Temple Governance
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Temple Board
- The President
- Vice Presidents, including a First Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Development Chair
- Brotherhood, Sisterhood and LEFTY Presidents
- Nine Trustees
- Immediate Past President
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Lead (or co-lead) the continuation of the strategic planning process, begun in 2022, that translates the Temple Isaiah Shaping Our Future vision statement into well-defined and well-resourced initiatives. This includes aligning those initiatives with our Sh’ma and V'ahavta statements.
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Lead, co-lead or play roles in other strategic projects in collaboration with the President, other VPs, staff leaders, or other temple members.
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Build the relationships with staff, lay leaders, clergy and the congregation that will be critical when the 1st VP becomes President.
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Convene Board and Executive Committee meetings in the President’s absence.
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As needed or as part of learning to be President, attend meetings of other groups, such as the Finance and Philanthropy Committees.
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Play an active role in the nominating process for lay leadership positions that will be filled during the 1st VP’s term as President.
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Play an active role in senior staff hiring.
- Partner with clergy, Directors of Engagement and Learning, and others leading Jewishing Living initiatives around strategic planning for adult programming, worship, learning, and engagement.
- Coordinate committees that bring together members of Temple Isaiah to explore and celebrate the experience of Jewish community, including:
- Adult Learning
- Engagement
- Holiday Celebration
- Cultural Programming
- Library
- Sisterhood and Brotherhood coordination
- Work in close coordination with Events Coordinator and Director of Engagement to develop a year-long calendar that balances different types of events in order to serve the interests of the entire congregation.
- Membership
- Leadership Development
- Chavurot
- Community
- Outreach, Interfaith and Intrafaith
- Families with young children
- College and alumni
- Preschool
- Religious school
- Bar Mitzvah
- Youth and family eductation
- Tichon Isaiah (high school)
- LEFTY (Isaiah's Youth Teen Group) Publicity
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Act as the principal lay partner to the Executive Director and Finance Manager on all financial matters, in consultation and collaboration with the Treasurer.
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Ensure alignment of financial decisions with our Sh’ma, V’ahavta, and Shaping Our Future vision statements.
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Oversee the L’dor V’dor Committee’s annual establishment of investment priorities as part of the strategic plan
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Lead the Finance Committee, a body that provides critical input, guidance and stewardship to the temple staff and Board on key financial decisions, including the annual budget, major expenditures, hiring, and endowment strategy.
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Provide oversight and guidance in collaboration with the Treasurer on the annual budget process which culminates in the presentation of budget options for Board review and approval.
- Social Action
- Israel Action
- Hineini, which includes Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick), Gemilut Chasadim (Providing Meals),
- Bereavement, Provide-A-Ride, Knitsvah (Knitting), Baby Welcoming, and Job Networking
- Mazon
- Mitzvah Day and similar activities
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Work closely with the Executive Director and temple staff to ensure day-to-day operations are efficient, transparent, and collaborative.
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Advise on administrative functions, where possible and appropriate, such as technology, infrastructure, security, communications systems, personnel restructuring and concerns, and the operating budget.
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Maintain and leverage strong relationships with temple staff, clergy, lay leaders, and the congregation. Serve as liaison between staff and lay leaders as needed.
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As needed, provide support for security, space revisioning, personnel/HR issues, or various technology needs and/or invite other congregants to lead these areas.
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Lead the Security and Safety Committee.
Vice President of Philanthropy - Aligns all philanthropy initiatives with our congregational values and cultivates a sense of Temple Isaiah as a philanthropic organization.
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In 2022, support the completion of the Strength to Strength fundraising campaign to honor Rabbi Jaffe’s retirement. In partnership with the Director of Philanthropy, co-lead the Campaign Committee meetings.
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Collaborate closely with the Senior Rabbi, Director of Philanthropy, Director of Congregational Engagement, President and other Executive Committee members to further cultivate a culture of philanthropy
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Advise on philanthropy strategies, campaigns, solicitations,and stewardship.
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Support the Director of Philanthropy’s creation and maintenance of systems and processes that support philanthropy, for example, a CRM-like system that tracks and supports follow-up on all contributions.
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Lead the Philanthropy Committee in partnership with the Director of Philanthropy, including leading regular meetings.
- Trustees are assigned specific duties based on their interests, experience and the needs of the Board and the congregation. Trustees may serve as committee members and, in some cases, as committee chairs. They may also be involved in leading ad hoc projects and committees as needed.
- Second year trustees serve on the Nominating Committee.
- The trustees elect among themselves a Lead Trustee who sits on the Executive Committee.
- Trustees attend monthly board meetings. They are also involved in congregational life and take leadership roles as needed.
- Coordinate efforts among the Vice Presidents and their committee clusters
- Assist and advise the President in carrying out the mission of the temple
- Provide a forum for discussion of temple issues, problems and developments
- Make recommendations to the Board as appropriate
- Serve as the congregation’s personnel committee
- Keep a strong focus on the Temple's financial operations
- Coordinate the Temple's financial functions
- Ensure the long term financial strength of the Temple
- Ensure that the Temple has sufficient resources to fulfill its mission
- Development Chair
- Dues and Special Arrangements Chair
- Treasurer
- L'Dor Vador Chair
- President
- First Vice President
- 3 members appointed by the President, including one designated to serve as chairman. The previous Nominating Committee chair shall be among the three.
- 3 members who are 2nd year Trustees
- 3 members nominated and elected at the Congregational meeting
- One vice president is elected to serve as First Vice President during his or her tenure as Vice President. The First Vice President may serve as vice president in any of the six vice presidential areas.
- After serving for two years as First Vice President, this person will become president upon election by the congregation.