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The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget the Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Income US Dollars in Thousands The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Income US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget UIA / JFNA 117,400 Keren Hayesod 42,000 Income to be raised 29,150 UIA (US Government Grant) 10,000 Other Core Income 16,418 Fee for Services 159,792 Income Contingency -4,500 Grand Total 370,260 The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Expenses US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget Israel Experiences 72,580 Shlichim and Israel Fellows 25,538 Young Activism and Supporting Vulnerable Populations 45,847 Partnerships 19,966 Aliyah, Klita and Rescue 64,104 Activities with Russian Speaking Jews 27,716 Community Services (not including FSU) 24,422 Jewish Agency Wide Projects and Organizational Activities 45,149 Executive Offices and Support Units 26,529 Resources Development and Public Affairs 14,104 Financial Expenses 6,685 Overhead reduction - Agency wide efficiencies -780 Additional reductions to be allocated -1,600 Grand Total 370,260 2 The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Israel Experiences US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget Program Description Masa Israel Journey 49,500 Since its inception in 2004, Masa Israel Journey has nearly tripled the number of young Jews who visit Israel each year on programs lasting from 5 to 12 months. Masa acts as an umbrella for over 250 gap year, study abroad, post-college, and volunteer programs serving young Jewish adults from around the world. It provides scholarships, performs outreach, informs program development, and operates activities for alumni. Masa is a partnership between The Jewish Agency and the Government of Israel. Onward Israel 10,573 Onward Israel is a partnership between lead philanthropists and The Jewish Agency that provides 6-to-10-week, high-quality, résumé-building experiences in Israel for 18- to 30-year-olds, in partnership with Jewish organizations overseas. Two thousand (2,000) participants are expected to take part in Onward Israel in 2016: the initiative began in 2012 with 265 participants. TAGLIT (Birthright- Israel) 6,000 Taglit-Birthright Israel provides 10-day educational Israel experiences to Jews aged 18 to 26, from around the world, completely free of charge. Since 1999, The Jewish Agency has been a partner in Taglit-Birthright with the Government of Israel, JFNA, and individual philanthropists. The Jewish Agency is directly involved in bringing thousands of participants each year, with a special focus on facilitating Taglit-Birthright experiences and related programming for communities in need—including Germany, Hungary, Argentina, and Brazil—and for Russian-speaking Jews in the FSU and Germany. Machon - Young Leadership Training 3,932 Machon L’Madrichim provides tools to graduates of Zionist youth movements from abroad, training them to become Jewish community leaders, and specifically youth movement leaders, upon their return from their “gap year” in Israel. The program includes 4.5 months of experiential courses in Jewish and Israel education and leadership. Connect TLV (young adults center) 20 ConnecTLV is a platform for services geared to young adult tourists and olim in Tel Aviv. Pre & post Israel Experience Engagement 300 Minyanim, carried out with the support and leadership of UJA-Federation of New York, along with additional funding from other federations, empowers alumni of Taglit-Birthright, primarily in Central and Eastern Europe, to build and carry out projects that strengthen Jewish life in their communities, and to join together in a global network, including with Israeli peers. Israel Affinity Network 100 This is a new initiative aiming to provide pre- and post-Israel Experiences programs through the creation of Affinity Networks, which will rest on an English-language technology platform. Coordinators will enhance ongoing engagement with Israel and Jewish life around the self-defined interest of participants. A network’s success will be measured by the number of participants, its growth projector, and the numbers who take advantage of additional Israel Experience opportunities. Israel Tech Challenge 1,072 Israel Tech Challenge was created by The Jewish Agency in partnership with the National Cyber Bureau of Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office. Israel Tech Challenge chooses gifted Jewish students from around the world in the computer science fields, and brings them to Israel for one of three tech experiences: Tech Challenge Experience (12 days), Tech Interns (6-10 weeks, with Onward Israel), and Tech Fellows (10 months, with Masa Israel Journey). 3 The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Israel Experiences US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget Program Description Jewish people leadership training 359 The Global Leadership Project is a new initiative by The Jewish Agency, which cultivates young Jewish adults (18-34) in the Jewish world to lead globally and locally across organizational, geographic, and denominational boundaries in times of change. The project offers a variety of programs in Israel and around the globe, and trains around 600 students annually, all of whom are involved in a multi-staged leadership program and who are committed to communal work. Program Implementation 724 Supporting unit activities for developing, managing, and supervising the (Israel Experiences) unit’s programs. Subtotal 72,580 The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Shlichim and Israel Fellows US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget Program Description Shlichim 1,124 Organizational Shlichim supervise other emissaries, publicize programs, (Organizational Shlichim Worldwide) encourage and prepare Aliyah candidates, run educational programs, and implement The Jewish Agency’s policies and annual plan. Community Educators (Shlichim) 3,507 Community Shlichim work in and with communal organizations in around two dozen countries across the Diaspora. They serve as a central resource for Israel education in the local community and help increase Jewish identity and feelings of connection to Israel. Israel Fellows 4,500 Jewish Agency Israel Fellows to Hillel are young adults who have completed army service and university study. The Campus Fellows travel for one to two years to university campuses across North America and Europe, with the goal of empowering student leadership and creating Israel-engaged campuses. Fellows are based in campus Hillels and work with students and faculty to strengthen their campus affiliation with, and support of, Israel. Shin Shinim (Shlichim) 1,145 Service Year Shlichim (also known as Shin-Shinim) is the “year of service” program that offers Israeli high school graduates an opportunity to delay mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces and serve Diaspora communities for up to 12 months. The program allows communities to meet young Israeli ambassadors who perform meaningful service prior to entering the army. Youth Movement Educators (Shlichim) 5,400 Youth Movement Shlichim develop and coordinate Israel engagement activities with Zionist youth movements in Diaspora countries. 4 The Jewish Agency for Israel 2015 Operating Budget - Israel Experiences US dollars in thousands Program 2015 Budget Program Description Israeli Educators - Zionist Seminars 198 Zionist Seminars impart Jewish-Zionist values, within the framework of (Short - Term) Jewish day schools and Jewish community programs, through unmediated encounters between young Israelis and Jewish youth in the Diaspora. Dozens of young Israeli leaders between 21 and 28 years old work with thousands of students abroad to generate dialogue about Israel, the participants’ own family histories, and their connections to the Jewish People, the State of Israel, and Jewish tradition. Israeli Counselors in Summer Camps - 5,048 Each summer, The Jewish Agency sends more than 1,200 young-adult North America Israelis to hundreds of Jewish camps to represent Israel as a living, thriving Jewish state. North American Camp Shlichim participate in, and are integrated into, all aspects of programming in their assigned camp settings. Pre Shlichut Costs and 3,011 Every year, The Jewish Agency recruits, screens, and trains the many Training for Shlichim hundreds of Israelis that we send to communities, youth movements, camps, and organizations around the world to act as positive Israeli role models. In extensive training before they leave Israel, The Jewish Agency gives them tools and content for planning programs, engaging with Jewish and non-Jewish populations about Israel, teaching Jewish heritage, and speaking articulately about issues of national and religious identity. Ongoing and Supervision Shlichut Costs 760 After shlichim depart Israel and take their positions in communities abroad, and throughout their shlichut, The Jewish Agency provides in- service training; maintains contact with the shlichim and with their overseas supervisors; and provides updated information and educational materials to the shlichim relating to current developments in Israel. Returning Shlichim: 169 Bringing It Home, the program for shlichim who have returned to Israel Strengthening the Jewish Identity after their service, is designed to harness the enormous motivation of of Israelis & Shlichut Alumni Network returning shlichim for continued service to Israel, to The Jewish Agency, and to the Jewish world in leadership roles. As a result of past programming, dozens of former Camp Shlichim are now engaged as social activists in Jewish Agency “Young Activism” programs or as volunteers in other Jewish
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