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B B YO
ADVISOR
“I am happy to
support them on their journey.”
— Jodi Alperstein, Advisor
BBG alumna Jodi Alperstein is making sure
that a new generation of Jewish teens has
the same opportunities for confidence,
leadership and identity building that she
herself enjoyed as a BBYO teen. Today,
Jodi serves as a BBG advisor with BBYO
Great Midwest Region and helps her
BBG members plan programs and set
goals. Jodi finds giving back as an
advisor tremendously rewarding.
“It is amazing to volunteer with
an organization that you
personally received so
much from. As a BBYO
advisor, I am a part
of something
important
to these
teens.”
3,753 Donors
Raised
FROM ALUMNA
TO ADVISOR:
$2,052,014
Committees
More than 700 men and women volunteer as BBYO
chapter advisors. To support their work and the teen
experience, new resources including topical webinars and
regional Advisor Networks were introduced, so advisors
can connect with and learn from each other.
In addition, the newly launched Online Certification
Program sets standards for advisors, elevates their skills
and provides substantive knowledge about BBYO. The
program culminates in a formal certificate of achievement.
Recent BBYO alumni on campus now have a way
to engage with FAN through the BBYO Community
Engagement Fellowship. As part of a partnership with
Hillel, these youngest BBYO alumni plan meaningful
networking, social and Jewish events on campus, with
the goal of expanding campus networks of BBYO alumni
and Jewish young adults. Fellows were deployed on nine
college campuses across North America. At UC Berkeley,
the BBYO Fellow organized an event for current members
who were considering the university to meet with BBYO
alumni undergrads.
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