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Dear Reader,

As our entire community struggles with dicult times,we are inspired by the continuing eorts o investors andentrepreneurs to drive the Jewish People’s mission orward.PresenTense has spent the past three years building exactlythe tool our community needs to maintain its innovativeedge during these downturns: a platorm or socialenterprise within the global Jewish community that equipsthe next generation o pioneers with the skills and ideas theyneed to change the world. To develop this pioneering cohort, PresenTense investsin supportive communities that inspire creativity, anda creative environment that provides opportunities orpioneers to emerge.Our investors include private philanthropists and some o the most creative oundations in existence, and we ocus onhonoring every investment by doing our best to generatestrong outcomes or change. When you imagine a Jewishcommunity that outpaces the most celebrated or-proftinnovation shops in both its creativity and achievement, youenvision a Jewish community that has been touched by theull potential o PresenTense.As we grow to scale, we hope you will join us in investing intomorrow’s most innovative Jewish solutions, today.

20082009(projected)2010(projected)

ACTIVE PTCITIES

Our Reach is Growing

STAFFMEMBERS

Members: 1412:1 Ratio of Mentors to Fellows40% Success Rate of

Annual Report

2008

‘08

615750

‘07

51297

Institute BenefciariesVentures LaunchedApplicants

36831218

MagazineInstitute

3 IssuesOver 80 volunteers per issueStatistic 3

Network

Cities with Active Programming: 5Statistic 2Statistic 3

Hub

In the Door:Community Driven Events:Statistic 3

Development

200% Growth in Institute Funding Over Last YearUnique Major Donors Grew from 2 in 2007 to 25in 2008AVICHAI Award

The Best & the Brightest

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in Social Innovation

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p r o j e c t e d

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Accomplishments

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Fostering Innovation

CHICAGO

TORONTO

MAGAZINE:

Now in its thirdyear of publication, the Maga-zine builds an internationalcommunity around ideas and values,exploring and expressing the Jewish hereand now.

NEW YORKCITY

JERUSALEM

BOSTON

FUTURETENSE:

Gatheringdistruptors - individuals whohave either transformed organi-zations or developed projects totransform a ﬁeld - FutureTense utilizes aspecially developed methodology to explorethe future of action and activism anddevelop stronger ties among leading innova-tors.

HUB:

Providing a laboratory andmeeting-space for pioneers, andgenerating a creative community tofoster and support innovation, theHub provides infrastructure to servethe Jewish People's network of socialcapital. Our Zion Hub has hostedhundreds since its launch, with daily events and activities.Since our generation is the most mobile generation of alltime, PresenTense is working to establish hubs around theworld to create a network of nodes that create a globalplatform for innovation and social entrepreneurship.

INSTITUTE:

Equipping entrepre-neurs since 2007, the Institutehelps the next generation of pioneers launch projects in educa-tion, social action, environment, philanthropyand the arts.

Ventures Launched to date:27Ventures acquired or funded:11Institute Members to date:211Number of 2008 volunteer contributors:232Cities with contributors:24Readers: approximately30,000

CIRCLES:

Helping innovators andactivists explore questions andchallenges facing the JewishPeople - and particularly on theirmind - Circles bring together Micro-Think- Tanks for a multi-month process of explorationand brainstorming. Circles produce positionpapers, article collections and ventures thataddress burning issues facing our People andthe World.

Cities with Circles by end of 2009:4Average size of circle:

6Visitors to Hub in ﬁrst 5 months:1500+Events at hub in that time:55+Coworkers at Hub:40+Cities with FutureTense:3Maximum FutureTense Circle: 25

GROUP

Fostering Innovation

Be a Kli will engage Israeli backpackers traveling throughIndia in social action projects, giving them meaning, direc-tion and connection to their Jewish Identity, while feedingand educating hundreds of children in some of the world'spoorest communities.

Shomer Achi fosters sustainable and community basedconnections between Diaspora and Israeli college studentsthrough parallel community service initiatives, dialogue,and leadership training.

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TAMID is a comprehensive, three phased program thatconnects American business-minded students with theIsraeli economic landscape. The initiative aligns the nextgeneration of philanthropists, leaders and investors inIsrael through education, hands-on investment experience,and meaningful professional opportunities.

PresenTense was, and remains, invaluable in helpingme focus my idea, giving me the support, business skills and network I need to turn my vision into reality.

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A Day in the Life of PresenTense Programming

Budapest... New Jersey... Toronto... Seattle... Paris... New York... Connecticut... Tel Aviv... Austin... Palo Alto... Los Angeles... Ann Arbor... Zichron Yaakov... Washingto

Eitan Ingall, MichiganProject: TAMID Investment GroupProject: Shomer Achi Jamie Zebrak and Jodi Meyerowitz ,Oregon

Bradley Cohen, India

Project: ‘Be a Kli’(All for the Kid)

PresenTense created an invaluable space, both mentally and physically, where I could develop TAMID in a community of passionate, like-minded social entrepreneurs.

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PresenTense enables and empowers young Jews to take ownershipof their Jewish identities and destinies,to ﬁnd meaning in their heritage and in their practice...PresenTense helps all Jews cometogether through social action and forge a new Jewish identity that is not simply American Jews' or 'European Jews' or 'Israelis',but one that is based on Am Yisrael,one people.

www.allforthekids.orgwww.allforthekids.orgwww.shomerachi.org