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What's in it for Me? Selfishness in Philanthropy
by YossiPrager | Jan 29, 2015 |
“There was a wealthy philanthropist who added an extension to a synagogue. It was elegant, functional, beautiful. The philanthropist only had one request before he transferred title to the synagogue. He wanted his name inscribed over the entrance as an everlasting...
At the Dawn of 2015, How Fares Jewish Day School Governance? Better and Better
by Guest | Jan 16, 2015 |
By: Harry Bloom It has been five years since I published the first quantitative study of North American Jewish day school governance practices as part of my doctoral work at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration (“The Relationship Between...
Expanding the Field of Jewish Camping, One Sustainable Program At A Time
by dperla | Jan 12, 2015 |
This article post is cross-posted from the eJewishPhilanthropy website By Dan Perla Sustainable programs have become the Holy Grail of the foundation world. As a former program officer at The AVI CHAI Foundation, nothing excited me more than the prospect of funding a...
A Chanukah in Pictures
by Deborah Fishman | Dec 24, 2014 |
Over the course of Chanukah, we have asked schools on Instagram to submit photos from school activities that ”illuminate” how their school was “enacting its Jewish mission this Chanukah”. We received photos of school tzedakah drives; plays, singing, and dancing;...
Calling All Schools on Instagram: A Chanukah in Pictures
by Deborah Fishman | Dec 11, 2014 |
The AVI CHAI blog seeks to capture trends and ideas emerging from the field of Jewish day school education and its crucial work to instill Jewish engagement and commitment in the next generation. Usually, we communicate those ideas primarily in prose format. Yet, in...
Montreal Takes Communal Day School Capacity Building to the Next Level
by Guest | Dec 8, 2014 |
Cross-posted from the PEJE website By Harry Bloom The good news: Jewish day schools remain an extremely good investment. Knowledgeable community leaders understand the high return that Jewish day schools provide by graduating Jewishly literate, passionate, proud,...
Jewish Day School Census – A Roundup of Reactions
by Deborah Fishman | Dec 2, 2014 |
Last month, AVI CHAI issued our fourth census of Jewish day schools, conducted by Dr. Marvin Schick. The censuses have been conducted at four-year intervals, beginning with the 1998-99 school year. Please visit here to read more about the census, and you can access...
How About Some Gratitude – and Happiness – This Thanksgiving?
by Deborah Fishman | Nov 26, 2014 |
Everyone knows that the American calendar dedicates a time explicitly for gratitude: Thanksgiving. But did you know that the practice of thankfulness is also embedded in the Jewish tradition? With the approach of the Thanksgiving holiday, it seems fitting to...
CASJE Study to Investigate Effective JDS Educational Leadership
by Deborah Fishman | Nov 24, 2014 |
What characterizes effective educational leadership in Jewish day schools? Specifically, what characterizes distinctively “Jewish educational leadership” in Jewish day schools? These are the two central questions which will form the core of a new research study of the...
Buttressing Day School Financial Sustainability and Affordability
by Guest | Oct 28, 2014 |
This post is cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy. By: Daniel Held Nearly two years ago I began research for the Jewish Funders Network Greenbook on Jewish Day School Financial Sustainability and Affordability. The publication, sponsored by The AVI CHAI Foundation,...