FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMP 2013 Annual Report

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
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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.
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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.
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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
AJSS* • Adamah Adventures • BBYO Summer Programs* • Bais Chana Jewish Un-Camp • Berkshire Hills
Eisenberg Camp • BIMA at Brandeis University • B’nai B’rith Beber Camp • B’nai B’rith Camp (Oregon) • B’nai
Brith Camp (Manitoba) • B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp • Camp Agudah Midwest • Camp Agudah NY • Camp Agudah
Toronto • Camp Airy • Camp Alonim • Camp Avoda • Camp Barney Medintz • Camp Bauercrest • Camp BBRiback • Camp Be’chol Lashon • Camp Ben Frankel • Camp B’nai Brith of Montreal • Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa
• Camp Bnos Maarava • Camp B’Yachad • Camp Cabri • Camp Chayolei Hamelech Inc. • Camp Chomeish of New
England • Camp Daisy and Harry Stein (formerly known as Charles Pearlstein) • Camp Darom • Camp Dina •
Camp Dora Golding • Camp Emunah • Camp Gan Israel in the Poconos (formerly CGI Bat-Mitzvah Experience) •
Camp Gan Israel Florida • Camp Gan Israel Michigan • Camp Gan Israel Montreal • Camp Gan Israel New York
• Camp Gan Israel South Padre Island • Camp Gan Israel Toronto • Camp HASC (Hebrew Academy for Special
Children) • Camp Hatikvah • Camp Henry Horner • Camp Hess Kramer • Camp Inc.* • Camp Interlaken JCC
• Camp JCA Shalom • Camp JORI • Camp JRF • Camp Judaea • Camp Kadimah • Camp Kaylie • Camp Kinder
Ring • Camp Kinderland • Camp Kinneret-Biluim • Camp Laurelwood • Camp Livingston • Camp L’man Achai
• Camp Louemma • Camp Louise • Camp Massad (Manitoba) • Camp Massad (Montreal) • Camp Morasha •
Camp Moshava Ennismore • Camp Moshava Indian Orchard • Camp Moshava of Wild Rose • Camp Mountain
Chai • Camp Nageela East • Camp Nageela Midwest • Camp Nageela West • Camp Nah-Jee-Wah (New Jersey
Y Camps) • Camp NCSY Sports for Boys • Camp Nesher (New Jersey Y Camps) • Camp Northland-B’nai B’rith •
Camp Pardas Chanah • Camp Pembroke • Camp Poyntelle-Lewis Village • Camp Ramah Darom • Camp Ramah
in California • Camp Ramah in Canada • Camp Ramah in New England • Camp Ramah in the Berkshires • Camp
Ramah in the Poconos • Camp Ramah in Wisconsin • Camp Sabra • Camp Seneca Lake • Camp Shalom • Camp
Shomria Canada • Camp Shomria US • Camp Shoshanim (New Jersey Y Camps) • Camp Simcha • Camp Solelim
• Camp Solomon Schechter • Camp Stone • Camp Tawonga • Camp Tel Noar • Camp Tel Yehudah • Camp Tevya
• Camp Wise • Camp Yaldei • Camp Yavneh • Camp Yofi • Camp Young Judaea • Camp Young Judaea Midwest
• Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake • Camp Young Judaea Texas • Camp Zeke* • Capital Camps • Cedar Lake
Camp (New Jersey Y Camps) • Eden Village Camp • Emma Kaufmann Camp • Etgar 36* • Gan Israel Ranch • Gan
Yisroel West • Genesis at Brandeis University • Gindling Hilltop Camp • Golden Slipper Camp • Habonim Dror
Camp Galil • Habonim Dror Camp Gesher • Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa • Habonim Dror Camp Miriam • Habonim
Dror Camp Moshava • Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh • Habonim Dror Camp Tavor • Harry Bronfman Y Country
Camp • Havurah • Herzl Camp • J Academy • JCC Camp Chi • JCC Camp Kingswood • JCC Maccabi Sports Camp*
• Chavayah Overnight Camp for Girls • JCC Ranch Camp • Jewish Girls Retreat • Maurice B. Shwayder Camp •
Moshava Malibu • Passport NYC - 92nd Street Y • Pinemere Camp • Ramah Outdoor Adventure • Round Lake
Camp (New Jersey Y Camps) • Sephardic Adventure Camp • Surprise Lake Camp • Tamarack Camps • Teen Age
Camp (New Jersey Y Camps) • Temple Akiba Resident Camp • TheZone • USY on Wheels* • URJ 6 Points SciTech Academy* • URJ 6 Points Sports Academy • URJ Camp Coleman • URJ Camp George • URJ Camp Harlam •
URJ Camp Kalsman • URJ Camp Newman • URJ Crane Lake Camp • URJ Eisner Camp • URJ Greene Family Camp
• URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp • URJ Kutz Camp • URJ Myron S. Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI) • URJ OlinSang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) • Yachad Camp Programs • Yesh Shabbat • Yeshivas Hakayitz (Chicago) •
Yeshivas Kayitz (Pittsburgh)
*New for Summer 2014