How Do Successful Outreach Programs Succeed?
A major study of the JCP programs revealed five specific stages to successful outreach, which collectively comprise what we call “Steps in the Outreach Sequence.” Although many effective outreach programs do not necessarily implement all of these steps, it is helpful to keep the larger picture in mind. Indeed, it often happens that programs that concentrate on a single stage in the cycle are dependent upon, and indeed benefit from, programs concentrating on other stages. The stages in the cycle of outreach are: (click on the image to view a detailed graphic of this) 1) Developing Community Support: Community support is an ongoing necessity not only to launch programs, but to sustain them within the wider rubric of Jewish communal life. 2) Finding The People: By definition, unaffiliated Jews – whether intermarried, in-married or single – are not on any list. For a program to engage them, they must be located. 3) Reaching Out, Making Contact: It is critical to make a positive personal co
