Zschool Edge
Field Placements
Here are some examples of organizations in which students have completed their Field Placements over the last several years.
Fieldwork experiences provide supervised and structured professional experiences in a variety of Jewish communal organizations. Guided by carefully constructed educational objectives, fieldwork provides Zschool students with invaluable practitioner and leadership training, engaging students in experiential learning which integrates the theory developed in the classroom with the practice experienced in the workplace.
Capstone Experience: Nonprofit Accelerator
The Zschool Capstone Course, titled “Lean Launchpad for the Jewish Nonprofit” replicates the experience of a high-tech business accelerator in order to develop leaders who can innovate within existing organizations or launch their own startup.
Global Seminar in Innovation
Windmueller Israel Seminar
Global Seminar in Innovation
The Windmueller Israel Seminar is an opportunity for Zschool masters’ students to explore some of the major social challenges in Israel through nonprofits that have developed effective and innovative solutions. A requirement for MAJNM students, the itinerary is designed to provide leadership insights on how creative problem solving and business principles are implemented to effectively support the mission and business models of nonprofits as they strive to create a more just society. The seminar allows students to understand Israeli society through the lens of its NGO sector.
Learning from Start-Up Nation
Students engaged in a discussion with Jon Medved, serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist, and founder and CEO of OurCrowd onCustomer Discovery and Value Proposition. These skills of customer-centric design are crucial for our students’ understanding of how to approach problem-solving in their current and future professional roles. Our belief is that if more nonprofit professionals approach the work in this way, the Jewish nonprofit sector will be more agile and relevant.
Understanding the Funder Landscape
Students had the opportunity to meet with Sigal Yaniv Feller, Executive Director, JFN-Israel, along with Allan Chanoch Barkat, founder of the Dualis Social Investment Fund. Dualis works to promote Israeli society by investing and accompanying social businesses – for-profit businesses that train and employ disadvantaged populations. Furthering this experience was a discussion on the role of philanthropy in building an ecosystem for change in Kfar Kassem. Students had the chance to meet with the Mayor or his deputy for a roundtable discussion with representatives of the Glazer Foundation, Marty Karp, and the Portland trust, Yishai Sorek, and their various grantees: Tovanot B’Hinuch, AJEED, Tsofen, and INJAZ.
