2016 Seymour Epstein Rising Leadership Mission

The Epstein Mission will inspire and educate current Jewish community rising leaders to cultivate an enhanced mindset from which our Jewish community will grow and benefit for years to come.

The Epstein Mission will guide a passionate volunteer into a more skilled leader and steward of others for your organization on behalf of the Jewish community through Israel education, community connections and solicitation training.

Selected participants, Epstein Fellows

will be joining a select (small)  group of like-minded individuals to engage in building the facets of the  vibrant Jewish community of Greater MetroWest through engagement, training and an Israel experience. There will be interactive learning sessions with seasoned community fundraisers who will guide them to:

• effectively communicate and present their ideas clearly and with impact
• understand the impact that individuals and groups can have in helping our community
• improve their listening skills
• understand the importance of body language
• step out of their comfort zone and increase their confidence
• build a positive outlook
• build connections amongst the community

All of the above learning will be interspersed with visits to Federation partnerships and meetings with Federation affiliates in Israel (JDC and JAFI) which will tie into their learning about the Jewish community and Israel: the people, the history and the land.

Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest Epstein Mission

is looking for Jewish community leaders who:

• have demonstrated leadership and/or fundraising success and/or
• would benefit from more in-depth development skills and/or Israel education and/or
• are graduates of prior leadership programs who have successfully engaged in the community

Mission participants, Epstein Fellows

are asked for the following commitments:

1. Participation in two Pre-Mission Evening Sessions – TBD   December? January?
2. Participation in the Epstein Mission – January 23 through January 31, 2016
3. Payment of $700 towards the cost of the Mission due by October 19th (non-refundable)
4. Commitment to do at least three Face-to-Face solicitations for the nominating organization or the Federation over a six-month period after the mission
5. Full participation in Super Sunday and one other phone-a-thon for Federation during the 2016/2017 campaign years
6. Commitment to subsequent involvement in the nominating organization and/or Jewish Federation
7. A minimum pledge of $800 to the 2016 (payment due December 31, 2016) and $1,000 to the 2017 (payment due December 31, 2017) Federation annual campaigns

Mission participants include:

• Eight Epstein Fellows at highly subsidized cost
• One lay leader chairperson: Mark Glajchen
• One Jewish Federation of GMW senior staff person: Debra H. Levenstein
• One national lay leader trainer
• Four GMW leaders:
     Sandy and Roz Hollander
     Sally Epstein
     Barbara Drench