Jewish Outreach Institute

A. Greater participation in Jewish communal life

B. An inclusive and welcoming North American Jewish community where all who wish to enter the Big Tent are able to do so

C. An expanding and meaningful Jewish future

Grow the Jewish community and expand Jewish participation -- particularly among intermarried Jews and their families, LGBTQ Jews, inter-ethnic and mixed-race Jews, and other populations traditionally marginalized from Jewish communal participation -- by:

A. Developing strategic partnerships with local and national like-minded organizations.

B. Positioning a Big Tent Judaism Concierge in strategically-selected communities around the countries who can find thousands of less-engaged and unaffiliated Jews and connect them with the local Jewish community.

C. Training local Jewish communal professional to be Big Tent Judaism Professional Affiliates -- experts in outreach and engagement best practices -- so that they can engage more individuals both independently and in tandem with a Big Tent Judaism Concierge.

D. Identifying, nominating, and developing Jewish volunteer leaders who become Big Tent Judaism Ambassadors, advocate for a more inclusive Jewish community, and support the work of Big Tent Professional Affiliates and Big Tent Judaism Concierges.

Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Institute has (as of May 2015):

13 staff members in the New York City headquarters and 6 field staff in diverse communities throughout the country.

279 Jewish communal professional trained as Big Tent Judaism Professional Affiliates who reach out to less-engaged individuals and welcome them into the organized Jewish community.

229 Jewish volunteer leaders advocating for greater inclusion in their local communities.

Over 500 American Jewish institutions in the Big Tent Judaism Coalition who are committed to creating an inclusive Jewish community.

Over 200 institutions offering Big Tent Judaism programs.

As of May 2015:

Over 79,000 end users reached

Over 12,000 professionals and volunteer leaders trained

Over 800 communities transformed