The Dangoor Senior Leadership Programme

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The Flagship Senior Leadership Development Programme for the Jewish Community

In the UK, we have built a diverse, committed and active community with many strengths. We now need to ensure that our future community is vibrant, vital and sustainable. At Lead/the JLC, we believe that excellent leadership is a key driver for this and we are committed to continuously improving the quality of senior leadership in our community. Since 2014 and the launch of our GAMECHANGERS programme, followed by the three cohorts of the Dangoor Senior Leadership Programme (DSLP), we have worked with and developed some of the Jewish community’s most talented and eminent senior lay and professional leaders who have profoundly impacted our communal organisations and the community as a whole.

We are delighted to announce the cohort for the Dangoor Senior Leadership Programme 2025-26, which will be the 4th DSLP programme! We received a record number of applications which is reflected in the strength and diversity of this cross-communal and cross-denominational group of lay and professional leaders. Read below to find out more about the 18 members of our new cohort.

You can find out more about the new programme by downloading the brochure (link below the bios). Further information about the programme, including FAQs, can be found at the bottom of this page. If you feel that you may be interested in future DSLP cohorts, please get in touch with Nick Young at nick@thejlc.org.

Dangoor Senior Leadership 2025-26 Cohort

Helen Atkinson is Head of Operations and Projects at the Jewish Museum London with six years of experience working in the Museum sector and Jewish Community. Helen was part of the executive team that led the closing of the Jewish Museum site in Camden, re-location of the Museum’s collection and subsequent set up of the Museum’s new operational model operating as a Museum Beyond Walls.
Helen is also a member of the Steering Committee for the Merthyr Tydfil Synagogue Project, an NLHF funded project organised by the Foundation for Jewish Heritage, aimed at opening a Welsh Jewish Cultural Centre in South Wales.
Born in South Wales, Helen moved to London for University where she obtained a bachelor’s and Master’s degree reading History at King’s College London. In her free time, Helen likes to read, visit exhibitions, and plays rugby for her local team in Hampstead.

I love to host and plan events, from invitation design (yes, I have a Canva Pro account) to execution (Priya Parker is my guru). For my most recent birthday, I had a pickle party! Everything was pickled or pickle flavoured and it was glorious. I’m mostly passionate though about community building events. Whilst working on my Masters in Zoology in 2018 (love an animal based fun fact), I co-founded Laviot, a social space for queer Jewish women and non-binary people in London which didn’t exist beforehand.
After my MSc, I went into data analytics and absolutely loved it, especially data visualisations and creative infographics (big fan of Tableau Viz of the Day). I am now Product Analytics Manager for a global events company (we host Comicon and London Book Fair among others) but for a few years, my career took me to Leeds. Whilst there, I co-started the Contemporary Women’s Group, a monthly shabbat morning series for Leeds’ Jewish women which soon evolved into Megillah readings and a High Holy Days anthology.
I am now back in London with my Australian wife, and am co-Chairing Ohel Moed, an egalitarian halachic peer-led community under the Masorti umbrella.

Stuart Diamond is currently the CEO of Mitzvah Day, the UK's largest faith-based day of social action, where he leads a team driving impactful community projects and fostering interfaith collaboration.
Prior to joining Mitzvah Day, Stuart held senior leadership roles in South Africa, including serving as a Mayoral Committee Member for the City of Cape Town and as Executive Director of the Cape South African Jewish Board of Deputies. With a deep-rooted commitment to social justice, he founded Grass Boots, a community-based sports club in South Africa that acts as a catalyst to bring youth from all backgrounds together and has served on numerous boards of charitable organisations.
Stuart serves as the deputy for the Sussex Jewish Representative Council to the Board of Deputies of British Jews. In this role, Stuart strives to ensure that the perspectives of regional Jewish communities are represented and considered in discussions and on issues that are often centred around larger, more established Jewish communities.
Stuart is also actively involved in his local community here in the UK, especially in the interfaith realm; serving as Treasurer of Barnet Multi-Faith Forum and as a trustee of Brighton and Hove Faith in Action.
Stuart holds a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Psychology and Environmental Studies from the University of Cape Town and is a Nahum Goldmann and Schusterman Fellow.

Ruth, the Head of Operations at World ORT, is an accomplished leader with a deep-seated passion for fostering trust, inclusion, and positive impact within Anglo-Jewry and beyond.
With a professional journey rooted in the UK Jewish community, Ruth has seamlessly transitioned from supportive roles to executive leadership, gaining a 360-degree perspective of organisational operations. This journey has instilled in her a unique ability to bridge vision with action, balancing strategic foresight with hands-on execution. Her commitment to people-focused leadership is reflected in her dedication to nurturing talent, fostering collaboration, and embedding organisational values into daily life.
Ruth's leadership style is best described as empathetic, inclusive, and purpose-driven. She excels at creating environments where individuals feel valued and empowered, believing that the key to an organisation’s success lies in its people.
Outside of her professional life, Ruth is an active founding member of the Mill Hill East Jewish Community. A former Jewish Youth Study Group leader and dedicated volunteer for organisations like Jewish Care and Jewish Blind & Disabled.
When not working, Ruth enjoys creating healthy cuisine and ensuring her family and guests are well fed with balanced, nutritional meals!

Louise began her career in marketing and communications, holding senior roles at BT, TBWA London, and the UK Government’s Office of the E-Envoy. While raising her family, she trained as a Life Coach, supporting mothers returning to work, and later pursued her passion for the arts by completing an Art Foundation and running her own arts and crafts business.
In 2016, she transitioned to the non-profit sector, becoming Community Engagement Director at New North London Synagogue (NNLS), where she led initiatives to strengthen member connections, including the Neighbourhood Connection programme and expanding social action through Tikkun Olam. In 2023, she was appointed Co-CEO, overseeing the strategic and operational management of one of the UK’s largest synagogues, supporting over 3,700 members.
Louise has been actively involved in the Jewish community from her teens, holding leadership roles at BBYO, teaching at Cheder, and playing a pivotal role at NNLS in expanding community engagement across all life stages.
She has also volunteered as Parent Teacher Committee Chair and with Home-Start UK. Louise lives in North London with her husband and has two sons at university. She enjoys sculpting, swimming, and traveling—and speaks French, Spanish, and Italian, albeit with the occasional humorous slip-up!

Shimon grew up in Manchester with a strong Bnei Akiva background. He attended Manchester Jewish Grammar School before studying at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush. He then pursued a degree in Business, starting his career in commercial property investments.
After relocating to London, Shimon became the Managing Director of GIFT, followed by a decade as Chief Operating Officer in Finchley United Synagogue (Kinloss). In August 2024, he returned to the Jewish Futures family.
As COO, Shimon oversees the back-office operations of Jewish Futures and its member organisations, ensuring the effective delivery of objectives while addressing the operational needs of the entire network. His extensive experience and dedication to the community enable him to drive positive outcomes and foster collaboration across the organisation. Shimon's commitment to service and operational excellence plays a pivotal role in advancing the mission of Jewish Futures.

Mike is a technology consultant and the Head of Staffing for Thoughtworks, a global software consultancy. He oversees a team responsible for resource management of c.1200 consultants across eight European countries. Before this he was delivery principal in Thoughtworks’s professional services business where he led client engagements and delivery teams.
Mike has been involved as a lay leader in various charities. With Limmud he has held several leadership roles including chairing Limmud Festival before serving as a trustee and lay leader. He is currently part of the strategic advisory committee, a sub-committee of the board.
Previously he was a long-standing senior volunteer with JLGB where he served as a trustee, oversaw local groups and volunteers in London, ran national camps and youth leadership training, and led Israel Tour.
In 2017 he was named as number 14 in the Jewish News’ list of the thirty people aged under thirty who are set to define Jewish life in Britain. He is also a graduate of the Adam Science Leadership Programme.
He recently got married and enjoys going on holiday, cooking, eating and drinking, and playing the piano. He is originally from Glasgow and now lives in North London.

I am the CEO of the Leeds Jewish Representative Council (LJRC). Dedicated to fostering a thriving and inclusive Jewish community in Leeds, I have been supporting the development of the community in various roles since October 2010. I bring a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to community service, playing a pivotal role in shaping the strategic vision and initiatives of the organisation and community it serves. Part of my role is also advocating for Jewish interests, building partnerships with local, national and international organisations, and representing the community on critical issues.
My vision is to promote unity and collaboration within the Leeds Jewish community and address pressing challenges using for example, data collected from the community survey we closed in December 2024.
Outside of my professional life, I enjoy being a parent to two teenage boys and being part of a long and loving marriage with my husband whom I met when we were madrichim on an FZY summer camp. I am not one for traditional hobbies, but I am driven by a sense of achievement and making a meaningful difference.

Dalia Kaufman leads the Volunteer Services at The Fed, Manchester, overseeing the contribution of 500 active volunteers and over 500 clients and managing a team of 11.
With 10 years of experience at The Fed, the largest Jewish Social Care charity in the North of England, Dalia has held various roles, including Recruitment and Training Officer and Volunteer Development Officer.
Dalia’s dedication to The Fed’s community services began six years earlier when she became a befriending volunteer, with a goal of empowering vulnerable people of all ages in her local community.
Before transitioning to The Fed, Dalia qualified as a person-centred psychotherapist in 2010, with particular focus on individuals over 60. This included roles at Age UK (Age Concern) and in private practice. Dalia and her husband also ran a nightclub in Manchester City Centre catering to over-30s, which gave her valuable experience in conflict management and cocktail making!
Dalia believes in the power of volunteering to boost mental health and wellbeing and is a volunteer on the My Voice Holocaust Storytelling Project.
A married mum of two and owner of a near toothless Shih Poo named Pretzel, Dalia is deeply committed to making a positive impact on the lives of others.

In May 2021, Marc was seconded from the Jewish Leadership Council to become the first Chief Executive of the Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester.
Marc joined the Jewish Leadership Council in June 2016, initially as their North West External Affairs Manager. Over time, Marc’s remit has expanded to now include North Wales and the West Midlands, along with politicians from right across the UK. Prior to joining the JLC, he studied Law at the University of Birmingham and enjoyed a successful 11 year legal career.
Marc brings a wealth of experience dealing with communal stakeholders and politicians at the highest levels of local and national government. He regularly speaks with Ministers, Shadow Ministers, Metro Mayors and Council Leaders to discuss the Jewish community’s agenda. His political engagement has enabled the Jewish community to proactively discuss a number of different topics with key decision makers delivering tangible results. He is also the first point of contact for external stakeholders and the media on issues of importance to the Jewish community.
As Chief Executive, Marc works alongside our diverse community to assist with their work and resolve issues that arise. This includes convening several different forums to encourage collaboration, avoid duplication and understand issues that need to be addressed.

I have held leadership roles in education, health and social care, inside and outside of the Jewish community.
I am a member of Borehamwood and Elstree United Synagogue, with my husband and four adult children. I am passionate about disability rights and opportunities and was Operations Director of a team which built a Residential Care Home in 2016 in Hertfordshire for young adults with profound disabilities, which included a kosher home.
I have volunteered for Scope, Norwood, Kisharon, Immanuel College, and Hadassah UK and delivered fundraising, commercial, IT, governance, and Trustee experience to these organisations.
For nearly three years I have been CEO of JSAS Jewish Sexual Abuse Support and we support over 50 children, women, and men each month, across the UK.
I love the outdoors, theatre and visual arts, and a variety of sports, and am looking forward to spending eighteen months with colleagues new and old on this exciting Jewish leadership programme.

After completing a degree in Hospitality and Leisure Management, I began my career in the hotel industry. However, in my early twenties, I realised I was missing a connection to Judaism in my professional life. This led me to transition into the not-for-profit sector, where I could align my career with my values and community.
I spent just under six years at Norwood, before taking a brief hiatus to open a new hotel in central London—a challenging and rewarding experience. After four years, I returned to Norwood for nearly three years, solidifying my passion for community-focused work.
In 2019, I joined Maccabi GB. As Director of Major Events, I have the organise some of the largest and most impactful events within the Jewish community. It is a special and fulfilling role that allows me to make a meaningful contribution while working on initiatives that bring people together.
Outside of work, I’ve recently discovered a passion for padel tennis and am an avid jigsaw puzzle enthusiast. Additionally, I volunteer as a dispatcher for Hatzola Herts.

Jonny holds a senior Jewish communal role as Director of External Relations at Community Security Trust (CST) – the UK charity responsible for the security of the Jewish community – where he leads on engagement with Government, Parliamentarians, Local Authorities, Jewish community groups, allies and Big Tech companies, establishing CST as a key stakeholder and advocating for CST, and other minority groups, across these fora.
In addition, he provides strategic leadership to CST’s outreach programmes Stand Up! - an interfaith educational programme tackling racism and discrimination, and CST-SAFE - which seeks to share CST’s expertise on communal security with other minority groups.
Jonny is also an ‘Intervention Provider’ within the UK Government’s counter radicalisation Prevent programme and is a member of the Metropolitan Police’ Counter Terrorism Advisory Group in London. In these roles he seeks to actively divert people away from extremism and harmful ideologies and represent CST and the wider Jewish community to Police, advising on counter terrorism and extremism.

Jay Schlesinger finds self-introductions challenging, as he wears more hats than he cares to admit. Professionally, he runs T-Regs Consulting Ltd, a small consultancy business he founded shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consultant, he supports pharmaceutical companies, laboratory software vendors and contract research organisations by directing transformative initiatives, with a primary focus on laboratory informatics and computer systems validation in GxP-regulated environments.
Beyond work, Jay serves as Co-convenor of a Masorti community in North-West London and as Director of Strategy and Development for the European Academy for Jewish Liturgy, combining his passion for t'fillah with empowering lay leadership. Jay applies his business analysis and change management expertise gained from forensic, R&D, and GxP settings to his volunteer work within the Jewish community and helps organisations translate their visions into reality.
Inspired by his experience of living in Japan, Jay values meticulous organisation and believes that shared items should always be returned to their designated place. He speaks multiple languages conversationally and can also make sense of several extinct ones. Now living in Hendon, Jay has recently begun applying his project management skills to a new challenge, planning his wedding with fiancé Michael.

Anthony Shaw is the Head of Philanthropic Development at UJIA, where he led the initial phase of the emergency appeal following October 7th, raising significant funds to support critical needs in Israel. He has been instrumental in developing UJIA’s rebuild and recovery strategy, focusing on long-term impact in Israel and the UK.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony co-founded Bedside Kosher, an initiative that delivered over 200,000 fresh kosher meals to Jewish hospital patients. The project raised £1 million and was recognised for its efficient operations and impact.
Anthony is also Chair of ‘JVN Connect,’ a Jewish Volunteering Network project that inspires young adults to engage in volunteering and community involvement. He is committed to enhancing his leadership skills to continue driving positive change and supporting impactful initiatives across the community.

Paul Shenholds joined the United Synagogue in 2011 shortly after completing his accountancy qualification. After a few years he became the Head of Community Finance. His responsibilities include leading the community finance team, advising and maintaining relationships with numerous finance volunteers and working with directors and trustees in various strategic areas.
A passionate advocate for responsible financial stewardship, Paul plays a pivotal role in maximising the impact of every pound donated, helping the United Synagogue achieve its mission of encouraging more Jews to do more Jewish things more of the time. This involves collaborating closely with various departments to support strategic initiatives, while ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently to meet organisational goals.
Paul also advises a local high school helping with budgeting, cashflow and other areas of financial best practice, to help ensure that more money can be used directly towards helping pupils achieve their maximum potential.
Whilst growing up in Ilford, Essex, Paul now lives in Manchester with his wife and 5 children (all boys). In his spare time Paul is an avid musician and enjoys the occasional whisky.

I joined World Jewish Relief as Director of Communications and Marketing in September 2023. In this role, I lead on the development of the World Jewish Relief brand, strategic internal and external communications, and support the organisation to reach and engage broad audiences across the world.
An innovative and passionate communicator, I have vast experience of developing and embedding global campaigns across a variety of sectors. Working for organisations including Engage Britain, a start-up think tank looking to change the face of policy makings, Stonewall, Europe’s largest LGBTQ equality charity, and Metro Bank, Britain’s first new bank in more than a century, I have been privileged to lead communications and marketing functions that drive real change and deliver impact.
I’ve also facilitated a number of women’s leadership programmes, designed to support delegates to understand the connections between their personal and professional journeys.

Daniel has served as the Rabbi of the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation - a thriving community in North Manchester - since 2008. He is also a Director of the Friendship Circle, an organisation that helps people with disabilities make friends and integrate into the community and that works to change perceptions of disability in the Jewish and wider community.
In a voluntary capacity he is a Director of the Manchester Beth Din, a Governor of King David Primary and High Schools and sits on the Management board of the JRC (Jewish Representative Council of Greater Manchester & Region) where he is co-chair of the community and interfaith committees as well as supporting other charities throughout the community.
He is also involved in Interfaith work across the community and particularly with communities in Oldham.
Daniel is married to Esther and they have 6 children and 3 grandchildren בע"ה

Dangoor 2025-26 Brochure

Our GAMECHANGERS programme in 2014 revolutionised the community’s attitude and approach to senior leadership development. Since its launch in 2017, The Dangoor Senior Leadership Programme (DSLP) has built on GAMECHANGERS success. It has given Jewish community leaders in the UK the space, time to reflect on their community leadership, and build their skills and confidence to face the opportunities and challenges facing their organisations and the community as a whole. We are excited to be opening applications shortly for our 4th DSLP cohort, but amongst the Gamechangers/DSLP alumni are:
- Raphi Bloom – Director of Fundraising, Marketing & Communications, The Fed
- Amanda Bowman- Co-Chair, London Jewish Forum
- Sam Clifford- CEO, Jewish Women’s Aid
- Joanne Greenaway – CEO, London School of Jewish Studies
- Jo Grose– CEO, United Synagogue
- Joshua Marks – Chair, Jewish Youth Fund
- Arieh Miller – CEO, Union of Jewish Students
- Nathan Servi – COO, Maccabi GB
- Naomi Simon – Headteacher, Kerem School
- Becky Teiger- Deputy Director, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board
As a result of participating in the DSLP, the benefits to you and your sponsoring organisations will be:
• The development of 4 key leadership capabilities: Sensemaking, Relating, Visioning and Inventing as powerful drivers of more effective Jewish community leadership
• A greater understanding of who you are as a community leader, the leadership challenges facing you and the kind of leadership you need going forward - emerging as a positive agent of change for your organisation and the community as a whole
• New perspectives, new skills and greater confidence to face opportunities and challenges head on and deal with them more effectively as an agent of change
• An expanded leadership network based on shared values, shared experience and different perspectives
• The commitment to share this new learning with your community colleagues outside the programme
Organisations will benefit from leaders who connect more deeply with other communal organisations and who are able to share their learning with colleagues. Participants will bring energy and passion to their organisations with an increased ability to step up in their leadership role and influence positively those around them.
For our 2025-26 programme, we are looking for applicants who will be capable of contributing at the highest level of community leadership. They are likely to be:
• Already very involved in the Jewish community as lay leaders at chair/trustee/committee chair level
• Senior professionals of the Jewish community (CEO, senior leadership team member) with the potential to step up into bigger/broader/more senior roles
If you would like to discuss your suitability for the programme in confidence, please contact Nick Young (Programme Manager- nick@thejlc.org).
At Lead, we believe that leaders are both born AND made – i.e. that there are some inherent characteristics of those who lead AND there are skills, approaches and perspectives that can be learned in order to be an even more effective leader.
According to the MIT Leadership Center, leadership excellence can be achieved through the development of 4 key leadership capabilities that ultimately lead to action and change. These 4 capabilities are at the heart of the DSLP:
• Sensemaking - Reaching a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges the current and future context presents us with
• Relating – Sharing our perspectives on this understanding in robust discussions with a diverse group of fellow leaders to reach new and deeper levels of understanding
• Visioning - Translating that understanding into a clear and vibrant view of what the future should look like
• Inventing - Developing new strategies, new approaches and action that will turn this view of the future into reality
The DSLP is an exciting and unique opportunity for any talented senior professional or lay leader in our community to explore their own community leadership, engage in powerful cross-communal dialogue and emerge as a broader, clearer, more assured and ultimately more effective community leader.
We have built on the successes of GAMECHANGERS and the first two cohorts of the DSLP to bring you DSLP 2023-24.
This programme will be:
• Experiential
Working on more real live issues and challenges
• High Stakes
The onus resting on participants to reflect, learn and apply the learning
• Variety and Choice
A wide range of programme elements to suit different styles and interests
• Individual Support
A tailored Personal Leadership Development Plan and one to one coaching
• Strategic Contribution to the Community
Bringing your skills and perspectives to community challenges
• Broadening Networks
Explorations and exchanges with fellow participants and with other community leaders and other leadership programmes both within and beyond the UK Jewish community
The DSLP 2025-26 will include the following wide range of elements. A more detailed breakdown of dates are included in the programme booklet.
The items with an asterisk are the core elements that everyone will participate in. The others are selected by choice:
WELCOME & PRE-PROGRAMME PREPARATION *
Late February 2025
Participants will be guided through their programme information and carry out some pre-launch diagnostics tasks
PROGRAMME LAUNCH: EXPLORING POSSIBILITY *
Sunday March 23 2025, 10.00-17.00
Our first gathering as the cohort meets, gets to know one another, and reflects on their community leadership
2 RESIDENTIAL GATHERINGS WITH WINDSOR LEADERSHIP*
Mon/Tues 12 and 13 May 2025 and Sun/Mon 22nd and 23rd March 2026
3 LEADERSHIP GATHERINGS *
Sunday 6 July 2025, Sunday 2 November 2025 and Sunday 8 February 2026 – 10.00 to 17.00
Participants will come together to reconnect, reflect, learn and re-energise
ONE TO ONE COACHING *
DSLP Participants will have the opportunity of 6 dedicated Zoom coaching sessions during the programme with a professional coach
THE LEADER I AM, THE LEADER I NEED TO BE - PERSONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PLDP) *
Participants will focus on articulating their leadership ambitions and continually develop this during the programme
DSLP UPDATES *
Regular updates on upcoming DSLP events, reviews of learning on recent DSLP events and leadership resources and thought-pieces
PEER LEARNING GROUPS *
Small group work where participants focus in on common themes and/or provide support to each other
DSLP BITESIZE
Online Zoom sessions on leadership topics supporting participants’ senior leader development
ORGANISATIONAL THINK TANK
Small groups of DSLP participants will help a DSLP colleague’s organisation with a live strategic challenge they are facing
THE LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE
Participants will arrange to spend time with two senior leaders in other organisations during the programme
MENTORING OTHERS *
Participants mentor another leader in the community, developing mentoring skills and strengthening leadership in the community
GRADUATION CELEBRATION & LEAD FELLOWSHIP *
Sunday 5 July 2026
Graduation event to celebrate our DSLP cohort’s achievements and to present the award to the Lead Fellow 2026 (for continued outstanding leadership beyond the DSLP).
Applications will open on 2nd September 2024 until 1st November.
Once you have registered your interest, you will be sent the new programme guide and (on 2nd September) the link to apply.
The first stage of the application process involves completing an application form with supporting statement. You will also be asked to provide references. From this point, we will shortlist candidates for interview.
Following an interview process, the cohort will be finalised in January 2025 ahead of our launch in March 2025.
If you would like information or to express interest in future cohorts, please email Nick Young at nick@thejlc.org.
How long is the Programme?
The programme is 15 months long. Pre-programme diagnostics take place January 2025 ahead of our first gathering in March 2025. Graduation is scheduled for July 2026.
How big is the cohort?
We look for a broad based cohort of 15-18 participants drawing from the spectrum of the Jewish community.
What is the commitment?
The DSLP 2025-26 includes a wide range of elements, as shown above. It requires a substantial commitment of energy, time– we don’t apologise for this as we believe it is core to the next stage of your development as a senior community leader. We also ask that participants bring growth, learning and deliberative mindsets for a programme which emphasises reflection and reflexive development.
Can multiple people from the same organisation apply?
Due to the nature of the programme, careful consideration will be given to the inclusion of multiple participants from one organisation. If you would like an informal chat about this, please get in touch.
Who are the facilitators?
The programme continues to be delivered under the co-directorship of Larry Shulman and Michelle Janes and managed by Nick Young at Lead. It will include delivery by Larry, Michelle, Windsor Leadership and other expert speakers and facilitators.
What is the cost?
The cost for participants of the 2025-26 DSLP is £1375, with a 10% discount for participants representing JLC member organisations. This price is significantly subsidised by Dangoor Education . We encourage participants to ask their organisations to sponsor them or share the cost with them and we are able to offer payment plans to participants. We aim to ensure that finances are not restrictive. Please speak to us in confidence if finances are a concern.
What is the age of participants?
Past cohorts have featured a range of ages, as people assume leadership roles and achieve readiness for a programme like this at different stages. Participants have tended to range in age from 30s to 50s.
What do you offer for alumni?
The Senior Alumni Network graduates of GAMECHANGERS/ Dangoor Senior Leadership programmes was established in September 2023. It holds regular meetings and workshops bringing together our distinguished network of 66 current alumni holding key professional and lay leadership positions within and outside the Jewish community. The programme of the alumni network seeks to further develop our alumni as individual leaders and as a network, thereby strengthening leadership and building capacity for the Jewish community as a whole.
You will also have a broader network of contacts across the Jewish community developed through your cohort which will support you in your role and, by connecting our organisations, will help strengthen the Jewish community.
What has been the impact of the programme?
Our alumni have benefitted from the programme in many ways, particularly from connecting and gaining perspectives from a network of leaders who understand the challenges that they face and the position that they are in as well as from successful and innovative leaders beyond the UK Jewish community.
“DSLP gave me a new found confidence as a leader, a far wider perspective on how I can impact my team, my organisation, the community and a wonderful group of colleagues in the Jewish community that I now call my friends.”
Click here to view our first three DSLP cohorts.

The impact of the DSLP- in their own words

The video on the left is a highlight reel of the graduation ceremony for the DSLP 2023-24 cohort, while the video on the right features participants, programme staff and communal representatives telling us in their own words what they think about the programme. Below the videos you can see photographs of the DSLP 2023-24 and from GAMECHANGER/DSLP alumni network events.