#11ntcjews - jnmif & 10 new rules of the game

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews

THE STATE OF THE JEWISH DIGITAL NATION2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference

March 17, 2011

Adam Simon ~ Schusterman Family Foundation

[email protected]


JEWISH NEW MEDIA INNOVATION FUND www.JewishNewMedia.org $500,000 Competitive Grant Pool Partners

Blueprint Research and Design Righteous Persons Foundation Jim Joseph Foundation

305 applications


JEWISH NEW MEDIA INNOVATION FUNDCriterion Innovation Contribution to a more vibrant, meaningful

Jewish life Immediate impact Reach new audiences Lasting impact on those audiences Measure/understand impact Sustainability and scaling up Capacity to implement Open to sharing


JEWISH NEW MEDIA INNOVATION FUND 75 readers 6 advisors

Andrew Mandel – Teach For AmericaBen Elowitz – WetpaintDavid Bryfman - Jewish Education Project Jason Hirschhorn –new media entrepreneurKari Dunn Saratovsky – Case Foundation Lisa Colton – Darim Online


JEWISH NEW MEDIA INNOVATION FUNDRecipients Idelsohn Society Digital Archive (Idelsohn

Society for Musical Preservation) Haggadot.com (Haggadot.com) Kveller.com (My Jewish Learning) Moishe House Rocks (Moishe House & G-dcast) The G-d Project (Punk Torah) Jewniversity Mobile App (Hillel) UrbanSefer (Morgan Friedman) PocketTorah (Media Midrash) Jewish Journey Connector (Measuring Success)


LEARNINGS - WHERE ARE WE?

Head in the sand

Use technology for one-way communication; know we

‘should’ do moreGet it


LEARNINGS – THE NOT SO GOOD

A website is not innovative “How do I use Facebook better?” is the

wrong question Low tolerance for risk Technological expertise ≠

intellectual / content knowledge expertise

Naïve understanding of required staff and budget capacity


LEARNINGS – THE GOOD

Potential is huge!Front-end tools for two-way communicationBack-end tools to make use of your data

easier and more powerful Opportunity:

Put technological and media tools of different organizations in dialogue with each other

Excellent models exist


ON THE HORIZON: ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION

Jewish New Media Innovation FundSharing gleaned learningsVersion 2.0

Modern forms of community and communication

Fundamental organizational changes are doable

Your role


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(these slides will be on our blog) JewishNewMedia.org facebook.com/SchustermanFamilyFoundation


Ten Commandments for This Age New Rules of the Game

Lisa Colton, Darim OnlineMarch 17, 2011

Slides at: http://slidesha.re/11ntcjews

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#1 THIS IS AN ATTENTION ECONOMY

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#2: AUTHENTICITY


#1

Social media is

continuing to evolve.

Fast.

# 3: LISTEN & ENGAGE

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#4: ADD VALUE & BE GENEROUS

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#5: RELATIONSHIPS & NETWORKS

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#6: TRANSPARENCY

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJewshttp://dashboard.imamuseum.org Transparency Buys Trust

http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/

http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/

www.schusterman.org ~ @SchustermanFoun ~ #11NTCJews#7: NEW MEASUREMENTS


#8:

STAFFING,

JOB DESCRIPTIONS,

NEW HIRES

&

PROF DEV


#9: BE NIMBLE


#10: LEADERSHIP


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