Word-of-mouth is the most effective advertising. Increasing word-of-mouth is as simple as letting your mission do the talking. […]
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Sometimes best practices are helpful. Other times they are a hindrance. When you need best practice where should you look? […] Every time a parochial school develops great new programming (character development, parental training, etc.) another local school copies it. How do you retain the advantage you created? There are three parts to keeping your advantage: Efficiency – Since your Christian school developed the new programming, you have the most experience with it. With the experience […] It has been especially tough to fund parochial schools in the past few years. Whether it is harder or easier at your school in the future is up to you. […] Mission Enablers exists to help parochial schools solve the persistent problems that threaten the survival of the school. One common persistent problem we help schools overcome is declining enrollment or static enrollment that is below a level necessary for mission sustainability. We find that precedent and experience predispose schools to seeing the problem as: […] Collaboration is a way to gain ‘free’ access to the resources necessary to solve the social problems of your community. […] A recent study suggests that the middle class is shrinking and has less income. Middle class families are a major source of income (donations and tuition) for most Christian schools. Fewer middle class families means there will be fewer potential donors and some schools will see a decline in the number of tuition-paying families. […] Every parochial school exists to serve the community. They provide their service through their graduates and alumni. The great attributes the graduates develop strengthen the community. […] It is March and many parochial schools are beginning to plan and budget for the next school year. How will you make next year more successful? […] Every parent wants the best for their child. Your parochial school can help the parents fulfill their aspiration for their child. […] |
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