Interns at “New Spirit” will work on the resource development team of New Spirit, a very innovative non-for-profit organization that is based in Jerusalem and works to empower young adults within the Jewish community to take responsibility over the city of Jerusalem, though different models of community involvement. They will assist in the development of promotional materials in English, planning events, and cultivating New Spirit supporters from over seas. Research and outreach for new communities of support.
In 2003, a group of five idealistic students from the Hebrew University founded New Spirit with one dream: to ensure Jerusalem’s rightful place as a young, vibrant, pluralistic and attractive city as befits the capital of Israel. Today, our programs and services reach over 15,000 young-adults.
New Spirit is fighting the flight of young social activists and the creative class (ages 24-35) from the capital. They are central elements in the city’s economic infrastructure and serve as “agents of change,” pioneering the fight for the city’s pluralistic Jewish character. The organization aims to transform the future of the city by addressing its strengths and weakness in the present tense. The organization works to rejuvenate the Capital by cultivating a young Jewish lay-leadership through targeted projects and events. In this effort, New Spirit is fostering and mobilizing a community of young adults who are taking responsibility for the place in which they live and who are a driving force in effecting change in the cultural life of the city.
