Adamah on Campus

A: Yes! In this case, you will work directly with the university to get official club / registered student organization status. We still expect that you find a staff advisor and at least 1-2 student leaders for the chapter. Additionally, we will do our best to connect you to other chapters in your region should you want to partner and expand your reach and impact. Our staff is here to support you through this process.

A: Our only requirement is that there are 1 or 2 student chapter leaders and 1 chapter advisor (Hillel professional, professor, etc). Our expectation is that the chapter is primarily student run and the role of the advisor is to provide on the ground support as needed. Beyond this, the chapter structure is up to you and your chapter. You know your campus best, so while we can offer recommendations, we encourage you to structure your chapter in whatever way works best for you! Our recommendation is to create a chapter student board of up to 5 students. This will help even out the workload and ensure teamwork and collaboration on all events. It will also create more buy-in across various stakeholders. Five is an effective board size because it is not too many schedules to work around, while still being large enough to run consistent programs and is small enough to ensure everyone has a meaningful role. The best boards involve a range of student years, skillsets, and networks on campus. For other campus specific questions about chapter structure, please work with your advisor.

A: We hope that the majority of your programs can be successful without funding (see activity bank for examples). Should you need some options for financial support, here are some options: 1. If you get university status as a registered club or student organization, you are likely eligible for funding. 2. If you are a chapter functioning through your Hillel, find out if there is a program budget. In most cases, there is some money for Tzedek (Justice) programming, student engagement, and holidays. 3. If your Hillel is participating in the Service Engagement Internship (SEI), students receive program dollars for designing and leading service activities. 4. There are small stipends available for actions (including travel and materials) for those who need. Please email shaina.morrel@adamah.org for more information about this. Check with your Hillel to see about creating a cross-organization program partnership! Our staff is here to support you through this process. As our program continues to grow, we hope to be able to offer additional financial support to chapters.

A: Adamah on Campus has studied the best practices of successful social movements and has taken what we have learned from building the Jewish Youth Climate Movement (JYCM) in order to help students build Adamah on Campus from the ground up. We seek to take the parts most loved about JYCM and integrate them into Adamah on Campus in a way that best meets the desires and needs of college students.