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Jewish nonprofit communities of practice:
Learn together, lead together.
CJP's communities of practice bring professionals together around shared roles and priorities, creating spaces where real-world insight, trusted relationships, and deep communal knowledge combine to help you grow your organization’s impact.
Development professionals in Jewish nonprofits: build relationships and grow impact.
Leader: Shira Kraft, CJP’s Associate Vice President, Gift Planning and Endowment
Planning for leadership continuity: board succession as a strategic priority
Next gathering: CJP's Communities of Practice is on break for the summer. Please check back for Fall dates.
Each month, CJP brings together fundraising and advancement staff from across the Jewish nonprofit world for forums where professionals share knowledge, build relationships, and solve real challenges together. Join us!
Governance Community of Practice
for Organizations
Leader: Marni Allen, CJP’s Vice President, Volunteer Mobilization and Leadership
Planning for Leadership Continuity: Board Succession as a Strategic Priority
Next gathering: CJP's Communities of Practice is on break for the summer. Please check back for Fall dates.
Board succession is one of the most complex leadership challenges a nonprofit faces, and one CJP knows well. Join the gathering to learn how to:
Board succession is one of the most complex leadership challenges facing Jewish nonprofits, and a critical focus of this community of practice. Designed for Jewish nonprofit professionals in Boston, this session helps leaders to:
- Approach board succession planning with intention
- Identify future leadership needs
- Engage board members in meaningful pathways to leadership
- Create processes that support smooth transitions
Governance Community of Practice for Synagogues
Leader: Marni Allen, CJP’s Vice President, Volunteer Mobilization and Leadership
Clarifying roles for professionals and volunteer leaders in successful governance partnership
Next gathering: CJP's Communities of Practice is on break for the summer. Please check back for Fall dates.
When professional leaders and volunteer boards have clear roles and expectations, organizations lead with trust, transparency, and impact, a principle at the heart of CJP’s governance work.
Join us for a conversation that asks, “Whose decision is it anyway?” You’ll learn how to:
- Clarify roles and boundaries between professional and volunteer leadership
- Strengthen alignment between clergy, executive directors, and board chairs
- Share real-world challenges and best practices with peers
- Deepen approaches to effective governance partnership
Teen education and engagement community of practice
Leader: Caleb Alemany, CJP’s Associate Director, Jewish Communal Life
How to shape successful Jewish teen engagement
Next gathering: CJP's Communities of Practice is on break for the summer. Please check back for Fall dates.
CJP partners with organizations across Greater Boston to strengthen teen engagement through this community of practice for Jewish nonprofits. Designed for Jewish nonprofit professionals in Boston, this gathering shares research, tools, and strategies to deepen impact with teens.
Push your thinking, expand your skills, and reenergize the way you lead. When you attend, you’ll gain:
- A workbook of outcomes and templates to use with your team
- A look into current research, data, and trends in Jewish teen education and engagement
- Connection with other teen-serving Jewish community professionals in Greater Boston
More support for Jewish nonprofit professionals and communities across Greater Boston
Through our broader ecosystem of communities of practice in Jewish nonprofits, CJP supports Jewish nonprofit professionals in Boston with the tools, relationships, and expertise needed to help young people build a strong Jewish future.
Communities of Practice for professionals who work with Families with Young Children
Connect with peers, experts, and shared resources through ongoing Communities of Practice for professionals supporting families with young children throughout Greater Boston.
Resources for professionals who work with college students
Samantha Robinson, Senior Manager at CJP’s Center for Combating Antisemitism, supports professionals who work with college students.
Resources for professionals who work with young adults
Caleb Alemany, CJP’s Associate Director of Jewish Communal Life, connects professionals who work with young adults with resources.
Explore additional resources for professionals and capacity building
Discover tools, guidance, and learning opportunities to help strengthen your organization, support professional growth, and build a thriving Jewish community across Greater Boston.