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EJewishPhilanthropy, Sep 3, 2020

By Daniel Olson

Full article as published in EJewishPhilanthropy

As a rabbi’s spouse, I am all too aware of the great loss these months of pandemic have brought to our communities: the loss of loved ones, the loss of in-person schooling, the loss of jobs, the loss of time together in community. Leaders of Jewish organizations have worked hard, under great stress themselves, to quickly adapt to the evolving limitations and opportunities posed by this moment. As a researcher and evaluator of Jewish innovation, I am certain that your work is worth learning more about.

Working on new projects in a fast-changing environment, leaders frequently are challenged to take the time to learn from their new work. Jewish leaders may neglect or feel ill-equipped to collect and analyze data in a useful way. The shift to online programming by many religious institutions makes it easier and quicker to engage in these data-driven learning processes.

This short guide offers some easy tips for thinking about what kinds of questions to ask and how to use tech to seek out answers to those questions in real time…. Read more