D.I.Y.
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The Jewish community has always cultivated a strong “do it yourself” streak — from the 40 years the Israelites spent roughing it in desert, to the countless Jewish immigrants who built homes in new (and sometimes less-than-welcoming) communities across the globe. We honor that independent spirit by devoting this section to D.I.Y. organizing.
Here, you will find resources to help you initiate service projects, lead a Jewish social justice text study, run an effective volunteer meeting and much more. Read on — because when it comes to repairing the world and making change in your community, YOU are the most important resource.
- Tap Into Your Passion
Itching to volunteer or get involved on an issue, but not sure where to focus your time? - Organize a Service Project
Have a great idea for a service project? Here’s how to get it off the ground. - Run a Volunteer Meeting
Meetings are a vital part of social action work. Here’s how to organize and run a good one. - Hold a Social Justice Text Study
Studying Jewish texts can deepen your understanding of contemporary social justice issues, and vice versa. Here’s how to organize and host a text study.
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- DIY: What Kind of Volunteer Are You?
Everybody loves a good personality quiz. There's the popular Myers-Briggs quiz that everyone seemed to be taking a few years back - the one that led people to proclaim confounding things like "I'm an INFP, what are you?" Then there are the ever-prese...
- DIY: Take Your Service Experience With You
Service work can be truly life changing - both for the community being served, and also for the person volunteering their time. And when that service is of the "immersive" variety (a seven-day experience or longer), the likelihood that the experience ...
- DIY: Avoid Service Burnout
Burnout has a way of sneaking up on someone. One minute you're moving full-steam ahead with a volunteer project or social action campaign, and then whap! Your energy completely deflates, and you're left wondering why you ever got involved in the firs...
- DIY: Fundraise for a Charity Event
As summer begins to heat up, so does the schedule of charity bike rides, walkathons and jog-for-the-cure events. From Hazon's Jewish Environmental Bike Rides to the AIDS Lifecycle Ride and Breast Cancer 3-Day there are endless opportunities to "pray w...
- DIY: Organize an Independent Service Trip
The Jewish world is filled with opportunities to go on organized service trips, all over the world. But if you want to organize an independent service trip, here's how.STEP 1 Define your goals. Because there are so many organizations doing great ...
