Collaboration between the Sapir Center and the Nitzanim Association to create a training model for community activists who want to be involved in the field of Jewish-Israeli culture. During the pilot year, several models were created for different members of entrepreneurial communities, functionaries, and leadership.
The incubators train the participants both in areas of community building and initiative in which they receive ‘work tools’, and in the field of Jewish-Israeli culture in which they seek to clarify issues of identity and belonging.
Three incubators operated during the pilot year in three local authorities in which the Nitzanim program was conducted: Emek Hefer Regional Council, Holon, and Hof HaCarmel Regional Council.
Goals
- To strengthen the infrastructure of Jewish-Israeli community culture initiatives throughout the country.
- To train local activists and entrepreneurs in the field of Jewish-Israeli culture.
- To create community projects focused on Jewish-Israeli community culture.
Target Audience
- Entrepreneurs at heart with a dream.
- People with leadership orientation.
- People with key positions in the local authority.
- Community residents who are graduates of community leadership and/or facilitator programs.
Expected Results
The incubator participants are expected to create community projects of Jewish-Israeli culture in keeping with the characteristics of the relevant group and communities. The approved projects receive the program’s support and are selected according to the following criteria:
- Innovative programs that can be a source of inspiration for other programs.
- Expanding the ranks – connecting new people to the Jewish-Israeli-community discourse.
- At least one program is aimed at an audience of hundreds of participants.
- Connecting new entities within the local authority.
- Relevance and widespread and effective influence.
Results
The following project were developed in the pilot program conducted in conjunction with the ZAYIT program in Emek Hefer: