2. Honoring Herb - Serving our Mission
Innovative
Sustainable
Feasible
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. The Herb Amster Center Vision
“By strengthening the economic
well-being of individuals and
families, The Herb Amster Center
will bolster the economic well-being
of the entire community.”
7. The Herb Amster Center will
further the JFS Mission:
“Jewish Family Services of
Washtenaw County enhances the
lives of individuals and families
through social services, education
and advocacy.”
…and make this mission
sustainable
8. 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
9. 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)
10. 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
11. The Herb Amster Center will help lessen
JFS’ grant dependency*
Nearly 70%
combined
*(2010 JFS Income Revenue)
12. The Herb Amster Center will allow JFS to
invest into capacity building and business
development (2010 JFS Expenditures)
13. Remembering Herb…
Great family man Passionate advocate
Kind mentor Sophisticated philanthropist
Loyal friend Inspiring visionary
Patient teacher Dedicated JFS Supporter
Generous 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
14. Remembering Herb…
Worked with JFS for more than Played a key role in the success
10 years; served on the board of several other influential
from 2004-2010 companies, and advanced the
careers of many successful
Founder/CEO of Irwin Magnetic business leaders
Systems, a computer storage
technology company Served on the boards/
committees for Ann Arbor Area
Awarded Michigan's Doan Award Community Foundation, UMS
for Outstanding Leadership in and Arbor Hospice
Entrepreneurship and
Innovation; named Michigan
Industrialist of the Year
15. 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.
16. 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.”
18. 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
19. JFS
Consulting
Low/ No Fee Replication Services
Regular JFS Direct To sell as package For other agencies to
Service funded by to similar agencies provide clients for
JFS revenue our services
(Community
Partners, Grants,
Annual Campaign) Fee-for- Contractual
Services Arrangements
For individuals to pay
For other businesses
market rates to use
to use JFS services
JFS services
20. The Herb Amster Center Service Areas
Key
Current programs, could be
expanded
Potential areas for growth
21. 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.
