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For most schools in Prizmah’s network, 2020-21 was a year of remarkable accomplishments in the face of unprecedented challenges. Following upon the Covid closures at the end of the previous school year, this was to be a year...
Guide to Day School Sustainability and Affordability This Greenbook written by Dan Held, published by the Jewish Funders Network aims to fuel and inform the increasingly urgent conversation surrounding day school...
Local federations, such as the Greater MetroWest, New Jersey Federation where I work, play an important role in supporting Jewish day schools. Traditionally, schools rely upon the annual allocations and supplementary...
What percentage of budget do schools generally receive from tuition? What's a normal attrition rate? Data and Analysis for School Leadership (DASL) is a data collection and reporting tool designed to give school leaders...
This pulse survey report explores FY21 and FY22 development trends and the state of Jewish day school endowments. This year, the results from Prizmah’s survey show a shift from reactionary fundraising during the pandemic, to...
During my 30 years as an educational administrator and, most recently my 15 years as head of Denver Jewish Day School, I have come to appreciate the board and the lasting impact that an outstanding board can have on a school...
The American Jewish community has been making a decades-long massive investment in education, including the expansion of Jewish day schools, overnight Jewish camping, Jewish Studies in college, Hillels, and educational travel...
PRIZMAH'S FIRST ANNUAL YEAR IN REVIEW, A SURVEY OF THE FIELD OF JEWISH DAY SCHOOLS AND YESHIVAS. This report examines how Jewish schools performed during the pandemic year, with sections on learning models, enrollment...
On March 18, 2020 Prizmah hosted a conversation with Prizmah Generations Coach, Amy Schiffman that uncovers strategies to continue building relationships with donors in a crisis environment. Here are the notes from that...