Shul Consulting

Mission Statements and Strategic Planning

All successful organizations, from Fortune 500 firms to tiny enterprises, devote a significant amount of work to developing a mission statement. Why should a Shul's mission be any less important? All of your Shul's initiatives and major decisions will be guided, generated, and structured by a strong mission statement.

Membership Growth

The majority of shuls are focused on increasing their membership. The Shul Consulting Team is adept at identifying and exploiting your unique membership growth niche. To assist you grow your membership, we can provide you with the benefits of contemporary research and creative outreach tactics. We'll assist you in finding best practices to help you attract and grow your membership.

Conflict Resolution

A synagogue is by nature an institution run by volunteers with a few paid professionals. As a result of this arrangement, there is often a rotating volunteer leadership interacting with a few professionals. At times, this environment leads to conflicts. Our team will help resolve these conflicts, and create an environment of Shalom Bayit.

Program Development

A quality program is the best way to generate strong Shul buzz. A Shul can educate and encourage its members through a well-planned and implemented program.

Allow the Shul Consulting Team to assist you in coming up with unique program ideas. Run your events cost-effectively; discover how to "layer" your programs throughout the year to get the most out of them. Our staff will also demonstrate how to link your Shul's operations and efforts so that they have long-term consequences.

The Tefillah

In the manner they conduct their minyanim, Orthodox Shuls can put their best foot forward. New visitors may be turned off by a shacharis that moves too slowly. A mincha that travels too quickly might deplete your Shul's inspiration.

Allow the Shul Consulting Team to assist you in developing the spirituality and tone of your tefillos with specific recommendations based on our understanding of your constituency and effective methods already in use in shuls throughout the world.

The Committee/Task Force

Shuls usually strive to do a lot of amazing things, but they don't always have the backing they need to succeed. Using a committee to its full potential can strengthen your innovative ideas and revitalize your conventional events.

The Shul Consulting Team can assist you in determining which activities require a committee and which can be completed by a task force. A good volunteer group is much more than a group of well-intentioned members sitting around a table; it's a complex body that, with the right tools, can operate together in a synergistic way.

Fundraising and Budgeting

Ask the Shul Consulting Team to discuss what has worked for other Shuls in the past if you want to gain a feel of how other Shuls handle their budgets, boost income, or guarantee you are utilizing your money efficiently. One of the keys to long-term financial viability is the establishment of a legacy fund, providing members with the opportunity to ensure the future of the shul.

Marketing

Promote, Promote, Promote! Shul’s are not above the need to get their message out to the public. You may have the best Rabbi, Chazzan, Youth Director, and program idea, but if nobody gets to hear about them—what have you achieved?

You'll be able to successfully communicate your capabilities and events with people who need to know thanks to our strategy. Learn how to promote some of the year's most major events.

Office Management

Shuls endure enough difficulties as it is; they shouldn't have to deal with inefficiency at the workplace as well. Is your executive director given the freedom and direction he or she requires to design your programming? Do you have a secretary that takes all-encompassing photos for your visitor profiles? Your workplace should run like a well-oiled machine.

Our team will provide expert business model techniques that will enable you to ensure that your Shuls office personnel is effectively working together. We'll be your office partner, assisting in the creation of harmony within your Shul.