David Raphael Email & Phone Number

Atlanta

The Jewish Grandparents Network seeks to celebrate and support grandparents as essential family members who make unique contributions to our children, our people and our future.

Greater Atlanta Area

Non profit consultant focusing on organizational assessment, strategic planning, change management, board development and professional coaching

Greater Boston Area

David Raphael currently serves as Executive Director of Boston University Hillel serving the second largest Jewish student community among private universities in North America. Over the past two years he has reinvigorated the Hillel program, restructured governance, rebuilt development and fiscal operations and engaged all new staff. • Increased revenues from grants and contributions over three-fold in between FY’s 2015 and 2016• Restructured the fund development operation including engaging new staff, advancing marketing and branding efforts and identifying, cultivating and soliciting major supporters and establishing alumni and parent campaigns. • Established strong partnerships with the university leadership in an array of spheres including fund development, student life and multi-cultural programming.• Rebuilt the Board of Directors including identifying and engaging new board leadership and facilitating the redrafting of board by-laws. • Reinvigorated student engagement, Jewish campus life, Sabbath and holiday observance and Israel programming and activism.• Conceived, funded and implemented “Just Like US” an innovative campaign to connect students to Israel through social media.

David Raphael currently serves Director of Campus Services for Hillel International. In this capacity he serves as a senior-level field consultant providing organizational and professional support activities including strategic planning, board and professional development and governance, fiscal, fundraising and staffing guidance and support to Hillel Foundations across the nation. In 2012-2013 he served as the Interim Executive Director of the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale (Yale’s Hillel).

Washington, Dc

Founding exec director of organization established to advance the DIR/Floortime method of treating children with autism and related disorders and to provide support to families with children effected by these challenges.

Batimore

Executive responsibility for agency serving Jewish college and graduate students in Greater Baltimore. Board development and guidance, fund-development, strategic planning, hiring and supervision of staff and budget preparation, presentation and monitoring. Networking and communications with Jewish community leaders and university administrators.

Responsible for the functioning of a Hillel Foundation at a major urban university. Supervised professional staff and graduate interns; advised student groups and student leaders.Developed new programmatic approaches for engaging commuter students.Managed a three-story facility; prepared budgets; oversaw a kosher dining program.Built and maintained strong relationships with university administrators, faculty and Jewish community leaders.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Clinical, Organizational Development Social Work

Bachelor'S Degree, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Shalom Hartman Institute Hillel Fellow