Reflections on the UJC Merger: Issues Faced and Lessons Learned

Publication Date: September 2002

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Jeffrey R. Solomon; Susan H. Wachsstock

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Organizational Development; Leadership

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

To gauge the effectiveness of United Jewish Communities three years after its creation, key stakeholders were surveyed. The survey found that few had great hopes for the merged entity, but that even those modest hopes were not achieved. UJC is plagued by a lack of clarity of mission, which will seriously hamper its future effectiveness.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.79 no.1, Fall 2002.