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Wycombe aim for title glory as National Arena League finalists confirmed
Wycombe District SC head coach Kevin Brooks believes his club can challenge for their first National Arena League title following the announcement of the 20 qualifiers for the finals.
The Berkshire club came a close second to Guildford City in both the South's Premier Division final and the 'virtual gala' between the top six teams in each of the six leagues across England and Wales.
The Arena League will host its 50th anniversary Cup Final at Cardiff on March 3.
Only 14 clubs have shared the previous 49 titles with City of Leeds alone claiming 18 wins between 1980 and 2004.
But Brooks believes fast-improving Wycombe could become the 15th just four years after making their debut in the B final.
"When I took over as head coach in 2012, we were the worst team in Berks and South Bucks," he said.
"But we've got better each year, making our first B final in 2016 and the cup final in 2017 and 2018.
"Now I want to win it. That's the project now. I'm quite excited about this."
Friendly rivalry really productive
Just seven points separated 2016 national champions Guildford and Wycombe in the South final at High Wycombe and 15 points in the virtual gala that helps to decide the 20 national finalists.
By almost any definition, the South League is now the strongest in the country, providing not only the top two in the virtual gala but matching last year's record tally of six qualifiers for the finals.
City of Oxford's fifth place in the virtual gala ensured their place in the Cup Final while Bromley, Sevenoaks and Thanet go into the B final on March 2 as they did a year ago.
"The friendly rivalry between these clubs is really productive," Brooks added. "We are good friends but we all want to beat each other."
Guildford head coach Richard Garfield, whose club are South champions for the 14th year running, said: "We knew this would be a good year for us but we also know that Wycombe have really grown and developed. What Kevin is doing is phenomenal.
"It's a good time to be in South of England swimming and we are proud to be involved in it."
The Western League's Premier Division final was a thriller with just 13 points covering the first four at Newport.
Defending national champions Plymouth Leander, who will be seeking their ninth title on March 3, topped the pile by four points from City of Cardiff with newly promoted Mount Kelly just two behind them and 2017 national champions Millfield seven points further adrift.
Debut B Final
Cardiff and Millfield will join Plymouth in the Cup Final but Mount Kelly will have to settle for a debut B Final after the reworking of race results for the virtual gala saw them swap positions with Millfield.
The remaining four places in the Cup Final go to Hatfield, Stockport, Northampton and City of Derby as champions of the London, North West, East Midlands and West Midlands Leagues respectively.
London also have two teams in the B Final (Team Ipswich and Camden Swiss Cottage) as do the East Midlands (City of Milton Keynes and City of Cambridge).
Two-time Junior League national champions Southport will their make their B Final debut after a surprise second place in the North West.
"It's an immense achievement for a small club like ours with only 130 members," said head coach Mark Patrickson. "Everyone is excited about it.
"Some of our senior swimmers were with us as nine to 12-year-olds when we won our Junior League national titles in 2008 and 2009.
"In 2009, Swimming Times quoted me as saying it was my dream to make the senior finals one day. Nine years later, that dream has come true."
Worcester follow up their 2018 debut with a second B Final appearance as West Midlands runners-up.
All national qualifiers are dependent on the clubs' acceptance of the invitation to take part on March 2 and 3.
VIRTUAL GALA RESULTS
CUP FINALISTS
1 Guildford City (South*) 1,437
2 Wycombe District (South**) 1,422
3 Plymouth Leander (Western*) 1,367
4 City of Cardiff A (Western**) 1,329
5 City of Oxford A (South) 1,301
6 Hatfield (London*) 1,296
7 Millfield (Western) 1,286
10 Stockport Metro (North West*) 1,202
11 Northampton A (East Midlands*) 1,166
26 City of Derby A (West Midlands*) 685
B FINALISTS
8 Mount Kelly (Western) 1,279
9 Team Ipswich (London**) 1,212
12 Bromley (South) 1,133
13 City of Milton Keynes (East Midlands**) 1,118
14 Sevenoaks (South) 1,023
15 Thanet (South) 1,014
16 Camden Swiss Cottage (London) 1,004
17 City of Cambridge (East Midlands) 980
28 Southport (North West**) 663
29 Worcester (West Midlands**) 635
NON-QUALIFIERS
18 Swansea Aquatics (Western) 959
19 City of Norwich (East Midlands) 920
20 Hillingdon (London) 908
21 Basildon (London) 883
22 City of Peterborough (East Midlands) 782
23 City of Salford (North West) 726
24 Ealing (London) 726
25 Warrington Warriors (North West) 696
27 Poole (Western) 680
30 Wigan BEST (North West) 617
31 Leamington Spa (West Midlands) 560
32 Boldmere (West Midlands) 521
33 Preston (North West) 491
34 West Suffolk (East Midlands) 484
35 Sutton-in-Ashfield (West Midlands) 429
36 Abingdon Vale (West Midlands) 366
*league champions
**=league runners-up


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Venture Philanthropy and Jewish Education
October 8, 2018 By eJP
[Reprinted with permission from Sh'ma Now, a curated monthly conversation on Jewish Sensibilities. These articles, examining the differences between philanthropy and tzedakah, originally appeared in October 2001.]
By Laura Lauder
When I was initially invited to respond to Jeremy Burton's thoughtful essay, I was delighted, flattered, and worried. I am not a "mega-donor," but I aspire to transform an area of Jewish life about which I am passionate – Jewish day school education, specifically teacher recruitment, training, and retention. I was worried that I couldn't properly respond to all of Mr. Burton's probing questions, but I offer my story as an initial attempt.
Professionally my husband and I manage a family venture capital (VC) fund in Silicon Valley. We have learned to invest in management that has creative and exciting ideas. We invest mostly in startups – not because we think that public equities will not provide a good return but because seeding new ideas executed by highly capable management transforms industries and markets. We co-invest with other VC firms and investors to spread risk, knowing that a quality company will grow and need on-going managerial and financial support. We serve on the boards of some of the companies, guiding and advising them on strategy and direction.
We invest in our philanthropy quite analogously. We make relatively small but substantial investments in United Jewish Communities, which we know will provide "solid returns" much like the blue-chip public equities. When we invest in start-ups, we look for a high bang-for-the-buck quotient. As in the VC model, we co-invest with other philanthropists (so as to leverage our funds and spread risk) and we look for outstanding social entrepreneurs and compelling issues that speak to our passion.
When evaluating my investment in Jewish philanthropy I ask myself the questions that Mr. Burton poses: How do I define my community? Does community include my family, neighborhood, or synagogue? I am always a member of each of these communities, and my funding priorities and time allocation will shift over the course of my life. Recently, my time allocation and major funding priorities have shifted from global and secular issues (which I still fund) to the education of our children. With my first child about to enter a day school in Palo Alto, I have come to realize how such schools provide the foundation and vibrancy for Jewish and general communal life. I realized that teachers were the crucial link to our children's love of learning and their heritage. And so, thinking locally and acting globally I invited several funders to work together to create a model national program to address the critical teacher shortage facing Jewish day schools. Mr. Burton asks: How muck should we consider the opinions of others when making philanthropic choices? That was easy. I sought out the opinions of professionals in the education field, people steeped daily in these issues.
Jeremy then asks: Do I have an obligation to those who are responsible for my wealth? Yes and no. In my thirties, I am professionally successful, but I am also grateful to my parents and grandparents for providing me with the resources and a value system that enabled me to feel fulfillment in doing tikkun olam and tzedakah. My mother-in-law was a fifth grade teacher in Harlem and my paternal grandfather was a tzaddik and teacher. I feel a genuine sense of history as I take my turn to make our education system more effective. I believe that donors should follow their passion and invest both in management and execution.
Accountability to the donor and to the community is critically important. Life is short and the world is small. I am grateful that my Jewish values and resources make this world a holier place.
Following a 10-year career working for two software startups and a post at an IBM mainframe software company, Ms. Lauder became a principal in 1992 of what has become Lauder Partners, a venture capital firm. Ms. Lauder serves on the boards of numerous not-for-profit organizations.
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