Resources for Partner Organizations

News and Events

Virtual Workshop: 
Designing and Facilitating Hybrid Meetings

Thursday, October 7 | 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET | with Rae Ringel  

The whole world is trying to determine if, when, and how to go back to work. We’re deciding if meetings should be in the office, virtual or hybrid. We have done a great job figuring out how to meet meaningfully in the virtual space, but what about hybrid meetings?

This is a great time to start planning!

In this session with Rae Ringel, you’ll learn how to make hybrid meetings more inclusive, energetic, and successful.

Register 

Expanded Jewish Nonprofit Professionals Convenings

In addition to our popular (virtual) convenings for development professionals and CEOs, this fall CJP is launching two additional convenings for finance and human resource professionals. Drop in, check it out, and invite your colleagues at Jewish nonprofits!

See full listing of dates, times, and more details below.

Group Purchasing

Group purchasing enables organizations to negotiate lower prices and preferable terms with product and service providers. Please visit our main page, as well as our separate pages on office supplies and power and energy. Bookmark our page to keep up with savings opportunities!

We also have a new Frequently Asked Questions page page for our partners interested in group purchasing opportunities with W.B. Mason.

New! Introducing Yankee Alliance group purchasing provider
In addition to our group purchasing arrangements in office supplies and power and energy, CJP is pleased to announce a robust new group purchasing opportunity for our partners. Yankee Alliance offers a wide variety of savings on products and services including cleaning and janitorial supplies, IT equipment, and print services. Joining is free and gives your organization access to deep discounts and an employee perks program.

Tony Galvin, Director of Finance and Supply Chain at Hebrew SeniorLife estimates that his organization has has saved thousands of dollars since they became a Yankee Alliance member back in 1999. “Hebrew SeniorLife has had a great customer experience with Yankee Alliance,” said Galvin. “Yankee Alliance negotiates great rates and contracts, does all the legwork for us, and we get access to preferential pricing.”

To join, please download and complete the membership application. Submit your application via email at hmchale@yankeealliance.com or by fax to 978- 681-6100 Attn: Heather McHale.

Join now

Please contact Ana Volpi, Senior Director, Community Collaborations, with any questions or concerns.

Plan now to join us for Energy 101 in October

Confused about the world of aggregated energy purchasing? Unsure whether your energy spend is optimized for your organization’s goals? Wondering if there is any way to reduce electricity and natural gas costs? How does solar fit into the picture?

We’re offering two opportunities to learn from our preferred power and energy purchasing partners:

Lunch and Learn: Energy 101 with PowerOptions
Thursday, October 14 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event

Let’s talk energy — how it is produced, how it gets to you, and opportunities for cost savings and predictability through competitive energy supply. Presented by PowerOptions, a woman-run nonprofit energy purchasing provider based in New England and a CJP preferred partner.

Register

Lunch and Learn: Energy 101 with Best Practice Energy
Tuesday, October 19 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event

Learn how to use the power of group purchasing to lower power and energy costs and fix rates for more predictable costs. Presented by Best Practice Energy, a for-profit energy purchasing provider based in New England and a CJP preferred partner.

Register

Health Insurance

We are working to bring affordable and quality health insurance options to partner organizations that employ fewer than 50 benefits-eligible staff, and are currently surveying partners to understand needs. Please be in touch with Kimberlee Schumacher with any questions or for more details.

For organizations that serve teens:

The CJP Teen Engagement Team has info and resources for you!
We want to share periodic updates with the professionals and layleaders on your team who work with teens. We’ve got grants, partnership and professional development opportunities, and resources for teens. Fill out our contact form so that we can be in touch with your teen educators, senior leadership, and lay leaders throughout the year.

Communitywide service days
Jewish Teen Initiative at CJP is excited to partner with Greater Boston community organizations, synagogues, and schools to create communitywide service days to empower teens to be the change they wish to see in the world! Funding, as well as programmatic and marketing support is available.

To learn more, contact Leah Finkelman, Engagement Manager, Teens & Camping, or Brett Lubarsky, Director, Jewish Teen Initiative at CJP.

Grant opportunities

Apply for a General Community Impact Grant 

CJP is pleased to announce our General Community Impact Grants (GCIG) fund. This fund provides up to $15,000 to nonprofits to support results-oriented projects and initiatives that demonstrate a beneficial, measurable, and sustainable impact. Apply for either an Organizational Capacity Building Grant or a Community Enhancement Initiative Grant.

Applications are due by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. 

Learn more and apply

Teen Community Impact Grants

Virtual Information Session
Wednesday, October 6 | 11:00 a.m. ET

Join us to learn more about CJP's Teen Community Impact Grants that provide up to $15,000 to support nonprofit programs that bring Jewish teens together.

Applications open: Monday, October 11, 2021
Deadline: Monday, November 8, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. ET

Register

For additional information, please contact Leah Finkelman, Engagement Manager, Teens & Camping.

Young Adult Community Impact Grants

Virtual Information Session
Thursday, October 7 | 6:30 p.m. ET

Join us to learn more about CJP’s Young Adult Community Impact Grant that provides up to $15,000 in support of nonprofit programs that bring Jewish young adults (ages 18-40) together to engage with the Jewish tradition and culture.

Applications open: Monday, October 4, 2021
Deadline: Monday, November 15, 2021 | 5:00 p.m. ET

Register

For additional information, contact Caleb Alemany, Community Connector.

Resources for Synagogues

Resources for holiday safety and security

Whether meeting in person or online, now is an important time for your organization to review proven practices for safety and security.

See resources 

Promote your synagogue’s Sukkot and Simchat Torah events to our more than 88,000 monthly visitors on JewishBoston.com’s central calendar.

Learn how to post an event.

Need assistance? Contact support@jewishboston.com.
 

Synagogue webinars

View resources from past synagogue webinars on our Past Webinars page

Webinars

Virtual Workshop:
Designing and Facilitating Hybrid Meetings

Thursday, October 7 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET | with Rae Ringel

The whole world is trying to determine if, when, and how to go back to work. We’re deciding if meetings should be in the office, virtual or hybrid. We have done a great job figuring out how to meet meaningfully in the virtual space, but what about hybrid meetings?

This is a great time to start planning!

In this session with Rae Ringel, you’ll learn how to make hybrid meetings more engaging, energetic, and successful. We will focus on how to create seamless and integrated experiences for participants who are both remote and in person, as well as how to use a variety of strategies to engage everyone.

Topics include:

• Developing a positive mindset to make each person essential to the meeting
• Deciding when to design for hybrid meetings and designing for equity – e.g., who is in the room, who is on the screen, and the implications
• How to best “set the table” for hybrid design and facilitation agreements
• How to clear distractions and respectfully invite participants to remain present and engaged
• Techniques for hybrid introductions
• Tips on technical requirements for successful hybrid meetings

Rae Ringel is a certified executive coach and founding President of The Ringel Group. She is a faculty member at the Georgetown University Institute for Transformational Leadership and Founding Director of their certificate program in the Art of Facilitation and Design. Rae is in high demand as an innovator in the areas of coaching, facilitation, and training across sectors.

Register

Virtual Panel:
Q&A with CJP Experts: Marketing Your Organization Through Social Media, PR, and JewishBoston.com

Wednesday, November 17 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET | Virtual event

Bring all your burning questions about how you can leverage social media, PR, and JewishBoston.com to CJP’s panel of experts!

Learn how to use these platforms to market your organization and events and better reach your audience in this interactive panel session with an introduction by Jane Price, CJP's Chief Marketing Officer.

Featuring:
Miriam Anzovin, Content Producer
Craig Byer, Senior Digital Marketing Manager
Ashley Jacobs, Content Marketing Manager
Dan Seligson, Senior Director, Strategic Communications

Register

Jewish Nonprofit Professionals Convenings 

Building on the success of our convenings for Jewish nonprofit professionals that we launched last year for development professionals and CEOs, we are expanding to the areas of finance and human resources. These convenings provide opportunities for professionals to gather (virtually) and discuss timely topics, share knowledge, seek advice, and build relationships with colleagues in related professional areas.

We encourage you to invite your colleagues to join, and welcome your participation to help shape these groups, suggest discussion topics, and ask questions.

If you have questions or want to offer input into the design of these or other convenings of Jewish nonprofit professionals, please contact Kimberlee Schumacher VP of Partnerships & Services at kimberlees@cjp.org. 

2022 | Mondays 
January 10 | 10:00 a.m. ET
February 28 | 3:00 p.m. ET
March 14 | 10:00 a.m. ET
April 11 | 3:00 p.m. ET
May 16 | 10:00 a.m. ET
June 20 | 3:00 p.m. ET  

2022 Mondays 
January 31 | 12:00 p.m. ET
March 28 | 12:00 p.m. ET 
May 9 | 12:00 p.m. ET 

2022 Mondays 
January 24 | 11:00 a.m. ET 
April 4 | 11:00 a.m. ET 

2022 
Monday, January 24 | 10:00 a.m. ET  
Thursday, May 12 | 3:00 p.m. ET 

Additional Resources

Exploring sustained collaborations and strategic alliances:

• View our LEAP webinar on Launching Sustained Collaborations
• Email webinar speaker John MacIntosh for free, confidential discussions on potential formal collaborations
• Brainstorm collaborative ideas and efforts with Kimberlee Schumacher, CJP’s Vice President of Partnerships and Services 
   

Jewish Community Organizational Health Report

View our annual Jewish Community Organizational Health Report, which includes feedback from 30 organizations.

Our community’s story, one year later

Read We Were Made For This Moment and take a look at all we’ve accomplished together since the coronavirus hit.

Coronavirus Community Resources

Find up-to-date events, resources, and recommendations for navigating the pandemic on JewishBoston.com.

Local Jewish organizations in search of office space 

• Sign up to let other Jewish organizations know that you have office space that you would be interested in renting out 
• Sign up to learn of spaces that are available to rent
   

Re-employment service for Jewish job seekers 

• Available at no-cost to members of the Jewish community, regardless of income. Learn more by filling out this form or emailing JREP@jvs-boston.org  for more information 
   

Interest-free loans of up to $10,000 available

• Created for individuals and families in the Greater Boston community facing challenging expenses. For more information, see our website or download the flyer.
   

Guide for reporting antisemitic incidents 

• View and share this guide for reporting antisemitic and bias incidents from ADL New England and CJP
• Remind your community to report incidents on this website