Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Today. Tomorrow. Always.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona supports and sustains the Jewish community in greater Tucson and around the world. We partner with organizations, agencies, and synagogues across Southern Arizona to identify gaps in services and work together to develop meaningful paths forward. We focus on addressing the areas identified as high priority by our community: Jewish engagement, Jewish education, caring for others, and tikkun olam (repairing the world). And with our community-wide lens, we strategically direct resources where they will make the greatest impact including the areas of security and leadership development.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
The Federation's Annual Campaign funds our five beneficiary agencies (Tucson Hebrew Academy, Tucson JCC, Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center, Jewish Family and Children's Services, and the University of Arizona Hillel Foundation) as well as programs such as the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), the Weintraub Israel Center, and PJ Library. We are incredibly proud of these partnerships that ensure vibrant Jewish life, support the most vulnerable among us, and uplift our entire community. We also respond to critical, emergent needs. In 2022, nearly $300,000 was raised to support the resettlement of refugees coming to and through Tucson, and almost $500,000 was contributed to support our brothers and sisters in Ukraine.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This metric reflects the number of meals that were donated to the Federation's High Holiday food drive benefiting the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This represents the number of students at the University of Ariziona who engaged in programs, activities, and services at Hillel. This increase was as a result of strategic investment.
Goals & Strategy
Learn 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?
We seek to enrich and engage our community today and prepare for tomorrow through strategic and community-wide planning. We are working to expand our base of donors to ensure our Jewish future in Southern Arizona and around the world.
Our mission is to foster and enhance community and respond to those in need - enriching Southern Arizona, the Jewish people, and the world.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We have a number of strategies to achieve our goals including: Enhancing community and connection through initiatives such as the Jewish Ecosystem of Southern Arizona; Expanding our reach and message to encourage giving to the Annual Campaign and establishing endowments and donor advised funds to sustain our community, provide for those in need, and address the issues of greatest concern to our community members such as Jewish engagement, Jewish education, caring for others, and tikkun olam (repairing the world); Partnering with community agencies, organizations, individuals, and synagoguges; Creating opportunities to give through monetary donations and volunteer efforts; Developing leadership through programing and mentorship; Providing funds to our beneficiary agencies and other nonprofits to support their good work; Providing community protection through our Community Safety Program; Serving as a community-wide resource for support, guidance, funding, collaboration, leadership development, and more.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
With a team of talented professionals dedciated to achieving our mission, we all well-positioned to meet our goals. Our capabilities are enhanced by the role volunteers play in our organization - serving on boards, giving of their time and expertise, encouraging others to participate in our programing and other opportunities, and guiding the vision for our community. Our offices are located in a modern, state-of-the-art building that enhances our ability to gather the community for events, meetings, and programs.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Each year, the Jewish Federation funds our five beneficiary agencies and programs such as the Jewish Community
Relations Council (JCRC), the Weintraub Israel Center, and PJ Library. We are incredibly proud of these partnerships that ensure vibrant Jewish life, support the most vulnerable among us, and uplift our entire community.We also respond to critical, emergent needs. In 2022, nearly $300,000 was raised to support the resettlement of
refugees coming to and through Tucson, and almost $500,000 was contributed to support our brothers and sisters in Ukraine.
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 share the feedback we received with the people we serve, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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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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Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Board of directorsas of 03/13/2024
Liz Kanter Groskind
Liz Kanter Groskind
Jeff Artzi
Lisa Lovallo
Isaac Rothschild
Anne Hameroff
Bruce Ash
Alec Berens
Andrew Comrie
Elizabeth Friman
Danny Gasch
Leah Geistfeld
Adam Goldstein
Ron Grant
Jeff Jacobson
Susan Jacobson
Emily Lazarus
Steve Rosenbrg
Aaron Rottenstein
Jeremy Sharpe
Scott Sheftel
Ben Silverman
Sarah Singer
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 ? Not applicable -
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? Not applicable
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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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- 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 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.