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Kickoff OrientationDecember 8, 2013

+Welcome and introductions : Share your nametags

Nickname

Hometown

Profession/Occupation

Hobby

Family

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+What is theHadassah Leadership Fellow(HLF) Program?

A 2-year leadership engagement program designed to inspire and cultivate future leaders by offering candidates opportunities to:

grow and lead perform volunteer work for Hadassah and the larger

community acquire life-enhancing professional skills

HLF will be based on core Hadassah values: volunteerism philanthropy self-realization and political awareness Zionism and Israel

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+Goals of the Hadassah Leadership Fellows Program

Establish a pipeline and alternate Hadassah volunteer career path for qualified and committed women

Provide a vetted team of ambassadors across the US

Energize the organization with fresh ideas, new perspectives and outside voices

Impact change in specific fields

Broaden Hadassah’s outreach

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+Program Overview: Year 1Design YOUR Impact December 8, 2013: Experience Hadassah’s Impact—

Past and Present

March 20-28, 2014: See Hadassah’s Impact—Fellows Mission to Israel

July 20, 2014: Choose Your Impact—Content Seminar

Fall 2014: Voice Your Impact—Advocacy Experience in Washington D.C.

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+Program Overview: Year 2Make YOUR Impact Impact Boards—Hadassah vehicles of change meeting under the

auspices of a specific theme or issue.

Your personal interests, professional skills and backgrounds will drive the work of these groups.

Fellows will select to serve on one of four Impact Boards: Women’s Health and Medical Research Social Investing in Hadassah Women and Public Policy Social Justice/Global Humanitarianism

Fellows will make a minimum $1800 contribution—directed to the Impact Board of choice

Impact Boards will consist of: Hadassah Leadership Fellows Specific Hadassah Volunteer Portfolio Holders External experts

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+Women’s Leadership Board

Engage high profile Jewish women in the targeted demographics for ideas, advice, networking and publicity

Advise on issues relevant to the next generation of American Jewish Women

Recommend sources of funding

Identify content speakers for seminars

Assist in identifying future advisory board members

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+Women’s Leadership Board Rabbi Lauren Berkun, Director of Rabbinic and Synagogue Programs for the Shalom Hartman Institute

 Andrea Feirstein, Founder and Managing Director, AKF Consulting Group

 Jamie Gangel, NBC Political News Reporter

 Dr. Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth College

 Dara Horn, Author, The World to Come, All Other Nights, In The Image and others

 Stephanie Ives, Executive Leadership Consultant

 Elyse Kroll, Founder, ENK International

Dafna Michaelson, Founder and President, Journey Institute

Deborah Minkoff, Hadassah Leadership Fellows Chair, Women’s Leadership Board Co- Chair

 Rebecca Minkoff, Designer and CEO, Rebecca Minkoff, LLC.

 Marcie Natan, Hadassah National President, Honorary Women’s Leadership Board Chair

Anne Neuberger, Special Assistant to the Director, NSA

Elana Drell Szyfer, Executive Vice President, Global Brand Strategy

 Dr. Janice Weinman, Hadassah CEO and Executive Director, Women’s Leadership Board Co- Chair

 Claudia Weinstein, Story Editor, 60 Minutes

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+Internal Steering Committee Goals

Representatives from each Hadassah division sits on this committee, implementing Hadassah’s synergized approach

Discuss short and long term program issues

Coordinate activities and interests

Work through internal organization issues

Investigate future governance issues and opportunities

Strategize best practices to support local leadership in targeted communities with recruitment

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Hadassah Second CenturyMission, Vision & Values

Roz Rosen, Coordinator, Member & Unit Services Division

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Hadassah’s Mission…Where it Began

Henrietta Szold united a community of activists

to support her vision. This vision became

Hadassah’s mission.

+Hadassah’s Mission…100 Years and Counting

For over 100 years Hadassah has been owned and funded by the same group of American women

Hadassah has been a partner in the building of the State of Israel

Since 1912 Hadassah has offered American Jewish women unique opportunities to deepen their personal connections with Israel and the Jewish people

+Hadassah TODAY

A vital, action oriented, on-the ground organization that deals directly with women’s needs

330,000 strong members, associates and supporters Powerful network of grassroots members who take initiative to create

meaningful events and programs on important women’s Ta’Tas, Bra-Palooza & Bra-Veaux programs

Over 900 chapters who engage, empower, educate and inspire our members to impact global, national and local change on topics including:  Advocacy Hadassah Policy Statements

(www.hadassah.org/policystatements) 50 State Network Take A Stand Day on The Hill Date with the State

Heart Health Every Beat Counts

+Vision: Outlines What an Organization Wants to be

1. To attract & engage younger women

2. To strengthen Hadassah in the United States & in Israel

3. To build a global organization

4. To engage new partners & build coalitions

5. To develop & fund initiatives that impact both Israel & the American Community

Hadassah’s Mission Statement

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for and commitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel. It enhances the health of people worldwide through its support of medical care and research at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem. Hadassah empowers its members and supporters, as well as youth in Israel and America, through opportunities for personal growth, education, advocacy and Jewish continuity.

Our Mission

1. Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer organization that inspires a passion for and commitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel.

2. It enhances the health of people worldwide through its support of medical care and research at the Hadassah Medical Organization in Jerusalem.

3. Hadassah empowers its members and supporters, as well as youth in Israel and America, through opportunities for personal growth, education, advocacy and Jewish continuity.

+Mission Table Talk

Which sentence in the mission statement speaks to you? Why?

How would you use a personal story to impart Hadassah’s mission statement?

+Closing

“ Your mission and vision statement is more

powerful, more significant, more influential, than the baggage

of the past, or even the accumulated noise of the present. ”

Stephen Covey

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The H in Zionism

Judy Shereck, National Hadassah Secretary

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HadassahProjects Overview

Joyce Rabin, Chair, Hadassah Medical Organization

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HLFIsrael Mission

OverviewMiki Schulman, Chair, National Hadassah Travel Chair

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Volunteerism—TheValue of Volunteering

Karen Everett, Major Gifts Team Member

Hadassah Re-Branding Steering Committee Member

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Defining Leadership in Today’s World

Donna Gerson, Chair, Hadassah Foundation

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+My Hadassah Journey

+Family Comes First, Always!

+A Passion for Advocacy:“Date with the State”

+“Day on the Hill”

+Smart, Like-Minded Women

+A Bridge to Peace Through Medicine

+Empowering Israeli Women:The Hadassah Foundation

+Leadership Lessons:Climb Every Mountain!

+My Leadership Guideposts

Know and love your mission

Delegate and give clear parameters

Stop being so nice – say no (and mean it)

Perfection does not exist so stop worrying about being perfect

Play to your strengths

“Do without expectation”

Be grateful for the opportunity to serve

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Create YourOwn LeadershipPath

Debbie Minkoff, Chair, Hadassah Leadership Fellows

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+Jewish Journaling

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+Transfer of Learning

In groups of 2 or 3, answer the following:

As a Hadassah Leadership Fellow, you have been invited to participate in a community event sponsored by Hadassah. Think about what you want to share at this event and think about what resources you would use to prepare. Write down a few notes. Discuss with your partners and then we will select a few volunteers to share with the group.

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Evaluation & ClosingDebbie Minkoff, Chair, Hadassah Leadership Fellows

Before you go…Be sure to complete:

Evaluation Form

Corrections to the HLF Contact List

Impact Board Payment Form

Social Media Information Request Form

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