Once we’ve engaged with diocesan leaders and funding partners, we undertake a discovery and analysis process that leads us to the schools that will benefit most from what we offer.
Is the school ready for change?
Before any work begins, we determine whether a partnership with the Healey Education Foundation can get the school where it needs to go.
In conducting readiness assessments, Healey leaders and Directors of Schools meet with diocesan leaders, pastors, school presidents, principals and current advancement and admissions directors. We also seek input from other key constituents, including parents and faculty.
The Foundation gathers data through parent surveys, unannounced calls to schools (we call them “secret shopper calls”) and fundraising audits. We ask schools to supply test scores, budget information and enrollment data.
If you’re a school or diocese that believes you can benefit by applying the tried and tested local model and Healey Advancement Methodology, we look for and expect to build upon:
You’re ready, too, if your school and diocese are willing and able to do the work around:
Mission
Who you are, what you do and what you aspire to be
Enrollment Management
Marketing for recruitment and retention that yields results, with a focus on the family as a customer
Development
Raising funds and friends consistent with the school’s mission
Governance & Strategic Planning
Establishing a Board of Specified Jurisdiction and sound financial controls and reporting
In some dioceses, the tuition contribution from families and parishes, along with school-based fundraising, cannot support the operation of the school. The local model may not be sustainable.
In these situations, the Healey Education Foundation works with dioceses and funding partners to analyze and develop centralized models and fundraising strategies.
We believe in sustainable change through ‘teaching schools to fish.’ We are helping schools help themselves. ”
