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July 14,2006

An Article of the Month in July - "How to write request for a grant" (in Russian) is written in the form of recommendational manual. Here you will find the detailed instructions how to plan and write the proposal for a grant.

06 июня 2006 года

An Article of the Month in May - "Strategic Organizational Planning" is written in the form of recommendational manual for the directors of the Jewish organizations by Michael Mensky, Deputy Director of the Programming and Professional Development Division of the JDC. Here you will find the detailed instructions how to write the strategic organizational plan in the frames of JDC practice.

April 30, 2006

In this month we offer you an article "Knowledge management" . It is relatively new area of management for the FSU countries. Knowledge management - systematical exchange of information and its accessibility - is one of the most important factors for the Jewish communities and different types of Jewish organizations, especially taking in consideration our territory and state separation.

April 29, 2006

Dear friends! We are happy to announce the new Best Practices contest .

April 26, 2006

New section "Participants Projects" was opened on Chanoch subsite. Here you can find interesting materials on children and families at risk.

April 25, 2006

We are glad to inform you that the Twelfth Annual International Medical Conference will take place in Kishinev, Moldova on May 22-24, 2006.

March 30, 2006

We are happy to present new Article of the Month - "Peculiarities of Jewish Identity" . Author of the aricle - Michael A. Chlenov is the well-known cultural anthropologist, an author of more than 100 academic publications on cultural and social anthropology, history and linguistics. Since early 1970s he has been an active figure in Jewish public and human rights movement in the USSR.

February 22, 2006

In the new Article of the Month "The Art of Choice of an Object for NPO’s Business Activity" we are going to continue a discussion on importance of involving non-profit organizations in business activities nowadays, which will provide them with additional opportunities for development by means of the funds raised by such activities.

February 16, 2006

How is your organization working now and in what direction should it develop in the future? How to elaborate strategy of development with the help of SWOT-analysis? New articles in "Methodical materials - strategical planning" subsection will be useful for directors and managers of the organizations

January 31, 2006

The first Article of the Month is an extract from the brochure «Individual Donations Collection Activities: Successful Models and Experience», containing information on various sources of financing for non-profit organizations and collection of individual donations. Full version of the brochure could be found here (in Russian)

December 26, 2005

We draw your attention to the new actual for the FSU Jewish organizations monthly article “Leading Change: Why transformation efforts failed” , by John P. Kotter, Professor of Leadership in the Harvard Business School in Boston.

December 12, 2005 года

Attention! The summarized results of the Best practices contest 2005 . Authors of the projects are ready to share their knowledge

December 02, 2005

Materials of the conference "Management in times of change" (November 22-24, 2005, Kiev) could be found here

November 17, 2005

On 22-24 of November 2005 in Kiev the annual Conference of directors of Jewish organizations in the FSU will be conducted. Theme of the conference is "Management in times of change". The exhibition of the regional Best Practices will be presented there
Program of the conference (in Russian)

November 10, 2005

On 15-16 of November 2005 in Moscow work meeting on problems of creating the united information field for programs of Jewish education, upbringing and social help for Jewish families with children of the pre-school age will be held. Program of the work meeting (in Russian)

October 28, 2005

New "Article of the Month" - by Vladimir Veiner (Strategy Fund) - "Top ten tools of an American fundraiser" and "Top ten tools of a Russian fundraiser". The fundraising issue becomes more and more hot for the Jewish organizations in the FSU and because the upcoming conference in Kiev will be dedicated to fundraising in particular, we hope, these articles will help you in your practical work.

October 6, 2005

On the September 19-21 new FSU-level seminar on Children Initiative program was conducted in the ISOR SPb. In the section "Conferences and Seminars" you can find some materials from this seminar.

September 22, 2005

In the section "Best Practices" we have updated subsection, dedicated to the SUT'05 contest. There you could acquaint with the works of the participants. For your convenience we have divided them by topic.

August 31, 2005

We offer your attention new "Article of the Month" - "Founder's Syndrome: How Corporations Suffer -- and Can Recover", devoted to the problems that are typical for the small organizations. You'll know how to solve the problems that rise between leaders, founders, Boards and emploees. Author of the article - Carter McNamara has consulted numerous organizations in the areas of organization development, leadership development and strategic planning.

August 30, 2005

We offer you the list "Medical Resources" in the section "Internet Links". This list could be interesting and useful for the medician of any specialization

August 24, 2005

The division "Books online" in the section "Books and Bibliographies" was renewed and updated. We have uploaded the second number of "Studies in community development. Social support for elderly people: research, practice, resources" journal (in Russian)

August 16, 2005

We offer you the typical questionnaire that will help you to describe your regional Best Practices project.

August 9, 2005

We opened two new sections on our forum - the first one - for institute methodists and Joint regional training coordinators and the second one - for DB Training operators. Here you can communicate with each other, exchange experience and find new friends that will be ready to help if you'll face difficulties. We will be glad if this sections would be useful for you!

August 8, 2005

An article "Guide to Community Assessment" (in Russian) in section - «Methodical materials: community development», was recommended by Michael Menski, Director of Strategic Planning and Development, Programming and Professional Development Division, JDC.

July 5, 2005

We have opened new division - "Seminars on IT" in section "Conferences and seminars". There you can find useful information for database "Training" operators, regional methodists and training coordinators.

July 4, 2005

Second seminar "Changes in the information system of training and knowledge management" for database "Training" operators, regional methodists and training coordinators from the FSU countries will be held on July 11 - 13 in Saint-Petersburg. Materials of the seminar you can find in the section "Seminars on IT"

June 24, 2005

New "Article of the month" - “Change Through Persuasion”, recommended by Varda Silberberg. We hope that experience of the American specialists will play as an example of successful reorganization and making new impulse to the developing of the organization.

June 3, 2005

The "Article of the month" division added to the "Methodical Materials". Monthly delivered articles now available online

May 7, 2005

The "Management" division of the "Methodical Materials" section was re-organized. Please, pay attention of the tables "Human Resource Management" and "Business Communication and Ethics"

Apr 20, 2005

Rabbi Meir Shlezinger congratulates everyone with the Pesach and opens a Forum on the Jewish medical and social ethics issues.

Apr 18, 2005

The new collection of materials on non-commercial organizations was created. Here you may find methodical materials in the areas of management, marketing, PR, communications, strategic planning, case studies, experience of some NCO programs – see in the “Methodical materials: management” section.

Apr 04, 2005

On the threshold of the Ted Myers Medical Conference that soon will take place in Baku we would like to attract your attention to the materials of the previous Ted Mayer’s Xth International Conference Medical Conference (18th-20th of May, 2004, Kiev). You may find lectures-presentations of the American doctors and other materials in the “Methodical Materials” division of the new section of “Medical programs”.

Mar 24, 2005

Very interesting article relevant to NGO organizations, written by Elisheva Sadan (co-author) from Hebrew University in Jerusalem who is involved in the NGO management course in Moscow and Arza Churchman (co author) the academic director for the Doctorate Program of City Planning at the Technion in Haifa.
This article is recommended by Michael Mensky, Programs and Professional Development Division – FSU, Joint
Article placed in Methodical Materials on Community Development section

Mar 23, 2005

New Best Practices on early childhood programs were sent from some regions. Please, send us your Best Practices descriptions and share your experience with others!

Mar 22, 2005

The HOKMA forum is opened! See the sections of Chanoch program and Jewish Medical and Social Ethics. The link to the forum is in the bottom left.

Mar 18, 2005

The article about what the Best Practice is, by Melissie Clemmons Rumizen, knowledge strategist of Buckman Labs, added to "Best Practices" section

Mar 16, 2005

In the “Medical Programs” block of Methodical Materials section you will find lectures of American doctor-gerontologist Lewis A.Lipshits and other materials on gerontology from the seminar for geriatricians of the North-West, Volga and Central Russia Heseds, 13th-14th of December, 2004, St.Petersburg.

Mar 4, 2005

On the threshold of the Children's Initiative conference in Dnepropetrovsk new methodical materials on children programs and new bibliography on pre-school training have been added to the corresponding sections of the site

Feb 18, 2005

Site updates: Yulia Karchevskaya report from "Family World" International Congress in Moscow, new bibliography from Alla Paneyah on children 0-3 (in Russian)

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