Promoting individual, family and community economic well-being

Honoring Herb - Serving our Mission

Innovative

Sustainable

Feasible

Honoring Herb - Serving our Mission

“The Herb Amster Center empowers individuals and

families through training, counseling, employment and entrepreneurship services, with a dual goal of helping clients achieve self sufficiency and economic well-being, while allowing JFS to enjoy long-term sustainability.”

“Do good things, but remember the bottom line so you can do more good things.”

—Herb Amster

Honoring Herb - Serving our Mission

“The Herb Amster Center empowers individuals and

families through training, counseling, employment and entrepreneurship services, with a dual goal of helping clients achieve self sufficiency and economic well-being, while allowing JFS to enjoy long-term sustainability.”

“Do good things, but remember the bottom line so you can do more good things.”

—Herb Amster

Honoring Herb - Serving our Mission

The Herb Amster Center is a new division of Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County responsible for the development and implementation of revenue-

producing programs and services, consistent with JFS’mission and reflective of Herb’s legacy.

“Do good things, but remember the bottom line so you can do more good things.”

—Herb Amster

“By strengthening the economic well-being of individuals and

families, The Herb Amster Center will bolster the economic well-being

of the entire community.”

The Herb Amster Center Vision

“Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County enhances the lives of individuals and families through social services, education and advocacy.”

…and make this mission sustainable

The Herb Amster Center will further the JFS Mission:

The Herb Amster Center will continue a tradition of excellence at JFS through innovation and entrepreneurship

� JFS was established 18 years ago with a total budget of $11,500

� Today has $1.1 million operating budget

� Serves 2,500 clients/year, providing more than 30,000 hours of direct service with 18.5 staff FTE

� Serves the entire community through a

comprehensive and holistic approach

The Herb Amster Center will be built on the high standards of JFS’ CARF Accreditation

� CARF (Council on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)—Gold Seal of Approval

� JFS Received 3-year CARF accreditation - maximum term that can be awarded

� Allows JFS to bill for third-party reimbursement (Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, other major insurance companies)

The Herb Amster Center will collaborate with JFS’Community of Partners

1. Adult Learning Collaborative Board (ALCB)

2. Washtenaw County Transportation Coordinating Council

3. Blueprint for Aging

4. Great Start (Success by Six)

5. Washtenaw Alliance for Children and Youth

6. Washtenaw Literacy Coalition

7. Share Network

8. Food Gatherers

9. FEMA

10. Human Services Coordinating Council

11. Washtenaw Human Services Emergency Response

12. Washtenaw Health Collaborative

13. Housing Alliance

The Herb Amster Center will help lessen JFS’ grant dependency*

�Nearly 70% combined

*(2010 JFS Income Revenue)

The Herb Amster Center will allow JFS to invest into capacity building and business development (2010 JFS Expenditures)

Remembering Herb…

� Passionate advocate

� Sophisticated philanthropist

� Inspiring visionary

� Dedicated JFS Supporter

� True Leader

”What you can do or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

� Great family man

� Kind mentor

� Loyal friend

� Patient teacher

� Generous supporter

Remembering Herb…

� Worked with JFS for more than 10 years; served on the board from 2004-2010

� Founder/CEO of Irwin Magnetic Systems, a computer storage technology company

� Awarded Michigan's Doan Award for Outstanding Leadership in Entrepreneurship and Innovation; named Michigan Industrialist of the Year

� Played a key role in the success of several other influential companies, and advanced the careers of many successful business leaders

� Served on the boards/ committees for Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, UMS and Arbor Hospice

Herb’s philosophy

� Herb believed in cooperation, innovation and excellence in both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.

� His dedication to entrepreneurship and mentorship embodied his optimism for the future.

� The scope and magnitude of his reach –from research and science to human services and art – was unparalleled.

Herb’s philosophy

� Herb spoke frequently and passionately about his goals for Jewish Family Services. His vision:

“Long-term sustainability through a business-focused plan to increase revenue,

maximize efficiency and reduce reliance on precarious grant

funding.”

JFS Structure

The Herb Amster Center Business Model

Start-up Fund for Business/ Service Lines

“Do good things, but remember the bottom line so you

can do more good things.”—Herb Amster

JFS

Low/ No Fee

Regular JFS Direct Service funded by

JFS revenue (Community

Partners, Grants, Annual Campaign)

Replication

To sell as package to similar agencies

Consulting Services

For other agencies to provide clients for

our services

Contractual Arrangements

For other businesses to use JFS services

Fee-for-Services

For individuals to pay market rates to use

JFS services

The Herb Amster Center Service Areas

Key

� Current programs, could be expanded

� Potential areas for growth

Honor Herb…

…by continuing his efforts to enhance the lives of those in need through creating and sustaining a successful, vital and thriving

center for Promoting Individual and Family Economic Well-Being.