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Post trip birthright programming
1. A Guide for the Perplexed
(IACT coordinator)
Victory!
Gordon Dale
Gordon.Dale@tufts.edu
2. What are your goals?
To maximize participation in Taglit-
Birthright Israel, and meaningfully and
sustainably engage every participant in
Jewish life, while strengthening their
connection to Israel.
3. Meaningful Engagement
Statistics are important!
They help CJP to explain the importance of the IACT
program
They help the coordinator to measure success
They help the coordinator to keep track of every
student
4. Meaningful Engagement
Reaching 100% Engagement is not as hard as you
think!
Coffee dates
Birthright Shabbat
Reunion/food/brainstorming session
Lunch and learn
Holiday services (Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur in fall,
Passover in spring)
5. Coffee Dates
Make them meaningful!
Keep it conversational
(It’s not an interview!)
Use this time to further
build the relationship
with your students
6. Coffee Dates- List of questions
List of Q’s for Coffee Dates:
Tell me about Birthright…
Now that it has been a few weeks since your trip, what stands out as a
highlight?
Did anything surprise you about Israel?
Did you feel a strong connection to Israel? Why/why not?
We had such a strong group connection on the bus- how do you think
we can keep that alive now that we are back here on campus? (Ask for
their advice on this)
After I got back from my Birthright trip, I had a lot of questions and
things I wanted to learn more about. Do you have/do your friends
have anything like that? I want to make sure that we have
opportunities for people to keep up with these topics, since it is so
easy to get caught up in the daily grind back here on campus.
This was fun, let’s do this again some time!
7. Birthright Shabbat
It’s not just another
Shabbat!
Make it special- the
students can’t feel like
you tricked them into
coming to Hillel.
9. Lunch and Learn
Easy to plan!
People will come if students suggested the topic
Make sure your speaker is good! Ask around!
Keep it open to everyone, not just Birthrighters
alumni
Any of the Kosher caterers in Boston will deliver right
to your door with the food
israelcampusroundtable.org
10. Holiday Services/Meals
Make sure you always know what your Hillel has going on
for the holidays in case anyone asks you while you are on
campus. Then email it to them right after.
This is easy since it is already happening. If you can be
there, all the better. This gives the students someone to sit
with, which makes a huge difference in their decision of
whether or not to go.
J.F.K. is Okay!
11. General Tips
Post-Trip Programming begins during the
trip
Programming should be student
generated whenever possible
Your job is to facilitate, not execute
Find a superstar student
Send personal invitations
Make a reading list of your personal
favorites
Always keep up on return trip info
Israelcampusroundtable.org
12. My Top Five Programs
“The Birthright Experience” curriculum
Group reunions
House-Hop Shabbat
Birthright Shabbat
Y-Love concert
13. The Birthright Experience: Jewish
Identity and the Israel Encounter
10 week course
Student generated topics
Free dinner with every class
Students do project at end of course
Students receive $500 toward the organized Israel trip
of their choice
israelcampusroundtable.org
18. Externally Introduced Programs
Often there is an external requirement to make a
program succeed
A few tips:
Know the expectations
Any special equipment/requests?
Book a room ASAP
Get the other Hillel staff involved
Get students to help- be honest about the requirement
for success
Publicize! Digital and Physical
19. Externally Introduced Programs
School newspaper
Facebook event
Personalized emails
Have an invite only dinner with the
speaker/presenter
Invite personal contacts
Partner with other student groups
Post fliers everywhere