We’d Love to Hear Your Yeshiva University Story

Thank you for taking this brief survey. We hope YU has had a lasting and positive impact on your child and your family.

Your insights will help us better understand the lasting impact of a YU education and the values that unite its alumni community.

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts - the survey will take about 5 minutes.

We appreciate your time and value your input!

SURVEY INFORMATION

The information provided in this survey will be used only for the purposes of this survey. If you have any questions about the online survey or encounter any technical difficulties, please reach out to Jonathan Gudema, Esq., at [email protected]. Jonathan has been hired by Yeshiva University to conduct this survey.

1. Which describes you best: (Check all that apply)

My first YU child discovered YU

I introduced my first YU child to YU

My child and I were together on the choice

More than one of my children attended YU undergraduate school

One or more of my children attended a YU graduate school

2. Did your children enjoy their YU experience? (check all that apply)

One or more child had a great overall experience

One or more children had a good overall experience

One or more children had a mixed expereince

One or more children had a negative

3. In which areas has your YU experience had a great impact on your children’s lives? (Select all that apply for at least one child.)

Deepened their faith/observance

Provided career direction and/or training

Created friendships and social network

Encouraged intellectual curiosity and lifelong learning

Minimal lasting impact

4. How do you view your connection to Yeshiva University today? (Select one)

A lifelong community I strongly identify with

An important cause to support though I am not part of the YU community

An institution I admire from a distance

Part of my life when my children attended, not so much now

5. Which aspects of Yeshiva University do you find most essential today?

a. Flagship institution of Modern Orthodoxy

NeutralCritical

b. Excellent career preparation

CriticalNeutral

c. Torah learning with top Rebbeim

NeutralCritical

d. Academic excellence and scholarship

NeutralCritical

e. Excellent faculty, mentors, and role models

NeutralCritical

f. Well-rounded college experience (social activities, arts, athletics)

NeutralCritical

g. Safe environment where students can fully and safely express their Jewish identity

NeutralCritical

6. YU partners with supporters like you who value and cherish our unique mission and our impact on your life and career family. Where among your philanthropic priorities is YU? (Select 1 response)

Top philanthropic priority

High philanthropic priority

Low philanthropic priority

7. Legacy Giving is a powerful way to make a lasting impact on the future of YU. A legacy gift (such as a will, living trust, or retirement plan beneficiary designation) is a way to ensure that YUs innovative programs and initiatives that you hold dear will live on for generations to come. Would you consider a legacy gift benefiting Yeshiva University?

I have already made a legacy gift for YU

Yes, and I would like to learn more about legacy giving options

Not now, but in the future, I would consider legacy giving

No, I would not consider legacy giving type

8. We are always looking for new opportunities to partner with our supporters. Which of the following might be of interest to you?

Hosting an informational gathering at your home, office, or other venue

Serving on an advisory committee for one of YU’s schools

Speaking to students about an area of your expertise

Speaking to high parents about the value of a YU education

None of the above

9. Which of the following best describes your family?

Multiple children including one or more still in school (including college)

Multiple children all beyond school age, 0-1 grandchildren

Grandparent many times over (Baruch Hashem!)

One or more children or grandchildren attend a YU school or will within the next 12 months

No children

10. Marital status?

Married

Single/Widowed

Divorced

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