PresenTense's Fiscal Responsibility to its Community


Ariel Beery>>Mon Aug 31, 2009

What is the fiscal responsibility of a nonprofit to its community? This question is one that has been on my mind for a while, and one being dug into by our PresenTense management team over the course of these two months as we develop a strategic plan during these uncertain times.

One thing is for sure, PresenTense will learn from the lessons of the PLP closure, which I reflected upon in my article in the Forward. That is to say, our finances are currently divided into earned and donated revenue (60% earned through specific products, 40% financed through grants, much of which is restricted) -- but we seek to increase our earned revenue component to 80% over the next two years.

But that is only the fiscal side of our operations.

 
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On the Derech

Journey to the Center of Judaism
Jason Arenstein>>Fri Aug 21, 2009

In the fourth century BCE, Ezra the scribe led thousands of Israelites back to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon to reconstitute and revitalize the Jewish people. The result of this epochal pilgrimage is Judaism as we know it today.

Issue 6
Jason Arenstein
 
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Outside the Bubble

Integration in Education
Benjamin Greene>>Mon Jun 8, 2009

Most Jewish youth programs in the United States today place participants in carefully constructed and exclusively Jewish environments. These are essentially Jewish bubbles, where perceived barriers to Jewish experiences are intentionally minimalized or eliminated. These bubbles might prepare the individual to explore their Jewish life in an ideal Jewish environment, but they often fail to address Jewish living in a contemporary American environment.
 

Issue 8
Benjamin Greene
 
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