This year’s revamped program will be a phenomenal opportunity for growth individually and as a team. Our time together will include insights into industry best practices, opportunities to connect with your colleagues, and actionable advice to apply to your next campaign cycle. Our hope is that the Summit will leave you feeling inspired, connected with a talented network of peers, and ready to be better than ever.
12:00 PM
Provide guests an opportunity to check-in at OU registration and get lunch before sessions begin.
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
Senior Fundraisers
Mo Isenberg, NCSY Director of Strategic Partnerships
12:45 PM - 1:35 PM
Emerging Fundraisers
Paul Kaplan, IA Senior Development Officer
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
General Session
Maury Litwack, Managing Director of Public Affairs
1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Josh Gottesman, Chief Human Resource Officer
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 4:05 PM
General Session
Josh Hirsch, M.S., Digital Marketing Manager for The Fund-Raising School
4:10 PM - 5:05 PM
Senior Fundraisers
Arlene Schiff, Grinspoon Foundation
4:10 PM - 5:05 PM
Emerging Fundraisers
Pinny Rosenthal, OU-JLIC Director of Development
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 6:25 PM
Listen to colleagues on a variety of challenges and help resolve together.
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
7:30 AM
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM
With introductions from:
Davida Fried, Teach NYS Regional Director
Ruthie Hollander, Director of the Executive Fellowship
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Barbara Gottesman, BGCoaching & Consulting
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Senior Fundraisers
Josh Hirsch
10:40 AM - 11:25 AM
Emerging Fundraisers
This session will touch on the moment of an ask and how to move forward with a yes or a no.
Jeff Korbman, IA Acting Director
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
Senior Fundraisers
Laptop Required
Shelomo Dobkin, IT Director of Product Development
11:35 AM - 12:30 PM
Emerging Fundraisers
You have secured a gift, congratulations! Now you need to think about the cultivation of the donor for long-time success.
Sonya Budd, NCSY Canada Chief Philanthropy Officer
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 1:35 PM
1:40 PM - 2:30 PM
Shai Kopitnikoff, Assistant Director of Talent Development
1:40 PM - 2:30 PM
Two 25-minute sessions
To create meaningful engagement for OU staff to connect with each other on a variety of topics – this will be pre-set 1-1 meetings between OU professionals and will be included in a survey for IA staff to arrange.
2:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Emerging Fundraisers
Josh Hirsch
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
4:45 PM - 6:25 PM
Learn How To:
- Get a Great Contract with OU Legal, Rachel Sims, Esq.
- Get the Word Out with OU MarCom, Rebecca Schwartz
- Run a Successful Upreaching, Khanan Abayev
- Run a Report with CRM, Shelomo Dobkin
- Post a Job with OU Human Resources, Tzuri Merzel
6:25 PM - 7:30 PM