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Endowments: It’s Time

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Fundraising & Development
By Amy Adler and Dan Perla Over this past year, Prizmah’s work in the area of school advancement shifted to meet the

Collecting Thick Data to Understand Your Donors

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Fundraising & Development
If you are like most development professionals, you spend considerable time, talent and financial resources making sure that you have accurate and

Jewish Professional Discounts at Rockwern Academy

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Affordability
Rockwern Academy serves toddlers through sixth graders (and in some years seventh and eighth graders), and our enrollment is 215 this year

Alternative Tuition Models: Bright Spots at the Dawn of a New Decade

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Affordability
By Jonathan Posner Making Jewish day school education more affordable is a long-standing goal shared by day schools of all stripes across

Opening Doors Through Middle Income Affordability

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Affordability
By Rachelle Jagolinzer, Skip Carpowich, Zvi Weiss, and Keri Copans In 2018, San Diego Jewish Academy, a K-12 community school with an

Interview With Community Leader Ann Pava

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Affordability
Background In 2019, the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy of Greater Hartford and the Hebrew High School of New England merged

Hayidion Articles

Research Corner: Measuring the Pulse of Jewish Day Schools

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At Prizmah, we believe in the power of data-informed decision-making. Our Knowledge Center collects and houses data, research and resources for and

The Advice Booth: Admissions Programs During Covid

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As the director of admissions at my school, I typically run recruitment events so that prospective families in the community can get

Good News on Alternative Tuition Models

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The Covid pandemic has had a significant impact on Jewish day schools, increasing enrollment at some, forcing others into a virtual existence

The Value of Flexibility in a Pandemic: Recruitment and Retention

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In the cycle of Jewish day school admissions offices, summer and fall are very busy times for team building, strategizing and planning

Federation: A Source of Steadfast Support for Our Day Schools

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Local federations, such as the Greater MetroWest, New Jersey Federation where I work, play an important role in supporting Jewish day schools

Creating Community Spirit Online

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The Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School opened our virtual school doors on March 15, just three school days after the Ontario