Organization: HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
Mission: THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO ENHANCE JEWISH LIFE FOR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNITIES IN NORTH AMERICA AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Activities: Talent Grants provide local Hillels with Campus Support Directors, as well as resources to recruit, retain and train top talent.Talent Grants have infused the movement with funds in talent investments, distributed across 400 grants, training programs, scholarships, and conference subsidies, impacting over 160 local Hillels
A measurement program, designed to assess the success of local Hillels on key student outcomes, outputs that correlate with those outcomes, and the key drivers of Hillel's success (money, talent, etc.). Hillels receive valuable performance and benchmarking data, and are using the data to help them tell their story, inform their strategies, and raise funds. The data is also used to evaluate the best ways Hillel International can support Hillels on the path to excellence. Currently 126 North American Hillels and 8 International Hillels participate in the measurement program.
Birthright Israel seeks to ensure that every eligible young Jewish adult around the world, especially the less connected, is given the opportunity to visit Israel on this educational journey. Birthright Israel program aims to give the gift of an educational trip to Israel to 50,000 young Jewish adults each year. Hillel International is facilitator and major provider of these trips through its campus connections.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Religion-Related