Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Jewish Records - Poland
To build and provide a comprehensive online database to serve the
global research community tracing their Jewish family roots in Poland.
Develop and maintain Genealogy database for Jewish records from Poland
To build and provide a comprehensive online database to serve the
global research community tracing their Jewish family roots in Poland.
Where we work
Awards
Meritorious Service Medal 2017
Governor General Of Canada
Lifetime Achievement Award - 6 board members 2023
International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS)
Affiliations & memberships
JRI-Poland, Miriam Weiner and the Routes to Roots Foundation sign a Licensing Agreement 2021
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsminimum of 700 paid up members in first year of program at $54 dues. Retain membership level or exceed it in 2022. Implemented membership March 22, 2021. Over 760 paid up members at 21 Nov 2021
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People of European descent, Families of origin, Grandparents, Widows and widowers
Related Program
Jewish Records - Poland
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
we initiated this metric in March 2021 and greatly exceeded our initial goal
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?
see strategic plan document
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
see strategic plan document
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
we have established Bylaws Committee, Nominating Committee, Membership Benefits Review Committees all of which have conducted meetings
Board Education program has already conducted two training sessions
membership is now just under 1,000 greatly exceeding our goal
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
we added 203,000 records to our database in 2021
we reached a formal data-sharing arrangement with Yad Vashem
we completed our NextGen fundraising program and reached 95% of goal
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 take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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 demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), 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, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Jewish Records Indexing-Poland
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2024
Stanley Diamond
Jewish Records Indexing - Poland, Inc.
Gary Pokrassa
Judy Baston
Jeffrey Cymbler
Alan Greenberg
Mark Halpern
Bryan Langer
Hadassah Lipsius
Robinn Magid
Michael Tobias
Stanley Diamond
Adam Monago
Joe Ross
Jeff Wexler
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? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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