San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) is a leading preschool-to-12th-grade center of learning that combines personalized, innovative education with Jewish values. SDJA emphasizes creativity, entrepreneurship, and real-world learning, fostering a connected campus where students thrive as contributors and leaders locally and globally.
SDJA faced a pressing challenge in sustaining and growing its fundraising efforts following the conclusion of a large-scale campaign initiative in 2019 which invested in enhancing academic programming, increasing enrollment, retaining world-class teachers, and maintaining affordable tuition. With a change in the makeup of the parent body and major donors experiencing fatigue, SDJA needed to revitalize its approach to build a culture of philanthropy among parents, engage new constituents, maintain donor loyalty, and transition from multi-year transactional giving to relational annual fundraising.
Evolve provided strategic guidance and a comprehensive fundraising plan that boosted revenue and deepened donor engagement, enabling SDJA to accomplish the following: