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X-WR-CALDESC:Building Stronger Bridges\, Opening More Conversations\, & Dri
 ving Greater Change Using Your Lay Leaders\n\nCommunity mapping is a strat
 egic exercise to identify who you know in your community and how those rel
 ationships can advance the Federation’s work. Community mapping helps you 
 build a stronger network of allies\, open doors to influence local decisio
 ns and identify new opportunities for collaboration and advocacy. Relation
 ship building is at the heart of community relations\, and your relationsh
 ips are a community asset. Each community has unique needs\, priorities\, 
 and potential barriers\, and effective mapping requires thoughtful plannin
 g\, collaboration\, and ongoing engagement to ensure success. Engage your 
 lay leaders throughout this process to partner the best of the Federation 
 community with the best of the broader community.\n\nJeff Mendelsohn is a 
 public servant\, nonprofit leader\, and political strategist with a passio
 n for building coalitions to advance common goals. Jeff is the founder and
  CEO of Coalition Strategy Group LLC\, a consulting firm that helps nonpro
 fit organizations with strategic planning\, program development and initia
 tion\, alliance building\, and grassroots advocacy. Jeff is an avid public
  speaker and writer\, has a deep knowledge of U.S.-Israel relations and U.
 S. politics\, and believes in building consensus to advance a mission.\n\n
 After working on Capitol Hill\, Jeff joined AIPAC where he launched and ma
 naged its Outreach Program to engage non-Jewish communities in pro-Israel 
 advocacy. He built relationships with leaders in the Hispanic\, African Am
 erican\, and evangelical Christian communities\, working on a bipartisan b
 asis to educate them about the US-Israel relationship. Jeff also designed 
 and led educational trips to Israel that had a lasting impact on the parti
 cipants' understanding of the issues. He successfully built the program an
 d lead a team of 16 across the United States.
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DESCRIPTION:Building Stronger Bridges\, Opening More Conversations\, & Driv
 ing Greater Change Using Your Lay Leaders\n\nCommunity mapping is a strate
 gic exercise to identify who you know in your community and how those rela
 tionships can advance the Federation’s work. Community mapping helps you b
 uild a stronger network of allies\, open doors to influence local decision
 s and identify new opportunities for collaboration and advocacy. Relations
 hip building is at the heart of community relations\, and your relationshi
 ps are a community asset. Each community has unique needs\, priorities\, a
 nd potential barriers\, and effective mapping requires thoughtful planning
 \, collaboration\, and ongoing engagement to ensure success. Engage your l
 ay leaders throughout this process to partner the best of the Federation c
 ommunity with the best of the broader community.\n\nJeff Mendelsohn is a p
 ublic servant\, nonprofit leader\, and political strategist with a passion
  for building coalitions to advance common goals. Jeff is the founder and 
 CEO of Coalition Strategy Group LLC\, a consulting firm that helps nonprof
 it organizations with strategic planning\, program development and initiat
 ion\, alliance building\, and grassroots advocacy. Jeff is an avid public 
 speaker and writer\, has a deep knowledge of U.S.-Israel relations and U.S
 . politics\, and believes in building consensus to advance a mission.\n\nA
 fter working on Capitol Hill\, Jeff joined AIPAC where he launched and man
 aged its Outreach Program to engage non-Jewish communities in pro-Israel a
 dvocacy. He built relationships with leaders in the Hispanic\, African Ame
 rican\, and evangelical Christian communities\, working on a bipartisan ba
 sis to educate them about the US-Israel relationship. Jeff also designed a
 nd led educational trips to Israel that had a lasting impact on the partic
 ipants' understanding of the issues. He successfully built the program and
  lead a team of 16 across the United States.
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
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LOCATION:Siegel JCC Kehillah Lounge
SUMMARY:Community Mapping with Jeff Mendelsohn\, Associate Vice President\,
  Advocacy and Civic Engagement at Jewish Federations of North America
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