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The Center for Leadership Initiatives, Inc. (CLI) catalyzes the power and potential of individuals to lead organizations and communities to higher vision, meaning, and effectiveness.

As a new private operating foundation, CLI offers programs that serve current and future leaders of the Jewish community. Through a weave of skills trainings, coaching, conferences and retreats, as well as online networks, CLI seeks to cultivate excellence, leadership and vision in the Jewish non-profit world.

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Living Mythical Lives
By Yonatan Gordis, On 5/12/08 2:06 PM

My mother’s father, Meyer Cohen, was something of a mythical character in our lives. Born (apparently) in Kiev in 1890, he was already in his 20’s when he immigrated to the United States. Married to Nechama (Nellie) Goldin in his 30’s, he was never much of a career man. He sold...

For the Love of Dave
By Yonatan Gordis, On 2/5/08 4:55 PM

When Dave Burnett, a 2005 recipient of the Charlie Award, a participant in ROI and Leading Up North and a dear member of our CLI family died in a tragic hiking accident on a Jordanian hillside two weeks ago, the light in our lives dimmed as if the grid of Jewish leadership had...

Community Wrestling
By Yonatan Gordis, On 11/22/07 3:37 PM

Two women in their 20's were arguing. Both grew up in the Orthodox world, and each, to a different extent, still identifies with it.

"How can I continue to remain part of a movement where the acts of individuals are...

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The Center for Leadership Initiatives and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation are excited to announce the inaugural cohort of Insight: the Schusterman Fellowship for Jewish Community.

Beginning in the fall 2008, the Insight Fellowship will bring together ten outstanding, diverse and passionate fellows interested in exploring a career in Jewish communal service in this two-year program. The fellows will participate in a series of three six-month professional rotations at three different top Jewish non-profit organizations based in New York City or Washington, DC to gain skills and experience in the world of Jewish communal work as a career path option. We congratulate our ten fellows and fourteen participating host organizations. Click here to meet the Insight fellows, learn more about the host organizations and to get inspired for the Jewish future.