New community calendar is in the works

In an effort to better serve the greater Rhode Island Jewish community, the Alliance is redeveloping the online community calendar currently powered by GrapeVine. The new system will streamline the submission process and allow community members to add events to the calendar with greater ease and efficiency.

“In a three-year partnership with GrapeVine, the Alliance has learned a great deal, forged meaningful professional relationships, and appreciated being their pilot city,” said Wendy Joering director of membership and concierge services. “However, looking toward the future and the specific needs of the Rhode Island Jewish community,” she said, “we have decided to discontinue our collaboration with them.”

By the end of August, instead of submitting events through GrapeVine, community members can simply visit the JewishAlliance website (jewishallianceri.org), click the community calendar button on the home page and be directed to a new, user-friendly calendar powered by The Jewish Voice. “You will be able to submit an event directly from that page, and there will be other special features you’re sure to like,” Joering said.  Events currently listed on the GrapeVine calendar will be migrated to the new system.

Any questions or concerns should be directed to Wendy Joering at 401-421-4111, ext. 169, or wjoering@jewishallianceri.org. Expressing enthusiasm about the upcoming improvements, she said, “I’m confident that the community will be happy with the new calendar.”