About the cohort
Jewish Agencies: a Nonprofit Tech Readiness cohort offers a hands-on, supportive space to increase technology readiness and advance projects that support organizational effectiveness immediately. Thank you to the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation for generously supporting this program.
Nonprofit Tech Readiness is a six-month cohort program for 20 staff of eligible Jewish agencies and organizations. Participating staff can be from any discipline, professional position, or organizational department who want to gain new skills, build capacity for their agency, and receive dedicated coaching on the most urgent technology needs. Our goal is to elevate technology capacity significantly by strengthening participants’ knowledge of best practices for technology planning, budgeting, decision-making, and more while supporting each participant in advancing a technology project specific to their organization. Previous Nonprofit Tech Readiness participants have had a diversity of technology projects from developing their organization’s IT roadmap to securing internal systems, migrating databases to identifying new client management systems, and more.
Schedule
Plan for a six-month time commitment, with 8–10 hours per month for program work.
Application period
August 5 – September 4, 2026
Complete the application at the bottom of this page by the deadline, then wait to hear back about your acceptance within 2–4 days of the deadline.
Orientation
October 6, 2026
Ask questions and explore the online learning and community space.
Sessions
October 2026 – April 2027
Take part in educational and mentorship activities.
Celebration
April 2027
Celebrate achievements and hear from inspiring guest speakers.
Conference
March 23–26, 2027
Attend the 2027 Nonprofit Technology Conference virtually for free.
Sessions
You'll be supported as you move your customized technology project from the idea stage to a full-blown action plan and get the guidance you need to implement the project.
Technology projects
Advice and mentorship, including help with successful planning, culture change, and implementation.
Open office hours
Drop-in opportunities to get direct support.
Live educational series
Training sessions that cover the core competencies of technology planning, budgeting, implementation, and evaluation.
Self-paced educational series
Sessions that cover other competencies and best practices.
Leadership development
Facilitated process for discussing feedback and practicing and modeling experiences you can replicate at your organization.
Interactive workshops
Working sessions to build your project planning skills and develop connections with your peers.
Topics
The curriculum is tailored to the cohort's needs, and new courses are added as available. Topics include:
- Technology assessments
- Technology roadmaps
- Project management
- Cybersecurity
- Racial equity and tech planning
- Change management
- Digital accessibility
- Tool selection
Additional benefits
You'll get free enrollment in NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Professional Certificate. After the cohort ends, you'll also continue to have access to the materials and online community space.
You'll also have opportunities to:
- Include colleagues in workshops and coaching sessions.
- Virtual registration for the 2027 Nonprofit Technology Conference
- Apply for a cash award to cover capitalizable expenses related to selected technology project.
Apply for the cohort
Who should apply
These cohorts are open to any staff person in a U.S.-based organization or agency that is:
- A member of Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies.
- A member of the Association of Jewish Aging Services.
Board members and volunteers are not eligible to be the lead participant but can join optional workshops or coaching sessions as applicable. Organizations are only eligible to participate once. If you have questions about your eligibility, email us.
