PresenTense 2012 Annual Report

PresenTense AnnuAl rePorT

2012

Program Growth!

12 Fel lowshipsDynamic NEWleadership

“A signif icant turning point in my l ife .” - PT Fel low

136Fel lows

406 Volunteers

18 Program partners

Since its founding in 2005, innovation, social entrepreneurship and improving the

community through Jewish values have always been at the center of PresenTense’s

mission. This past year was no exception, as PresenTense saw a record increase

in programs and engaged community members. Our numbers affirm that “it

takes a community to build entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurship builds

communities.”

In 2012 PresenTense experienced its most significant leadership shift, with the exit

of its co-founders and the entrance of new staff in both the US and Israel.

PresenTense sees this as an opportunity for further growth and innovation,

and is excited for continued impact in 2013.

Participating in the Yazamim Jerusalem Fellowship was a significant turning point in my life. The fellow-ship gave me the tools and the strength to bring my venture to life, support that I wouldn’t have received in any other place, and brought me into an amazing community that supports its entrepre-neurs throughout their journeys.

– Ari Eitan, 2012 Yazamim Jerusalem Fellow

PresenTense has provided the Leichtag Foundation important exposure, connections and insight into the incredible grassroots social enterprise move-ment that is helping shape the future of Jerusalem. It’s been a pleasure to work with the Jerusalem team as they foster young leaders from a cross-section of Jerusalem’s diverse population.

– Charlene Seidle, Vice President & Executive Director, Leichtag Foundation

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Since the launch of the PresenTense Global Institute in Jerusalem in 2007 and the Community Entrepreneur Partnership (CEP) in Boston in 2009, PresenTense has expanded to nine other cities, engaging 296 fellows who have launched 282 ventures in the community.

This past year, PresenTense ran 12 fellowships, expanding from seven programs in the previous year, and nearly doubling its number of fellow alumni and volunteer community members engaged.

By the conclusion of the 2012-2013 program year, PresenTense will have an alumni base of over 400 fellows, in addition to thousands of volunteer alumni.

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Community EntrEprEnEur partnErship (CEp) >>

The Numbers 2012

1 2 Fellowshipsacross 3 countries

in 9 cities

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The Kaet Fellowship helped me shape my idea and learn how to implement it. I learned so many practical skills during the course, and the round table sessions with interesting and successful leaders were motivating and energizing.

– Naomi Nalogina, 2012 Kaet Moscow Fellow

PresenTense Fellowships Worldwide

300,000 People impactedthrough PresenTense programs and Fellows’ ventures

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (JFGW) has helped foster a supportive environment for social entrepre-neurs in our community. And, we’ve engaged and revital-ized leaders in our community because they are so inter-ested and passionate about helping these entrepreneurs blossom. Several ventures continue to thrive by partnering with existing organizations - including the JFGW.

– Jaclyn Gurwitz, Washington DC ConnectGensFellowship Coordinator

I have thoroughly enjoyed working with my fellow. The most fulfilling part was to see her growth professionally — through intensive work-shops — and personally — through networking and learning how to ask the right questions of oneself and others.

– Milana Khodorkovskaya, 2012 NYC Coach

Through the PresenTense [PTSchool] seminar, we were really able to find and determine a way we could actually create a real change in this area. It wasn’t until this that we ever really even thought about doing something to fix it.

– Joel Wanger, 2012 MASA BFL (PTSchool) Participant

PT School Session at MASA BFL in March 2012

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443 PARTICIPANTS

In addition to the CEP program, PresenTense’s PTSchool seminars equip students, organizational professionals, and leaders with the tools and training to become changemakers. These engagements range from half-day trainings to multi-seminar programs modeled on the CEP curriculum.

Over the past year, PresenTense has run PTSchool sessions with teen leaders from BBYO, Jewish educators from JESNA, MASA participants from the former USSR, and hundreds of other participants from a variety of organizations.

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20 PTSchool sessions

PresenTense is run by a small, dedicated team of 13 staff members, based in Jerusalem and New York. 2012 saw dramatic changes in staff, yet PresenTense was able to continue to grow its operations around the world.

This past year, PresenTense co-founders Ariel Beery and Aharon Horwitz officially ended their professional work with the organization after seven committed years. In October the PresenTense Group Board appointed Naomi Korb Weiss and Shelby Zitelman as the new co-Directors, and PresenTense Israel welcomed a new CEO, Guy Spigelman, who began his work in December.

In addition, in 2012 PresenTense trained 28 SocialStart Trainers from three countries to teach PTSchool sessions and CEP seminars, for a total of 52 Trainers over the past two years.

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partnErsPresenTense has had the honor of partnering with the following organizations over the past year to run CEPs and PTSchool programs in their communities:

BBYO, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Cleveland Jewish Federation, Keren Hayesod, MASA Israel Journey, JCC Chicago, JESNA, The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Joint Distribution Committee, The Leichtag Foundation, Mazeh 9, Taglit Birthright Israel, Tel Aviv Global City, Threshold, Tribe12, UJA Federation of New York, WCJCC

DonorsPresenTense is honored to have received financial support from the following individuals and foundations over the past year:

Avi Chai, The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, The Covenant Foundation, The Gorlin Family Foundation, The Gottesman Family Fund, Howard and Diane Wohl, The iCenter, The Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York, Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation, Keren Keshet, The Leichtag Family Foundation, The Lippman Kanfer Family Foundation, Mark Ramer, The Morningstar Foundation, The Pearlstone Family Foundation, The Russell Berrie Foundation, Tali Rosenblatt Cohen, Virginia Bayer and Robert Hirt, The William R. Fleischer Family Foundation

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406Volunteers Graduates of PresenTense’s July 2012 SocialStart Trainers course

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ConTACT USPresenTense strengthens communities through social entrepreneurship and innovation. Through our CEP Fellowships, PTSchool Seminars, and local innovation Hubs, PresenTense fosters local involvement, empowers confident leaders, and positions communities as relevant places for social change.