Coping with the Recession as a Community: The Experience of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Publication Date: January 1992

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Andrew C. Paller

Research Area: Economics; Social conditions

Keywords: Funding; Communal organization; Management

Type: Report

Coverage: Connecticut

Abstract:

Over a 24-month period, the Hartford Jewish federation's annual campaign revenues decreased by 30%. Through a coordinated community effort, federation and community leadership developed and implemented an aggressive proactive strategy that not only enabled the community to weather the economic downturn but to emerge stronger, more vibrant, and more unified.