Economy Hotline a Hit in Hard Times

The Mandel Center for Excellence in Leadership and Management's brand-new daily economy briefing is generating great response, according to VP Alan Goldberg. Each morning, MCELM sends out pertinent questions and up-to-the-minute information to JCC executive directors and leaders, and each afternoon, a moderated collection of responses goes out to the same list. Fundraising and management experts are answering questions, too. In this way, MCELM encourages serious and timely sharing of information about budgeting, fundraising, marketing, financial management, and other crucial issues during the economic downturn. For more information about the economy hotline, contact gold@jcca.org .

New System Makes Job Hunting Easy

In an effort to make it easier than ever for potential candidates to submit resumes and cover letters to hiring professionals in the field, we have launched a brand new version of jccworks.com.  The site allows users to easily find open positions in JCCs across North America and send their documents directly to the hiring professional there. Go to http://www.jccworks.com and check it out today!

Jewish Social Action Month Is the Time to Volunteer

During the month of Cheshvan, JCCs and other organizations all over North America do a little more than usual to help their communities. In the New York area, UJA-Federation through the COPJ Task Force, of which JCC Association is a member, has funded 17 agencies to do projects at this time. For a list of those agencies, and for places to volunteer, go to

Read a Book

November is National Jewish Book Month, so this is the time to spend some time at a JCC book fair, to browse through your favorite book store,or to surf Internet sites such as www.nextbook.org or www.jewishbookcouncil.org .  All these places can provide hours of literary pleasure, and loads of ideas for Hanukkah gifts.  Load up on Jewish books and music and comics now.

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