Howard A. Goldberg Email & Phone Number

Albany, Ny, Us

Albany, New York, United States

Remote

January 2020 – March 2020 | Establish social media channels, protocols, and branding to promote national (United States) ‘Vote MERCAZ 2020’ slate in the campaign for delegate seats in the World Zionist Congress election: • Established and populated social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) with content and materials to promote the MERCAZ slate for the World Zionist Congress elections, which were held from January 21-March 11, 2020• Created and distributed social media assets to Conservative/Masorti Movement partners as needed• Developed and disseminated online social media toolkit and provide support as needed for synagogues, partner organizations, and individual volunteers• Guided campaign staff on effective use of social media to connect with synagogue leaders, and drive eligible individuals toward educational and engagement resources to increase voter turnout in support of the MERCAZ slateApril 2020 – Present | Transition social media assets developed for ‘Vote Mercaz 2020’ campaign to serve as a transformational communications/engagement platform for MERCAZ USA, and launch the strategic process of positioning the organization as the key Israel engagement organization of the Conservative/Masorti movement in the United States:• Update branding for social media channels to reflect organizational identity post-election• Create social media campaigns for new engagement initiatives, specifically the MERCAZ Reads Israel online book club; including designing logos and flyers, producing book club meetings on Zoom for hundreds of participants, and coordinating with authors to develop PowerPoint presentations for book club meetings• Transform financial development/fundraising campaign vision to align with engagement/social media goals and adapt strategies to create positive outcomes during COVID-19 pandemic• Consult on website updates, and post updates/content to the website (WordPress)• Refresh Constant Contact templates

Albany, New York, United States

North America

Established a digital community (internal social media) platform to promote the frictionless sharing of ideas and resources among the professional and lay leadership of affiliated synagogues and other partner organizations across North America.• Selected, built and launched digital community platform including the creation of robust micro communities for leadership teams and community groups. Achieved in first six months a community of more than 1,800 registered individuals participating on the platform connecting with peers from across the continent• Enhanced generative potential of platform through creation of written and video user guidelines for the platform• Established a pathway designed to build a productive, and cooperative social culture for the community that resulted in the adoption of a range of transformational, relevant and practical solutions• Applied design thinking to develop/maintain back-end functions; forums, resource library, permission schemas as well as elevating the user experience though the identification, reporting, and solving of platform and user issues• Increased ongoing use/engagement of platform by generating continuous design upgrades/community promotion• Led and supported transition of organization from soloed email lists, which only limited number of individuals accessed, toward creating a true online community where all synagogue leaders share ideas and resources freely

Upstate New York, New England, Eastern Canada

Promoted to synagogue relationship manager for USCJ’s Northeast District serving 100 congregations ranging in size from 5 members to over 2,500 members in Upstate New York (north of I-84), New England, and Eastern Canada (ON, QB, NB, NS).• Primary relationship builder and network weaver between the congregations and USCJ, engaging with synagogue leadership through on-site visits, social media, video calls, phone calls, and email• Assessed the needs of all congregations and provided optimal solutions by connecting them to the resources available through USCJ and partners• Recognized as the “cultivator” of the social media presence for the district, providing the leadership of our congregations with a direct line to the latest news and resources from USCJ, and provided the district with the ability to engage each congregation via their social media portals• Convened and facilitated local conferences and workshops to connect the leadership of each congregation to one another and expose them to new ideas/opportunities and inspire them to create thriving visions for their congregations• Facilitated leadership development workshops for individual congregational leadership teams• Consultant to congregations engaging in a personnel search, addressing financial sustainability strategies, and other issues related to the life of a congregation• Professional member of district’s lay leadership team charged with organizational restructuring to allow for greater relationship building and engagement opportunities, and recruiter of emerging lay leadership in district

Upstate New York, Western New England, Ontario, Quebec

Primary relationship builder, network weaver, facilitator, consultant, convener, and cultivator as above for a subset of congregations in USCJ’s Northeast District.

Upstate New York, New England, Eastern Canada

Supervised four Regional Youth Directors for United Synagogue Youth (USY) & Relationship Manager portfolio duties as stated above.• Developed USCJ’s international social media assets, establishing a presence on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn• Coordinated closely with USCJ staff and lay leadership on standardizing internal and external communication platforms for the organization, and consulted with the leadership of other districts to establish regional USCJ social media presences• Advised and managed each of the district’s four USY regions on the redesign of their websites

Eastern Canada (Ontario Province And Points East)

Prior to USCJ’s reorganization in 2010, served as the Executive Director for the Empire Region (New York State, north of I-84) and the Canadian Region (ON, QB, NB, NS) with focus on relationship building and supervisory work as detailed above. Developed and managed budgets for both regions.• Initiated and managed the redesign of the website for the region• Launched new external communications protocols for the region including transitioning from print newsletters to email and other online media, and establishment of a social media presence for the region

Upstate New York

Prior to USCJ’s reorganization in 2010, served as the Executive Director for the Empire Region (New York State, north of I-84) and the Canadian Region (ON, QB, NB, NS) with focus on relationship building and supervisory work as detailed above. Developed and managed budgets for both regions.• Initiated and managed the redesign of the website for the region• Launched new external communications protocols for the region including transitioning from print newsletters to email and other online media, and establishment of a social media presence for the region

Albany, New York Area

Charged with developing a comprehensive youth education and activities program that fully integrated the formal and informal educational initiatives for the youth of the synagogue, comprised of approximately 300 students in preschool through twelfth grade.• Supervised staff for school, youth groups and camps• Managed curriculum development for religious schools (kindergarten through high school)• Expanded existing youth programs (6th-12th grade) and created new youth programs for younger students• Designed youth congregations framework (weekly Shabbat services and High Holy Day services)• Provided programmatic oversight of camps (full summer day-camp, winter vacation camp)• Created and implemented family education initiatives (monthly family Shabbat services, family B’nai Mitzvah experiences, etc.), coordinated performance schedules of Israeli dance and choir programs• Oversaw Youth Community Administration and a $250,000+ annual budget• Managed the youth commission and board of education meetings, coordinated and consulted with USCJ and USY regional and international offices, oversaw development/maintenance membership databases

Greater New York City Area

Contracted by the Jewish Federation of Rockland County to consult with area synagogues in the development of ‘Youth Community’ models that fully integrate formal and informal modalities of education.

Greater New York City Area

Provided leadership for and development of a comprehensive, cutting-edge youth activities program that fully integrated the formal and informal educational initiatives for the youth of the largest Conservative (USCJ) synagogue in Rockland County, NY, comprising approximately 700 kindergarteners through twelfth graders.• Introduced three new youth group programs fully integrated into religious school program (Grades K-5)• Enhanced existing youth group programs that were fully integrated into religious school (Grades 6-12)• Developed a synagogue-based college outreach initiative tied to USCJ’s college engagement framework• Reorganized lay leadership structures, vision, and political status in the synagogue• Implemented innovative programming based on personal and organizational vision• Accountable for full administrative oversight including Youth Community staff and budget of $150,000+• Produced six to ten monthly newsletters, web site, and email/phone communications. During tenure, NCJC’s chapter of USY was one of the first chapters in North America to host their own website, and utilize nascent social media tools (such as AIM) to foster communications and engagement

Pinwheel/Pacific Northwest Region Usy

Contracted by the Pinwheel Region of Kadima and USY to develop the informal curriculum for their winter Kadima Kinnus and USY Regional Leadership Weekend.

Greater New York City Area

Creator and director of an improvisational theatre course for Jewish high school students that trained its students to become peer educators. Project: Continuum explored themes of Jewish identity using topical social issues in the Jewish and secular communities. These issues served as the basis for studying Jewish text and philosophies. Improvisational scenes were developed based on these issues and were performed in an interactive format with an audience. Project: Continuum was the senior graduation course curriculum at the Temple Beth-El Religious High School in Poughkeepsie through the spring of 1998 and was a Religious High School course at the New City Jewish Center in Rockland County, NY through the spring of 2000. Its students performed for a USY New Members Institute, a USY International Convention advisor's training session, the graduation ceremonies at Temple Beth-El from 1994 until 1998, and for the Religious High School College Program at New City Jewish Center. The program was featured at the 1995 CAJE conference in Amherst, MA and has won awards from USY for achievements in original programming.

Greater New York City Area

Developed a computer lab curriculum for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at the Conservative movement’s (USCJ) Jewish Day School in Rockland County, New York. The curriculum included a survey of Jewish content-related Internet sites, a history of the Internet, and a look at anti-Semitic hate groups that are online. The course also included a cross-discipline project that involved the students in using multimedia and online research tools to develop a written report on an area of interest for the student that had to do with the State of Israel. The project utilized the student’s research skills and needed to demonstrate the student’s proficiency with several software packages.

Poughkeepsie, Ny

As the Kadima Advisor at Temple Beth-El (USCJ affiliate) my responsibilities included: publishing a monthly newsletter and publicity flyers, recruiting new members, developing new member programming, designing innovative programming for weekly chapter events, maintaining a database of current and potential members, administering the budget for Kadima, arranging transportation for and attending all regional Kadima activities, coordinating with parents to ensure an active Kadima chapter, and reporting to the Synagogue Youth Director and Youth Commission on the status of Kadima.As a religious educator at the Temple Beth-El Sunday school, I designed a curriculum for and taught the sixth grade course that focused on the importance of the Sages and Mishnah to modern Judaism. The course also covered current events and social issues including interdating, differences between Christians and Jews, modern Jewish observances, gossip, and anti-Semitism through interactive role-play, group discussion, and the study of relevant textual materials.

Greater New York City Area

http://www.covenantfn.org/• Utilized and instructed others on the use of specialized grant management software• Established an email address for the Foundation• Wrote grant proposals to request funding from other foundations to maintain Foundation funded programs• Wrote biographies of Foundation award nominees and summaries of submitted grant proposals• Wrote institutional financial summaries of grant applicants, prepared a bi-annual board-book for the Foundation's Board of Directors, and corresponded with applicants and members of the Foundation's Board of Directors

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Major In Theater, Concentration In History

Non-Degree Program, New Directors Institute For Jewish Educators

Fellowship (Non-Degree Program), Leadership Seminar Of The Institute For Informal Jewish Education (Second Cohort)

Strategic Visioning and Implementation Project: Developing a model of Jewish education that fully integrates and seamlessly blends.