FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP 2013 Annual Report
The Foundation for Jewish Camp was created 15 years ago to ensure that more kids experience joyous Judaism through immersive Jewish summers at camp. In summer 2013, Jewish camps across North America engaged more than 75,000 campers, and over 11,000 college-aged counselors. We are thrilled by our collective accomplishments and are grateful to our trustees, board members and supporters for partnering with us to engage campers and counselors Jewishly as they are our greatest hope for a vibrant and engaged Jewish community. At the end of 2013, we found ourselves at the midpoint of our five-year Strategic Plan issued in 2011. We are taking time to reassess our achievements and put our already far-reaching goals in perspective as we adapt for the future. As we look towards 2014, we focus on three major initiatives: To make the camp experience more inclusive. Did you know that for many children with disabilities, camp is the only social environment in which they can experience Judaism? Unfortunately, only 2,500 children with disabilities attend Jewish camps. We have developed an ambitious strategy for which we are currently seeking funding to ensure that all Jews have the opportunity to experience Jewish camp. To combat affordability of Jewish life in North America and make Jewish camp more accessible, in February 2014 we launched BunkConnect™. This is an innovative online tool that matches moderate and lower income families with available summer experiences at lower introductory rates. To continue to drive innovation in the field, we are excited to launch four new camps this summer that offer families a high quality specialty experience through healthy living, science and technology, sports, and entrepreneurship all in a Jewish environment. We continue to explore ways to expand our tent by working with Jewish day camps and summer teen travel programs to ensure that more kids participate in a meaningful Jewish summer experience. Together — working with our camps, communities and generous funders — we will ensure that new generations of children develop strong Jewish identities, connect to our North American Jewish community and Israel.
Lee D. Weiss Chair, Board of Directors
Jeremy J. Fingerman CEO
Foundation for Jewish Camp is the proud recipient of THE JEWISH FUNDERS NETWORK INAUGURAL SHAPIRO PRIZE RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATION. The prize recognizes our founders, Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner, The Samuel Bronfman Foundation and The Wexner Foundation as the first funder collaboration to advocate for, promote, and strengthen Jewish camps on a wide scale. We deeply appreciate this recognition of our ongoing ability to collaborate with funders to advance the field of Jewish camp.
TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Camper Acquisition 8 Program Excellence 12 Leadership Development 16 Community Engagement 20 Strategic Plan Update 26 Financial Overview 30 Program and Project Funding 31 Annual Support
OUR MISSION The Foundation for Jewish Camp unifies and galvanizes the field of nonprofit Jewish overnight camp and significantly increases the number of children participating in transformative summers at Jewish camp, assuring a vibrant Jewish future.
OUR VISION Summers at nonprofit Jewish overnight camp turn Jewish youth into spirited and engaged Jewish adults, laying the groundwork for strong Jewish communities. The Foundation for Jewish Camp aspires to elevate the field of Jewish camp, conferring proper recognition and granting appropriate support to expand its impact across our community, so that camp can be a critical element of every Jewish young person’s education.
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CAMPER ACQUISITION
July 28, 2013 We brought our 17-year-old daughter, Eleanor – an Amherst, Massachusetts, high school senior who had never been to sleep-away camp in her life or to New York City for longer than a couple of days at a time – to Passport NYC/92Y. Three weeks later, when we picked Ellie up, she was a different girl—she was a young woman at home in the world.
We had expected our teenager to gain experience in screenwriting, casting, filming, directing, and editing. We thought she would get a behind-the-scenes look at the film industry and how it really works. We hoped she would have fun, make new friends, learn to navigate and fall in love with our hometown city, and renew her connection to her Jewish faith and culture. And all of these hopes and dreams actually came true. What we couldn’t have anticipated was that, in the process, she would become more of who she really is, more at home in her own skin, and better able to embrace the big, wide world of strangers who could be friends and have experiences that might change our lives.
“So, how was it?” we asked nonchalantly when we saw her in the lobby of the 92Y. “It was the best thing I’ve ever done,” Ellie said without hesitation and with teary eyes. When you hear that from a 17-year-old, you know something big and lasting has occurred.
Thank you Passport NYC....it does take a village, the right village... Love, The Levine Family Amherst, Massachusetts
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Immersive Jewish summer experiences make a profound and positive impact on the growth of children’s Jewish identities; our camper acquisition efforts are designed to encourage more families to send their children to Jewish camp. FJC addresses enrollment growth by raising awareness, providing incentive grants for families to try Jewish camp for the first time, confronting affordability issues, and working to create new camp experiences.
In 2013, more than 8,000 children received need-blind incentive grants to attend Jewish camp, and over 50,000 grants have been awarded since the program began eight years ago. FJC works in partnership with more than 40 Jewish federations, foundations, and organizations to provide matching funds and raise awareness of Jewish overnight camp through communitywide marketing campaigns. One Happy Camper is funded by an anonymous donor.
JWest 2013 was the final year of JWest incentive grants, a partner program of OHC serving the western U.S.; 134 third-time camper incentives were distributed in summer 2013. Through its history, JWest has offered multi-year incentive grants to middle school students in the West; most of whom were a new demographic to the camp community. JWest was funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation
Specialty Camps Incubator FJC’s Specialty Camps Incubator addresses the desire of many potential campers for more focused, intensive skill-building experiences, while giving them the opportunity to benefit from exploring their Jewish identity. Be it sports, science, or outdoor adventure – FJC’s Specialty Camps Incubator was developed to create a dual summer opportunity. Building on the successes of the first five specialty camps, which have served more than 2,500 individual campers, a second cohort of the Specialty Camps Incubator is undergoing rigorous training preparing to open their doors for Summer 2014. The specialty camp programs are designed to reach demographic and interest groups and geographic regions underserved by existing Jewish camps. Through a series of workshops and mentoring, the new camp directors work with experts to gain skills and create infrastructures for
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their camps across many disciplines. Recruiting for Summer 2014 is actively underway. Four camps make up the second cohort. The Specialty Camp Incubator II is funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation and The AVI CHAI Foundation.
Initiatives for Campers with Disabilities The 24/7, joyous environment of summer camp builds Jewish identity, strengthens the Jewish community, and fosters Jewish leadership. Fourteen percent of children in North America are defined as having special needs, and the percentage is even larger when those with physical disabilities are included. Far too many Jewish children with disabilities are unable to have a Jewish camp experience. To begin to address this disparity, FJC launched a landmark survey, conducted by Laszlo Strategies, mapping the current, potential, and desired services available to children with emotional, intellectual, and physical disabilities at Jewish camps. The key findings reported that the field is currently serving approximately 2,500 children with disabilities; the majority of those involved in Jewish nonprofit camp believe that all Jewish children should be able to attend Jewish camp; and many more options are needed to serve these children. In the Fall of 2013, FJC convened a group of experts in the fields of Jewish camping and disabilities to discuss options and ideas for enabling more children with disabilities to experience Jewish camp. We are now working with potential funders to establish
the FJC Initiative to Serve Children and Young Adults with Disabilities at Jewish Camp, and have set a goal of enabling a total of 5,000 children with disabilities to attend Jewish camp by 2020 – increasing the percentage of children with disabilities at Jewish camp to 10%. In the fall, FJC was awarded a grant to create a Director of Disabilities Initiatives at Jewish Camp. This new position at FJC will be held by an expert in disabilities and special needs; an essential step to help move the field towards further accessibility. The Disabilities research survey was funded by a grant from Dr. Allan and Nancy Lipton. The position of Director of Disabilities Initiatives at Jewish Camp is funded by a grant from the Leo Oppenheimer and Flora Oppenheimer Haas Foundation.
Customer Satisfaction Insights Customer Satisfaction Insights survey (CSI) is a turnkey opportunity to gather feedback from camper families regarding eight dimensions of the camp experience, so that Jewish camps can continue to serve, recruit and retain ever-growing numbers of children. Sixty-four camps participated in the survey, with responses representing over 10,000 campers.
Day Camping Day camps are uniquely poised to offer a gateway for the entire family to the Jewish community. Building on the success we have seen with overnight camps, we believe FJC will bring added value
to day camps by providing resources, creating communities of practice, and sharing expertise developed in residential camps. Our goals are to: • Determine how to best impact larger numbers of children and young staff; • Inspire a culture of greater collaboration between day and overnight camps; • Enhance Jewish content in a way that leads to greater Jewish involvement by entire families; • Improve quality and leadership which inspires excellence.
BunkConnectTM Recognizing that affordability is a critical issue that prevents many thousands of Jewish families from considering Jewish camp as a summer option for their children, FJC has embarked on an entrepreneurial approach utilizing capacity modeled on the hospitality industry. BunkConnectTM is FJC’s proprietary web-based referral service designed to generate first-time camper leads, matching moderate and lower income families with opportunities to access Jewish summer camp at an introductory price point that is right for them. With an ultimate goal of making it possible for an additional 3,000 children to attend Jewish camp through this affordability initiative, FJC spent the fall of 2013 developing the website and infrastructure to launch a pilot program in February
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2014 for families that live in the Northeast, New England, and MidAtlantic regions. We fully expect to expand the geographic reach in subsequent years. BunkConnect is a program of Foundation for Jewish Camp, in partnership with The Center for Entrepreneurial Jewish Philanthropy. It is being funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation, The Leader Family Foundation, The Michael and Andrea Leven Family Foundation, and The Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund.
Gottesman Camp Waterfront Improvement Program Waterfront activities are an integral part of camp programs, and helping camps expand and/or improve their lake infrastructure allows them to better serve their current population, expand their programmatic offerings and attract new families. In 2013, the FJCadministered Gottesman Camp Waterfront Improvement Program provided grants to upgrade their lakes and lake fronts to Camp Bauercrest, Camp Poyntelle–Lewis Village, Camp Ramah New England and NJY Cedar Lake Camp. The program is ongoing in the current year and we anticipate that up to four more camps will receive funding for waterfront improvements in 2014. The Gottesman Camp Waterfront Improvement Program is funded by a grant from The Gottesman Fund.
Marketing & Technology: Tools for Recruitment and Retention at Jewish Summer Camp To further FJC’s commitment to helping camps remain competitive in today’s online marketplace and attract more campers, FJC’s Marketing & Technology: Tools for Recruitment and Retention at Jewish Summer Camp is a matching grant program consisting of two opportunities introduced in 2013. It offers camps the opportunity to access online camp management and website development. Improving the digital capabilities of Jewish camps will work to enhance marketing and increase recruitment; increase customer retention and loyalty; and, extend camper, staff, and alumni engagement in the camp community beyond the summer. It is expected that 35+ camps will participate in this program. Marketing & Technology: Tools for Recruitment and Retention at Jewish Summer Camp is funded by an anonymous donor.
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PROGRAM EXCELLENCE
July 10, 2013 I have been amazed and touched by the thoughtfulness that was put into the planning and implementation of the Nadiv Educators program. Now in my second year, I find it phenomenal to see how I can use the same educational tools in both settings – the camp and the school. Nadiv has opened my eyes to perspectives that enable me to infuse joy into Judaism and into teaching.
The mentoring I receive through Nadiv helps me grow both professionally as an educator, and in the art of developing professional relationships. It is incredible just how much FJC has focused on and invested in how we are growing both emotionally and professionally.
Having been placed at the Solomon Schechter School of Bergen County, I am in the position of being able to make learning about Judaism fun and joyful – like at camp – an approach that might not otherwise exist in that setting. Having grown up going to camp, I credit a lot of my own Jewish identity to my camp experiences, and through Nadiv I’m able to bring that to the campers at Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake whose lives I touch at camp now.
Jessie Gindea, Nadiv Educator Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, NY Solomon Schechter School of Bergen County, NJ
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Foundation for Jewish Camp gives the field access to innovative programming and promotes out-of-the-box thinking to solidify camp culture, increase Jewish values, and retain more campers.
Goodman Camping Initiative for Modern Israel History
and enhance the Jewish experience of staffers. The two-year pilot program launched in 2013 with 18 camps participating.
The third cohort of 12 camps participating in the Goodman Camping Initiative for Modern Israel History began their training process in December 2013. Like the 24 camps in Cohorts 1 and 2, these camps will engage in a two-year learning process that will teach them how to integrate Israel and Israel education into every aspect of their camp program. Cohort 2 will complete their training process in spring 2014 and Cohort 3 will graduate in the spring of 2015.
JData Census
The Goodman Camping Initiative is funded by the Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundations together with the Marcus Foundation and The AVI CHAI Foundation in collaboration with the iCenter.
Lekhu Lakhem III Lekhu Lahkem, a Jewish educational leadership program, provides camp directors with Jewish learning and the ability to articulate and implement a vision for their camps as Jewish educational institutions. A collaboration between FJC and the Mandel Center for Jewish Education at JCC Association, the 19 camp directors in this cohort represent 10 JCCA affiliated camps and 9 independent camps. Lekhu Lakhem III is funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation. The program is based on the principles of the JCC Association’s Lekhu Lakhem I and II - Jewish and Educational Journeys for Jewish Camp Directors: A Senior Fellows Seminar.
Nadiv This five-year, ground-breaking pilot program created six senior experiential Jewish educator positions shared by overnight camps and Jewish day/synagogue schools. After completing a full school year and summer in their new roles, the Nadiv Fellows are immersed in their second school year effectively creating new, imaginative, engaging programs, modeling Jewish camp-style experiences at school, and enabling both schools and camps to maximize their resources. Nadiv is funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation.
Staff Satisfaction Insights Staff Satisfaction Insights survey (SSI) gauges the staff experience and effect of Jewish camping on young adults. The results allow the camps to offer staff more professional development experiences 10 Foundation for Jewish Camp
The JData Census surveys nonprofit Jewish overnight camp for organizational and field-wide assessment. For the second year in a row, the survey had 100% participation of the 155 Jewish camps in the FJC network. JData is owned and operated by the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University.
Toronto Institutional Strengthening Project FJC, in partnership with the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and its Silber Centre for Jewish Camping, is half-way through a two-year program serving 10 Toronto area camps. A series of workshops and mentoring, the camps are working to increase enrollment through innovative marketing and recruitment strategies as well as creating progressive programs and superior customer service initiatives. Toronto Institutional Strengthening Project is funded by UJA Federation of Greater Toronto.
Montreal Institutional Strengthening Project Based on the successful pilot executed with Camp B’nai B’rith Montreal, in 2013, the Montreal Federation/GenJ with support from the Montreal Jewish Community Foundation provided funding for the expansion of the Institutional Strengthening program to enable FJC to engage the lay and professional leadership for Camp Massad Montreal and the Y Country Camp. Montreal Institutional Strengthening Project is funded by Federation CJA.
JWest NEXT The JWest Institutional Strengthening program, which offered training to 18 West Coast camps, concluded in April 2013. After the summer of 2013, JWestNEXT was introduced as the final stage of the JWest program, which grants camps, working with an FJC-provided consultant, funding to develop a large change-making action plan, which includes marketing and recruiting strategies in new markets, and staff training. JWestNEXT will conclude in 2014. JWestNEXT is funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation. 2013 Annual Report 11
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
August 4, 2013 To say that Yitro provided an immeasurable impact in my professional life would only break the surface of the true value of this program. Eighteen of us were lucky enough to participate in this professional development opportunity, and what we walked away with is the sort of life-changing/defining experience that we ourselves provide to our own campers and staff each summer. As a cohort we explored how we could not only enhance our camps, but also our own lives. The Foundation for Jewish Camp understands and values how important a well-rounded experience is to campers and staff, but also to the directors. We started as a cohort of eighteen camps, and walked away a family of camping peers. The comfort I have in doing my job with my camping family ready to support me has been invaluable to my camp as well as the seventeen other camps and camping professionals in Yitro. Thank you FJC.
Aaron Cantor, Director, Camp Seneca Lake (When Aaron entered Yitro, he was the assistant director of Camp Seneca Lake. In September, 2013 he was named the director of the camp.)
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The Foundation for Jewish Camp focuses on both lay and professional development to take the field of Jewish camp to new heights. Cornerstone Fellowship
Yitro Leadership Program II
Now in its eleventh year, the Cornerstone Fellowship’s mission is to motivate Jewish cultural change at camp. FJC accomplishes this by inspiring and empowering fellows and liaisons to develop and implement experiential programming for campers and staff at their camps that speak to the diversity of Jewish life while embracing a variety of learning styles and modes of expression. Cornerstone 2013 also focused on its participants Jewish life outside of camp – on campus and in community, so that the benefit they receive at Cornerstone stays with them throughout their lives. In 2013, a total of 57 camps participated which included 276 fellows, 67 liaisons, and 35 camp directors – the largest cohort to date.
Congratulations to the 17 graduates of Yitro II, FJC’s professional and Jewish development program for assistant and associate camp directors. Using experts and recognized leaders from various disciplines, the program challenged the fellows to widen their lens of Jewish leadership in order to enhance the staff culture and experience at their home camps in order to improve the product of Jewish summer camp. While the sessions for this cohort concluded in 2013, the fellows are still actively participating in a two-year pilot of Staff Satisfaction Insights survey (SSI) to measure the cultural, social, and professional experience of staff at their camps.
The Cornerstone Fellowship is funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation, Crown Family Philanthropies, The Marcus Foundation, Inc. and The Morningstar Foundation.
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The Yitro Leadership Program is funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
August 10, 2013 Before I came to the Havurah program at Camp Tel Yehudah, I had rare and very few interactions with Jewish kids of my age…Kids like me, with Jewish Russian immigrant parents, are growing up in a strong Russian culture in their homes. Although Jewish culture and Judaism is a part of our upbringing it is difficult to understand where it fits in.
My parent’s Jewish identity was shaped by the morbid anti-Semitism of society they grew up in…growing up in America in a Russian home and at the same time being immersed in American life, it is hard to piece these experiences harmoniously. Often kids like me end up not being able to identify with any culture at all.
My first summer at camp was amazing in many ways. It was exciting to finally find a community which I truly felt a part of. If not for Havurah, I would have never realized myself as a Jewish person, and felt so connected to a community in which people feel passionate and care about their identity, and think about what it means to be Jewish.
After my first summer at Havurah, I felt connected to a great community, pride in my Jewish heritage, and it helped me to understand it alongside my Russian heritage. It encouraged me to be educated in Jewish history and current affairs. I loved being around the atmosphere created by Young Judaea, being able to become a part of a Jewish organization, and being welcomed by everyone I met.
Havurah is a wonderful program that has instilled in me the drive to connect to Jewish culture and Judaism, and to encourage my Jewish-Russian friends to participate in the way that I have. It is a program that has changed my life, giving me a community that I identify with and a place to grow within the community.
Sarah Benenson Glen Gardener, New Jersey
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Foundation for Jewish Camp is creating avenues for camps to connect with communities, schools, JCCs, synagogues, and PJ Library to share educational best practices and drive enrollment. These relationships will further increase momentum and excitement around Jewish camp.
One Happy Camper Synagoue-Camp Ambassador Program Our research shows that only 10% of children affiliated with synagogues benefit from summers spent at Jewish camps. In an effort to increase linkages between camp, community and synagogues, FJC has developed the Synagogue Camp Ambassador program. This past May, FJC convened select communities to begin implementation of a camp campaign in synagogues utilizing this model. The training provided the participants with the tools to return home to train their area synagogues on how to incorporate a camp campaign (marketing, communication and programming) that will yield new recruitment opportunities. 70 synagogues across North America will be engaged through this initiative. FJC is providing support in the form of matching funds to eight One Happy Camper partner communities (Boston, Cleveland, Greater Metrowest (NJ), Columbus, Philadelphia, Toronto, Hartford and Rhode Island) to pilot and/or deepen their Synagogue-Camp Ambassador Programs. One Happy Camper Engagement To inspire new interest in Jewish camp and to deepen the connection with One Happy Camper families, FJC published a series of activity books - Camp Hanukkah and Camp Passover — to bring the spirit of camp into family holiday celebrations. Similarly, FJC’s Camp Shabbat: Ideas for Bringing the Spirit of Camp into Your Shabbat Celebration and The Search for Summer Fun: Parents’ Guide to Finding the Right Jewish Overnight Camp for Your Child were distributed by One Happy Camper partners to their communities and are also available for all families on OneHappyCamper.org. A prime example of how to make sure OHC, and other community camping initiatives, become a permanent part of a community’s Jewish programming is the Greater MetroWest Jewish Camp Enterprise. It is now supported through significant permanent endowments, including a $5 million commitment from the Paula and Jerry Gottesman Family Supporting Foundation. Other major supporters of the Greater MetroWest initiative are co-chairs Archie Gottesman and Gary DeBode, Rob and Elisa Spungen Bildner, and Alan and Joan z’l Bildner, the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ and the Cooperman Family Fund for a
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Jewish Future. These visionary philanthropists joined together to ensure that thousands of Jewish children in MetroWest will benefit from Jewish camping experiences far into the future. 37 communities administered One Happy Camper in 2013. In addition to a suite of marketing and recruiting materials, in 2013 FJC created a fundraising kit to assist our community partners.
Engaging Russian Speaking Jews in Jewish Camp The Russian speaking Jewish community represents at least 15% of the entire North American Jewish community, yet merely 2% of children attending nonprofit Jewish overnight camp come from Russian-speaking families. FJC is committed to increasing the number of RSJ children attending Jewish camp; they are vital to the future of Jewish life in North America. In 2013, FJC began to delve deeper into the question of how best to reach the RSJ population, and develop new strategies to engage this community.
RSJ Think Tank The first ever THINK TANK: Engaging Russian Speaking Jews in Jewish Camp brought together 30 participants from various camps and communal organizations in New York City for a daylong program to develop strategies to increase the number of RSJ children attending Jewish camp.
RSJ Funders Summit The Funders Summit: Engaging Russian-Speaking Jews, chaired by Cheryl Fishbein, convened 25 philanthropists, Wexner Heritage RSJ Fellows, and FJC board members who discussed how to reinvigorate investment in the Russian speaking Jewish community and raise it on the agenda of major Jewish organizations. The group worked to identify funding resources and new opportunities to impact the Russian speaking population as well as develop a long-term strategy for successful engagement of Russian speaking campers and staff. The work of this group will be ongoing. RSJ Engagement Initiatives are supported by the Genesis Philanthropy Group.
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STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE Since publishing our five-year strategic plan in 2011, we set out to fulfill our lofty goals by supporting our mission and vision with four areas of focus: CAMPER ACQUISITION Awareness/Incentives Affordability Portals of Entry Specialty Programs Jewish communities value camps
PROGRAM EXCELLENCE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Retention Innovative Jewish/Israel Content Out-of-the-box Programs Enhancing Cultures
Communal responsibility/sustainability Passion giving (targeted, designated) Advocacy and ambassadorship
Jewish camps create community
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Professional training/career planning Lay Leadership engagement Educational initiatives
Each year, we evolve our own goals based on our results and in anticipation of local (camps and communities) innovation and diversification, continuing to drive change in the field. Halfway through our five-year plan, we now take the time to assess how we are performing against our stated goals, to indicate where our thinking has evolved based on new information, and to establish our goals for the second half of the decade. The 5- year plan targeted camper growth, camp specialties, and the deepening of Jewish content in the field, with 8 metrics to determine our success. Even in the past two and half years, much has occurred both in and outside the field of Jewish camp that has evolved our thinking and the context in which we work. FJC remains steadfast in its mission to grow the number of campers engaged in Jewish summer experiences and ensure program excellence throughout the field. FJC has been privileged to play a special role in guiding philanthropic partners to invest in big, compelling returns. We will continue to work with current and new partners and communities, and embrace the diversity of brands in Jewish camp as we focus on bold, new ideas to ensure a vibrant Jewish future in North America.
As an organization fully committed to “assuring a vibrant Jewish future,” our success proves the time is right for FJC to have a greater impact on the Jewish communal agenda; and the Pew Research Center “A Portrait of Jewish Americans” study puts our already far-reaching goals in perspective. As FJC moves forward, we continually explore ways to expand our tent, finding new, compelling, and enduring ways to ensure that more and more children experience joyous Judaism through immersive Jewish summers at camp and beyond. Our measures of success are based on: • Enrollment • Retention • Direct Connections • Technology/Marketing • New to Network • Incentives • Communal Investment • Professional & Program Development Please review our progress against these metrics on the following pages.
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INCREASE COMMUNAL INVESTMENT BY WORKING DIRECTLY THROUGH ONE HAPPY CAMPER COMMUNITY-BASED CAMP INITIATIVES.
COMMUNITY PARTNER LIST Atlanta Boston Calgary Central New York Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Colorado Existing Partner
Columbus Delaware El Paso Greensboro Halifax Jewish Council Hartford Indianapolis Los Angeles New Partner in 2014
Community Partner
Louisville Memphis Greater Metrowest Milwaukee Montreal Nashville New Hampshire Northern New Jersey
New Partner in 2013
Omaha Palm Springs Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Rhode Island San Diego San Francisco
St. Louis Seattle Toronto Washington DC PJ Goes to Camp
Indicates a Self-Funding Partner
Montreal Toronto
These communities join Philadelphia and Montreal in their investments of over $1 million.
Boston
Philadelphia MetroWest
NJ
Chicago Cincinnati Los Angeles
FJC HAS FACILITATED OVER $10 MILLION OF NEW INVESTMENTS
AND 11 SELF-FUNDING COMMUNITIES IN JEWISH CAMP.
CREATING 80 NEW DIRECT CONNECTIONS
INCREASE CAMPER RETENTION RATES FROM 75% TO 80%
Drivers of Retention; professional development at all levels, program excellence and innovations, culture enhancement, scholarships. FJC IS HALFWAY TO ITS GOAL WITH A 3% INCREASE.
ADDING 15 NEW CAMPS TO THE THE FJC NETWORK
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OVER 90 NEW CONNECTIONS primarily through One Happy Camper Synagague Camp Amabassadors and Ramah Service Corp. In 2011, 49 connections were made and grew to include an additional 140 by 2013.
CREATE BUZZ FOR JEWISH CAMP AND INCREASE THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY BY THE FIELD
INCREASE CAMPER ENROLLMENT BY 25%
Camps approved to implement camp management system
Through Institutional Strengthening, Addressing Affordability, Creating more Specialty Camp opportunities, & Expanding our network.
JWest camps received grants for various technology related projects such as increased SEO and online advertising campaigns, & website updates
Our goal over the next 5 years is to reach
+3% in 2013
2013 2012
150,000
2011
individual campers
FJC INTRODUCED A MAJOR MARKETING CAMPAGIN THROUGH ONE HAPPY CAMPER, WHICH ALSO WORKED TO ENHANCE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE.
ONE HAPPY CAMPER DELIVERS
Adding over 25,000 new campers
2010 2009 2008
OHC
Goal: 6,700 Update: 7,300
JWest
2007 2006
2013 2012
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
2011
FJC CONTINUES TO SEE INCREMENTAL GROWTH YEAR OVER YEAR— ENROLLMENT AT JEWISH CAMP HAS GROWN 14% SINCE 2006
2010 2009 2008
TRAIN 1400 MORE CAMP PROFESSIONALS
2007
FROM COUNSELORS TO DIRECTORS
2006 IN ADDITION TO WELCOMING 10 NEW CAMPS TO OUR NETWORK, FJC WILL BRING 4 NEW SPECIALTY CAMPS (ABOVE) TO FRUITION IN THE SUMMER OF 2014.
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
IN THE PAST 2 YEARS, FJC HAS DISTRIBUTED OVER 17,000 OHC GRANTS. WE ANTICIPATE EXCEEDING OUR 2016 GOAL.
Program & Participants:
Cornerstone 639 ELI 15 Yitro 18
Nadiv 6 Goodman Camping Initiative 252 Institutional Strengthening 38
JWest 23 Lekhu Lakhem 19 Ramah/URJ Service Corps 103
OVER 1100 INDIVIDUALS TRAINED AT OVER 82 CAMPS FROM 2011–2013.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Foundation for Jewish Camp is profoundly grateful to the generous foundations, community organizations, and individuals who supported our work in 2013 and prior years. The Board of Directors and staff of Foundation for Jewish Camp are proud of and grateful for the regard our funders and supporters have for the programs and services we offer to the field. We strive to be a carefully scaled, high-impact nonprofit organization providing a significant and measurable return on the philanthropic investments of our donors. We hope this annual report makes a compelling case for the work we do, which is designed to drive more children to experience transformative,
Jewish identity-building summers at nonprofit Jewish overnight camp, while enjoying high-caliber programs staffed by dedicated and knowledgeable professionals. The successes FJC has experienced over the past fifteen years are attributable to the generosity of the foundations and individuals named on the following pages. We offer our deepest thanks to all.
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The Campaign for the Vichness Conference Center In preparation for its move to new headquarters in 2012, FJC began a five-year capital campaign, naming the conference center in honor of former Chair Samuel “Skip” Vichness. This campaign was ably chaired by board members Henry Skier and Keith Klein. We thank them for their efforts, and thank the many donors to the Campaign for the Vichness Conference Center to date: ROSHEI MACHANEH The Vichness Family Lee and Melissa Weiss ROSHEI EIDAH Alan and Kerry Appelbaum Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner Susan and Julie Eisen Jeremy and Gail Fingerman Archie Gottesman and Gary Debode Arnold and Nina Harris Keith Klein Jane and Neil Kuttner Marcia Weiner Mankoff and Doug Mankoff Dan and Jane Och Julie Beren Platt and Marc Platt Jodi J. Schwartz and Steven Richman The Skier Family MADRICHIM Jeffry Ackerman and Andrea Goodman Joseph Appelbaum and Dr. Lindsey Douglas The Dime Bank Howard and Susan Gulker Jim Heeger and Daryl Messinger Mindy and Jay S. Jacobs Dan and Jane Kagan Mike and Michele Kulchin Lisa Messinger and Rabbi Aaron Panken David and Allison Miller
National Ramah Commission Dr. Michael Och Doug, Forrester, and Greg Pierce James and Sharon Schwarz Jerry and Erica Silverman Mark Transport Union for Reform Judaism Camps CHANICHIM Mark and Lauren Bernstein Mickey Black and Family Billy and Robin Breitner Scott Brody Ab and Phyllis Flatt Steven and Trudy Holt Gerry and Susan Maldoff Rabbi Michael Monson and Fani Magnus Monson Mark and Laura Newfield Andrea and Scott Ralls David and Debbie Solomon Tony and Emily Stein Robyn Tanne Peter and Joan Weidhorn Arnee R. And Walter A. Winshall CHAVERIM Joseph and Robyn Bier Dr. Harvey and Joan Bucholtz Allison and Michael Cohen Jerome and Brenda Deener
Leonard and Estelle Edelson Rabbis David Ellenson and Jacqueline Koch Ellenson Edward and Leah Frankel Philip and Carol Goldsmith Robert and Bambi Granovsky Donald and Annabel Horward Lois Kohn-Claar and Gary Claar Abby Knopp and Ephraim Slomovic Midge Kolojejchick and Peter Kizis Jay Leipzig and Cindy Chazan Joan and Richard Malizia Arnold and Marilyn Miller Murray and Marion Mohl Aaron and Claire Nierenberg Bruce and Maggie Pritikin Lou and Jill Myers Raizin Edwin S. and Bunny Rubin Andrew and Rachel Scheff Allen and Helen Schwartz Jordan and Fran Shiner Noel and Pauline Siegel Laurie Stone Rabbi Kenneth and Leah Tarlow Roshei Machaneh: $50,000 Roshei Eidah: $25,000 Madrichim: $10,000 Chanichim: $5,000 Chaverim: Gifts under $5,000
The Camp Directors Campaign for the Vichness Conference Center In 2013, Camp Executive Directors, Directors, and other professionals in the field of Jewish camp joined in paying tribute to Skip, in appreciation of all that he has done to directly benefit them professionally, their camps and camping movements. We thank the following co-chairs of the extraordinary Camp Directors Campaign for the Vichness Conference Center: Louis Bordman, Executive Director, URJ Eisner Camp; Jordan Dale, Executive Director, Surprise Lake Camp; Rabbi Paul Resnick, Director, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires; Alan Silverman, Director, Camp Moshava Indian Orchard and Debbie Sussman, Director, Camp Yavneh. We thank and acknowledge the donors to the camp directors campaign*: Ruben Arquilevich Adam Benmoise David Berkman Rabbi Eliav Bock Louis Bordman Jonathan Cohen Jonathan “JC” Cohen Rabbi Mitchell Cohen Jacob Cytryn Jordan Dale Loui and Sheila Dobin Brenda Tessler Donen Rabbi Yitzhok Ehrman Risa Epstein Melissa Frey Alan Friedman Rabbi Edward Gelb Jonathan Gerstl Terri Grossman Ronni Saltzman Guttin and William Guttin Bobby Harris William Kaplan Gerard Kaye Greg Kellner
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Michelle Koplan Ken & Marcy Kornreich and Jamie Segill Ken Kramarz Rabbi Avraham Kunstlinger Josh Levine Hal and Arlene Pugach Douglas and Jamie Lynn Isaac and Lisa Mamaysky Rabbi Joseph Menashe Goeffrey Menkowitz Jim Mittenthal Mitch Morgan Ruth Ann Ornstein Josh and Tracy Pierce Ron Polster Rabbi Paul Resnick Jeffrey Rose Tom Rosenberg Rabbi Isaac Saposnik Aaron Selkow Rabbi Joel Seltzer Kenneth Shifman Debby Shriber Adam Shulman
Frank and Simone Silberlicht Lenny Silberman Alan Silverman Amy Skopp Rabbi David and Emily Soloff Jodi Sperling Jonathan and Vivian Stadlin Joshua and Meghan Steinharter Debbie and Joel Sussman Sharon Waimberg Adam Weinstein Sarah Raful Whinston *as of February 4, 2014 For information about contributing to Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Capital Campaigns, please contact: Fani Magnus Monson Vice-President Financial Resource Development 646-278-4522 fani@jewishcamp.org
In Memoriam In 2013 Foundation for Jewish camp mourned the loss of two of our founding Trustees and greatest advocates for Jewish Camp: JOAN LEBSON BILDNER Z”L EDGAR M. BRONFMAN Z”L May their memories be a blessing. 2013 Annual Report 29
We express our deepest appreciation to the following foundations and organizations for their
We gratefully acknowledge the following donors whose generous contributions in 2013 enabled
extraordinary support of our programs and initiatives that helped impact the field.
Foundation for Jewish Camp to support the field of Jewish camp in providing joyous Jewish summer experiences to more than 75,000 children and 11,000 college-age counselors:
Program and Project Funding CAMPER ACQUISITION Building Loan Program (Administered by FJC) The AVI CHAI Foundation BunkConnect™ The AVI CHAI Foundation The Leader Family Foundation The Michael and Andrea Leven Family Foundation The Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund Marketing & Technology: Tools for Recruitment & Retention at Jewish Camp Anonymous CAMPER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS One Happy Camper Anonymous PJ Goes to Camp A One Happy Camper Partner Harold Grinspoon Foundation JWest Campership Program Jim Joseph Foundation New Bunk Initiative–Phase II The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Specialty Camps Incubator (I & II) Jim Joseph Foundation (Incubator I & II) The AVI CHAI Foundation (Incubator II) Scholarship Programs Anonymous Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York Philanthropic Fund Israel Henry Beren Charitable Trust The Heyman-Merrin Family Foundation Francine Lavin Weaver PROGRAM EXCELLENCE The Cornerstone Fellowship The AVI CHAI Foundation
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Crown Family Philanthropies The Marcus Foundation, Inc. The Morningstar Foundation Goodman Camping Initiative for Modern Israel History in collaboration with the iCenter The Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundations The AVI CHAI Foundation The Marcus Foundation, Inc. Nadiv–Senior Experiential Jewish Educators: Camp-School Partnerships The AVI CHAI Foundation Jim Joseph Foundation Donor-directed Grants to Camps Israel Henry Beren Charitable Trust; Beren Athletic Facilities Expansion Program Gottesman Camp Waterfront Improvement Program Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey UJA-Federation of New York LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Institutional Strengthening Federation CJA UJA Federation of Greater Toronto Jewish Camp Council of Toronto Yitro Leadership Program, Cohort II The AVI CHAI Foundation COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Russian-Speaking Jewish Outreach Initiative Genesis Philanthropy Group Disabilities Initiatives Research on Jewish Camp and Disabilities Dr. Allan and Nan Lipton Staffing Grant Leo Oppenheimer and Flora Oppenheimer Haas Foundation
Annual Support TRUSTEE GIFTS Robert M. Beren The Bildner Family Samuel Bronfman Foundation The Gottesman Fund Harold Grinspoon Foundation The Neubauer Family Foundation Stacy Schusterman and Steven Dow VISIONARY GIFTS Julie Beren Platt and Marc Platt Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York Philanthropic Fund Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ Through support of the Paula and Jerry Gottesman Family Supporting Foundation and other funders Lippman Kanfer Family Foundation Samuel and Ilana Vichness LEADERSHIP GIFTS Newton and Rochelle Becker Family Foundation Julius and Susan Eisen Jeremy and Gail Fingerman The Franco Family Archie Gottesman and Gary Debode Jim Heeger and Daryl Messinger Keith Klein Lois Kohn-Claar and Gary Claar Neil and Jane Kuttner Jay and Elena Lefkowitz Gerry and Susan Maldoff Doug Mankoff and Marcia Weiner Mankoff Rodger and Candy Popkin Jaynie Schultz and Ron Romaner Jodi J. Schwartz and Steven Richman Marc E. and Susan M. Sacks Martin Schwartz Allan C. and Hinda Silber Mark and Linda Silberman David and Debbie Solomon Peter and Joan Weidhorn Lee and Melissa Weiss Josh and Judy Weston SUSTAINING GIFTS Shirley E. Fingerman Ab and Phyllis Flatt Arnold and Nina Harris Jewish Community Youth Foundation The Robert P. and Arlene R. Kogod Family Foundation Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation Kenneth and Norma Spungen Florence and Laurence Spungen Family Foundation
Charles M. and Sharon Trauring David Weinstein and Clare Villari Nitza O. and Albert B. Zisook SUPPORTING GIFTS Wilma and Arthur Aeder Barry and Mimi Alperin Harold E. and Helane Becker Alan Beychok and Nancy J. Apatov The Blum-Kovler Foundation Dana Egert Rachel and Andrew Eisen Sara-Ann and Howard Erichson Dr. Irl Extein and Barbara Extein Avram and Rhoda Freedberg Laurie and Stephen Girsky Rabbi Robert S. Goldstein and Faith Klopman Goldstein Richard and Lillian Gray Greater Miami Jewish Federation Ruth Kissler Warshaw Memorial Foundation Fani Magnus Monson and Rabbi Michael Monson Lisa Messinger and Rabbi Aaron Panken Mark Metzger Kayla and John Niles Joel and Nancy Roffman Ruthy and Steven Rosenberg Richard D. Rosman and Fran Morris-Rosman Barnett Rukin Steve Sim and Marilyn Einstein Leonard and Dorothy Teitelbaum The New Kalman Sunshine Fund Stuart and Jane Weitzman Jeffrey and Lesley Wolman Zachs Family Foundation Inc. COMMUNITY GIFTS Rabbi Avram and Merri L. Arian Ellen Arnovitz Harvey and Jayne Beker Ronald Breakstone Dennis and Jane Carlton Nicole and Scott Chaness Robert A. and Louise S. Cohen Bertram J. and Barbara Cohn Dr. Leonard and Ruth Cole Robert David and Barbara Flessas Erlbaum Family Foundation Jonathan Feller Jonathan D. Fraade Phyllis and Henry Freedman Joseph and Rae Gann Charitable Foundation Howard and Emily Greenberg Ken Heyman, Jr. and Mimi Marzell Heyman Hope and Craig Kaufman Lee and Cheryl Lasher
Leslie Family Foundation Edward and Florence Paley Foundation Beth Rodin Steven and Ava Silverstein Jennifer Slifka Vidal and Luis Vidal Dr. Howard Tepper Sharon Ungerleider Steven and Barbara Wolf Drs. Neal Yudkoff and Judith Post FRIENDS Lee and Syd Blatt Cara Eisen Sandra and Steve Finkelman Michelle Gersen and Michael Zweig Alan and Ellen Goldner Ann Goodman Kahn Dr. Stuart and Adrienne Green Elizabeth Grossman Phyllis Hammer Jerry H. and Linda Herman Arie and Elaine Hochberg Sidney P. and Helen Kadish John and Henni Kessler Alan and Marcia Leifer Jane and Stephen Lerer David and Liz Lowenstein Ron Mayer Faye and Bunny Meisel Daniel and Clare Nimer Chick and Shelley Paradis The Hon. Stuart Rabner and Dr. Debbie Rabner Ratner Family Club Perry and Gladys Rosenstein Ronald and Marcia Rubin Martin and Madelyn Schloss Michael D. and Carol Ann Schwartz Robert and Susan Shaw Philip Sher Stephen and Judith Silverman Ellen and Marty Sperber Trustee Gifts: $100,000 and above Visionary Gifts: $25,000–$50,000 Leadership Gifts: $10,000–$24,999 Sustaining Gifts: $2,500–$9,999 Supporting Gifts: $1,000–$2,499 Community Gifts: $500–$999 Friends: $250–$499 Thank you to the many donors of gifts below $250 whose names can be found on our website at www.jewishcamp.org. For information about supporting Foundation for Jewish Camp please contact: Ziva Davidovich Director, Annual Giving 646-278-4584 or ziva@jewishcamp.org
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Trustees and Directors CO-FOUNDERS AND CO-CHAIRS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES Elisa Spungen Bildner** Robert Bildner** BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert M. Beren The Bildner Family The Samuel Bronfman Foundation The Gottesman Fund The Harold Grinspoon Foundation The Neubauer Family Foundation Stacy Schusterman and Steven Dow
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lee D. Weiss**, Chair, Newton, MA Peter Weidhorn**, Vice Chair, Manalapan, NJ Jules Eisen**, Upper Saddle River, NJ Archie Gottesman, Summit, NJ Jim Heeger**, Palo Alto, CA Keith Klein*, Tenafly, NJ Lois Kohn-Claar, Scarsdale, NY Neil Kuttner, Scarsdale, NY Jay P. Lefkowitz, New York, NY Gerry Maldoff, Toronto, ON Marcia Weiner Mankoff, Los Angeles, CA Julie Beren Platt, Los Angeles, CA Rodger Popkin*, Ft. Lauderdale, FL Marc E. Sacks, Chicago, IL Jaynie Schultz**, Dallas, TX
Jodi J. Schwartz, New York, NY Martin Schwartz, Montreal, QC Allan C. Silber**, Toronto, ON Mark Silberman, Atlanta, GA Henry Skier*, Hawley, PA David Solomon*, Agoura Hills, CA Samuel E. Vichness**, New York, NY *Completed board term in December 2013 **Executive Committee New Board members commencing January 2014: Scott Brody, Sharon, MA Aimee Skier, Hawley, PA Debra Gordon Sollinger, Weston, CT Jeffrey Wolman, Los Angeles, CA
Foundation for Jewish Camp Staff EXECUTIVE OFFICE Jeremy J. Fingerman
Chief Executive Officer
646-278-4505
jeremy@jewishcamp.org
Star Thurston
Executive Assistant to CEO
646-278-4544
star@jewishcamp.org
FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVENTS Laurie Stone Director, Finance and Administration
646-278-4514
laurie@jewishcamp.org
Carol Fuoco Samantha Lavine Rachel Meir Jillian Benson
646-278-4502 646-278-4511 646-278-4549 646-278-4580
carol@jewishcamp.org samantha@jewishcamp.org rachel@jewishcamp.org jillian@jewishcamp.org
FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Fani Magnus Monson Vice President, Financial Resource Development Ziva Davidovich Director, Annual Giving
646-278-4522 646-278-4584
fani@jewishcamp.org ziva@jewishcamp.org
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Allison Cohen Director, Marketing and Communications
646-278-4504
allison@jewishcamp.org
Aimee Lerner
Marketing Manager
646-278-4518
aimee@jewishcamp.org
Alicia Zimbalist
Senior Manager, External Communications
646-278-4546
alicia@jewishcamp.org
PROGRAM Abby Knopp
Vice President, Program and Strategy
646-278-4517
abby@jewishcamp.org
Alyia Cutler
Assistant Program Manager
646-278-4521
alyia@jewishcamp.org
Alina Bitel
Program Director, Engagement Initiatives
646-278-4533
alina@jewishcamp.org
Rebecca Leibowitz
Senior Program Manager
646-278-4519
rebeccal@jewishcamp.org
Matthew Sackett
Administrative Assistant
646-278-4570
matthew@jewishcamp.org
Lisa Tobin
Director of Disabilities Initiative
646-278-4515
lisa@jewishcamp.org
Affordability Initiatives Seth Cohen
Director, Affordability Initiatives
646-278-4552
seth@jewishcamp.org
Staci Myer-Klein
Program Assistant, BunkConnect
646-278-4572
staci@jewishcamp.org
Jewish Education Rabbi Avi Orlow
Director, Jewish Education
646-278-4535
avi@jewishcamp.org
New Camp Initiatives Michele Friedman Melissa Levine
Director, New Camp Initiatives Assistant Program Manager
646-278-4531 646-278-4506
michele@jewishcamp.org melissa@jewishcamp.org
One Happy Camper/JWest Rebecca Kahn Valentina Klyachko
Program Director, One Happy Camper Assistant Program Manager, One Happy Camper
646-278-4545 646-278-4520
rebeccak@jewishcamp.org valentina@jewishcamp.org
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Office Manager Events Coordinator Senior Accountant Senior Events Coordinator
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