Congregational Finances

Finances: Money and Jewish Values: including Dues, Fundraising, Budgeting, Tzedakah: Large Congregations

Lori Rubin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:02:38 -0500

Start: Mar 28 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Mar 28 2012 - 2:15pm

How do we make good financial decisions from a Jewish values-based perspective? We will focus this session on how congregations can make good financial decisions in a variety of financial resource and areas, even when choices are challenging. How can congregations be successful in organizing financial resources, dues structures that are in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values. How do we link budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. We will also discuss the uses and variety of Jewish values-based approaches to money and other resources in congregational life based on your input of areas of emphasis and sharing best communal practices.

NOTE: To maximize communal learning, congregations are encourage to form a team (including clergy) and sign up for all three sessions designed for your congregational size, see http://jrf.org/pearl/sessions/2012

Expected Preparation (Written and Audio):

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values/2

http://jrf.org/pearl/2008/congregational-dues-models-that-work

http://jrf.org/pearl/2010/fundraising

Finances: Money and Jewish Values: including Dues, Fundraising, Budgeting, Tzedakah: Medium Congregations

Lori Rubin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:00:59 -0500

Start: Mar 27 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Mar 27 2012 - 2:15pm

Expected Preparation (Reading and Audio):

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values/2

http://jrf.org/pearl/2008/congregational-dues-models-that-work

http://jrf.org/pearl/2010/fundraising

Finances: Money and Jewish Values: including Dues, Fundraising, Budgeting, Tzedakah: Small Congregations

Lori Rubin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:59:00 -0500

Start: Apr 2 2012 - 1:00pm

End: Apr 2 2012 - 2:15pm

Expected Preparation (Written and Audio):

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values

http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values/2

http://jrf.org/pearl/2008/congregational-dues-models-that-work

http://jrf.org/pearl/2010/fundraising

Education: Congregational Schools Budgets: How school budgets fit inside the synagogue budgeting process.

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:16:56 -0500

Start: Mar 30 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 30 2011 - 1:15pm

In the best of times, it can be challenging for congregations to make good decisions about school budgets. In times of economic hardship, it becomes even more important to address school budgets with great care. In this workshop, Rabbi Erin Hirsh will discuss best practices in school budgeting. She will discuss the roles of education directors, treasurers, education committees and boards. This webinar will also examine the relationship between synagogue and school budgets as well as considering sample budgets.

Download the audio and listen while viewing the power point below.

Education: Congregational School Budgets: Gathering data to ensure effective budgeting and decision making.

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:13:00 -0500

Start: Mar 2 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 2 2011 - 1:15pm

In the best of times, it can be challenging for congregations to make good decisions about school budgets. In times of economic hardship, it becomes even more important to address school budgets with great care. In the first workshop, Rabbi Erin Hirsh will discuss best practices in school budgeting. She will discuss the roles of education directors, treasurers, education committees and boards. This webinar will also examine the relationship between synagogue and school budgets as well as considering sample budgets. In the second workshop, Marion Gribetz will introduce Jdata and demonstrate how congregations can use data to make good decisions regarding the school budget.

Finances: Money, Values and Congregational Life II

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:34:11 -0500

Start: Apr 12 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Apr 12 2011 - 1:15pm

Money, Values and Congregational Life, PT 2 (Follow-up from Tues, April 5th session): In these challenging economic times, how do we make good financial decisions? We will talk about budgets as key documents that should reflect the congregation’s mission, and about how to create budgeting processes that effectively utilize the congregation’s mission, objectives and values. We will focus his session on values-based budgeting and how congregations can make good financial decisions even when choices are challenging. Many JRF congregations currently face painful challenges about where and how to allocate limited funds. How does a board go through decision-making processes to make necessary budget adjustments or cuts during tough times? How can congregations be successful in creating a dues structure that is in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values. How do we link budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. Rabbis Shawn Zevit and Mordechai Liebling discuss the uses and variety of Jewish values-based approaches to money and other resources in congregational life.

Listen to the audio and view power point below:
http://jrf.org/money-values-and-congregational-life-part-II

Finances: Money, Values and Congregational Life

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:31:56 -0500

Start: Apr 5 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Apr 5 2011 - 1:15pm

Money, Values and Congregational Life: In these challenging economic times, how do we make good financial decisions? We will talk about budgets as key documents that should reflect the congregation’s mission, and about how to create budgeting processes that effectively utilize the congregation’s mission, objectives and values. We will focus his session on values-based budgeting and how congregations can make good financial decisions even when choices are challenging. Many JRF congregations currently face painful challenges about where and how to allocate limited funds. How does a board go through decision-making processes to make necessary budget adjustments or cuts during tough times? How can congregations be successful in creating a dues structure that is in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values. How do we link budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. Rabbis Shawn Zevit and Mordechai Liebling discuss the uses and variety of Jewish values-based approaches to money and other resources in congregational life.

This year we ask participants to deepen their learning by signing up for both sessions on a given topic. The follow-up to this session is Tues. April 12 noon EST. Please register separately at www.jrf.org/pearl

Listen to the audio while viewing the power point below:
Part 1
Part 2 (goes with session 2: http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values/2)

Finances: Fundraising 2.0 (Fundraising in Difficult Times, Part 2)

Lori Rubin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:05:05 -0500

Start: Mar 18 2010 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 18 2010 - 1:15pm

Herb Tobin will focus his session on fundraising and build on the more basic fundraising PEARL session he offered last year. In this session, he will provide more advanced ideas about the realities of congregational fundraising. His presentation will also focus on the larger contextual challenges of congregational fundraising in this challenging economic climate.

Listen to the audio recording of this call by clicking here: http://jrf.org/node/2584

Finances: Values-Based Budgeting 2.0

Lori Rubin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:52:25 -0500

Start: Mar 11 2010 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 11 2010 - 1:15pm

Rabbi David Teutsch will focus his session on values-based budgeting and how congregations can make good financial decisions even when choices are challenging. Many JRF congregations currently face painful challenges about where and how to allocate limited funds. How does a board go through decision-making processes to make necessary budget adjustments or cuts during tough times? He will also address the importance of linking budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. To listen to the call, click here: http://jrf.org/node/2581

Finances: Dues Models That Work

Victoria Cangelosi — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:40:44 -0500

Start: Apr 3 2008 - 10:00am

The way a congregation develops and markets its dues structure speaks volumes about its values, membership, and goals. Whether it be flat rate, fair share, hybrid, or another model, learn how congregations can be successful in creating a dues structure that is in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values.

Download a resource packet.
You can listen to the audio recording by clicking here: http://jrf.org/node/2626