Start And Stop for Jewish Startups?

The success of the arrangement has motivated Savage to create a proposal for Makom Hadash (literally, “new space”), wherein five to 10 organizations would share offices and save costs. “If I were a single funder of Jewish organizations, I would quickly say, ‘I’m not going to pay for 17 photocopiers and 17 different systems of tech support,’” Savage says. “By all means, have independent identities, goals and missions — but make sure two plus two equals seven.” It’s too soon to know whether his vision for Makom Hadash will come to fruition, he says, but due to the economic climate, “there is significant interest in doing something like this.”