Program Plan and Requirements
There is no fee to participate in the Engage program.
Schools receive a grant generously funded by The Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Lisa and Arieh Coll, and Prizmah toward offering programs/engagements.
Schools that have previously participated in Engage are eligible to re-apply for a second year in the program. However, both the school and PJ Library must undergo the application process and be accepted in order to participate in a second year.
Engage | Year 1 is dedicated to schools that have not yet participated in Engage.
- Participating Jewish day schools receive a grant of $2,500 to support engagements or initiatives.
- PJ Library Program Partners receive $500 toward their participation.
Engage Plus | Year 2 is dedicated to schools which have previously participated in the Engage program. These participants will build on the success of year one and continue enhancing engagements, refining strategic family stewardship and strengthening communal partnerships.
- Participating Jewish day schools receive a grant of $1,500 to support engagements or initiatives.
- PJ Library Program Partners receive $250 toward their participation.
Accepted Engage program schools and PJ Library Partners will commit to the following:
Accepted Engage program schools and PJ Library Partners will commit to the following:
- Plan a minimum of four new or expanded engagements throughout the school year.
- Collaborate with one another to develop, plan, and implement engagements.
- Admission professionals attend a number of virtual one-hour sessions which offer:
- Skill strengthening in capacities critical for engagement including, relationship-building, stewardship, market segmentation, communication/marketing, program planning, use of data, and more.
- A supportive and informative network of professionals in which participants lean into each other to strengthen their practice.
- Specialized training on how to mobilize ambassadors from their school to support engagements.
- Collect engagement and enrollment data and deploy participant surveys.
- Promote PJ Library subscriptions to participants throughout the program.
