Skilled Volunteers for Israel matches experienced professionals with volunteer opportunities at Israeli non-profits focused on issues like literacy, social services, and community development. The vision is for experts in the Jewish community to regularly volunteer in Israel and help address problems facing non-profits. Benefits include deeper understanding of Israeli society and involvement with non-profits. They aim to engage retired baby boomers and compete with secular programs by uniquely focusing on skilled Jewish volunteers. Milestones include finalizing non-profit partners, placing volunteers in Israel from March to August 2011, and assessing the pilot program.

2. Mission-Vision Mission Skilled Volunteers for Israel matches experienced professionals with meaningful skilled volunteer opportunities in Israeli non-profit organizations. Non-profits focused on issues such as: literacy social services immigrant & human rights community development hunger religious pluralism Vision The best minds in the Jewish world regularly volunteer in Israel to contribute their expertise to solving the real problems facing the Israeli non-profit sector. Benefits to volunteers: deeper appreciation for and understanding of the problems facing Israeli society personal involvement with Israeli non-profit organizations Benefits to non-profits Increased organizational capacity Enhanced connections and networks

3. Opportunity Engage Jewish North American Baby Boomer Generation largest, most educated, financially secure generation in history. Connect to Post-retirement stage as a time for meaningful work and service. Compete with Secular community programs that tap the skills of boomer volunteers. Fill the gap in the marketplace Skilled Volunteers for Israel uniquely focuses on volunteer opportunities for Jewish boomers.

4. Market: Environmental Scan Competitors: Local/National/International Volunteer Matching Idealist.org, Volunteer Match, SmartVolunteering.org, AJWS Volunteer Corp, United Way, Local Volunteer Databases Comparatives Christian Friends of Israel, MASA, Volunteer Jerusalem, JCorp Complements Sar-El, Greenzionism.org, Dental Volunteers for Israel, Ivolunteer, Goeco.org Collaboratives JCCs, Synagogues, Federations, Shatil, ElderHostels, Jewish Volunteering Network-United Kingdom

6. Over 15 Israeli organizations have already identified or are interested in providing volunteer opportunities or partnering

7. International collaboration – connected to Jewish Volunteering Network in United Kingdom

8. Database of over 100 contacts in Israel and the United States

9. Facebook Page: 86 total “likes” to date

10. Website with live forms for volunteers and non-profits in place

11. Verbal commitment for seed funding of $25,000

12. Process to incorporate and obtain 501-c-3 status begun

13. Recruitment and Outreach event planned for Philadelphia – October 11

15. Incorporate & file for 501-c-3 status. Process initiated Sept 2010

16. Establish Board of Directors. By December 2010

17. Finalize Israeli non-profit partners for pilot year. By November 15, 2010

18. Place Israeli staff/volunteer for on-the-ground support. By November 15, 2010

19. Outreach& Communication

20. Recruit volunteers. Fall 2010/Winter 2011

21. Establish recruitment and placement processes. Fall 2010/Winter 2011

22. Use website & social media for outreach, communication, recruitment. Started Fall 2010

23. Volunteer Pilots

24. Establish pilot expectations & processes with Israeli partners & volunteers – by January 2011

25. Interview & screen volunteers – By February 2011

26. Identify placements for volunteers – By March 2011

27. Initiate volunteer placements in Israel – Between March 2011 – August 2011

28. Assess Pilot: volunteer & Israeli non-profit experience