Kaleidoscope: The Prizmah Monthly
 
In This Issue
 
 

  • Message From the CEO

  • One Year In: Commemoration and Gratitude

  • Thought Leadership on Data-Informed Decisions

  • Upcoming Programming

  • Prizmah Associate Spotlight

  • Jewish Day School Perspectives and News

  • Jewish Day School Standards and Benchmarks
 
Message From the CEO
 
 
 

So much of what we do is providing tools for schools to measure their progress on defined goals and opening connections for school leaders to learn from and be motivated by their peers. We are committed to helping schools make data-informed decisions—to empowering them with both quantitative and qualitative information.

More...
 
Read the Two Newly Released Survey Reports
 
One Year In: Commemoration and Gratitude
 
 


As we pass the one year anniversary of the sudden, unexpected closing of the first three Jewish day school buildings due to COVID-19, we must take the time to say thank you. Our Jewish day schools and educators have worked tirelessly, without respite, to ensure that our students are safe, nurtured, and learning. We are grateful to you for all you have done to ensure the Jewish leaders of tomorrow continue to grow and thrive, even, and especially, now.

We encourage you to share this video with your communities to show your appreciation for our schools and educators using the hashtags #jdsteachersinspire and #dynamicdayschools.

You can also find this video on our Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter platforms.
 
Thought Leadership on Data-Informed Decisions
 
 

Collecting Thick Data to Understand Your Donors
by Hillary Hellman
Director of Development at Milken Community School

If you are like most development professionals, you spend considerable time, talent and financial resources making sure that you have accurate and reliable data at your disposal. What are we using all this data for? Certainly we should use it for more than setting ask amounts, tracking participation and printing mailing labels. More...
 

Endowments: It’s Time
by Amy Adler, Director, Catalyzing Resources, and Dan Perla, Senior Director, Catalyzing Resources at Prizmah

Over this past year, Prizmah’s work in the area of school advancement shifted to meet

the urgent needs of the field during the pandemic. Much of our work was in response to supporting schools to adapt their fundraising strategies to a virtual environment, navigating the challenges of recruitment and enrollment during an economic crisis, and adapting financial plans to address growing tuition assistance needs as well as addressing the issue of increased Covid-related school costs. With these rapid changes, many schools had unforecasted expenses; there was an immediate need for fundraising to offset these expenses. More...
 
Resources on Data
 
 
Upcoming Programming
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prizmah Associate Spotlight
 
 

Prizmah Associates are organizations and companies working to advance the field of Jewish day schools and yeshivas. Annual benefits for associates include: access to the Prizmah school directory, highlights in Prizmah’s e-newsletters, resharing posts on Prizmah's social media, and priority sponsor/vendor registration for The Prizmah Conference. We encourage you to click on each to learn more about their organization and special benefits offered exclusively for the Prizmah day school and yeshiva community.
 

Koren Publishers Jerusalem and Maggid Books host partnerships with Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Yeshiva University, the Orthodox Union Press, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, and more. Contact Alex Drucker for more information.
 
 


Applications are now open for the next cohort of the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute (MTEI), a powerful two-year journey of discovery for leaders in Jewish education.
 

Make the Passover story come alive in your classroom through unique and exciting slide discussions, hands-on art workshops, and virtual museum visits (currently accepting bookings for all Spring Judaic programming)! Learn more about Mummies and Masterpieces here.
 
 

Want to share your resources with over three hundred schools today? Click here to apply to be a Prizmah Associate!

 
 
Jewish Day School Perspectives and News
 
 
 
Jewish Day School Standards and Benchmarks
 
 

Jewish Day School Standards and Benchmarks is now accepting applications for the 2021-2023 cohort of schools. This initiative offers Judaic Studies leaders and their faculties the opportunity to participate in a transformative learning and curriculum development

experience for the teaching and learning of Jewish texts. Join this exclusive program! Contact us at: [email protected]

 
 

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