Beth, you may have said this, but will you be sending the slides out?

Shelley, no problem -

We're going to make available the slides... and the recording and some additional resources.

There will be a page on jewishtogether.org in the next few days.

Thank you!

WHAT OTHER BIG CHANGES AROUND YOU WERE YOU NOTICING THAT ARE NOW ACCELERATING?

Home delivery of everything

The postal service is dissolving

comfort/discomfort regarding personal space

personal choice of how things are provided or delivered

Zoom/Virtual Burn Out

curbside pick up of food, medication, supplies

More family dinners and family together time

online commerce

Synagogues thinking out of the box

Much more walking outdoors

online learning/school

No matter how much you do online, people still NEED direct human contact with each other

Virtual events

Gig work

Wearing masks

Collaboration between congregations and agencies.

Conversations on work-life balance

Baby Boomer and older generation now relatively fluent in virtually connecting

NEED less than we thought we did

How meetings are held- there had been a lot of teleconference as a back up- now zoom is the norm

More virtual events

even more political divide

People's willingness to meet online

Awareness to public spaces

No plane travel

connections that aren’t limited by geography

Focus on screen time, distant from others

People are much more willing to participate in all kinds of appointments (medical, counseling, etc) virtually

shopping on line

globalization of services - move away from local content generation

balancing income with safety

connecting with friends online

Volunteering

Calling people more to check in with each other

buying less

Local drives

seeking spirituality

outreach opportunities

more virtual everything

Individualization

more virtual events

how we will be able to do our fundraising if we cannot meet in person...losing the socialization

Universities and athletics at risk

Being more open about mental health issues

seeing people who are looking to make meaning during the time

Primacy of mental health initiatives

The "Why" is now more identifiable

mindfullness

Are we trying to build new communities?

caring for people who live alone

Discovering hiking trails

People are now comfortable with zoom especially older adults

appreciation of opportunities to help others

families not being abe lto be physically together

more Zoom dinners with friends

Reconnecting with people we haven't spoken to or seen in a long time

more tech and distance based Jewish learning of all ages

My Jewish choices were constrained by traffic. There may not be traffic but the same question of distance applies.

hyper local focus in response to digital connectedness

widening income gap; fear about leaving home; anxiety about future

More cooking at home

online exhaustion.

more focus on quality of home environment

virtual event burnout

connecting electronicly

Working closely with collaborating organizations to best serve the community

further polarization of political parties

more individuals willing to volunteer

erosion of the faith in expertise of professionals and inflated faith in the expertise of your friends or digital neighbors

shifting in expectations for productivity - often unfairly and unreasonably

politicalization of Israel

dealing with technology

prioritizing what’s important, identifying blessings in every day life

Education will be very different -

easier to log off and walk away from a conversation or connection if you don't want to engage

will we be able to travel to Israel?

Polarization

How we learn - from adults to our kids

travel changes and how it effects our lives

mental health issues amplified by the pandemic for people of all ages

Less division between work and "life" - also progressed a lot due to smartphones and now there is no separation

How we will engage physically -- kids learning to avoid hugging, no more shaking hands, etc.

How to get people to think beyond today? How do we raise the threshold for doing good beyond "stay home saves lives" ? What does that look like.

More fear in the world and the divisions it creates

Not sure about this graph. I think it assumes that 5.0% growth is normal. The re-forecasting is more about resetting expectations about what _should_ be, as opposed to what _will_ be.

recreating synagogue communities in all aspects online

Yes - what Matt just said.

teaching to young children on line MUST include the participation of their parents to be successful. Many of us are doing on-line preschool classrooms, but are they effective

community members are making value judgements based on which Synagogues, schools, organizations were able to pivot to new approaches. and whether they've actively reached out to see how constituents are doing (synagogue I'm a member of hasn't)

how will we greet one another ..no more handshakes , hugs, etc

Increased vulnerability to unrelated challenges (natural disasters, security issues etc.)

There are ways in which our global Jewish community is even more connected than it has been in the past, because we can be together on a screen (even if we can’t be together in person, which actually has always been stratified by mobility & resources, like affording plane tickets).

And access to screens and internet and other methods of virtual connection plus the capacity to use those tools - causing (perhaps hidden?) division in our communities

WHAT SCENARIOS ARE YOU ALREADY THINKING ABOUT? WHAT’S A FUTURE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE JUST6 MONTHS AGO?

Very limited air travel for several years

Consolidating local agencies, closing facilities and programs

That some or all of my staff may still be working from home

Region-wide preschool and tot shabbat

Sustained digital programming arc for the next year

Remote work and classes

How to conduct the High Holy Days online

Camp closures

On-line learning

No social gathering

campaign without events and no face to face soliciting

remote High holiday sevices

time of reopening and how including what programs/services

Communal integration

PPE for staff

I think there will be a consolidation of certain niche org's in order to remain sustainable

Inability to connect with homebound seniors in their home

most staff woking from home

Programs not being able to operate

Cancellation of all in person events until there is a vaccine

virtual high holidays

Drop in agency funding, even for very successful programs

communal singing is dangerous

all fundraising through Zoom and phone

creating community as virtual community

Online high holidays

decline in community participation

inability to have in-person programming/gatherings

The make up of the staff and positions needed

No overseas travel

Not so long-term -- how to manage this summer - for working parents, families' mental health, kids' Jewish engagement

The cancellation of camp and the economic impact of that on our JCC.

remote HH services

Remote services

no or low travel

do we need a building?

Snowbirds not returning to Florida or vice versa

fundraising....but not in person/flexibility on staff

Travel complications, office being closed

schools and early childhood will need fewer students with more teachers - that's prohibitively expensive. How can we make it happen?

not having space in building for social distancing

No travel, remote learning for schools, remote High Holidays, no donor face-to-face meetings

no summer camp

How will "local community" be built without social gathering

No incoming tourism to Israel

Total restructuring of all of our JCC programming.

people with disabilities isolated at home with only virtual contact

hunger issues

How do we gather people together and have a cohesive community. How to serve our seniors who rely on us for some personal contact. Fundraising.

Much less travel

Mergers / acquisition/ will the organization survive

no travel - relationship to Israel

migration patterns of people leaving major cities for more rural areas

how arts will operate online - for instance, online film festivals, online art exhibitions, online concerts. and how to collect ticket sales. how to build community without a common in person experience

Being fundamentally hybrid forever

doing everything remotely

continuing to stay home and engage only online

impact on giving

Significant decrease in campaign

Not needing physical offices spaces

Maintaining community togetherness if isolation continues

providing counseling leveraging agency resources across multiple communities

How do we bring families together when that's the main focus of our department - so what do we do?

No synagogue dues?

mergers

Buildings sitting empty for long periods of time

defining community needs based on vulnerabilities and demographics

exclusive remote work

what if we cannot travel

More financial distress in the community

Fundraising when we can't sit together. Zoom is artificial.

Camping options

Consolidation of affiliate agencies, revisit revenue models and physical space needs

How do we reach people who do not want to connect through virtual means

Part of the year programming in person, part of the year online - changing every few weeks or months

dues reduction for schools and synagogues because of online opportunities

Vacations

Having only a fraction of the income. People afraid to gather. Huge increase in anti-Sem

Relationships between the diaspora and Israel becoming completely online for a while

Will economy make people more generous or less generous

reinventing community online, figuring out how to create more relational online engagement

What if un enemployment doesn’t bounce back?

completely virtual vs traditional meetings or services.

Preschools - what do those look like if kids can't be together/social distance

enriching online religious school learning

Majority of staff working from home.

are we heading towards another depression? how do we survive personally and as a community

Federations (at least mine) are notoriously bad at stopping to do anything.

value of synagogue relationship if unable to come together in person(religious services, schools, simchas)

How are the agency endowments going to support our organization longterm now

A philanthropy crisis that causes many organizations to close or philanthropy changing and becoming more focused and agile, allowing for different organizations to grow and others to close

continued rise of anti Semitism and backlash

Redesigning office space? How much space will we need?

More nimble programming with more iteration and direct feedback because all online

co-working spaces closing

We'll need to balance maintaining trust while letting go of some initiatives

More multi-generational households?

how much consolidation is needed and will take place. will people/organizations be willing to sacrifice their independence

redesigning program spaces, including a hybrid model of in person and virtual opportunities

there is a paradox with more opportunity for direct connections and the need to collective plans

when people can come out of their homes, will they desire community more? will they prefer the ease of accessing services and classes remotely or will they want the in person connection

What will "safe" feel like

WHAT CHOICES ARE ON YOUR MIND? WHAT KIND OF ISSUES/QUESTIONSARE YOU MOST HOPING TO ADDRESSWITH THIS APPROACH?

There's a significant risk of increased tunnel vision as the natural chance interactions are limited, and we each experience only the limited self-selected groups that we consciously opt in to.

when and how do we start gathering again?

will the increase in participation on line that some are reporting continue? will people will willing to pay for things that they are accessing?

thoughtful ways to start 'side bet' conversations with peers in the community

How far do I push radical change? What if our Board/community is not ready?

safety for mass gatherings, ethical liability

How do we (Federation) best help the community and the organizations while they navigate this new future?

How to create/nurture community, build connections while we are apart

Will a game book be viable to all?

How to I react to the uncertainty re: philanthropy? Do I close programs or not?

How do you handle the high holy day appeal during Yom Kippur when we cannot handle money that day. We normally do fold over tabs. Online pledges? How?

buy in from the community of lay leaders and staff

Can we continue to receive donations from nonmembers as we have in the past if our High Holiday services are online?

for those of us with multiple agencies, which programs and services will continue in the future is a big question, which relates to staffing and dollars

Is the process to first understand the external conditions and then next go through specifics (organizational downsizing/ consolidation; new innovation etc)

how, in practice, do we develop into this type of more resilient, adaptable organization?

Role of federations / autonomy of local organizations

If we hold services in person, will people be comfortable attending?

will the community continue to support the arts? will they pay for online programming?

Of the various motivations for being part of a synagogue community: what endures, what vanishes, and what is transformed?

Do we go back to our offices? Do we go back to in-person meetings? When?

How can we harness this opportunity to make programs and services more inclusive?

AMEN, Kathryn

How do we go back to in-person activities without risking total exclusion of at-risk populations in our communities?

How do we balance the load of the work of community so that no person/core group is being overwhelemed? How do we encourage and support our community members to not just be consumers of the incredible efforts we are making, but also co-creators?

What happens to programs where travel to Israel is central to the program concept and that is no longer possible? What happens to Israel as a central factor in Jewish identity if going there is not feasible?

*overwhelmed

https://cdn.fedweb.org/fed-42/2/Scenario%2520Planning%2520Critical%2520Uncertainties%2520Exercise%2520Instructions.pdf?v=1588705246

Just confirming that if we typed into the Google doc we do not need to email notes.

I can’t hear Beth

I can hear her

Yasher Koach!!

Thank you all for taking this leap! We appreciate you doing something new, and it was really nice to think about something a ways in the future

scenarioplanning@jewishtogether.org

Kol Hakavod - great experiment

Well done - highly valuable exercise and look fwd to next steps.

Loved this, but it’s challenging to just ask questions and not anticipate what ifs.

great job in putting this together

to Jewish life and to Israel

Rebecca - totally. and, it's a good exercise! like, good for our brains.

I can’t unmute

we can't unmute

its fixed

all - thanks so much for the feedback. we are going to make some shifts before tomorrow's workshop. if you have suggestions, we welcome them (example - helpful to hear that smaller groups were better)

NYC local travel on public transit is a hot zone!

Group 15

Right, and peoples' access to different kinds of transport, with some safer than others is also a factor for communities going forward when we think about reopening communities/programming

These were questions raised from Group 15, per David Gartner's comment: What will the work week look like (hours & work/life balance shifts, with child care and school factoring in)? Will there be a divide between parents who work and non-parents, or a shift in what people can do?

It is so helpful to have a national convening to point to as our local Boards wrestle with what to do now. I think the biggest dangers are (a) trying to open up too quickly vs taking the weeks we need to test restarting things and (b) helping stressed leaders and Boards learn ways to keep their eyes on 1-2 years in a big frame and not just this September in a technical way.

Per Todd Polikoff, how do we "assert our relevance?" As a way to keep donors engaged.

at the end of our group, we raised the issue of potential increasing divisions between the Orthodox and non Orthodox

people looking for more intimate settings to connect? more narrowly defined by interests?

I think one more factor to consider for JCCs is the % of revenue from each type of programming such as Early Childhood, Camp, Fitness etc.

Will take to my Board the idea around hedging versus betting the farm.

ONE THING I LEARNED (OR UNLEARNED) IN THE COURSE OF TODAY.

Might we see some significant demographic shifts from big cities to suburbs and beyond. People in search of open spaces, lower cost of living and social distance and esp with more opportunities to work remotely.

It was positive to think about a 24 month scenario instead of having to continuously focus on the next week, month, three months, etc. I learned a lot of other valuable ideas as well.

Saw in the chat someone mention something about the concept of 'ethical liability'--I think that's a great thing for all of us to consider as we move forward

Just ask questions... Don't try to problem solve right off the bat

I learned that we need to think about liability when we talk about going back to in-person activities

I loved the idea of bringing the given broad question to an even higher level question

I realized better the power of collaborative thinking

We raised the concern over everyone wanting to fundraise at the same time when we “re-open” and the capacity of our community to support it, or will it alienate everyone?

appreciated the process to explore the situation

This has expanded my horizons on the topic. The process was good, and the break room experience was great (at least in the room I was in).

Thinking even bigger with some of these questions, and asking Do we as humans have the capacity to actually make these changes?

didn't expect answers but the process allowed me to become more comfortable with lack of control

for board: how can we collaborate with the larger community through technology

consider and hold multiple options

Not everyone is convinced that the future will be different from the past. Some believe we can "go back" to the way things were before the pandemic.

Reorienting action in this crisis to accommodate longterm considerations… expanding the planning, thinking timeline. What creative solutions will emerge from this crisis that will endure in our organization.

I loved thinking more about the questions and less about a solution, it opened up my mind up to getting a little more comfortable with the uncertainty

I will bring the bigger pictures to look at to my organization

Ask questions. Also appreciated the various ways to “bet” on the future.

the need to think about multiple possible scenarios, which requires acknowledging the amount of uncertainty we face

Need to just ask questions first - can't solve anything yet

It also reinforced the idea that we don’t have the answers at this point.

Reminder that there is value in investing in strategic disciplined approach to the uncertain future

always be considering/thinking from your donors view point. What is of value to them? If you can meet that, then the likelihood that they will remain donors is higher.

This is a different way to think. And the right frames and tools for this unpredictable times. Thanks for the thought leadership

I would love to have a conversation about ethical liability specifically.

It would be great to have textual learning from Jewish texts on these topics as well

are we getting the file with the power point?

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone!

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Very helpful - thank you

Thank you! Very valuable.

Thank you!

Thank you.

Thank you! This was so helpful

thank you

Thank you all :)