BACKGROUND
Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC), a non-profit Jewish camping and retreat organization, is seeking a full-time Development Associate.

AGENCY OVERVIEW
Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC) provides enriching summer overnight camp experiences and year-round retreat programs for children, families, and organizations, primarily serving the mid-Atlantic region. The agency’s administrative offices are located in Rockville, Maryland, with its camp and retreat center situated in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 1987, Capital Camps & Retreat Center has experienced steady growth over the years and operates on a renovated, expansive campus in the Catoctin Mountains. In addition to its summer camp programs, the Retreat Center serves as a hub for learning, connection, and rejuvenation for adults, families, and organizations. In the past year alone, the Retreat Center hosted 3,445 participants through a range of local and national retreat programs, further extending the organization’s impact beyond the summer months.

CCRC is affiliated with the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, JCCA (Jewish Community Center Association), ACA (American Camp Association), FJC (The Foundation for Jewish Camp), and JCamp180 (a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation).

For more information about the camp, go to capitalcamps.org, and capitalretreat.org for information about the retreat center.

POSITION OVERVIEW
Capital Camps & Retreat Center (CCRC) seeks a detail-oriented and collaborative Development Associate to lead fundraising, lay leadership engagement, development operations, and alumni engagement efforts. The Development Associate works in close partnership with the Director of Campaign Strategy & Philanthropy and the CEO to strengthen CCRC’s development operations, donor stewardship, and systems for securing and growing philanthropic support. This role plays a critical part in building and sustaining a positive culture of philanthropy and engagement across the CCRC community.

The Development Associate ensures that the systems, data, and processes behind fundraising work smoothly and accurately, enabling the organization to build strong relationships with donors, alumni, and families. By supporting effective stewardship, clear reporting, and coordinated outreach, the Development Associate helps turn strategic priorities into executed fundraising efforts, ensuring that philanthropic support is translated into meaningful programs, scholarships, and camp experiences that strengthen Jewish life and community.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Development Operations & Data Management:
-Manage and maintain CCRC’s development database (Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge), including constituent records, gift entry, acknowledgements, and data integrity
-Enter and reconcile gifts, pledges, and donations in coordination with the finance team
-Prepare and manage donor mailings, email lists, acknowledgements, and receipting
-Produce regular and ad hoc fundraising reports
-Lead the donor acknowledgement and receipting process, ensuring timely, accurate, and personalized acknowledgements that reflect CCRC’s voice and values

Donor Engagement & Annual Campaign Support:
-Support the planning and execution of CCRC’s Annual Campaign, including segmentation, tracking, and reporting
-Work with the Director of Campaign Strategy & Philanthropy and CEO to build and manage a portfolio of parents, alumni, and community members for stewardship and solicitation
-Assist with cultivation and stewardship outreach efforts across multiple donor constituencies
-Support peer-to-peer fundraising and volunteer-led outreach initiatives

Communications & Alumni Engagement:
-Partner with the marketing team to ensure a consistent voice and messaging across donor-facing e-communications and social media, including drafting content, selecting images, and managing outreach cadence
-Support alumni engagement through consistent communication, events, and targeted solicitations
-Assist with donor and alumni events, including planning, logistics, and follow-up

Grants & Special Projects:
-Support grant research, writing, reporting, and proposal preparation
-Assist with planning and coordinating summer camp visits for donors and prospects
-Contribute to special projects that strengthen CCRC’s culture of philanthropy and engagement
-Carry out additional responsibilities as needed to support the development function and broader organizational goals

Leadership Responsibilities:
• To provide guidance, feedback, and support to your staff
• Create sense of group cohesion
• Lead edah meetings during staff training, the camp day and hadracha
• Work as general part of leadership team, benefitting all of camp

Group (Kevutza) Responsibilities:
• To supervise the health, safety and personal belongings of campers
• To help your group (kevutza) move from place to place in a timely manner
• To plan and carry out activities for your camper group (kevuzta)
• Work with Yoetz(et) to help manage camper behavior
• To foster camper-to-camper interaction

Responsibilities during Activities:
• To actively participate in all camp activities throughout the day with your campers
• Serve as a role model (doog-ma) for campers
• Incorporate Jewish values and Jewish learning naturally in the day whenever possible
• Use as much Hebrew as possible throughout the day
• Attend and actively participate in all staff training (hadracha) meetings. There are: four night time meetings, and meetings throughout the camp week during
• Reports to the director