From Research to Action: Using Community Studies Data for Program Planning and Policy
May 15-16, 2019
"From Research to Action: Using Community Studies Data for Program Planning and Policy" brought together leaders from Jewish communities throughout the United States who have engaged SSRI to conduct demographic studies of their local communities.
The goals of this conference were to identify best practices, share expertise about the use of data, and consider how survey data can used in fundraising, program development and strategic planning.
This conference was made possible by the support of The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation and the Initiative for Jewish Identity at Brandeis University.
Participants
Representatives From Communities
Baltimore
Carrie Parker, Director of Impact Assessment, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore
Boston
- Amanda Badolato, Director of Caring, CJP Boston
- Cindy Janower, Chair of the Board of Directors, CJP Boston
- David Manchester, Associate Director, Impact Assessment and Learning, CJP Boston
- Rabbi Elyse Winick, Senior Director of Learning and Engagement, CJP Boston
- Samantha Katzen, Associate Vice President, Data Strategy & Insight, CJP Boston
- Sarah Abramson, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Impact, CJP Boston
Berkshires
- Dara Kaufman, Executive Director, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
- Judy Usow, President, Board of Directors, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Buffalo
- Andy Shaevel, Officer, Buffalo Jewish Federation
- Mandy Weiss, Director of Community Planning, Buffalo Jewish Federation
Cincinnati
- Barbara Miller, Director of Community Building, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
- Kim Newstadt, Director of Special Projects, Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
- Elida Kamine, Board Member, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Denver
- Vanessa Bernier, Program Officer, Jewish Life, Rose Community Foundation, Denver
Howard County
- Ralph Grunewald, Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Howard County
Minneapolis
- Marisa Gage, Reseach Manager, Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Nashville and Middle Tennessee
- Michal Becker, Adult Outreach Coordinator, Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
Palm Beach County
- Ilan Hurvitz, Chief Strategy Officer, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
- Melissa Arden, Assistant Vice President, Community Planning, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
- Rabbi Erica Rosenkranz, Director of Jewish Community Engagement, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Pittsburgh
- Rabbi Amy Bardack, Director of Jewish Life and Learning, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
- Raimy Rubin, Community Scorecard Manager, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Saint Paul
- Judy Sharken Simon, Planning Director, St. Paul Jewish Federation
Sarasota-Manatee
- Kim Mullins, Chief Operating Officer, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
South Palm Beach County
- Carol Smokler, Executive Committee Member, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
- Stacey Lipton, Director of Governance and Special Projects, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
- Stuart Silver, Vice President, Community Planning, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
Western Massachusetts
- Joshua Vogel , Marketing, Communications, and CRC Director, Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Greater Washington
- Shari Merrill, Chief Impact Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Additional Participants
- Len Bickman, Research Professor, Florida International University
- Dan Brown, Founder, eJewishPhilanthropy
- Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research, Pew Research Center
- Nanette Fridman, Founder, Fridman Strategies
- Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz, Senior Director, Research and Analysis, JFNA
- Mitch Markel, Partner, Benenson Strategy Group
- Eli Schaap, Senior Vice President, The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
- Michelle Shain, Associate Director, OU Center for Communal Research
- Greg Smith, Associate Director, Research, Pew Research Center
CMJS/SSRI Staff
- Leonard Saxe, Director
- Janet Krasner Aronson, Associate Director
- Amy Sales, Associate Director
- Masha Sud Lokshin, Assistant Director
- Matthew Boxer, Assistant Research Professor CMJS and Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program
- Fern Chertok, Research Scientist
- Matt Brookner, Research Associate
- Eliana Chapman, Research Specialist
- Matthew Feinberg, Senior Research Associate
- Ilana Friedman, Program Administrator
- Deborah Grant, Managing Editor
- Charles Kadushin, Distinguished scholar
- Raquel Magidin de Kramer, Associate Research Scientist
- Daniel Parmer, Associate Research Scientist
- Barry Shrage, Professor of the Practice, Hornstein; Initiative for Jewish Identity, CMJS
- Elizabeth Tighe, Research Scientist