STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN TEEN EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT: Chicago’s Participation in the Jim Joseph Foundation- led Funder Collaborative

Teen Professionals Kehillah

Involvement During High School Potential Market of Jewish High- School Aged Teens Jewish High School-Aged Teens Involved 60,000 Based on a total market of 332,000 high school-aged Jewish teens Sources: Census of Jewish Day Schools in the United States ( ); Jewish Supplementary Education Enrollment from JData (2013); Camp Enrollment from JData (2013); The iCenter’s Mapping the Landscape: The Emerging Field of Israel Education (2011); American Jewish Population Estimates from Brandeis (2012) * Youth group data is based on estimates from field practitioners (2013)

Funder Collaborative Goals of the Collaborative Shared Measures of Success Jewish Learning and Growth Outcomes and Indicators Evaluation Tools (Cross- Community and Local) Co- Investment in Ten Community Plans

Collaboration “Best Practices”  Clarity and transparency around goals  Value to participants  Neutral facilitators  Funding as carrot  Funders in planning process  Shared measures of success  Multiple settings for collaboration

Chicago’s Strategic Planning Process Document Review (January 2014) Interviews (January – February 2014) Roundtables (February – March 2014) Framework (March 2014) Community Conclave (April 2014) Tactical Planning (April – May 2014) Communicating the Plan (June 2014) Fundraising & Implementation FY15