The Business of Fighting Antisemitism — Why the Organized Jewish Community Must Change

 One of the hardest questions any organization should be willing to ask itself is this: What would happen if we actually solved the problem we were created to address? Most organizations never ask that question because the answer can be uncomfortable.

Imagine a hospital that quietly depended on people staying sick. Imagine a consulting firm that relied on its clients’ problems never being fully resolved. Imagine a fire department that measured success by the number of fires instead of the number prevented (...)

For decades, many legacy Jewish organizations have operated from essentially the same playbook. A crisis occurs. A statement is issued. A task force is formed. An emergency meeting is convened. A fundraising campaign follows. Another incident occurs. Another statement follows. Another fundraising campaign follows. The cycle continues (...)

Instead, too much of the organized Jewish world appears to measure success through inputs rather than outcomes. More dollars raised. More events hosted. More conferences attended. More press releases issued. More committees created. Those are activities — not outcomes.

A non-profit should not be judged by how much money it raises. It should be judged by what changes because that money was raised. Yet increasingly, some organizations seem to confuse fundraising with impact (...)

he question every organization should be forced to answer is simple: What is different because you exist? Not what events did you host, or how many donors attended a gala, or how many emails were sent.

The questions I’d ask are what changed, what improved, what threat became weaker, and what opportunity became stronger? (...)

The question is not whether the Jewish community has enough resources to meet this moment. It does. The question is whether those resources are being deployed to solve the problem or sustain the system (...)

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