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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.

New Annual Giving Brochures
ORDER NOW: The new and exciting Annual Giving Brochure is here and ready for you to use. The brochure includes a choice of four inserts for you to choose from for your event: Keepers of the Gate, Chai Society, and two inserts with heartwarming Hadassah success stories — choose the ones that work best for your event.
The brochures are free for quantities up to 200 (in packs of 25) and are available through Hadassah's resource department. Call 800-880-9455 to place your orders. If you would like more than 200 brochures, please call 800-928-0685.

360° of Healing Materials
SHARE WITH YOUR UNITS: Prepping Fall programming? You're in luck — take a look at our 360° materials on myHadassah.
Download our campaign video to show at your event; Order Brochures with inserts; Check out our fundraising event ideas; Show our training PowerPoint.

Rosh Hashanah is Around the Corner
ORDER NOW: Remember to order Rosh Hashanah cards for your unit and let your members know so they can pass along greetings with meaning to loved ones. Promote in your bulletins, emails and meetings. Order your Rosh Hashanah cards from the Hadassah Order Department at 800-880-9455. All cards are ordered in bulk for fundraising purposes only! Refer to 2018 Rosh Hashanah Card flyer for further information.

Plan a Day in the District for the August Recess
PREPARE: August is ripe for a visit to your federal legislator while they’re home for recess. Download our most current Talking Points to bring to your meeting.

From Dream to Innovation: Hadassah Milestone Mission
REGISTER: October 7-15, Special Nurses Track, wonderful Campus Campaign Builders of Promise pre-mission and exciting post - mission trips available. Room reservations will be based on availability. Register here.

Gift-A-Nurse
GIVE THE GIFT OF MEMBERSHIP: Enable the nurse in your life to connect with others that share a passion to help achieve Tikkun Olam! Gift a Hadassah membership to a hardworking nurse in your life. Reach out to us at nursescouncils@hadassah.org to find out more information.

Stand up for a Peaceful and Secure Israel
ADVOCATE: With ongoing escalations on the Gaza border, and threats from the north, we need your help. Urge your legislators to cosponsor and support the The International fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2017 and the United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018. Ask your members to visit Hadassah's National Action Center to advocate for these, and other important bills that will help ensure a more peaceful and safe Israel.

Alzheimer's and Macular Degeneration Materials
NEW: Materials are available for Alzheimer’s and age-related macular degeneration including facilitator’s mini-guides and educational handouts. Email health@hadassah.org to talk about your program plans so we help get you what you need and make your job easier. All health materials on myHadassah under HMO:research.

Learn to Engage Young Women
WATCH: Learn from Young Women’s Initiative Vice-Chair Joyce Laiter about sharing your passion with young women in your area through our EVOLVE initiative. You will also hear from Nancy Rapoport and Judy Levy, Nurses Council Co-chairs, who will show you how to engage nurses in your area. Watch the recording here.

EVOLVE: Hadassah's Young Women's Network
ENGAGE YOUNG WOMEN: Learn more about EVOLVE: Hadassah's Young Women’s Network, along with some tips for recruiting EVOLVE Sparks with the Recruitment Packet now available on myHadassah. Email EVOLVE@hadassah.org for more information or with questions.

Speakers on Tour
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: We are offering you the special opportunity to have one Speaker on Tour in your consolidated area. The Speakers Bureau will cover the travel expenses for these speakers. We ask that Region Presidents work together with Directors/Resource Chairs in identifying at least three opportunities for speaking engagements. This can be for the Region and/or units in your areas. Please contact us at speakersbureau@hadassah.org if you are interested in this opportunity to learn more.

Opportunity for Hadassah Units to Book an Author
LEARN: The Jewish Book Council (JBC) has made it their mission to ensure that Jewish literature and authors have a platform. They have partnered with Hadassah, and the Speakers Bureau is happy to offer you an array of JBC authors for your next Hadassah event. Contact us at speakersbureau@hadassah.org for more information. For a limited time, the JBC is offering Hadassah members a 20% discount on their annual literary journal, Paper Brigade. Use this link to find the discounted offer. You can also follow them on Instagram and join the JBC Book Club group on Facebook.

Living Leadership
IT'S NEVER TOO LATE: Summer is a wonderful time to liven up your boards, groups or Chapters. Team building and communication are ongoing skills needed throughout the Hadassah year. This activity is truly interactive and guaranteed to create smiles if not laughter.

The People. The Youth & The Future: Hadassah Youth Aliyah Mission
TELL YOUR MEMBERS! Led by Carol Goodman Kaufman, Youth Aliyah Chair. Start in Jerusalem with a tour of Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, led by a Youth Aliyah graduate. Take a stroll through Machane Yehuda, the bustling outdoor market where you will learn Israeli cooking from a famous chef and gather ingredients for a delicious group dinner. Join a conversation with Israel Prize winner Miriam Peretz, mother of two fallen IDF soldiers whose work with youth transformed her grief into something positive. Get a security briefing at the Eshkol Regional Center, and at Kibbutz Malkiya meet a Youth Aliyah graduate who oversees security for the entire northern border. Experience a unique hands-on agricultural tour of the ‘Salad Trail’ and see how Israeli innovation has made the desert bloom. Visit all three Hadassah youth villages — Meir Shfeyah, Ramat Hadassah Szold and Hadassah Neurim — and engage with students and graduates, learning how their lives have been transformed due to Youth Aliyah's work. Tour the Galilee. Stroll the streets of the mystical city of Safed. Enjoy a chocolate workshop at Ein Zivan's DeKarina Chocolate Factory, one of Israel's top chocolatiers. In Tel Aviv, tour the Taglit Innovation Center, where Israel's technological future lives today. And much more! March 26 - April 5, 2019.

We're "Accounting" on you! Q2 Statements are Coming.
Hadassah thanks you for your ongoing support. Your generosity makes a real, lasting impact, and all that we do would be impossible without you. Soon you will be receiving your second quarter account summary statement. If you have questions, please feel free to contact our Donor Services Support Team at 800-928-0685. Once again thank you for your generosity and continued support of Hadassah.

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

NEWS RELEASE: Natural Killer Cells That Threaten Early Pregnancies Identified by Hadassah Medical Organization Researchers

To Save Their Children - The Mothers Came Secretly From Syria to Hadassah

Celebrating 100 Years of Excellence in Ophthalmology at Hadassah

First in Israel: Hadassah Uses Innovative Technology to Treat Cancer in Spine

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

myHadassah Reports moving to ClearView Dashboards, click here for details

Grassroots Gathering — Fired up for Fundraising
Stoke up the flames to reach your two Fundraising Goals - Join us for an exciting look at the new 360° of Healing — The Full Circle Campaign. Share and take home some creative fundraising ideas to help you reach your campaign goal. Explore the benefits of sharing touching and miraculous Hadassah stories available for you to strengthen your fundraising efforts. Navigate through the helpful sites that contain these stories. Discover the benefits of using fundraising reports to increase your donor activity. This interactive webinar is open to Presidents, FR VP's, Campaign Chairs, HMO Chairs, Program VP's and all those interested in supporting Hadassah.

Tuesday, July 31 - 1:00 pm ETClick to Register

Thursday, August 2 - 8:00 pm ETClick to Register

Don't Forget
Reminders and miscellaneous.

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