Mittleman
Exclusive updates for our donors and supporters from your MJCC
Jewish Community Center
Spring 2019
at the Schnitzer Family Campus
6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219 | 503.244.0111 | oregonjcc.org
MJCC Adopts New Strategic Plan At its January meeting, the MJCC Board of Directors approved an exciting, ambitious, new strategic plan for the Center. The strategic planning process spanned nearly a year and a half, and the discussions involved numerous members of the Board, staff, MJCC and broader communities. The Board worked with David Posner, a Strategic Visioning Consultant with the Jewish Community Center Association of North America, who advised the entire process. The Board began by completing a survey regarding strategic issues of importance, and this was followed by a retreat, facilitated by David Posner. The retreat launched the process of crafting a revised mission statement and a new vision statement, the completion of which were delegated to a committee comprised of Board and staff members. New Mission Statement: The MJCC is an inclusive and welcoming hub for a diverse community, fostering lifelong wellness and providing dynamic social and educational experiences, grounded in Jewish values and culture.
The retreat also provided an opportunity to identify six areas of focus for the new plan. The Board created six task forces to consider challenges and opportunities in each area, and each task force was co-chaired by a current or former member of the Board and a staff member: Arts and Culture Programming (Co-chairs: Jonathan Singer and Lenny Steinberg), Programs for Children and Young Families (Co-chairs: Amy Blauer and Scott Reese), Community Engagement (Co-chairs: Barry Benson and Kelsey Kaplan), Building Utilization (Co-chairs: Brian Carleton and Jennifer Harrington), Financial Sustainability (Co-chairs: Marni Glick and Beth Germain), and Development (Co-chairs: Gail Mandel and Saul Korin). Each task force also included MJCC members and community members, and each gathered data and solicited input from various stakeholders, ultimately developing a set of recommendations. The development recommendations came from information gathered through our Benchmarking process (done in conjunction with the Jewish Community Center Association of North America), survey data, and input from Board members about key priorities. This section of the plan identifies several major fundraising goals for the next
A preview of the new MJCC Strategic Plan brochure
five years: raising a larger percentage of overall revenue from fundraising; expanding the MJCC’s donor base to include more members; creating a Physical Plant Repair, Replacement & Special Maintenance Account to address capital needs; implementing a plan to expand the MJCC’s endowment to $1 million, and fundraising to meet the capital and programmatic needs outlined elsewhere in the Strategic Plan. A brochure describing the Strategic Plan and outlining the objectives and strategies in each of the six areas of focus will be available shortly. For more information, please contact Steve Albert, Executive Director, at salbert@oregonjcc.org
Party Boards Support the J by attending a fundraising event! Fundraising Dinner from Aviv
Join us for a fundraising dinner at Aviv, Portland’s home of delicious vegan Israeli food. Two seatings. Aviv is donating a portion of the proceeds of this multi-course dinner to the MJCC.
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
5:30 pm or 8:00 pm Aviv 1125 SE Division St., Portland Cost (Wine not included - bar a la carte): $45 per person. Cost (Wine included): $85 per person.
Poker Party with Rob La Forte
Texas Hold’em, beer, wine, snacks, and fun.
Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:00 pm Cost: $50/person
Sign up: oregonjcc.org/partyboards