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What Google and Amazon Can Teach Jewish Day Schools about Student Recruitment
by Guest | Oct 16, 2012 |
Since early 2011, Dr. Harry Bloom at the YU Institute for University-School Partnership has managed a financial benchmarking program funded by AVI CHAI and Federations. The program aims to enable Jewish day schools to achieve a 10% budgetary improvement over three...
The Power of Match: Using Endowment Dollars to Induce Legacy Gifts
by dperla | Oct 11, 2012 |
By: Dan Perla Allow me to tell you a great fundraising story. A donor to the Federation of Greater Washington was interested in giving Federation a legacy gift using universal life insurance. He agreed to a $1 million policy on his and his wife’s life (called “second...
A Tale of Two Philanthropists
by Michael Berger | Oct 4, 2012 |
By: Dr. Michael S. Berger With Simchat Torah next week, the run of Tishrei holidays with their unique themes, tastes and rituals will come to an end, but not without giving us yet another opportunity – through Parshat Breishit (Genesis) – to reflect on our work and...
Religious Purposefulness on the High Holy Days
by StevenBrown | Sep 20, 2012 |
By: Rabbi Steven M. Brown, Ed.D As we approach 5773, I look forward to the climax of our davening: the awesome U’netane Tokef. For me the magnificent liturgical poetry, the religious message that we are not in charge, and that we share so much as a people, move me to...
Growing Innovation in Day School Education: Joshua Venture's New JDS Fellows
by Guest | Sep 13, 2012 |
By: Lisa Lepson Below: Hyim Brandes and Sarah Blattner, Jewish Day School (JDS) Fellows of Joshua Venture Group's 2012-14 Dual Investment Program. This week, Joshua Venture Group (JVG) and The AVI CHAI Foundation announced the first fruits of our new partnership – the...
Rediscovering Our Purpose this Rosh Hashana
by YossiPrager | Sep 11, 2012 |
This piece is cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy.com By: Yossi Prager Imagine that you had $1,000 in personal funds to give directly to needy people. Would you give it to a single family to cover their grocery bills for five weeks or give $1 each to 1,000 people?...
Beyond Tactics: Taking on Social Media Strategy and Networked Culture in the Jewish Day School Social Media Academy
by Deborah Fishman | Sep 5, 2012 |
By: Lisa Colton There are three pillars required for advancing a networked strategy and maturing a school’s use of social media: strategy, tactics and culture. While you can work on one or the other, the glass ceiling will always remain low if you neglect the others. ...
Learning Law Young: Good for the Brain
by Deborah Fishman | Aug 28, 2012 |
“Just studying for the law school entrance exam alters your brain structure—and could make you smarter,” the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing a new research paper by neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley as reported in Frontiers in...
The Jewish Day School Conundrum
by Deborah Fishman | Aug 9, 2012 |
This guest post by David Werdiger continues themes from the conversation launched on this site in partnership with the Steinhardt Foundation on what would make Jewish day school a more attractive option for parents not currently considering it. All reactions, examples...
Who's Who at AVI CHAI: Featuring Dr. Susan M. Kardos
by Deborah Fishman | Aug 7, 2012 |
Following last month's interview of Rabbi Steven Brown, we continue our profiling of AVI CHAI staff members with Dr. Susan M. Kardos. You may ask her your own question below. Dr. Susan M. Kardos is Senior Director of Strategy and Education Planning at The AVI CHAI...