Associate Director, School

About Prizmah

Prizmah is the network for Jewish day schools across North America. We partner with day schools, yeshivas, philanthropists, and communities from all denominations, helping them grow their reach and impact and tackle the challenges on their paths to success. Educating our children is the most important investment we can make in their future. Jewish day schools inspire and nurture young people, prepare them for remarkable and meaningful lives, and enable them to thrive.

Prizmah enhances the ability of schools to excel. Prizmah is building networks for schools and their supporters to connect, learn, and drive impact — deepening talent by investing in professional and lay leaders; catalyzing resources to generate funding for schools to flourish; and accelerating educational innovation, to foster teaching and learning opportunities that empower students. At Prizmah, we see what is possible for Jewish day schools, and we’re passionate about making that vision a reality.

Reports to:

Traci Reisberg, Associate Vice President, School Advancement

Prizmah is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to join our School Advancement team. The School Advancement team works with individual day schools, communities of day schools, federations, and foundations on a wide variety of programs and initiatives related to day school enrollment, affordability, and development and fundraising.

The Associate Director will help drive Prizmah's work supporting school professionals and lay leaders in the areas of fundraising and development. This individual will design and deliver programs, build community among development professionals across the field, and provide direct consulting support to schools. In addition to their development focus, the Associate Director will contribute to Prizmah's work in day school affordability and governance and lay leadership, collaborating closely with colleagues across the School Advancement team.

This role requires both development experience and a collaborative spirit.

• Facilitate Prizmah's professional learning communities for school development professionals, including monthly meetups, periodic deep dives, and peer cohort gatherings
• Support the ongoing delivery and evolution of the Endowment Training Institute, including supporting school participants, managing program logistics, and contributing to curriculum development
• Design, curate, and facilitate workshops, webinars, and programming for development professionals, heads of school, and lay leaders across key areas of fundraising and endowment development
• Develop thought leadership content, tools, and resources that reflect current fundraising trends and best practices for Jewish day schools

• Contribute to the planning and delivery of affordability-related programs, including workshops, institutes, and professional learning for school leaders and lay leaders
• Support resource development and thought leadership on day school affordability models, including tuition flexibility, middle-income affordability, and communal funding strategies
• Support Prizmah's work on the Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Program, including developing resources, building relationships with relevant stakeholders, and helping schools understand and access scholarship funding opportunities

• Contribute to the design and delivery of programs and resources for school board members, heads of school, and lay leaders focused on effective governance, board-staff partnerships, the board's role in fundraising and day school affordability
• Support the development of community and resources for lay leaders to build their capacity to lead and support…