Tag: Big data
The Emerging Science of Independent School Enrollment Growth
By Dr. Harry Bloom, Senior Vice President, Measuring Success “For the first time in years, I have a clear pathway to enrollment growth,” said the Head of School at an independent day school after reviewing a draft strategic recruitment and retention plan from Measuring Success. About a week later, I […]
TABS 2018: Dr. Bloom Will Present at Boarding School Association Annual Conference
Join Dr. Harry Bloom and Cynthia Fanikos (of St. John’s Prep) for their presentation at the 2018 conference of The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) in Washington, DC, November 29 to December 1. Conference details and registration information here. Dr. Bloom and Ms. Fanikos will present on “Using Comparative Benchmarking to […]
June Webinar Series on Enrollment
Join Measuring Success for two upcoming webinars. The first webinar, on Tuesday, June 12 will present an overview of new technologies and techniques for growing your enrollment pipeline using targeted prospect lists. Join CEO Mark Cross and Project Manager Ellie Levine for “Filling Your School’s Empty Seats Using a Targeted […]
The Data Always Tells a Story
By Patrick Zoccali, Senior Data Analyst In working with independent schools, faith-based organizations, and nonprofits, it has been enlightening to see how data always tells the story of how a given institution is performing. As a senior data analyst at Measuring Success, one of my jobs is to look at […]
CASE STUDY: Helping a Chicago Social Services Agency Create a Plan for a Sustainable Future
Keshet is a faith-based organization that provides a wide range of services for children and adults with intellectual challenges. They found themselves in need of a strategic planning process because they had a surplus of ideas and clients, but lacked the management and governance structures to keep pace with the […]
Lessons from TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Annual Conference
By Mark Cross CEO Measuring Success Measuring Success was proud to be an exhibitor at The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) conference in Boston last week. We not only met great people working to improve their schools, but we also learned of the problems they face and spoke with school […]
Showing Clients How to Put the Metrics We Uncover to Actionable Use
I’m Danna Reuven, a senior analyst at Measuring Success. My job entails working with clients, their stakeholders, and (of course) their data. I grew up in California and went to school in the Midwest. I’ve always supported nonprofits, and in my undergraduate studies, I wanted to learn how nonprofits might […]
Mountain and Southwest: Strengthening the Lower School Enrollment Pipeline
In 2016, Measuring Success surveyed hundreds of independent schools across the United States and Canada to learn how tuition setting and enrollment outcomes differed regionally and based on underlying demographic factors — and determine what was working and what wasn’t. The results revealed dramatic differences in enrollment trends depending on […]
Case Study: Helping a Hollywood Synagogue Maintain High Standards
As a house of worship with strong cultural traditions, a prime location in the heart of Los Angeles, and deep ties in the community, Temple Israel of Hollywood seems to be doing everything right. Still, synagogue leaders didn’t want to rest on their many successes. In late 2016, they hired […]