12 |
5% |
|
1974 |
6 |
2% |
|
1975 |
6 |
2% |
|
1976 |
12 |
5% |
|
1977 |
8 |
3% |
|
1978 |
12 |
5% |
|
1979 |
8 |
3% |
|
1980 |
11 |
4% |
|
1981 |
11 |
4% |
|
1982 |
7 |
3% |
|
1983 |
7 |
3% |
|
1984 |
7 |
3% |
|
1985 |
3 |
1% |
|
1986 |
4 |
2% |
|
1987 |
3 |
1% |
|
1988 |
4 |
2% |
|
Total |
249 |
100% |
53. In which country were you born?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Australia |
2 |
1% |
|
Canada |
20 |
8% |
|
France |
1 |
0% |
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of... |
1 |
0% |
|
Israel |
5 |
2% |
|
Poland |
1 |
0% |
|
Russian Federation |
2 |
1% |
|
South Africa |
2 |
1% |
|
Ukraine |
1 |
0% |
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
4 |
2% |
|
United States of America |
210 |
84% |
|
Total |
249 |
100% |
54. In which state or province were you born?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Arizona |
2 |
1% |
|
Arkansas |
1 |
0% |
|
California |
21 |
9% |
|
Colorado |
2 |
1% |
|
Connecticut |
6 |
3% |
|
District of Columbia |
10 |
4% |
|
Florida |
2 |
1% |
|
Georgia |
3 |
1% |
|
Hawaii |
1 |
0% |
|
Illinois |
14 |
6% |
|
Iowa |
1 |
0% |
|
Louisiana |
1 |
0% |
|
Maryland |
8 |
3% |
|
Massachusetts |
15 |
7% |
|
Michigan |
5 |
2% |
|
Missouri |
4 |
2% |
|
Nebraska |
1 |
0% |
|
New Jersey |
11 |
5% |
|
New York |
60 |
26% |
|
North Carolina |
3 |
1% |
|
Ohio |
10 |
4% |
|
Oklahoma |
1 |
0% |
|
Oregon |
1 |
0% |
|
Pennsylvania |
12 |
5% |
|
Rhode Island |
1 |
0% |
|
South Carolina |
1 |
0% |
|
Tennessee |
2 |
1% |
|
Texas |
4 |
2% |
|
Vermont |
1 |
0% |
|
Washington |
3 |
1% |
|
Wisconsin |
3 |
1% |
|
|
|
|
|
Alberta |
1 |
0% |
|
British Columbia |
2 |
1% |
|
Ontario |
11 |
5% |
|
Quebec |
6 |
3% |
|
Total |
230 |
100% |
55. In terms of your gender, do you identify as ...?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Female |
107 |
43% |
|
Male |
141 |
57% |
|
Transgender or intersex |
0 |
0% |
|
Prefer not to say |
1 |
0% |
|
Total |
249 |
100% |
56. Which of the following best describes your current sexual orientation?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Heterosexual |
232 |
93% |
|
Gay/Lesbian |
8 |
3% |
|
Bisexual |
1 |
0% |
|
Queer |
4 |
2% |
|
Questioning |
0 |
0% |
|
None of the above |
2 |
1% |
|
Prefer not to say |
2 |
1% |
|
Total |
249 |
100% |
57. What is your current marital/partnership status?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Never married |
63 |
26% |
|
Married/committed to someone born Jewish |
153 |
62% |
|
Married/committed to someone who converted to Judaism |
10 |
4% |
|
Married/committed to someone non-Jewish |
9 |
4% |
|
Separated |
2 |
1% |
|
Widowed |
5 |
2% |
|
Divorced & not remarried |
5 |
2% |
|
Total |
247 |
100% |
58. Do you have any children living with you?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
No |
128 |
52% |
|
Yes, none age 6 or older |
48 |
19% |
|
Yes, one or more age 6-21 |
68 |
28% |
|
Yes, one or more age 22 or older |
3 |
1% |
|
Total |
247 |
100% |
59. Do you have any of the following degrees or qualifications (mark all that apply but do not mark more than one box to describe a single degree or qualification)?
|
Answer |
% |
|
Rabbinic ordination or smicha |
32% |
|
Cantorial investiture |
1% |
|
|
|
|
Certificate in Jewish communal service/ Jewish professional leadership |
4% |
|
Certificate in Jewish education |
4% |
|
|
|
|
MA in Jewish education |
9% |
|
MA or equivalent in public policy/public administration (MPP/MPA) or other applied social science |
9% |
|
MA in education |
6% |
|
MA in Jewish communal service/professional leadership |
5% |
|
MA in Jewish studies |
2% |
|
MSW or other MA in social work |
7% |
|
MA or equivalent in any other field |
27% |
|
|
|
|
Doctorate in education |
4% |
|
Doctorate in Jewish studies, Jewish education, or a related field |
4% |
|
Doctorate in any other field |
9% |
|
Postdoctoral qualification |
1% |
|
|
|
|
Medical or dental degree |
3% |
|
|
|
|
Nonprofit MBA or nonprofit management degree |
3% |
|
Traditional MBA or other postgraduate business degree |
3% |
|
Nonprofit management certificate or other formal license/qualification (e.g., CFRE, etc.) |
2% |
|
|
|
|
Other postgraduate degree or certificate (including those in process) |
5% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
192 |
60. Which of the following best describes your employment/student status just before taking a professional staff position at the initiative for which you are responding to this survey? If more than one could apply, please choose the one that took up most of your time.
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Other (please specify): |
12 |
6% |
|
Not employed and not a student |
4 |
2% |
|
Full-time parent/caregiver OR on parental/caregiving leave for more than one year |
2 |
1% |
|
Full-time student |
27 |
13% |
|
Employed without pay in a family business/farm |
0 |
0% |
|
Self-employed in any other type of business or professional practice |
22 |
10% |
|
Self-employed artist, performer, writer |
9 |
4% |
|
Employed in government or at a government agency |
4 |
2% |
|
Employed at a private for-profit company or business, or employed by another individual |
24 |
11% |
|
Employed at a private non-Jewish not-for-profit, tax-exempt, or charitable organization |
23 |
11% |
|
Employed at an established Jewish not-for-profit (organization, synagogue, school, etc.) |
78 |
36% |
|
Employed at another Jewish startup |
9 |
4% |
|
Total |
214 |
100% |
61. Before you took a professional staff position at the initiative for which you are responding to this survey, did you serve in any of the following roles at this initiative (mark all that apply)?
|
Answer |
% |
|
Board chair/ co-chair |
32% |
|
Board member (or officer other than chair) |
30% |
|
Member of an advisory board or advisory committee |
28% |
|
Volunteer leader of a committee, task force, group, or program |
49% |
|
Other volunteer |
21% |
|
Program alumnus/a |
15% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
53 |
62. What do you believe is the main motivation and/or key experience that led you to found or become a leader of the initiative for which you are taking this survey?
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
251 |
63. In addition to the role you play at the initiative for which you are responding to this survey, are you involved in any other projects, initiatives, or organizations in the following capacities? Please mark all that apply.
|
Statistic |
Founder/cofounder (whether or not you currently are involved, the initial idea was yours) |
Investor/funder/venture philanthropist |
Member of a formal governing board or leadership group |
Member of an advisory board or advisory committee |
Volunteer leader of a committee, task force, group, or program |
Executive Director/CEO |
Other senior staff member/employee |
|
Total Responses |
99 |
28 |
105 |
105 |
92 |
25 |
44 |
64. Please fill in the chart below.
|
Question |
Yes, and I post regular updates/tweets at least once per week |
Yes, and I post regular updates/tweets less than once per week |
Yes, but I never post updates/tweets |
No/not sure |
Responses |
|
Do you have a Facebook profile or personal fan page? |
95 |
65 |
49 |
35 |
244 |
|
Do you have a personal Twitter account? |
39 |
23 |
44 |
132 |
238 |
65. How many Facebook friends/fans do you have? (If you have more than one profile, please give the number for the one with the largest number.)Click here to open Facebook in a new window.
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
208 |
66. How many Twitter followers do you have? Click here to open Twitter in a new window
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
98 |
67. What sacrifices, if any, whether professional or personal, have you had to make in founding and/or leading this initiative?
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
226 |
68. What benefits, if any, whether professional or personal, have you gained from founding and/or leading this initiative?
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
231 |
69. Following are a few questions about your Jewish background and current practices. For each, please answer "Yes" or "No or Not sure."
|
Question |
Yes |
No or Not sure |
Responses |
|
Growing up, were BOTH your parents Jewish (either Jewish by birth or Jewish by choice/converted to Judaism)? |
93% |
7% |
243 |
|
Did either of your parents ever work as a full-time rabbi, cantor, Jewish educator or Jewish communal professional? |
21% |
79% |
240 |
|
While you were growing up, was either of your parents active in Jewish communal life as a lay (volunteer) leader? |
60% |
40% |
243 |
|
Growing up, did someone in your household usually light Shabbat candles? |
69% |
31% |
244 |
|
During grades 1-8, did you attend Jewish day school for 4 years or more? |
41% |
59% |
241 |
|
During high school, did you attend Jewish day school for 2 years or more? |
27% |
73% |
240 |
|
During high school, were most of your closest friends Jewish? |
69% |
31% |
243 |
|
During high school, did you ever participate in a Jewish youth group? |
66% |
34% |
243 |
|
During high school, were you ever an officer or committee chair in a national or international Jewish youth organization? |
36% |
64% |
241 |
|
Did you ever attend a Jewish-sponsored overnight camp as a camper? |
57% |
43% |
244 |
|
Did you ever work at a Jewish-sponsored overnight camp as a counselor or staff member? |
43% |
57% |
241 |
|
During university, did you regularly participate in any Jewish organizations? |
61% |
39% |
243 |
|
During university, were you ever an officer or committee chair in a national or international Jewish student organization (national Hillel, NUJLS, your national union of Jewish students, EUJS, WUJS, etc.) |
20% |
80% |
242 |
|
Have you ever worked, part-time or full-time, as a Jewish educator? |
63% |
37% |
243 |
|
Do you currently attend services at a congregation, spiritual community, minyan, or havurah twice a month or more? |
69% |
31% |
245 |
|
Do you currently participate in a Shabbat dinner at least once a month? |
88% |
12% |
246 |
70. Referring to Jewish religious denominations, in which of the following were you raised, and what do you mostly consider yourself now? (MARK ONLY ONE IN EACH ROW)
|
Question |
Haredi |
Orthodox (not Modern Orthodox) |
Modern Orthodox |
Conservative |
Reform |
Reconstructionist |
Renewal |
Post-/Multi-denominational |
Secular/Culturally Jewish |
Just Jewish |
Not Jewish |
Responses |
|
Raised |
1% |
1% |
17% |
41% |
20% |
1% |
1% |
3% |
6% |
5% |
4% |
246 |
|
Now |
1% |
4% |
13% |
22% |
8% |
2% |
4% |
27% |
8% |
10% |
0% |
241 |
71. Do you consider yourself to be any of the following, whether partially or fully (please mark all that apply or “none of the aboveâ€...?
|
Answer |
% |
|
African-American |
0% |
|
East Asian, Filipino, or Pacific Islander |
0% |
|
Hispanic, Latino/a, Chicano/a, or Latin American |
1% |
|
Native American/Aboriginal/First Nation |
0% |
|
South Asian |
0% |
|
sub-Saharan African or Afro-Caribbean |
0% |
|
Other (please specify): |
8% |
|
None of the above |
92% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
225 |
72. Do you consider yourself to be any of the following, whether partially or fully (please mark all that apply or “none of the aboveâ€)...?
|
Answer |
% |
|
Ashkenazi (of Central European Jewish descent) |
89% |
|
Sephardi (of Spanish/Mediterranean Jewish descent) |
7% |
|
Mizrachi (of Middle Eastern, Iranian, West/Central Asian, or Caucasus Jewish descent) |
1% |
|
Other (please specify): |
1% |
|
None of the above |
7% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
243 |
73. Have you ever been to Israel?
|
Answer |
Response |
% |
|
Yes, and have spent 4 months or more there studying or working |
134 |
55% |
|
Yes, but have NOT spent 4 months or more in a single visit, studying or working |
96 |
40% |
|
No, never been there |
12 |
5% |
|
Total |
242 |
100% |
74. Were you ever a participant in any of the following experiences? Please check all that apply.
|
Answer |
% |
|
ADL Salvin/Glass |
1% |
|
AIPAC Young Leaders (Saban) |
3% |
|
Aish HaTorah Discovery Program |
5% |
|
AJC ACCESS |
3% |
|
AJWS Fellowship |
2% |
|
Avodah Jewish Service Corps |
1% |
|
Bay Area (Ti-Ke-A) Fellowship |
1% |
|
Birthright Israel |
13% |
|
Bronfman Youth Fellowship |
4% |
|
COJECO Fellowships |
0.4% |
|
Conservative Yeshiva |
4% |
|
Diller Teen Fellows Program |
0.4% |
|
Dorot Fellowship |
3% |
|
Drisha |
6% |
|
Encounter |
4% |
|
European Nahum Goldmann Fellowship |
0.4% |
|
Everett Fellowship (National Havurah Committee) |
1% |
|
FEREP |
1% |
|
Hebrew University Year Program |
12% |
|
Hillel Jewish Campus Service Corps |
1% |
|
Hillel Schusterman International Center Fellowship |
0.4% |
|
Insight: The Schusterman Fellowship for Jewish Community |
0.4% |
|
JDC (The Joint) Service Fellowships |
1% |
|
Jewish Organizing Initiative |
0.4% |
|
Kivun Intensive |
2% |
|
Legacy Heritage Fellowship Program |
2% |
|
Livnot Ulehibanot |
3% |
|
Machon Le Madrichei Chutz LaAretz |
1% |
|
Mandel Fellowships |
2% |
|
March of the Living |
7% |
|
Moishe House resident |
1% |
|
OTZMA |
1% |
|
Panim |
2% |
|
Pardes |
1% |
|
Pardes Educators Programme |
12% |
|
Progressive Jewish Alliance Jeremiah Fellowship |
0.4% |
|
Religious Action Center Fellowship |
1% |
|
Selah Leadership Program |
4% |
|
Shapiro Family Fellowship |
1% |
|
STAR Peer Fellows Program |
1% |
|
The Conversation |
7% |
|
Wexner Graduate Fellowship |
4% |
|
Wexner Heritage Seminar |
2% |
|
Yeshivat Hadar |
1% |
|
|
|
|
Any local Jewish community-sponsored leadership program in your city |
21% |
|
Any other Jewish leadership development programmes |
14% |
|
Any other medium- or long-term study or work-study program in Israel for university/post-university students |
14% |
|
Any other short- or medium- term Israel program for high school students |
14% |
|
Any national Jewish community-sponsored leadership program for lay/volunteer leaders |
10% |
|
A local UJA/Federation-sponsored leadership program in your city |
9% |
|
Any other Jewish teen service learning program |
5% |
|
Any national UJC/JFN)-sponsored leadership program for lay leaders |
2% |
|
|
|
|
None of the above - I did not participate in any of these programs |
23% |
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
246 |
75. As you were founding and/or taking a leadership position in the initiative for which you are taking this survey, did you reach out to program staff and/or peer participants in any of the programs you checked above?
From the program staff or the program itself:
|
Question |
Requested and received |
Requested but did not receive |
Did not request |
|
Advice/mentorship |
60% |
2% |
38% |
|
Engagement in your initiative as a participant/beneficiary |
32% |
2% |
66% |
|
Financial Support |
23% |
10% |
67% |
|
Marketing support |
25% |
4% |
72% |
|
Referrals/introductions |
50% |
3% |
47% |
|
Volunteer time/expertise (incl. board membership) |
31% |
5% |
64% |
|
Statistic |
Advice/mentorship |
Referrals/introductions |
Marketing support |
Volunteer time/expertise (incl. board membership) |
Engagement in your initiative as a participant/beneficiary |
Financial Support |
|
Total Responses |
113 |
111 |
110 |
110 |
108 |
110 |
76. As you were founding and/or taking a leadership position in the initiative for which you are taking this survey, did you reach out to program staff and/or peer participants in any of the programs you checked above?
From peer participants:
|
Question |
Requested and Received |
Requested but did not receive |
Did not request |
|
Advice/mentorship |
69% |
1% |
30% |
|
Engagement in your initiative as a participant/beneficiary |
50% |
2% |
49% |
|
Financial Support |
29% |
7% |
65% |
|
Marketing support |
42% |
4% |
54% |
|
Referrals/introductions |
62% |
4% |
35% |
|
Volunteer time/expertise (incl. board membership) |
44% |
4% |
52% |
|
Statistic |
Advice/mentorship |
Referrals/introductions |
Marketing support |
Volunteer time/expertise (incl. board membership) |
Engagement in your initiative as a participant/beneficiary |
Financial Support |
|
Total Responses |
112 |
113 |
107 |
109 |
107 |
105 |
77. The following set of questions are about the BYFI Alumni Venture Fund.
|
Question |
Yes |
No |
Responses |
|
Have you ever heard of the BYFI Alumni Venture Fund? |
100% |
0% |
9 |
|
Have you ever contributed to the BYFI Alumni Venture Fund? |
100% |
0% |
9 |
|
Have you or anyone else ever applied for a BYFI Alumni Venture Fund grant for the initiative for which you are taking this survey? |
56% |
44% |
9 |
|
Have you or anyone else ever received a BYFI Alumni Venture Fund grant for the initiative for which you are taking this survey? |
67% |
33% |
9 |
|
Have you ever applied for a BYFI Alumni Venture Fund grant for any other initiative? |
33% |
67% |
9 |
|
Have you ever received a BYFI Alumni Venture Fund grant for any other initiative? |
33% |
67% |
9 |
78. Would you like to expand on your answers to any questions above or tell us anything else?
|
Statistic |
Value |
|
Total Responses |
70 |
79. Thank you for taking the time to reply to this survey. If you have any other comments, please include them in the box below. In order to avoid receiving additional survey reminders, please make sure you click "next" below to continue. This also will help us generate an accurate response rate for the survey.
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Statistic |
Value |
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Total Responses |
3 |