Chaya4WUJS Platform 2012
- 1. Chaya Esther Pomeranz My Vision for WUJS
- 2. 2 DearWUJS member, You currently find yourself faced with the important task of selecting the next WUJS Chairperson.You are probably asking yourself“why does this election matter and what does it have to do with me?”As a member of the World Union of Jewish Students, it is your right to determine the worth and relevance of our organization – with your vote, you can determine just how influential WUJS can become. Do you envision WUJS as the base for all Jewish student activity around the world? Do you hope to see WUJS at the forefront of international Jewish issues such as global Zionism, Jewish leadership and cohesion, BDS, anti-Semitism, and deligitimization of Israel? Should WUJS strengthen its relationship with its member unions? In your eyes, should WUJS provide a stronger platform for the future of Jewish students, helping them find internships and job opportunities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, I welcome you to consider my candidacy for the position ofWUJS Chairperson. My first interaction with WUJS was back at the 2009 WUJS Congress. There I met many inspirational Jewish students from around the world, and I was amazed by the unity everyone displayed, despite coming from diverse cultures, countries, and religious backgrounds. I saw that one cause united us all – the idea of Jewish peoplehood, a love for Israel, and a shared destiny. Since then, I have maintained my involvement, returning to congress year after year and continued to create life-long friendships with member students from around the world. In attempt to strengthen my Jewish identity and best educate myself on world Jewry, the problems it faces, and challenging issues students confront in general, I have attended dozens of international seminars in the United States, the UK, Austria, Slovakia, Australia, Poland, and more. These ranged from Holocaust and Jewish education to interfaith and women’s empowerment. My dedication to this organization, along with my constant involvement over the past three years, has led me to recognize our true potential and where WUJS can grow as an organization. My vision sees WUJS at the forefront of all Jewish students’political and social activism. In order to achieve this goal, a significant restructuring – which has already taken root under the successful leadership of the current Chairperson, Oliver Worth – as well as financial planning must be solidly established. We must work alongside Jewish unions around the world in order to help them face their unique challenges, create connections, and forge partnerships to find solutions, which will all help bolster our unions. Through joint programming between the unions and WUJS, we will set the stage for the creation of internships, fellowships, job opportunities, and connections in Israel and around the world. We will work to ensure that WUJS will be relevant to every Jewish student. After over six years of involvement with the Jewish World, Israel-Diaspora relations, and almost four years of student and social activism, I am the ideal candidate to spearhead this grand scale plan for WUJS cohesion. With my past experience as founder and president IMUNA – the Israeli Model UN Association, my affiliation with StandWithUs, American Jewish Committee Board Membership, The Jewish Agency, The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN, and many more student programs, I have seen how Jewish students have the strength and foresight to create both powerful and lasting changes. It is this strength and conviction which I hope to bring to WUJS, enabling us to create a stronger union which will benefit Jewish students world-wide. I am confident that my knowledge and vast experience, combined with my dedication to the values represented by WUJS, my personal connection with Diaspora Jewry, as well as my proven leadership skills distinguish me as the foremost candidate capable of leading WUJS forward in the upcoming years. I would like to thank you for your consideration and time. SincerelyYours, Chaya Esther Pomeranz
- 3. 3 MY VISION I envision WUJS as the umbrella organization uniting Jewish students from all across the globe, facilitating cooperation and consolidation of all Jewish students’activities, encouraging community involvement, establishing true partnership and empowering its member unions on a national and international scale. I see WUJS as providing unique programming, partnering with relevant organizations and government bodies worldwide to provide Jewish students with the platform to actively influence the global agenda and simultaneously stand at the forefront of global student activism. I foresee WUJS becoming an organization relevant to its member unions and all of its students as an integral part of their lives. I envisionWUJS as a beacon of light, hope and leadership for Jewish students around the world for generations to come. MY MISSION The following are some key points on how I intend to initiate the paradigm shift required by WUJS: We will increase WUJS relationship and relevance to its member unions: WUJS will work alongside its member unions to pinpoint their needs, increase programming, unite the various unions from all across the world, strengthen smaller unions, and create new unions. We will increase WUJS relevance towards students: WUJS will provide an alumni network, internships, information regarding transfer programs, employment opportunities and much more. We will create a platform for global networking and exchange of ideas and shared resources. We will ensure a sustainable structure and financial plan. We will empower student activism for social change in areas benefitting the greater global good.
- 4. 4 The following are some practical goals that will help achieve my vision for WUJS: 1) Creating Organizational Infrastructure and Stability a) Setting up an Executive Infrastructure b) Creating a WUJS Advisory Board c) Incorporating the Executive d) Creating a WUJS Alumni Network e) WUJS International Internship Program 2) Creating Organizational Memory 3) Setting up a Consistent and Replenishing Financial Plan 4) Expanding Financial Resources 5) Greater Internet Presence a) Website b) Social Network c) Social Media d) Online Publications 6) Strengthening WUJS relevance to its Member Unions a) Strengthening strong existing unions b) Strengthening struggling unions c) Create new Jewish unions d) EUJS and WUJS Cooperation 7) Creating a WUJS Support Network for Individual Jewish Students 8) Establishing a Permanent WUJS Headquarters 9) Creating Targeted Workshops and Seminars 10) Enhancing Networking and Partnerships 11) Promoting and Supporting Student Activism 12) Making Ourselves Part of the Global Discourse 13) Expanding WUJS Public Relations and Marketing
- 5. 5 OBJECTIVES 1) Creating Organizational Infrastructure and Stability For any organization to succeed it needs structure and stability. For this reason, it is crucial to continue the process set in action by the current Chairperson to expand and stabilize the WUJS organizational structure. The responsibilities of both elected and appointed positions should be clearly defined in order to maximize work efficiency. a) Setting up an Executive Infrastructure i) Executive Director: This position affectively put in place by the current Chairperson has been instrumental to the organization. The Responsibilities of the Executive Director must be clearly defined and upheld according to the constitution with the approval of the Executive. ii) Officers: WUJS should have sub-departments that will each focus on specific issues. Each of these departments will be headed by an officer who will work with a team of volunteers or interns. These departments should include but not be limited to: (1) Member Union Coordinator (2) Programming Coordinator (3) Information Resources Officer (4) Communications Officer (5) Student Welfare Officer (6) Current Events and Pressing Issues Officer (Jewish Identity, Israel, Anti-Semitism) (7) Fundraising Officer iii) Volunteers: Volunteers will be recruited from all possible avenues open to WUJS: National Service, Career Israel, WUJS Hadasah Fellowship, The Begin Fellowship, Israel Research Fellowship (IRF), and individual students from across the membership. b) Creating aWUJS Advisory Board: This board should include individuals deemed appropriate by the Executive to help support the current WUJS Chairperson, including past WUJS Chairpersons and high-ranking professionals sympathetic towards WUJS vision. This provides them with the platform to contribute their input when needed and provide WUJS with a plethora of expertise and experience. c) Incorporating the Executive: The executive will be consulted on all policies related to WUJS and will be provided with the opportunity to give their input, advice and take an active role within the organization. d) Creating aWUJS Alumni Network: This platform will provide active students with the ability to network and connect as young professionals for current initiatives as well as future ones. It allows them to seek advice, promote ideas, programs and maintain a connection with world Jewry and other activists or like minded-individuals. Most importantly it provides a lifelong fellowship to WUJS aims and visions. e)WUJS International Internship Program: I will establish an internship framework within WUJS that will enable students from member unions to volunteer for the organization for short time periods. As President ofThe Israeli Model UN Association Chaya created a detailed and affective infrastructure which included an advisory board, vice president, sub-committees and officers to oversee these task committees. As Project Coordinator for the StandWithUs Fellowship Chaya managed an international conference, oversaw a team of 25 volunteers, 8 sub-committees and was responsible for all fundraising. As a StandWithUs Fellow andTikvah Alumni Chaya experienced first-hand how to run effective alumni networks. She has since implemented this structure with Model UN and it has proven affective.
- 6. 6 2) Creating Organizational Memory One of the main challenges facing student organizations in general and Jewish student unions in particular is organizational memory. Often, when an active Chairpersons’term in office comes to an end, with them goes their experience and what they have created, leaving their successor to start from scratch. The goal of establishing effective WUJS organizational memory is to have shared resources, materials and infrastructure plans saved and accessible for all of our members. This database will be an online specialized portfolio, for which I intend to develop a user-friendly system to document and sort information; making the information accessible and user friendly. The Organizational Memory aims to have two archives: 1. WUJS Member Unions 2. WUJS Chairperson To make this effective I also intend to do the following: a) Appoint an Organizational Memory Manager: I intend to locate and appoint an intern whose job is to collect, file and make available the following materials: mission statements, one-pagers, business plans, promotional material and more. b) Create an Alumni Archive: When a student wants to run a program, having the contact information of someone who previously created or ran the same or a similar program can be paramount. I intend to build a voluntary network to serve this purpose and via the Organizational Memory Manager, help make the links so that every project has the support of a professional or previous coordinator when needed. c) New project - Real-time documentation and file sharing: Along with filling the gap on existing and established projects, I intend to advertise and promote our Organizational Memory Project and to have students and unions inform us of their projects and processes as well as turn in a short summary when the project is complete so that these are available to all. It will enable unions to upload and download resources and information, flyers, graphics, educational material etc. This shall give rise to cross membership evaluations of union activities and provide good source of good practices. 3) Setting up a Consistent and Replenishing Financial Plan Every organization has its planned expenditure as well as ad-hoc expenses. In accordance, WUJS therefore must create a thorough yearly budget breakdown. This will include predicted expenses such as salaries, administrational expenses, office bills and upkeep, and Congress. In addition, a budget estimate should be created for ad-hoc programming and expenses. The accounts of WUJS should be wholly accountable to the member unions. 4) Expanding Financial Resources Every successful organization is based on effective funding and therefore the upkeep of a strong financial base is crucial. Until this point, most of the funding WUJS received has been in the form of one-time donations for ad-hoc programming. I intend to find consistent donations so WUJS can spend more time advancing its aims, rather than spending the amount of effort it currently does on acquiring one-time donations. While doing her National Service inThe Jewish Agency, Chaya was responsible for overseeing programming, creating program archives, overseeing projects and writing project progress reports. As President of The Bar- Ilan Model UN Society Chaya organized three international delegations and fundraised all of the money to cover the expenses.
- 7. 7 The sources of funding I aim to explore for long-term support: • Grants and Foundations • Governmental Organizations in Israel and abroad • Jewish organizations • Local Jewish communities • Partnering with other organizations on an individual program basis • Private renewing donations • Institutional budgets • Jewish and non-Jewish NGOs Such cooperation will enable ample budgets and long-term commitments. My position within the Israeli Model UN Association, my membership on the board of AJC, personal relationships that I have established within many of these organizations and proven past fundraising experience indicates my ability to ensure WUJS financial security, stability and sustainability. 5) Greater Internet Presence a. Website: The website will be a real time information resource and hub for anyone interested in WUJS around the world. This interactive website will serve three main purposes: (a) General Public Information Providing the general public, organizations and anyone else interested in WUJS with basic information about the organization. This information includes aims of WUJS, details on our member organizations, press releases, past/present/future activities etc. (b) Important information for students Serving as a key resource for every Jewish student around the world, which must include all of the relevant information for Jewish students (particularly on all Jewish activities): social, cultural, academic, religious, economic activities and more. More specifically this will list: academic transfer programs, fellowships, workshops, seminars, scholarships, programs, internships, and grants. (c) Union Platform This section of the website will be password protected and will be accessed by Union Staff alone and will include two sections: i. File Sharing: As previously outlined ii. Forums: Online forums will be created to address pressing issues on the Jewish agenda. Each forum will be headed by a professional who will facilitate discussion and will be “attended”by a union representative. Forums will address topics such as Jewish identity, anti-Semitism, Jewish leadership, interfaith, Jewish education and Israel. The aim of these forums is to share knowledge and experience as well as facilitate a unified Jewish response to these issues, while taking into account the differences between cultures and countries. b. Social Network: Create a social networking platform; connecting Jewish students from around the world. This will bring interest-oriented individuals together and facilitate communication at multiple levels. Chaya has created a database of dozens of leadership programs, seminars and fellowships. She is constantly aware of student programs taking place world- wide and brings these to student awareness.
- 8. 8 c. Social Media: Create and maintain effective awareness of WUJS and its activities on all social media channels in a variety of languages. d. Online Publications: Increase the circulation of the global Jewish voice and provide additional platforms for the publication of articles, opinions and discussions. 6) Strengthening WUJS relevance to its Member Unions One of WUJS’s main challenges is being relevant to its member unions. Unions vary in their structure, resources, strengths and challenges. In order for WUJS to be both relevant and effective, it is important that it tailors its involvement with each union on an individual basis. In order to accomplish this, the Chairperson must maintain constant contact with each of the unions. Taking into account the many responsibilities of the Chairperson, along with time constraints, there will be a WUJS officer whose sole responsibility will be to maintain effective streams of communication between WUJS and with the unions. The officer will oversee staff of volunteers who will further ensure constant communication with the unions. WUJS will make an effort to select volunteers who have moved to Israel, and to pair up students with their home country’s’unions in order to overcome cultural and linguistic barriers. (French student living in Israel with UEJF, Australian student living in Israel with AUJS etc.) a. Strengthening strong existing unions: Target the needs of each union and assisting accordingly. WUJS will meet with each union’s president, and together discuss collaboration between WUJS and that union, and ways to strengthen the relationship between the two. b. Strengthening struggling unions: Target the existential challenges facing the unions and provide guidance, training and experience sharing when needed. c. Create new Jewish unions: Many countries have Jewish student activities, which are not organized in such a way that enables their activity to be recognized as a member union. WUJS will help create such a structure in those countries. d. EUJS andWUJS: In addition to the personal relationship that WUJS will have with each union, it will work closely alongside EUJS - the umbrella organization for all European Jewish student unions. In order to ensure efficiency, WUJS and EUJS will work in unison with each of the European member unions. They will create a strategy to strengthen their member unions and expand activities to Eastern European and FSU Unions. 7) Creating a WUJS Support Network for Individual Jewish Students The student demographic in general and the Jewish student demographic in particular have specific needs that are derived from their student status. As an organization which aims to look out for student welfare it is important that we fill these needs and strengthen our relevance towards individual students as well as their respective unions. In addition to the WUJS website, this will be done in the following ways: • Post Education Student Employment: One of the most serious concerns for any student is where they will find employment on completion of their studies. There are many companies that wish to recruit qualified employees, however are limited by their scope. We will create a database of those employers interested in recruiting from WUJS’s Alumni Network, this shall benefit Through her involvement with WUJS Chaya has established close relationships with AUJS, SAUJS, EUJS, as well as many of its member unions Chaya has helped her peers secure internships within the Israeli Mission to the UN, various other N.G.O.s, and is constantly advertising vacancies and new positions for students.
- 9. 9 both the Alumni and the future employers. Creating this database as well as cooperation’s with employment agencies to try and help our members with that first transition from student to young professional is an important role for WUJS. • Provide information for UniversityTransfers: Students who wish to study abroad are often confronted with linguistic and cultural difficulties. As an organization with member unions throughout the world, we are able to ease this transition period by providing students with both information about transfer programs, and contact with the local Jewish Student Unions in their desired country. • Internship Opportunities: In addition to the possibility of interning for WUJS, thousands of internship opportunities exist all over the world. The WUJS Student Welfare Officer will be responsible in locating these opportunities and making them known to students on a regular basis. • Scholarship funds: WUJS will maintain close communications with educational institutes, civil societies and philanthropists in order to frequently publicize Scholarship and Bursary opportunities available to students from all across the world. • Creating aWUJS“Couch surfing”: Couch surfing is a well-established platform worldwide. However, many students hesitate to use this platform. WUJS, in partnership with local unions can work to make students feel more comfortable by creating a WUJS member based couch surfing platform. • Support after Aliya: Many students today make the decision to move to Israel. WUJS will aim to ease their transition by putting them in contact with the right people, and assisting them once they have landed in Israel. We will aim at paring up old“Olim”who have been through the process, with new immigrants. • Create aWUJS Alumni Network: As outlined in section one. • Supporting Student Initiatives: Many philanthropic organizations aim at helping new initiatives. Many Jewish students are active in initiatives that benefit the global community such as human rights, women’s rights, the“Green Movement”and more. WUJS will provide guidance and support for qualified students in their application for grants. 8) Establishing a Permanent WUJS Headquarters The idea is to build a center, in Jerusalem, which could serve as headquarters and activity base for WUJS. The center will provide WUJS a permanent and fixed facility from which to run ongoing educational and leadership programs, servicing the various student unions affiliated to WUJS. The center will also be a hostel, providing accommodation to WUJS members, wishing to visit Israel. The center will also be used to run the WUJS office and all related projects. • WUJS Offices o The center will provide offices for the WUJS Staff and volunteers o The center will provide both the physical and technological space for face-to-face and virtual meetings • Student Hostel o The center will provide basic short-term sleeping accommodations for students, an internet room and a place to chill out o Students wishing to use these accommodation facilities will have to“book”their spot up until two weeks in advance.
- 10. 10 o During“high-season”programming will be available upon request. At present, Bar-Ilan University has expressed interest in providing WUJS with an entire dorm building, which includes office space, kitchens and 70 beds. WUJS will work to secure funding for its own permanent building in Jerusalem. 9) Creating Targeted Workshops and Seminars WUJS will provide students with access to workshops, seminars and programming on a variety of issues relating to WUJS’mission. These include Zionism, Anti-Semitism, Jewish identity and leadership training seminars. WUJS will partner with member unions and other NGO’s in order to create effective programming and will aim to co-host events with its member unions. In order to accomplish this we must first: • Create a database of already existing programs available to students, partner with the program facilitators and reserve spots for our union members. • Assess workshop and seminar availability in the various countries and determine what workshops are needed in different locations. • Fill the void by creating workshops and seminars on topics that are not sufficiently addressed by other programs. • Create a yearly calendar which will provide students with dates and locations of seminars and workshops on a variety of issues • Create a professional database in order to provide workshops as needed. Workshop and Seminar ideas: • WUJS Fellowship: Higher education supplemental programs aimed at influential Jewish student leaders. • Development of leadership skills Seminar • Young Jewish Leadership Empowerment Seminar and practical lectures on running an N.G.O, Negotiating Abilities, Social and Projects Leadership. • Training Program Providing a training program for Jewish student leaders. The program will teach tools for managing non- profit organizations, building a budget, managing financial reports, working with volunteers, and other essential issues for young leaders. • Anti-Semitism workshop that would give the students the necessary tools to effectively combat anti-Semitism. This will be offered in partnership with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 10) Enhancing Networking and Partnerships Students are an emerging leadership. They are the guardians of the older generation and the role models for younger generations. Therefore, Jewish students have an important role within their local Jewish communities, the global Jewish community, their cities and their countries. • Local Jewish communities: WUJS must work in partnership with its member unions to strengthen relationships with the local Jewish communities, Chaya has a well established network of close contacts within Israeli and international governmental and non- governmental organizations, as well as non-Jewish international organizations.
- 11. 11 participate in their activities and serve as role models to the future generations. • Global Jewish community: WUJS must work to create and strengthen partnerships with international Jewish organizations and serve as a liaison and the voice of Jewish students to these organizations. These include the World Zionist Organization, World Jewish Congress, The Jewish Agency, JNF, AJC and more. I aim to reaffirm the current relationships with those bodies in order to safeguard the Jewish student Unions’interests. • Local Society: WUJS must encourage students to integrate in their society and lead in the political, economic and educational fields; promoting projects for social improvement. In this respect, they should create relationships and partnerships with students and professionals of other religions, ethnicities and communities. • Local and international organizations: WUJS will strengthen the bonds between itself and non-Jewish organizations, including official state organizations, N.G.Os, and nationalinternational student bodies dealing with subjects relevant to WUJS. 11) Promoting and Supporting Student Activism “WUJS has always recognized the necessity for organizing activism campaigns in order to educate the world and make a difference in matters concerning the Jewish people and the Jewish student population” – WUJS Constitution: It’s important to remember that we are not only Jewish but also students, and the problems of the world and wider student population are also ours. Under my leadership, WUJS will raise awareness of global injustices among our students and help them be more proactive, as well as supporting the formation of partnerships to strengthen individual goals and clarifying their vision on how to take progressive steps forward. We must encourage and provide all students with opportunities to lead and join international campaigns and activism in areas of human rights, women empowerment and other important issues on the global stage. 12) Making Ourselves Part of the Global Discourse In order to be inclusive of the entire Jewish Student population, WUJS should not take a political stance on controversial topics. However, it should provide a platform that will allow Jewish students the opportunity to affect the global agenda and make their voices heard, even if they deem the topic they wish to support is controversial. • Create aWUJS Newsletter - We will create a newsletter that will provide students with updates from WUJS and its member unions. In addition, we will expand the“Global Jewish Voice”and incorporate articles on key subjects written by WUJS members. In addition, we will work with other bodies to increase circulation so as to initiate public discussion on subjects of social or national importance. This newsletter hub will allow for anyone within the network, or who shares an interest, to comment and submit works of their own. • WUJS will initiate and organize social campaigns aimed to promote subjects of importance to the Jewish world. This will come to fruition in the form of events on different continents run by local individuals with WUJS support and guidance. Chaya is a Board Member of AJC Access Israel
- 12. 12 • WUJS, as an international organization, will also help create partnerships with programs like the EU, UN and UNESCO. WUJS will empower those that choose to take part in projects, both Jewish and non-Jewish, led by national or international institutions to further their respective causes. 13) Expanding WUJS Public Relations and Marketing There is a need to re-brand WUJS and redefine our relevance in the ever-changing world, and grow its awareness. This needs to be done both internally towards WUJS’member unions, and externally towards the Jewish communities worldwide. • Internally o Commence an in-depth research as to WUJS’specific relevance to each of its member unions. Defining what the individual needs of each member unions. o Partner with member unions in order to create wider-spread recognition of WUJS among Jewish Students, and define WUJS’role and relevance to these students. • Externally o Demonstrate WUJS relevance to the ever-changing Global Jewish community and organizational map. o Strengthen old Partnerships and create new partnerships. Public Relations strategy: - Utilizing Social Media to maintain contact with students and spread continue to raise awareness of WUJS and its member unions’activities - Write monthly press releases on WUJS work and achievements. In her Communication studies at Bar-Ilan University Chaya specialized in Public Relations and Marketing As President ofThe Israeli Model UN Association, Chaya has very close working relations with the UN, The Israeli Mission to the UN, WFUNA, UNAOC and various other international organizations. This will allow to strengthen the relationship between WUJS and UN activities.
- 13. 13 Date of Birth: 18.11.1988 | Citizenship: US, Israel | Residence: Givat Shmuel, Israel 972-54-668-9493 | chaya.pomeranz@gmail.com Education 2011- Bar-Ilan University - M.A. degree in political communications – current Average 95.0 2009-2012 Bar-Ilan University - B.A. degree in political science & communications – Average: 94.3 (Maxima cum laude) 2011 JSC – The Jewish Statesmanship Center for Strategic Planning One year multi-disciplinary Program for identity and public policy, aims to provide broad knowledge and strategic tools to understand basic concepts in Israel's public policy. - http://www.statesmanship.org.il/eng - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qy-g6C8VLc National Service 2008-2009 World Bnei Akiva Youth Movement – Tafnit North America: Counselor Bnei Akiva is an international religious Jewish youth organization, which educated students on their Jewish national identity, heritage and their connection to the State of Israel. The Tafnit North American program brings post-high school students between the ages of 18-22 to Israel for a year of religious studies and social volunteer work. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Staffing Trip to Poland Daily, monthly and yearly logistics Organizing and running educational seminars Liaison between Organization and various organizations (JNF, StandWithUs etc) 2007-2008 Jewish Agency for Israel – e-Learning & Resource Division & Zionist Seminars: Assistant The Jewish Agency serves as the link between the Jewish people and Israel, working to ensure the future of a connected, committed, global Jewish People with a strong Israel at its center. The Zionist Seminars division trains and sends emissaries to Jewish communities worldwide in order to strengthen their Jewish identity. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Creating and organizing learning and Seminar materials on a verity of Jewish and Israel related subjects (Religion, Jewish Identity, National Identity, Anti-Seminaries, Zionism, Holocaust, Israel-Diaspora Relations etc.) Training the Israeli Emissaries Organizing Conferences and Seminars Coordinating international and cross-cultural video conferences Organizational and Public-Social Experience 2010-2012 WUJS – World Union of Jewish Students – Comptroller 2012 - The Israeli Model UN Association (IMUNA) – Founder & President IMUNA provides a unified base of operations for coordination on the national level between all nine Israeli Model UN Societies. Main areas of responsibility and activity: 1. Creating an organizational structure and achieving NGO status This includes the establishment of Sub-Committees, Task forces, Board of Advisors, and Board of Executives comprised of leading Israeli and international professionals. 2. Fundraising and grant applications 3. Working with government agencies/ministries/NGOs Operating and creating projects and partnerships at the national and international CURRICULUM VITAE
- 14. 14 level with various bodies such as: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Relations, UN, WFUNA, UNA, The Israeli Mission to the UN, NUIS and more. 4. Writing annual and long term work plans Construction of an annual work and long term strategic plan, which includes a charter, organizational structure and long-term development strategy. 5. Overseeing conferences and workshops Four National MUN Conferences Public Speaking workshop Media Traning workshop Working for the UN workshop CV writing workshop 6. Overseeing Projects Dream-Team – A national elite Model UN Team comprised of the top 20 participants in the country who will be fully sponsored to attend international conferences on behalf of Israel. Youth Leadership Program – A joint program between IMUNA and the Israeli Mission to the UN which allows Israeli students the opportunity to represent Israeli Youth within the UN Head-quarters. Unified Judging Standards Unified Training Ethiopian Human Rights Program – Provides students with the opportunity to volunteer in Ethiopia for a two month time period, all expenses paid for. 7. Provided professional guidance to the various societies 8. Overseeing interclub dynamics and meetings 9. Student Database Locating leading students in order to provide them with internship and job opportunities. Provide various Israeli government offices and NGOs with information about leading Israel Students in order to incorporate these in the organizations, task forces, internships etc. 10. Leadership Program Archive Serve as liaison between students and various international leadership programs – providing Israeli students with the opportunity to meet and interact with students world-wide 2011-2012 BIUMUN - Bar-Ilan University Model UN Society – Founder & President BIUMUN was one of the first Israeli Model UN Societies founded within Israel. In its first year its members traveled to several international conferences where they won first place prizes, and was the first Israeli Model UN Society to gain official University recognition. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Fundraising – obtaining budget from the University, running official university fund- raising events, finding a permanant donor who will sponsor the long-term activities of the society. Creating official partnership with the University – Achieving the status of permannat program. Creating organizational structure Managing budget – Payment for Coach, international conferences, hosting national conference, trips etc Sending students to international conferences Training Programming Logistics - www.biumun.com 2012-Present For HER Future – International Women empowerment organization – Co-Founder For Her Future is a global not-for-profit organization looking to help create women leaders of the future. The organization aims to empower young women who have already demonstrated responsible leadership capabilities in their respective fields, as well as providing educational and skills development opportunities for young girls from all backgrounds in the developed and developing world.
- 15. 15 Main areas of responsibility and activity: Program Development Marketing Fundraising Building a staff Developing the Israeli branch Locating current established leaders Recruitment etc. - www.forherfuture.com 2004-2008 Kids For Kids – Volunteer Kids For Kids was an organization that was founded during the second Intifada to assist Israeli children who were victims of terror. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Speaking to groups about life in Israel Speaking to donors Assisting with workshops Creating social events for children Leadership Training 2012 Tikvah Summer Institute in Political Thought, Economics, and Strategy – Participant Three week in-depth seminar that exposes participants to the foundations of political thought, economics and Strategy and provides a platform for in-depth discussions and debate on a variety of issues. http://www.tikvahjerusalem.org/pes/ 2012 MFA Summer Summit Week long leadership training seminar for young Jewish professionals from all over the world, sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2010 & 2012 Public Diplomacy Workshop – CIC Center for International Communications A seven-week program that trained students in the areas of communications and public diplomacy. I was a participant in 2011, and an assistant in 2012. 2011 Public Speaking Workshop – Lilyan Wilder Center for Communication Excellence 2011 Tikvah Program in Political Leadership – Participant Month long seminar that provides participants with exposure to the foundations of political thought, meetings with policy and decision makers from around the world, and a platform for in- depth discussions on a variety of issues. 2011 StandWithUs Fellowship: Bar Ilan University – Fellow, Project Coordinator & Director The flagship StandWithUs Israel Fellowship brings together Israel's elite students and trains them to assume leadership roles in Israeli society. The fellowship has six groups in the leading universities within Israel. At the end of each year, each of the six groups must produce a project. Bar-Ilan University’s 2011 project was the “NanoISGreen” Conference. International “NanoISGreen” Nanotechnology Conference (19-23/06/2011) – Project Coordinator The project combined academic lectures, touring and visits to state of the art Israeli Nanotechnology and Green Energy facilities, with the goal of countering the academic boycott and creating long lasting research cooperation. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Coordinating and overseeing 6 sub-committees (media, logistics, content etc) Overseeing a staff of 25 student volunteers Representing the initiative at various forums Fundraising Coordination with the StandWithUs office, Bar-Ilan University, Ministry of Science and various other organizations Forming partnerships with various Nanotechnology organizations Student recruitment http://www.standwithus.co.il/fellowship/ 2004 Dale Carnegie: Public Speaking – How to win friends and influence people
- 16. 16 Interfaith 2012-Present AJC Access – Subcommittee Interfaith task force - board member ACCESS is the younger generation of AJC (American Jewish Committee), the world’s leading Jewish NGO engaged in regional and international diplomacy to promote human rights for all, safeguard Jewish communities, and support and champion Israel’s right to exist. The Interfaith task force focuses on Arab-Israelis, Druze, and other non-Jewish minorities based in Israel. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Actively plan and organize two public interfaith events Cultivate contacts and relationships in the interfaith community for ACCESS Israel Recruit quality attendees for ACCESS Israel events Produce blog posts over the course of the year on ACCESS Israel issue areas Being an articulate and thoughtful young members of the Jewish community on issues of importance for Israel and the worldwide Jewish community Attending and participating in ACCESS Israel board meetings http://www.ajc-access.org 2012 MJC: Muslim-Jewish Conference; Bratislava, Slovakia – Participant International Pro-Israel Activity 2012 Faces of Israel: Ministry of Diaspora Affairs delegation to LA, CA, USA – Emissary ‘Faces of Israel’ was a delegation comprising of over 70 participants who traveled to various locations around the world to combat Israel Apartheid Week (IAW). I was selected to travel to LA, where we debated, discussed and dialoged on Israeli related issues, in attempt to build bridges with local college students. 2011 What Is Rael: Israel Awareness Week on UK Campuses – Assistant Coordinator & Participant WhatISRael is a grassroots student initiative to travel to college campuses during the annual Israel Apartheid Week and combat the anti-Israel activity while simultaneously supporting the local Jewish Student Community. The initiative works in partnership with local Jewish Student Unions. I attended the first delegation, which partnered with UJS. Main areas of responsibility and activity: Helping to develop the program Liaison with UJS Recruitment and fundraising Work Experience 2012 Bar-Ilan University School of Communication & Dean of Students Office – International B.A. Program Coordinator Main areas of responsibility and activity: Developing an international track of communication studies in Bar-Ilan University Advertising & marketing Recruiting international students Developing program Languages: English: Fluent | Hebrew: Fluent