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Leader's Digest
A weekly hands-on guide of events, tools and news FOR LEADERS ONLY.
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NEWS |TOOLS | MEETINGS & TRAININGS| DON'T FORGET

Tools You Can Use
Announcements and resources for programs and campaigns

REMINDER: The materials you need for most of these programs can also be found by logging into hadassah.org/myHadassah.

National Assembly/National Business Meeting & Symposium MOtivate and MObilize in St Louis, MO
REGISTER NOW: The National Assembly, followed by the National Business Meeting & Symposium will be held 7/16-7/18 and 7/18-19 at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Hotel in St Louis, MO. Once a year, National Assembly members and Delegates from across the country meet together to learn and be inspired by experts from inside and outside Hadassah. Watch a nutritional cooking demo with Every Bite Counts food guru Shannon Sarna. Join our live Defining Zionism in the 21st Century panel discussion. Come to the microphone and make your voice heard. Old friends and new are waiting for you by the famous Gateway Arch. Don't let this boat sail (down the Mississippi) without YOU! To register, Click Here.

Engage Members in the Fight for Women's Health Coverage
ADVOCATE: Tell your members to make their voices heard using the National Action Center! Call Senators and urge them to protect women's health coverage as a part of current healthcare legislation. Each call makes a difference and is a great lead up to Day in the District.

Streamlined Day in the District Talking Points
DOWNLOAD: Use our concise, one-page Day in the District Talking Points at a training or legislator meeting during the August recess. This new resource provides focused asks to help your members advocate in a high impact way. It's not too late to plan a meeting and stay tuned for policy updates!
Learn more at hadassah.org/dayinthedistrict

Defining Zionism Sound Bites
WATCH & DISCUSS: Bassem Eid, Palestinian political analyst and human rights pioneer talks about Zionism from a Palestinian perspective, his personal connection to Hadassah, and views on corruption within the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Palestinian Authority. Host an event and view this exciting interview; access our discussion guide on MyHadassah.
Learn more at hadassah.org/definingzionism

Living Leadership
TIPS AND TOOLS: We are busy. We communicate on the go! Are we saying, writing and hearing what is intended? Check out this interactive, fun piece to use at board meetings, workshops, or anywhere you want to practice communication skills. This activity is also an excellent Team Building activity.

Keepers of the Gate and Chai Society Call-Out Effort
FYI: Starting mid-June, the National Annual Giving team began calling Annual Givers who have not paid for their 2016 Keepers or Chai Society gift. The purpose is to get these Annual Givers to renew! All the donors being called received their quarterly statement in mid-June. If you would like to know which donors are on the call list from your unit, please email annualgiving@hadassah.org.

"A Name is just a Name" until it appears on a cheerful tile in Jerusalem
Help your member visualize their name or the name of a loved one on a Road Tile adorning the walls of Hadassah Hospital. A person may choose recognition from among three different Tiles for a donation of $1,500. In addition, a beautiful certificate will be sent to acknowledge this gift. Promote the ad in your bulletins and eblasts and the flyer at meetings and in mailings.

Hadassah Associates Mission to Israel: Jerusalem & the Spectacular South
PROMOTE THIS MISSION: Led by Fred Safer & Sherryl Kaufman. Join the Hadassah Associates and explore the land of hidden gems, Israel's South, where you will journey from inspiring frontier communities to the beautiful desert and Israel's cyber center of Beer Sheva. Meet with journalists and scholars, like Gil Hoffman, Chief Political Correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and Israeli Scholar Dr. Rachel Korazim to discuss Israeli current events and the history and literature of Israel. Wonder at the beauty of a hidden waterfall and watch the Ibex and other wild animals feed in the morning at Ein Gedi. Take a sunrise Jeep tour of the Ramon Crater in the Negev Desert. Enjoy a lunch with the soldiers of Camp Yishay after a morning filled with different military activities. Float in the Dead Sea or take an evening stroll through the streets of Jerusalem. And don't forget a visit to Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem and a tour of the Mother and Child Pavilion and the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Tower building. Petra extension available. Uncover it all! October 15 - 27, 2017.
Learn more at hadassah.org/missions

News You Can Use
Stories of interest from inside Hadassah and around the world

The Youth Aliyah Family

Drug May Prevent Recurrence of Aggressive Cancer

Rising Genetics Star Receives Prestigious Award

Hadassah's Director General Receives Honorary PhD from Cyprus Medical School

Trainings and Meetings
We encourage you to participate in these training opportunities

Grassroots Gathering – Fired Up for Fundraising
What's New Under the Sun? Join us for our next session which will feature Hadassah On-line Savings & Travel - HOST, an innovative way to raise funds for our HMO Research in Service to Humanity Campaign, our newest greeting cards - an easy way to boost your fundraising efforts and ideas for future fundraising events/activities - a strategic way to utilize Hadassah fundraising tools! What is familiar to you may be NEW for your colleagues.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 1:00pm ETClick to Register
Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 8:00pm ETClick to Register

Day in the District Training
Learn about the nuts and bolts of planning a Day in the District and have an opportunity to ask questions at our training.
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 6:00pm ETClick to Register

MyHadassah Training
SIGN UP FOR TRAINING: A MUST session to learn how to use myHadassah (replacement for the old intranet). We will cover the new Resource File Library, Links to the Treasurer reports and many other tools. If you do not know how to get into myHadassah yet, or do not have a password, please contact George Kastanos at gkastanos@hadassah.org or call him at 212-303-8021. In order to participate in this webinar, you must be able to log in. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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Wednesdays at 11:00am ETClick to Register

Wednesdays at 3:00pm ETClick to Register

Luminate Online and CMS Training
Join George Kastanos for training on the Luminate email system and Content Management System (CMS) every Wednesday at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. Use the link below on the date and time that you wish to join the webinar — no need to register in advance! Please contact George Kastanos at gkastanos@hadassah.org for assistance.
Join here on Thursdays at 11:00am & 3:00pm ET

Don't Forget
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