Thursday, June 20, 2013

July 2012

Dan Hadad Aviad  /      07/26/12

By Dan Haddad, recipient of an ROI Micro Grant. Dan created a pro-Israel multi-media platform, Size Doesn't Matter (SDM), and he used this grant to develop some fresh content for SDM on the topic of gay pride in Israel.

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ROI Community  /      07/19/12

ROI Community member, graphic designer, Elliot Cowan from the UK visited the ROI offices in Jerusalem and, for the benefit of ROI members and other Jewish professionals, he has shared some useful and key tips for what one should consider when creating an e-newsletter.

Introducing Elliot:


The impiortance of relevant content:


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Elissa Krycer  /      07/15/12
Video blog by ROI member Gal Friedman, participant of the PresenTense SocialStart Training Course for ROI members,  held at the ROI Offices.

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Elissa Krycer  /      07/13/12
ROI is partnering with Australian Jewish Funders (AJF) to host a gathering in the presence of Sandy Cardin, President of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Philanthropic Network, in Melbourne, Australia. The upcoming day-long event is attracting widespread interest. Here are two articles published in the Australian Jewish News, July 12, 2012.

Aussie ROIer Jeremy Balkin speaks to the press:

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Gabriel Weitz  /      07/13/12
Last Sunday the 5° Limud Buenos Aires took place and ROIniks were here, there and everywhere!

Ariela Lijavetzky (ROI Summit 2012) was the coordinator of the event. As the only profesional member, she centralized the work of all the volunteers, participated in the comittees´ meetings and brought new ideas for encouraging youth´s participation. Ariela believes it is really important to keep on holding these kind of activities where everybody meet, volunteer, teach and learn!
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Nico Riethmuller  /      07/13/12
By ROI Grant recipient, Nico Riethmüller. Nico is the director and editor of the Spanish Jewish online magazine, El Diario Judio.

With the help of an ROI Micro Grant, I had the privilege of participating in SIACH, a gathering of 120 young Jewish activists on environmental issues and social justice, with most from Israel, USA and Europe. 
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Benji Lovitt  /      07/12/12
By Benji Lovitt who received an ROI Micro Grant to participate in the PresenTense SocialStart Trainers Course

Sunday morning, a group of ROI alumni and individuals selected by PresenTense came together to begin the PresenTense Social Start trainers course.  In this six-day seminar, participants will train to become certified PresenTense facilitators of social entrepreneurship courses designed for PresenTense Institute fellows, professionals in the Jewish community, and others.
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Elissa Krycer  /      07/12/12
Video blog by ROI member Rei Dishon, participant of the PresenTense SocialStart Training Course for ROI members,  held at the ROI Offices.

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Justin Korda  /      07/06/12

By Justin Korda, ROI Community Executive Director

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky once said, “You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” What is true in sports is also true for our efforts to build Jewish community in the 21st century.

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