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Data-Driven Day SchoolsAlumni giving is a hot topic for Jewish day schools. Schools are building better alumni databases, grads are becoming more successful in their careers, and day schools are recognizing that alumni are a hugely untapped market for giving. So why aren’t more former day school kids becoming donors? Are they giving to other Jewish organizations? Do they value tzedakah? Com... more >> |
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Illustrating the CaseContra Costa Jewish Day School, a community day school in Lafayette, California, has always offered its families an exemplary academic environment. But with the onset of the financial downturn in recent years, the school faced greater competition from the local alternatives, in particular the high-quality Bay Area public schools. The Challenge With a steadily rising enro... more >> |
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The Virtual AssemblyJewish day schools go meshuggene over Grandparents—once a year. On Grandparents Day, they swing open the school doors and shout, “Bruchim Habaim, Nana and Grampa, Bubbe and Zayde, Savta and Saba!” The rest of the time? Not so much. It’s not that schools are purposefully neglecting the grandparents… it’s just during the course of the year they’re busy educati... more >> |
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Meet PEJEPEJE Board Chair Diane Troderman has held numerous leadership roles in the Jewish community on local, national, and international levels. In addition to her passionate interest in Jewish education, she has worked on women’s issues and in the renaissance and renewal of Jewish life throughout the world, especially in the Former Soviet Union. In addition to working... more >> |
