Title
Lecturer in Jewish Philanthropy and Fundraising, Hornstein Program
Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership
Expertise
Philanthropy and fundraising.
Profile
Mersky is a faculty member in the Hornstein Program in Jewish Professional Leadership as well as Director of Education and Professional Development of the Fisher-Bernstein Institute for Jewish Philanthropy and Leadership. In the latter he has served as a faculty member of "Development at the Core" which brought representatives of 10 NGO's to campus over a nine month period for intensive education and training in shifitng the culture of their agencies where development and fundraising would be central to their missions. Sub sequently, Development at the Core has been offered twice in NYC--10 NGO's meeting at Brandeis House in AY 2010-2011 and currently in AY 2011-2012 with four of the largest social service agencies in the UJA/Federation Network
Degrees
Hebrew Union Jewish Institute of Religion, M.H.L.
Hebrew Union Jewish Institute of Religion, B.H.L.
Harvard University, B.A.
Hebrew Union Jewish Institute of Religion, Rabbi
Contact
| Email: | mersky@brandeis.edu |
| Phone: | 781-736-2985 |
| Office: | Lown Center for Judaica Studies, 108 |
Courses Taught
| HRNS | 239b | History and Philosophy of Jewish Philanthropy and Fundraising |
| HRNS | 241a | Skills and Techniques in Jewish Philanthropy and Fundraising |
| HRNS | 243b | Financial Resource Development for the Nonprofit Agency |
Scholarship