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Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation

The congregation’s leadership wanted to better understand members’ sense of engagement and to gauge reactions to an alternate dues structure. Leadership felt that conducting focus groups was a necessary part of its strategic planning process.

Meeting Your Mission was engaged to facilitate dialogues about membership, perceptions of Humanistic Judaism and the value of congregational membership. A comprehensive summary of key research finding was presented.

Our congregation’s Strategic Planning Committee engaged Leslie Rosen Stern to plan and run a series of focus groups for our members so we could learn more about our members’ perceptions, habits, interests and needs. Leslie brought a wealth of expertise to the project with intimate knowledge of current trends in congregational membership and members’ attitudes. The focus groups she facilitated for us were invaluable — not only in the data she collected but also as highly engaging and deeply meaningful experiences for the members who participated.

Mark D. FriedmanChair, Strategic Planning Committee, Kol Hadash Humanistic Congregation