IMAGINATION PRODUCTIONS INC
Media for the Jewish future
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
According to current research, a diminishing number of young Jews identify as Jewish and support Israel. New approaches must be found that speak to and engage today’s young Jews, and one of the most effective ways to do this is online, in the world they live: on Youtube, on social media, and on other digital platforms. The Jewish community must invest more in social media platforms and provide a steady stream of Jewish and Israel content. This is precisely what we do.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Imagination Productions - Stories that inspire
Award-winning films that tell the story of Israel and the Jewish people through the lens of personal experience and testimony. Delivered to a global audience through the leading platforms and screened at film festivals, high schools and colleges the world over.
Unpacked for Educators- Bringing Jewish life alive in the classroom
Professional tools to help educators engage and inspire students inside and outside the classroom. Unpacked for Educators combines film and video with lesson materials and experiential activities - created by educators for educators.
Unpacked - A leading Jewish edutainment brand on YouTube.
We create short, impactful videos for the social, mobile generation that unpack and clarify the often complex issues surrounding Jewish identity, heritage, and Zionism.
Where we work
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of list subscribers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Unpacked - A leading Jewish edutainment brand on YouTube.
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the number of video views on our YouTube channel. We increased viewship by 72%.
Number of unique podcast audience members
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Production of four new series and 68 episodes in 2021. The Unpacking Israeli History podcast was consistently ranked #1 in the Judaism category on Apple podcasts in October and November.
Number of website pageviews
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
-632,000 page views -14.1 million google search impressions -2,326 subscribers to our weekly newletter -Ranked in top10 in September on Google for High Holiday searches
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. Make Jewish education accessible to all
2.Produce Jewish film and video programming that informs the worldview of our audience
3.Bring Jewish ideas values and stories to anyone who is interested in learning more
4.Become the premier digital resource to help educators engage and inspire students inside and outside the classroom
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Multiple brand structure that places our beneficiaries front-and-center
2. Creation of high quality, target market focused, content
3. Creation and execution of effective distribution plans to reach our target audiences using various digital platforms, including social media and search engines and through leveraging key organizational partnerships. We scale our reach with maximum efficiency and use digital tools to measure campaign effectiveness and constantly improve results.
4. Raise funds as part of our commitment to be a sustainable, financially responsible and forward-thinking non-profit. Diverse funding sources include foundations, community grants, individual philanthropists and revenue opportunities. A development team ensures greater brand visibility, and the opportunity to identify and cultivate diverse potential donor partners.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Imagination Productions Inc. dba OpenDor Media has evolved from a start-up to an established organization. We believe our mission is urgent and remain focused on meeting our goals by regularly engaging in an honest analysis of our strategy and every aspect of our organization including finances, programmatic offerings, products, and staffing models.
Our infrastructure of highly talented staff teams in the areas of film, education, operations, fundraising, web, marketing and distribution, enables us to execute our work and achieve our goals.
Following the lead of global hi-tech companies, we adopted a lean-start-up culture that enables us to innovate while simultaneously operate our current business model. This ambidextrous operation--improving execution of our current business model while simultaneously inventing a new one through a process of experimentation, learning and pivoting--enables us to continually innovate with lower risk and meet our goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
2019 major accomplishments:
Imagination Productions
-Sustainable Nation feature film release and film festival run
-Sustainable Nation accepted to 42 international, environmental and Jewish film festivals; recipient of 5 awards
-When the Smoke Clears film released on Amazon Prime; 11,990 views
Unpacked for Educators
-Updated Unpacked for Educators with a new visual identity and revamped website
-Continued creation of The Weekly emails and educational resources to accompany YouTube videos
-Reach of Unpacked for Educators website:
2,199 monthly average of educators' visits to website
4,432 clicks of digital resources
1,501 current subscribers to The Weekly newsletter; 36% average open rate (compared to 15% average)
243 educational institutions accessing resources
-Running of four integrated film and education global film campaigns for schools:
26,839 middle and high school student views of our educational content
249 programs run
155 participating schools in 16 countries used our educational content:
Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Israel, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Russia,
Singapore, South Africa, UK, USA
-Impact on students (472 survey responses):
91% expressed a greater sense of pride in the Jewish people
84% stated a greater understanding of Israeli society and values
70% related increased feelings of Jewish unity
Unpacked YouTube Channel
-Rebranding of our YouTube channel to Unpacked
-Production of nearly 60 new videos
-1,803,504 video views; over 39% of the 4.665 million total views; 108% increase over 2018
- 4,924,974 minutes watched; 148% increase over 2018
-10,858 new YouTube subscribers; 221% increase over 2018
-Nearly 100% of viewers fall into our target audience age of 18-34 years
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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IMAGINATION PRODUCTIONS INC
Board of directorsas of 05/04/2023
Peter Friedmann
Peter Friedmann
Mitch Julis
Avrohom Kess
Marc Rowan
Jeff Sagansky
Raphael Shore
Rivka Noble Zell
Gerald Ostrov
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/01/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.