Our Committee's Foundational Principles:
1. Continuously improve
2. Respect for people
3. See the whole system
4. Focus on our aim (serve and delight the customer)
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link TBA
Monday, August 3, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link TBA
Monday, September 7, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link TBA
TBA
Improvement 1: A central JBF Committee Hub website (www.jbfcommittee.com)
Idea Credit: Randy Steinmeyer
Problem: Committee members struggling to find information about committee meetings, upcoming JBF events, and volunteering needs
Click here to see "before" image
Improvement: Creating one central website (www.jbfcommittee.com) where committee members can go at any time to easily see pertinent info
Click here to see "after" image
Proposed: 5/1/2026
Implemented: 5/3/2026
Have an idea for another improvement? Tell Josiah!
Need help coming up with an idea for improvement? Think about where you encounter struggle in your JBF work, and look for TIMWOODS waste we can eliminate from our work:
Transportation: unnecessarily moving materials or information
Inventory: excess products
Motion: people unnecessarily moving
Waiting: people standing around waiting for something to do
Overproducing: producing more of something than what the customer needs
Overprocessing: doing more work than needed
Defects: things that have to be redone because they weren't done right the first time
Skills: underutilizing capabilities and knowledge of staff/volunteers
Subcommittee Service
Each JBF Committee member should be serving on at least one subcommittee. If you have not yet signed up for a subcommittee, you can do so online here: https://forms.gle/xx3EHSGvQhbzpcpR9
Monday, June 1, 2026 - Third meeting of the 2026 season
Welcome (intro, happy birthdays)
Quote of the Month: "Everyone is already doing their best. Hard work, to be effective, must go in the right direction." -Dr. W. Edwards Deming
Update on JBF 2026 headliners
Update on Jewish Book Council authors
Update on other potential authors (non-headliner and non-JBC)
Update from Missouri's Own subcommittee
Update from Women's Night subcommittee
Update from Books & Bagels subcommittee
Reminder to sign up for at least one subcommittee if haven't already
Virtual link to subcommittee sign-up form: https://forms.gle/xx3EHSGvQhbzpcpR9
Open discussion on how to continuously improve JBF
Conclusion & Adjournment
Monday, May 4, 2026 - Second meeting of the 2026 season
Welcome (intro, moment of gratitude, happy birthdays)
Report on the state of JBF
Status of Adeena Sussman author event coming up tomorrow, May 5th
2020-2025 JBF financial analysis - click here to view report
Quote of the Month: "Vision without action is a daydream, action without vision is a nightmare." -Japanese proverb
Question of the Month: "Who is the most important person in the JBF system?" (Answer: the customer!)
Survey #1: What is the thing that JBF does best? Where do we make the biggest positive impact in our corner of the world?
Virtual link to survey: https://forms.gle/PBhWzKHCS87fvx4G9
Discussion of Process Improvement
Discussion of Subcommittees and Signing Up for Subcommittees
Virtual link to subcommittee sign-up form: https://forms.gle/xx3EHSGvQhbzpcpR9
Survey #2: What organizations are you part of, and what is the best way for us to reach you in the future?
Virtual link: https://forms.gle/SavbRKF6oU4eVoa8A
Conclusion & Adjournemnt
Monday, March 9, 2026 - First meeting of the 2026 season
Introduction & Ice-breakers
Committee members getting to know each other and welcoming new members
Our Groundwork Principles for 2026:
1. Continuous Improvement - committing to always getting better and better
2. Respect For People - everyone is valuable, everyone is respected
3. Systems & Processes - think about JBF as a system; think about our processes
4. Have A Defined Aim - let's align our processes with the J's mission
Quick Résumé Activity
Committee members recording work/volunteer experience
Didn't get a chance to fill out your quick résumé? Click here to fill it out
Conclusion & Adjournment