THIS WEEK'S TRIBUNE  THIS WEEK'S TRIBUNE $149,685 grant given to Birthright Alumni Community Leadership Project
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$149,685 grant given to Birthright Alumni Community Leadership Project |
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Written by the Jewish Tribune staff
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Tuesday, 07 April 2009 |
TORONTO – A $149,685 grant over three years to Canada Israel Experience
(CIE) – a department of UIA Federations Canada dedicated to
strengthening Jewish identity among young adults through travel to
Israel and follow-up programming – will go towards the Birthright
Alumni Community (BAC) Leadership Project.
The funding will allow BAC to enhance a training program for Birthright
Israel trip leaders and develop a social action and community-building
initiative for participants following the trip.
CIE
officials said this enhanced leadership-training curriculum will focus
on advocacy, public speaking and group facilitation skills, as well as
a mentorship program to provide them with immediate sources of support,
information and resources.
Another aspect is the creation of a
Social Entrepreneur program through which trip alumni will network with
lay and professional Jewish leaders drawn from corporate and non-profit
organizations. Each participant will plan and implement a community
project benefitting, for example, the environment or communities in
distress.
“The BAC Leadership Project is about engaging
Birthright Israel alumni in building a community that speaks to them
and their generation,” said Shauna Waltman, CIE alumni and outreach
manager. “The key to connecting the Birthright Israel generation is
providing them with opportunities that speak to them.”
The grant
is one of 16, totaling $1.4 million, that were announced recently by
the New York-based Covenant Foundation as part of its mission to
support, advance and recognize excellence and impact in Jewish
educational settings. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 08 April 2009 )
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