Wednesday night ROIer Jacob Shwirtz put together an awesome intimate conversation with the head of MTV Scratch, Ross Martin.
Ross gave us the inside scoop on what in brief is a creative swat team that drives innovation. But that doesn't even scratch the surface about what MTV Scratch is and the power it has in the world.
Part creative agency, part production company, part brand consultant – MTV Scratch is from start to finish an amazing and young arm to the cultural powerhouse that is MTV.
Ayelet Galena is the one-year-old daughter of ROIer Hindy Poupko and Seth Galena, and she needs our help. She was recently diagnosed with a rare bone marrow failure disorder and will need a bone marrow transplant.
You can help in one or two QUICK ways, and possibly save a life:
1. PLEASE consider a quick (1 minute) cheek swab tomorrow (Monday, February 28th) in a mall close to you (Canyon Hadar in Jerusalem, 10am - 10pm). Other malls listed below.
2. Make a monetary donation to the Ayelet Galena fund through the Gift of Life Foundation: http://www.giftoflife.org/dc/Ayelet-Galena/blog.aspx. This money goes directly to testing all of the cheek swabs ($54 each).
Other Locations: Canyon Hadar in Jerusalem; Grand Canyon in Haifa; Canyon Nahariya; Dodge Center in Nazareth; Canyon Lev Hadera; Canyon Hasharon in Netanya; Canyon Merom in Ramat Gan; Canyon Hagiva in Givat Shmuel; Big Canyon and Canyon Sirkin in Petah Tikva; Honim Konim in Rishon Lezion, Canyon Rehovot; Outlook at the Bilu Center; Canyoter in Ness Ziona; Canyon Lev in Ashdod; ; Canyon Harel in Mevaseret Zion; Canyon Adumim in Ma’aleh Adumim; and Canyon Queen of Sheba in Eilat.
The Industry takes viewers on an exciting journey, revealing some of the unexplored corners of this rapidly developing field in Israel. Among the topics addressed in the film are the latest successes of Israeli films abroad, the increase in television channels and productions, the extreme popularity of the reality genre, and the exceeding demand for stage and screen time by many aspiring new talents. The film features established actors, directors and producers who appear alongside acting students, agents and others operating in and around the industry.
The aim of this project is primarily to capture how Israeli art is evolving, and the direction that Israeli\Jewish culture is heading. With reality television and adjacent genres taking increasing air time, the public and decision makers question what our culture will be like a few years from now.
I derived inspiration for this project from the intent to portray the acting industry in Israel as a reflection of the current and future culture of Israel. To launch this initiative, I put together a small crew and assistants to gather the required information, while writing an outline script for the film. Once this was done I began shooting key figures for the film.
Following our post from Friday, Developing a Social Media Policy, we thought it a good idea to remind our readers about social media metrics.
As nonprofits make expanded use of social media, many are still struggling with a concept that is second nature to them in other areas of fundraising: metrics.
Facing Tomorrow 2011, the third annual Conference under the auspices of the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres, will take place in Jerusalem, June 21-23, 2011.
The conference will focus on the vital issues, initiatives and decisions that must be implemented today in order to guarantee a better tomorrow for the world, the Jewish people, and the State of Israel. The conference will include plenary sessions, round table discussions, and a variety of panels that deal with a wide range of issues facilitated by international experts. The panels will discuss topics such as:
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter (among others) are not new. Most of us regularly utilize them to some extent to promote the work of our organizations. And, unfortunately, all to many organizations do so in a haphazard manner.
The AVI CHAI Foundation has developed a set of policies for those using these tools on behalf of the foundation and its grantees. While these policies may not be applicable for your organization, they should spur development of your own guidelines.
The AVI CHAI Foundation Social Media Policy
AVI CHAI encourages staff and Trustees to be champions on behalf of the Foundation, LRP, day schools and overnight summer camps. The rapidly growing phenomenon of blogging, social networks and other forms of online electronic publishing are emerging as unprecedented opportunities for outreach, information-sharing and advocacy.
In watching a trailer for the upcoming film “X-Men: First Class,” a prequel to the popular movies based on a series of comic books about mutant superheroes and supervillains, I was reminded of a scene from the first “X-Men” movie. Professor Charles Xavier, the telepathic wheelchair-bound headmaster of Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, rolls into a machine he calls Cerebro - it taps into the power of his already-turbocharged mind and amplifies it, enabling him to scan the world’s people and identify mutants. Later in the film, Professor Xavier’s friend-turned-archenemy Magneto (whose power over metal, we learn, had been activated during his time in a Nazi concentration camp) uses Cerebro for nefarious purposes, but up until then, the technology helps Professor X find mutants, bring them to his special training academy, and help them understand that their powers aren’t curses, but gifts. (You can watch the first two minutes of this clip if you need a visual - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO4KYpIdQK4)
This is the power I often wish I had for ROI - the ability to find and visually display all current network members, at any time, and anywhere in the world, and identify future innovators, making the formal applications process for ROI Summits a thing of the past.
Blackbaud, Inc. has announced the release of its 2010 Online Giving Report, which provides the most comprehensive review of online giving trends currently available in the nonprofit sector.
The 2010 Online Giving Report includes 24 months of online giving data from 1,812 nonprofit organizations from The Blackbaud Index of Online Giving, online major giving data from 2,190 nonprofits, and both online and offline data representing $5.1 billion in total fundraising from 1,438 nonprofits.
Key findings from the Report, which can be downloaded include:
Just over a year ago, in the wake of severe economic dislocation affecting donors and nonprofits alike, I wrote an article in Philanthropy News Digest exploring how philanthropists and foundations can give effectively in challenging times.
Today, with the benefit of hindsight and a slowly rebounding economy, it is clear that while the financial crisis had a painful impact on giving, it did not provoke an abrupt reversal of course. Rather, it accelerated tectonic shifts already well under way in philanthropy. The Jewish philanthropic environment was and is no exception.
As we begin to emerge from the dark days of 2008 and 2009 amidst predictions that foundation giving is poised for modest growth in 2011, several trends are having a transformative effect on Jewish philanthropy. It is essential that we understand, adapt to, and embrace these fundamental changes to ensure that our community continues to thrive.
1) Increasing Democratization of Philanthropy
Gone are the days when philanthropy was solely the province of billionaire benefactors. Today, thanks to the rise of online tools that expedite and focus the giving process, anyone can be a donor. Intermediaries such as Razoo, Facebook Causes and Kiva offer global donors of all sizes more direct paths to local initiatives, and many organizations are responding with online appeals that allow donors to make charitable contributions in targeted ways and according to particular interests.
Wednesday night ROIer Jacob Shwirtz put together an awesome intimate conversation with the head of 
Drawing On Tradition: The Book of Esther: Original drawings from Megillat Esther by JT Waldman 
The Industry takes viewers on an exciting journey, revealing some of the unexplored corners of this rapidly developing field in Israel. Among the topics addressed in the film are the latest successes of Israeli films abroad, the increase in television channels and productions, the extreme popularity of the reality genre, and the exceeding demand for stage and screen time by many aspiring new talents. The film features established actors, directors and producers who appear alongside acting students, agents and others operating in and around the industry. 
Facing Tomorrow 2011, the third annual Conference under the auspices of the President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres, will take place in Jerusalem, June 21-23, 2011.
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter (among others) are not new. Most of us regularly utilize them to some extent to promote the work of our organizations. And, unfortunately, all to many organizations do so in a haphazard manner.
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