Fostering Innovation

GROUP Annual Report 2008

Dear Reader, Accomplishments
As our entire community struggles with difficult times,
we are inspired by the continuing efforts of investors and Institute
entrepreneurs to drive the Jewish People’s mission forward. Members: 141
PresenTense has spent the past three years building exactly 2:1 Ratio of Mentors to Fellows
the tool our community needs to maintain its innovative 40% Success Rate of
edge during these downturns: a platform for social
enterprise within the global Jewish community that equips Magazine
the next generation of pioneers with the skills and ideas they
need to change the world. 3 Issues

To develop this pioneering cohort, PresenTense invests Over 80 volunteers per issue
in supportive communities that inspire creativity, and Statistic 3
a creative environment that provides opportunities for
pioneers to emerge. Network
Our investors include private philanthropists and some of Cities with Active Programming: 5
the most creative foundations in existence, and we focus on Statistic 2
honoring every investment by doing our best to generate
strong outcomes for change. When you imagine a Jewish Statistic 3
community that outpaces the most celebrated for-profit Hub
innovation shops in both its creativity and achievement, you In the Door:
envision a Jewish community that has been touched by the
full potential of PresenTense. Community Driven Events:
As we grow to scale, we hope you will join us in investing in Statistic 3
tomorrow’s most innovative Jewish solutions, today.
Development
200% Growth in Institute Funding Over Last Year
Unique Major Donors Grew from 2 in 2007 to 25
PresentTense in 2008
Institute AVICHAI Award
The Best & the Brightest
in Social Innovation

Institute Beneficiaries
Our Reach is Growing
Ventures Launched 5000
Applicants

1500 ACTIVE PT
CITIES 3 6 8
750
97 30
STAFF
MEMBERS 3 12 18
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12 15
projected

projected

14 2008 2009 2010

5 6 8 (projected) (projected)

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Budapest... New Jersey... Toronto... Seattle... Paris... New York... Connecticut... Tel Aviv... Austin... Palo Alto... Los Angeles... Ann Arbor... Zichron Yaakov... Washington

HUB: Providing a laboratory and

CIRCLES: Helping innovators and
meeting-space for pioneers, and
activists explore questions and FUTURETENSE: Gathering generating a creative community to
challenges facing the Jewish distruptors - individuals who foster and support innovation, the
People - and particularly on their have either transformed organi- Hub provides infrastructure to serve
mind - Circles bring together Micro-Think- zations or developed projects to the Jewish People's network of social
Tanks for a multi-month process of exploration transform a field - FutureTense utilizes a capital. Our Zion Hub has hosted
and brainstorming. Circles produce position specially developed methodology to explore hundreds since its launch, with daily events and activities.
papers, article collections and ventures that the future of action and activism and Since our generation is the most mobile generation of all
address burning issues facing our People and develop stronger ties among leading innova- time, PresenTense is working to establish hubs around the
the World. tors. world to create a network of nodes that create a global
Cities with Circles by end of 2009: 4 Cities with FutureTense: 3 platform for innovation and social entrepreneurship.
Average size of circle: 6 Maximum FutureTense Circle: 25
Visitors to Hub in first 5 months: 1500+
Events at hub in that time: 55+
Coworkers at Hub: 40+

TORONTO
BOSTON
CHICAGO

NEW YORK
CITY
MAGAZINE: Now in its third
Fostering Innovation

GROUP
INSTITUTE: Equipping entrepre-
year of publication, the Maga- neurs since 2007, the Institute

JERUSALEM
zine builds an international helps the next generation of
community around ideas and values, pioneers launch projects in educa-
exploring and expressing the Jewish here tion, social action, environment, philanthropy
and now. and the arts.
Number of 2008 volunteer contributors: 232 Ventures Launched to date: 27
Cities with contributors: 24 Ventures acquired or funded: 11
Readers: approximately 30,000 Institute Members to date: 211

Jamie Zebrak and Jodi Meyerowitz , Oregon Project: Shomer Achi Eitan Ingall, Michigan Project: TAMID Investment Group Bradley Cohen, India Project: ‘Be a Kli’ (All for the Kid)

www.shomerachi.org www.allforthekids.org www.allforthekids.org

Shomer Achi fosters sustainable and community based TAMID is a comprehensive, three phased program that Be a Kli will engage Israeli backpackers traveling through
connections between Diaspora and Israeli college students connects American business-minded students with the India in social action projects, giving them meaning, direc-
through parallel community service initiatives, dialogue, Israeli economic landscape. The initiative aligns the next tion and connection to their Jewish Identity, while feeding
and leadership training. generation of philanthropists, leaders and investors in and educating hundreds of children in some of the world's

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PresenTense enables and empowers young Jews to take ownership Israel through education, hands-on investment experience, poorest communities.
of their Jewish identities and destinies, to find meaning in their and meaningful professional opportunities.

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heritage and in their practice...PresenTense helps all Jews come PresenTense was, and remains, invaluable in helping
together through social action and forge a new Jewish identity PresenTense created an invaluable space, both mentally and
me focus my idea, giving me the support, business

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physically, where I could develop TAMID in a community of

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that is not simply American Jews' or 'European Jews' or 'Israelis',

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but one that is based on Am Yisrael, one people. passionate, like-minded social entrepreneurs. skills and network I need to turn my vision into reality.

A Day in the Life of PresenTense Programming

COMMUNIT Y C R E AT I V I T Y PIONEERING

The Next Hills to Climb: 2009-2010 Opportunities for Investment

Widening Our Network PresenTense is seeking capital to scale

• Talent Acquisition: Hire COO, Network Animator, and and grow projects which will then
Seminar Trainers be supported by earned revenue.
• Begin Tel Aviv Operations, including a Hub for co- Opportunities include:
workers co-located organizations, as well as
PresenTense programs. Investing in the summer Institute
• Continue professionalization of programming in through sponsorship of entrepreneur
fellowships
Chicago, Boston, Toronto, and New York, and
expansion into Los Angeles, and San Francisco Core operations support to help
PresenTense staff up and increase in
Expanding Our Programs quality
• Operation of 2009 Summer Institute and Support of www.presentense.org as a
implementation of Venture Development virtual hub for Jewish Innovators and
programming and yearlong mentorship to bolster entrepreneurs
venture success Support of PresenTense Magazine's
• Launch of the School for Pioneering, a “wiki university” efforts to grow to a quarterly
for pioneering skill acquisition, at the Jerusalem hub
Support of ongoing programmatic
• Expansion of PresenTense Educational Seminars across
expansions in cities around the world
North America and the tripling of premium web
content
On investing in PresenTense
Growing Our Website
• Roll out of upgraded www.presentense.org as virtual There’s never a bad time to invest
hub for community members to meet, interact, and in innovation. During times of high
collaborate ambiguity, change and resource constraints, it’s actually
• Upgrading the PresenTense Magazine website to a a great time to innovate. Not only are we facing many
state-of-the-art online magazine and idea marketplace of the same challenges and opportunities that we’d
faced before the financial downturn, but we are also
Increasing Our Investments facing new and more pressing ones. In order to survive
• Test and Establish grassroots fundraising infrastructure today and to set ourselves up to thrive in the future, our
around “chair for the people” campaign community needs to be open to ­– and supportive of –
• Roll out a business development plan to earn revenue new ways of working and thinking.
on training and content delivery
Marcella Kanfer Rolnick
President and Chair
Lippman Kanfer Family Foundation

Our Funders
American Zionist Movement, AVI CHAI Foundation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, The
Covenant Foundation, Foundation for Jewish Culture, Gary Gross, Hillel, iCenter, Israel on Campus Coalition,
The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Josh and Rena Kopelman Foundation, The Lippman Kanfer
Family Foundation, Madav IX, The Morningstar Foundation, Natan Foundation, The Nathan Cummings
Foundation, Oregon Youth Jewish Community Youth Philanthropy, Pamela Applebaum, Professional
Leaders Project, Salesforce.com Foundation, Schusterman Foundation, Sharon Ungerleider, Sheldon and
Anat Wipranik, The UJA Federation of New York, World Zionist Organization

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