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Katz-Phillips LeadershipDevelopment Program
Empowering and Developing Jewish Leaders in New Orleans since 1960
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Historical Context• The Lemann-Stern Young Leadership Program was begun
in 1960 to train outstanding young men in Jewish New Orleans for positions of leadership.
• In 1967, a companion program for women was added, and the programs were combined in 1980.
• A mission to Israel was also added in 1980.
• Beginning in 2003, non-Jewish spouses were invited to join the program.
• In that same year, both partners in a relationship were nominated and asked jointly to participate (previously, nominations were strictly individual).
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Evaluating the program
Although the program was successful for more than 60 years, it needed to evolve. To that end, in 2012, Federation:
–Hired an external consultant– Surveyed a sample of program
alumni from the past 20 years–Held individual interviews and focus
groups
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What did we learn?
Overall, respondents felt the program was successful—this is shown by the fact that 60% of alumni currently hold leadership positions within Jewish New Orleans. The overall findings were:
– A need for more time devoted to tangible leadership skills
– A stronger focus on second-year retention– Continued engagement with alumni
through ongoing mentoring
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Introducing the revitalized Katz-Phillips
Leadership Development Program
3rd Party Facilitator overseeing
monthly sessions
Added a day on the ground in
Israel
2nd year overnight weekend retreat
focused on leadership
skills
Personalized
mentoring while
serving as intern on agency board
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Monthly Sessions
• Non-staff facilitator adds an educational/skill-based slant
• 2 advisors – program alumni/current community leaders – offer institutional perspective
• A comprehensivecurriculum covers an array of topics, including:
Social Justice: Jews in the
Broader Community
Israel, Global & American Jewry
Understanding Federation’s
Annual Campaign and
Allocations Process
How Federation Partners with
Jewish Agencies & Organizations
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Connecting to IsraelWhat makes this mission different?
- Held at the beginning of the program, it creates an immediate bond between theparticipants.
- It instills a sense of identity and Jewish peoplehood by connecting participants with Israelis.
- Participants learn the impact of theAnnual Campaign dollars through JAFI/JDCsite visits.
- They hear from phenomenal guest speakers like Paul Liptz, Rachel Korazim and Reuven Hazan.
(Each class member pays only $800 for 8 days on the ground in Israel, thanks to a corporate subsidy.)
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Mentoring/Onboarding
With the enhancements to Katz-Phillips, we’ve created a new mentoringprogram.
- Program participants are paired with a Jewish community leader/programalumni to steer their lay leader onboarding process.
- Participants intern on either an agency board or the Federation board for a year to develop meaningful leadership skills.
- The mentoring relationship continues after the internship to help guide the next steps for emerging leaders.
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Overnight Retreat
In the second year of the program, participants attend an overnight retreat at no cost to them.
- The Tolmas LeadershipRetreat is held an hour outside of New Orleans at a retreat center.
- The one-night trip allows participants to celebrate Shabbat together, while focusing on leadership skills through group exercises, discussions and role-playing.
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Leadership Development Endowment Campaign
A campaign was launched to endow the program in perpetuity, and has raised nearly $800,000.
Total program cost over 2 years: $150,00010-day mission to IsraelTwo program facilitators (a professor and a social
worker) leading monthly educational sessionsOvernight Leadership Skills RetreatPart-time administrative assistant
Additional corporate sponsorship has lowered participants’ costs for the Israel mission.
Currently, the endowment will offset half of the program’s operating budget.
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Katz-Phillips 2.0
Stressing the importance of the program to our community—as stated earlier—over 60% of Jewish
agency, organizational and congregational boards in New Orleans are comprised of program alumni.
An astonishing 90% of Federation’s Executive Committee is made up of Katz-Phillips alumni.
The Katz-Phillips Leadership Development Program is shaping the future of our Greater New Orleans
Jewish community. And that’s our Fedovation.
Thank you!