JWRP Annual Report 2012

The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project

2012 ANNUAL REPORT

“Inspire a woman, you inspire a family.

Inspire enough families, you inspire a community.

Inspire enough communities, and you can change the world.�

To our Supporters and Partners: As you will see in this exciting annual report, The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project had an incredible year of breakthroughs and growth; and has begun 2013 with tremendous momentum and plans for even more. Of course, there have also been challenges, but even those were met with a spirit of opportunity.

One of the most exciting results of the success of the JWRP is that, with our message, help and guidance, several new organizations have been formed in cities where there were no existing initiatives for women. Examples include: the brand new Indy Jewish Experience (Indianapolis), Eim Chai (Boston), Norfolk, VA (in partnership with their Federation), The Jewish Women’s Initiative (L.A.), Aish’s Chayil (Cleveland) and JInspire (Tri-State: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut).

We just hosted our First Annual JWRP Leadership Conference in the Washington, D.C. area, which was sold out with 75 women attending from four countries. Featured speakers included Edana Desatnick, Executive Coach for Fortune 500 companies (and a JWRP TAG ’10 participant), who helped empower the women with real tools and structure to succeed in their local leadership projects. Seeing our past participants and partners take their inspiration to the next level of responsibility and leadership was truly inspiring.

If you recall, just 48 hours before our November TAG ’12 group was to arrive, Israel was on the brink of war, featured dramatically on headlines around the world. Our team, both in Israel and abroad, sprung into action, gathering vital information to make a safe and informed decision. Based on what was discovered, our Executive Board decided to move forward with the scheduled November and December trips. Although they were under a lot of personal pressure from family and friends to cancel, out of 400 women scheduled to come, only 92 cancelled. The rest experienced not only a safe trip (we increased security out of precaution), but also the most inspirational of our four years. These became “Solidarity with Israel” missions and were tremendously successful on all fronts.

Growth for 2013 includes increasing the number of women from 900 to 1200 (1200 spots were sold out in 10 days, with a waiting list of hundreds), and putting our new innovative follow-up initiative, “Family to Family” into action. All this and more await you in this exciting report that clearly shows our project has truly turned into a movement.

In deep gratitude for your support and partnership; we could not do it without you.

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Taking Back Jewish Values

“Thank you for your devotion to the Jewish people.

Without this trip I am not sure I would have EVER been able to come. Your generosity has provided me with the opportunity to deepen my relationship with God and Israel.”

— Pat W. TAG ‘12

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The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project PURPOSE: To empower Jewish women to change the world

MISSION: To create a Jewish women’s movement that inspires a renaissance of positive values that transform ourselves, our families and our communities

VISION: To create a safe, responsible and compassionate world

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oin Jewish women, from all over the world, for the journey of a lifetime to reawaken the passion and commitment that have been the legacy of the Jewish people for the last 4,000 years.

The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) was established in 2008 with the purpose of empowering Jewish women to change the world. Our mission is to create a Jewish women’s movement that inspires a renaissance of positive Jewish values that transforms ourselves, our families and our communities.

Our highly subsidized TAG (Transform and Grow) missions to Israel offer women a special gift— a nineday, action-packed experience that informs and inspires through living and learning Jewish values.

Women travel together, grow as a group and continue their journey back to their communities as sisters, after having shared this significant educational and experiential gift. They now share a common vision of family values, community responsibility, and personal development to reach their potential as Jewish women, wives, mothers and leaders. To date, the JWRP has brought over 2,500 women from 60 cities and 12 countries. In 2013, we plan to bring 1,200 more women from around the world. We have a waiting list of 270 women.

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From left, top: Dana Sicherman, Lori Palatnik, Rebecca Lambert, Cindy Zitelman; Bottom: Manette Mayberg, Michelle Leader, Lara Lakenbach, Jeanie Milbauer

MEET LORI PALATNIK Lori Palatnik, author, international speaker and media personality is the Founding Director of the JWRP. Lori lectures all over the world and has been featured at prestigious universities such as Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Brown and the American University. A proud native of Toronto, she currently resides with her family outside of Washington, DC. She has five children, ranging in ages from 24 to 14.

Her 24 year old daughter lives in Jerusalem, and her 22 year old son completed his service in the IDF as a sharpshooter.

The Utah 8

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n February 2008, eight Jewish women came together from all walks of life and traveled to Utah for a four-day retreat. The group consisted of married, single, older, younger, observant and non-observant women, and all agreed the values of the world were spiraling out of control. The result is the deterioration of family, community and the very fabric of the Jewish people.

They had one mission: to create a movement that brings values back to the world.

And, just as Jewish women were the leadership of the feminist movement in the 1970’s that created real social change, so too, Jewish women must be the leaders in a new social movement based on Jewish values.

Thus, the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) was born.

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Inspiring Women

“This experience has been inspirational, informative, fun, exhilarating, exhausting, thought-provoking, awe inspiring, pride-inducing — I could go on and on. The planning and thought that went into this is evident in every aspect of this trip. Thank you for all of the time and love that went into making this program and awesome experience.”

— Julie S., TAG ‘12

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Original Goals and Current Outcomes Connect tens of thousands of Jewish women to their Jewish identity so they can inspire their families and communities. › Since the summer of 2009,

over 2,500 women have connected to their

Judaism on these high-impact trips. 2013 sold out in 10 days with 1,200 women set to participate.

Unite a network of outreach organizations to help realize our mission. › Over the past 4 years, we partnered with over

88 organizations from 12 countries.

Create a solid follow-up system to ensure real change.› Our expert staff helps partnering organizations create, implement and monitor high-impact educational and social follow-up in each city. In conjunction with our partnering organizations, we are introducing an innovative new follow-up program called “Family to Family.”

Inspire women to take a leadership role in impacting other women. › JWRP participants are active in recruiting, raising money, organizing events/speakers and are engaged in their Jewish communities, most for the very first time. Seventy-five women from four countries attended our first annual JWRP Leadership Conference in the Washington, DC area, empowering them with tools to transform their home communities.

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Partnering Organizations See How We Have Grown 2009 2009

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300

2010 2010

600

2011 2011

900

2012 2012

800**

2013 2013*

1200* 1200

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Aish Chile Aish Cleveland Aish Cleveland (Russians) Women Aish Costa Rica Aish Denver Aish Detroit Aish Los Angeles Aish Mexico Aish Minnesota Aish Philadelphia Aish St. Louis Aish South Africa Aish South Florida Aish Toronto/Thornhill Shul Aish Washington, DC Atlanta Scholars Kollel B’nai Israel Congregation — Norfolk, VA Calgary Kollel — Calgary CBS Community Center — Philadelphia Charlotte Torah Center — Charlotte, NC Chicago Torah Network Dallas Area Torah Association (DATA) Denver Community Kollel EdJewcate (LA and NY) Eim Chai — Boston, MA Etz Chaim — Jacksonville, FL Etz Chaim — Baltimore, MD Forest Hill Jewish Centre, Toronto Gardens Jewish Experience, FL Guatemala Jewish Community — Guatemala Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indy Indy Jewish Experience Jewish Education El Paso (JEEP) Jewish Education through Torah (JET), Ottawa Jewish Experience, Montreal Jewish Family Experience (JFX), Cleveland Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Colorado Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas

2013

* projected ** C ancellations due to military hostilities in Israel — November and December (Operation Pillar of Defense) 62

2012 2011

60

46 40

32

2009

33

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Countries

Cities

■ 2009

* projected

■ 2010

2010

■ 2011

Organizations

Countries

■ 2012

12

■ 2013*

Organizations

Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Jewish Federation of Kansas City Jewish Learning Experience, NJ Jewish Renaissance Experience — White Plains, NY JInspire – Bergen County, NJ JInspire — Brooklyn JInspire — Lakewood, NJ JInspire – Long Island, NY JInspire – Manhattan JInspire — Passaic, NJ JInspire – Rockland, NY JInspire — Toronto Jewish Study Network Palo Alto Kansas City Kollel Kehila Ashkenazi de Mexico Keneseth Beth Israel — Richmond, VA Light of Israel — Rochester, NY Menora, Argentina NCSY — Toronto Professional Beit Midrash — Cape Town, South Africa Sarah’s Place, Cincy Kollel Seattle Kollel Shalom Heritage Center — Winsdor, NJ Siman Tov — Maryland (deaf group) The Beis, NY The Jewish Agency P2G The Jewish Experience, Denver Thornhill Community Shul, Toronto Thornhill Woods Shul, Toronto Torah Links of Middlesex, NJ Torah Links of Monmouth, NJ Torah Outreach Center of Houston (TORCH) Umhlanga Jewish Day School — Durbin, South Africa Village Shul, Toronto Western Galilee Israel — Jewish Agency P2K Westmount Learning Centre, Toronto

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Post-Trip Survey from our 2012 Trips

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survey is given to all the participants on the last day of the mission. This survey collects results on every trip, class, speaker and venue that women experienced during the trip. This information helps us continue to fine-tune our program. At the end of the survey, we asked how the trip has impacted them and the results are‌

2011 Given me a deeperto connection Deeper Connection Israel to Israel

97%

Deeper Understanding of Judaism of Judaism Given me a better understanding

95%

Deepened Jewish Pride Deepened my Jewish pride

97%

me to want to learn more Inspired me to Inspired want learn more

95%

Inspired me to increase my Jewish observance pired me to Increase Jewish Observance

0

85%

20

40

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How the Trip Has Impacted Me One Year Later

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n online survey was sent out to all 2011 participants* in the winter of 2012 to see how they are doing. We asked the women: “Since going on the JWRP TAG trip, how has your life been impacted?”

“I am a 2011 Chicago JWRP woman whose daughter is in Israel now, in college and volunteering. She would not be there if it wasn’t for my experience through JWRP and CTN. For that I am forever grateful, this is life-changing for her.”

— Shari, TAG ‘11

100

100% 92%

80

86% 80%

83%

79%

97% 97% 90%

90% 83% 74% 76%

95%

76% 74%

75% 75% 68%

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60

92% 90% 89%

88%

59% 45%

40

43% 43%

42% 39%

29%

20

0

37%

33%

42% 29%

21%

Being BeingJewish Jewishis more important to me

Have putGroup my kids Youth in youth group

■ 2009

■ 2010

Increased my Financial Support financial support of my local Jewish community

Increased my Volunteerism volunteerism in my local Jewish community

Encouraged family Considering Plan toto return Increased my Increased Friends to Israel Considering Moving to IsraelReturn Israel Attendance at Services Mitzvotmy and friends to moving to Israel to Israel attendance at observance of go to Israel Jewish services mitzvot

Increased Shabbatmy observance of Shabbat**

Increased Kashrutmy observance of kashrut**

Increased my Jewish Study Jewish study

■ 2011

* 30% of the women responded to the survey.

** Of the 88% of participants who increased their observance of mitzvot

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How the Trip Has Impacted Me One Year Later, cont’d.

Children now attending Jewish Day Schools

Increase in Jewish activity for children

Volunteering Jewish Youth Group

23%

Secondary Trip to Israel

12%

Sunday School

19%

■ No

■ Yes

Sunday School 55% 83%

18%

Trip to Israel Connected Jewishly at a post-secondary level

17%

Youth Group

15%

Other (Shabbat observance, synagogue attendance, Torah learning, volunteering)

26%

24%

0

5

10

15

20

25 How the trip has affected who I want to marry

Husband Involvement ■ Widowed or Divorced

15% of JWRP Participants are not married

80%

■ Have never been married

20% 14%

20%

Volunteering Secondary Trip to Israel

86%

80%

0

■ Yes

Husband Involvement

Would encourage husbands to attend a JWRP Men’s Mission

■ No

20

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Youth Group

41%

Now looking for someone who is learning and growing in their Judaism

0

Sunday School

63%

Now looking for someone who is more committed in their Judaism

10

Been to Israel since wife’s return

The JWRP experience changed what I am looking for in a spouse

50%

10

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30

40

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60

70

80

30

Federation Partnership Year

Federation Partnership(s)

2009

Jewish Federation of Colorado

2010

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Colorado Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

2011

2012

2013*

The Jewish Agency P2G Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Colorado Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Colorado Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Jewish Federation of Kansas City Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Jewish Federation of El Paso

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hen local Federations partner with the JWRP, their women visit their sister city/ project in Israel for one afternoon/evening.

They see first-hand the work of their local Federation.

The results from our one year later survey of women who went to Israel with JWRP have shown: ›3 4.8% of the women went to their Federation Partnership City on the trip ›O f those who went to their partnership city, 63.1% of them had never had a connection to their local Federation ›2 3.5% subsequently increased their volunteerism with their local Federation ›3 7.3% increased their attendance at local Federation events ›3 9.2% increased their financial support of their local Federation

Jewish Federation of Cleveland Jewish Federation of Kansas City Jewish Federation of Los Angeles Jewish Federation of Minneapolis Jewish Federation of Tidewater Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas In negotiation with other Federation cities

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Making it all happen

“Thank you for helping me take huge steps in my personal spiritual journey, I traveled far, and will continue to evolve my Jewish self and that of my family.”

— Michelle T. TAG ‘12

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How We Reach Our Target Market › Women apply online through the JWRP website, www.jwrp.org

“Guess what! I am at Harova Seminary in The Old City and it is amazing but something especially incredible that happened last night is that I found out that one of the girls here is here because her mother was inspired on an Atlanta JWRP trip 2 years ago! I am so proud of the Utah 8 and the JWRP!” — Brielle Mayberg, daughter of JWRP Founder, Manette Mayberg

› E ach woman must complete a personal interview with the organizational leader to determine if they qualify for the trip. Some of the attributes we are looking for include: •H as children at home (90% of women accepted must have children at home under the age of 18. Impact the women; impact the children.)

• Has leadership potential • Lives in a city with an outreach organization to ensure follow-up • Can travel well in a group situation, both physically and emotionally • Not presently Shomer Shabbat Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Annual Report 2012 I 13

ARGENTINA Buenos Aires

Our Expanding International Partnerships ★ partner groups from 60 cities and 12 countries

BRAZIL Sao Paulo CANADA Vancouver Ottawa Calgary Toronto Montreal CHILE Santiago COLOMBIA Bogota COSTA RICA San Jose GUATEMALA Guatemala City

★ ISRAEL Netanya MEXICO Guadalajara Mexico City PANAMA Panama City SOUTH AFRICA Cape Town Durban Johannesburg

“This experience is so necessary for all Jewish women.

There is so much we don’t even know that we don’t know.”

— Sharon L. TAG ‘12 14 I Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Annual Report 2012

UNITED STATES Palo Alto, CA Los Angeles, CA Denver, CO Washington, DC Hollywood, FL Jacksonville, FL Miami, FL Palm Beach, FL Atlanta, GA Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN Kansas City, KS Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Detroit, MI Minneapolis, MS St. Louis, MO Bergenfield, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ East Brunswick, NJ Lakewood, NJ Livingston, NJ Middlesex, NJ Monmouth, NJ Windsor, NJ Passaic, NJ Brooklyn, NY Long Island, NY New York, NY Rochester, NY Rockland, NY White Plains, NY Charlotte, NC Cincinnati, OH Cleveland, OH Philadelphia, PA Dallas, TX El Paso, TX Houston, TX Norfolk, VA Richmond, VA Seattle, WA

Trip Staffing To handle both the growing number of participants, while increasing our impact, we have designed a new staff structure for every trip: › Bus Leader: Is personable and organized, on the mic, giving instructions, setting the tone for the trip, encouraging women to come up and share their thoughts and feelings, leading the women in song, etc… ›C ity Leader: For every 10 women sent from a city, they must also send a leader, usually a Rebbetzin and/or Lay Leader.

She is the one who bonds with her women, answers their questions, and is there for counsel. She also will lead the follow-up upon return. ›M adricha: Women cannot return the next year as a participant, but they can return as a madricha (leader) if they join the Madricha Track once they are back in their cities. To qualify as a madricha, a woman must learn weekly, one-on-one, and show she has taken responsibility in her community (recruiting, fundraising, volunteering, etc…). ›M adrichim: Every bus is staffed with one young man who shleps, packs and trouble-shoots for us (fixing phones, bringing women for first aid, if needed, etc…).

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Follow-Up Success

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he success of the trips is dependent upon the effectiveness of the follow-up.

We carefully partner with organizations who have the staff to implement ongoing programming that will capitalize on the excitement and desire to grow, that every woman has upon her return.

Requirements: › A reunion within 30 days of return, the date which is set before they even depart on the trip. › A written follow-up plan they submit to the JWRP. › Submission of quarterly reports on what events and classes they had, and how many of the women attended. › Participation on monthly City Leader conference calls to share their challenges and successes; getting help and ideas from one another. › Posting and accessing our brand new “Partner Website and Forum.” ›P artners in Torah — Every participant now has the opportunity to pursue their desire to study one-on-one, either in person or on the phone. › F amily to Family — A new JWRP follow-up program being developed in Cleveland and Toronto, which will engage lay families as mentors to our JWRP families.

All of this is overseen by our Director of Leadership, Ruth Baars.

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Extraordinary Developments The JWRP has inspired the creation of new organizations to impact women in their communities: › I ndy Jewish Experience — Indianapolis › JInspire — New York/New Jersey › JWI — Los Angeles › Norfolk — Virginia › Aish’s Chayil — Cleveland › Eim Chai — Boston

JWRP Welcoming Special Participants

Suzy Falender TAG ’12, blind participant

Planned for 2013: › 10 deaf participants are scheduled to come with our partner, Siman Tov, of the Greater Washington, D.C. area

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Encounter: If We Could Only Meet

On Tisha B’Av, July 28, 2012 (the 9th of Av), we mourn the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash (The Temple). We are taught that it was destroyed because of sinat chinam (baseless hatred). Jews were divided and in conflict with one another. To rectify this, on Tisha B’Av, the JWRP brought together 200 observant women from communities in the greater Jerusalem area, with the 200 JWRP women for an incredible evening where they met, connected and learned what it means to love your fellow Jew.

JWRP Solidarity Mission Just 48 hours before our November group was set to arrive, Israel was poised to enter Gaza for Operation Pillar of Defense. It was the dramatic headlines all over the world.You can imagine how much pressure the women were under by friends and family to cancel their trip. The JWRP waived any cancellation fee and respected whatever decision they made. Out of 400 women scheduled to come in November and December, only 92 cancelled. The result was a JWRP Solidarity Mission that was one of the most inspirational trips to date.

“I was so proud to stand for Israel at the rally today in Los Angeles, CA. The outpouring of support is tremendous.

Thank you for your strength and courage to actually stand IN Israel in her time of need. I am with you in spirit.”

— Karina Salem Gordon, TAG ‘11 participant (message to TAG ‘12 Solidarity Mission women)

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First Annual JWRP Leadership Conference

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t the beginning of January, 2013, 75 women from four different countries came to the Washington, D.C. area to learn how to take their inspiration to the next level of leadership and responsibility.

Featured speakers included: Edana Desatnik, Fortune 500 Executive Coach, and TAG ’10 alum; Dov Ber Cohen of Israel on Self-Discovery and Empowerment; Dr. Erica Brown, author and international speaker on Jewish leadership and many more. Each city group of City Leaders, Madrichot and participants, learned about maximizing their organization’s impact in their city — everything from harnessing the power of Facebook, to fundraising, to public speaking.

The highlight was when Pamela Claman, founder of Thank Israeli Soldiers, received the JWRP Leadership Award named for her.

“The conference brought back such good memories of our experiences together (TAG ‘12). It had the energy and spirit of our time in Israel. We strengthened our leadership skills, developed action plans and concluded with ‘Hava Nagilia’ around the indoor pool!

Every detail was thought of and the content was as good as any Fortune 500 event I’ve attended. The conference gave me an understanding of the magnitude and importance of the vision of JWRP. So grateful to be on this journey with each of you.”

— Sheryl Etelson, Potomac, MD Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Annual Report 2012 I 19

2012 Revenue and Expense Revenue: $

Donations 1,773,012 Federation Partnerships Interest Earned Organization Fees

23,202 9,133 335,533

Sales of Products and Services

55,024

Participant Fees

50,700

Other Revenue

12,066

Total Revenue

2,258,670

Expenses:

Operational Expenses

73,144

Project based Expenses

107,377

Salaries & Benefits

352,777

Travel-Missions 1,194,940 Total Expense

1,728,238

Net Revenue

530,432

Numbers represented are on an accrual basis and are unaudited

“A lot of people ask me what was my “favorite” part of the trip. They usually want to hear which sight-seeing location was my favorite, but my answer has been the learning and the spiritual journey that I experienced.”

— Carol D, TAG ‘12 20 I Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project Annual Report 2012

Pricing Model for 2013 Trips

2013 Budget Revenue: $

Donations 1,900,000 Federation Partnerships 15,000 Mission Revenue — Partnership Organizations

361,000

Mission Revenue —Participants

113,600

Speaking Fees

40,000

Sales of Products and Services

28,920

Other Revenue

11,000

Total Revenue

2,469,520

Expenses:

Operational Expenses

79,000

Project based Expenses

59,000

Salaries and Benefits

479,919

› The model of a “free trip,” not including airfare, was well-received and we are continuing for 2013.

Year

2013

Each Woman Pays

Airfare, $50 for tips and a $36 registration fee

City/Organization Pays

$250/Woman

Federation Pays

$100/Woman (plus cost of Federation partnership city excursion)

Travel-Missions 1,829,400 Total Expenses

Net Revenue

2,447,319

22,201

How good it must feel to know you are making a huge difference.

My life has changed night to day.

The light I carry with me now is because of your generous gift.

— Sandra H. TAG ‘12

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Why Invest in the JWRP? › P artners and Unity: The JWRP is bringing existing outreach organizations together at a time when unity is more important than ever, providing a powerful, effective, high-level program that most organizations could not afford to create or execute.

We are all working together for the same goal, and together we can accomplish so much more. › S ave on Future Funding: Impact the mothers now, and you won’t have to spend money to reach out to their kids on college campuses in 10 years. › R eal Results Now: Women, their families and their communities are inspired when they return. The support model is there to help the women continue their journey, embrace and connect to their Jewish values. › H igh Return on Investment: When you impact a woman, you impact an entire family, in this generation, as well as future generations. › O ngoing Follow-Up: Because women can only come from existing, active and effective outreach cities who have invested in their trip to Israel, the follow-up is immediate and ongoing. Local city leaders and educators travel with them to Israel, bonding and forming deep relationships. Cities also know that results of careful monitoring of the follow-up on a national level will be a measure of their ability to bring women in the future. › I ncrease Impact of Existing Investments: Return on the investment of outreach organizations can be dramatically increased when you have immediate results through the women. Women create the spiritual direction of the home, and women create community. Women will “fast forward” existing outreach operations.

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The 2013 Schedule Goal: 1,200 women 2013 Dates, already reserved Participants

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May 19 - 29

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June 16 - 26

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June 30 - July 10

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October 20 -30

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Commitment: ALL spots for 2013 were reserved within 10 days from releasing the dates! The interview process has begun and some organizations have already filled most of their spots with participants.

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‌ And Together We Can Change The World

For more information:

www.jwrp.org The Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project 12230 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852 I 240.283.6371 I info@JWRP.org