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

AGENCY OVERVIEW
CCRC provides enriching, summer overnight camp and year-round retreat services to children, families and organizations primarily from the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia areas. The agency’s office is located in Rockville, MD, and the camp and retreat center are located in Waynesboro, PA. Founded in 1987, Capital Camps has enjoyed steady growth and is now close to capacity each summer with children ages eight to 17 on a sprawling renovated campus in the Catoctin Mountains. The Retreat Center, which hosts approximately 100 groups each year, is a center of learning and rejuvenation for adults, families, and organizations.

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
CCRC seeks a dynamic Development Associate to join its development team and to support its fundraising, volunteer, and alumni engagement efforts. The Development Associate will work in direct partnership with the Development Director to continue to elevate the agency’s development program and its system for securing and growing support, while creating a positive culture of philanthropy and engagement within the CCRC community. This role ensures smooth data management, strong donor relations, and operational efficiencies to advance CCRC’s goals for maximizing philanthropic giving.

Responsibilities

– Manage the agency’s development database (Raiser’s Edge), including management of constituent information gathered from other CCRC databases
– Enter gifts and reconcile pledges/donations with finance team
– Manage mailings and email lists, including solicitations, acknowledgements, and receipting
– Prepare data reports for the Development Director and CEO, Development Committee and Board of Directors, as well as for targeted communications, events, stewardship, and cultivation
– Work with Development Director to build a portfolio of parents, alumni and community members to steward and solicit to support CCRC’s Annual Campaign
– Partner with the marketing team to give a consistent voice to e-communications and social media posts to donors and community members, including writing, image selection and regular cadences for different constituencies
– Assist with the implementation of CCRC’s development plan through multiple cultivation & stewardship outreach efforts
– Activate alumni networks through consistent engagement, communication, events, and solicitations
– Support grant research, writing and proposal preparation
– Play an active role in planning and executing summer camp visits for prospects and donors

Agency Overview

CCRC provides enriching, summer overnight camp and year-round retreat services to children, families, and organizations primarily from the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas. The agency’s office is located in North Bethesda, MD, and the camp and retreat center is located in Waynesboro, PA. Founded in 1987, Capital Camps has enjoyed steady growth and is now close to capacity each summer on an expansively renovated campus in the Catoctin Mountains. The Retreat Center, which hosts approximately 60 groups each year, is a center of learning and rejuvenation for adults, families, and organizations.

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 JCamp 180 (a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation).

THE POSITION:

The Executive Associate role is a part-time position with responsibilities that include supporting the CEO in administrative matters for the agency. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented with a strong work ethic, strong communications skills, and an ability to interact positively with co-workers. This position will require recurrent trips to the Waynesboro, PA camp and retreat facility during the summer camp season with an occasional trip during the non-camp season. All employees must be able to pass required background checks and have reliable transportation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

– Plans, coordinates, and manages CEO’s schedule in line with agency priorities and ensures time is followed and respected.
– Completes a wide variety of administrative tasks for the CEO including managing an extremely active calendar of appointments; completing expense reports; composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes confidential; arranging complete and detailed plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiling documents for travel-related meetings.
– Assist CEO with ongoing staff engagement and morale opportunities, including coordinating and planning team-wide events throughout the year.
– Support CEO in Capital Camps Board matters, including compilation of board material, distribution of Board related communication, and maintaining Board documents within the designated location.
– Provide email and other administrative support, as requested by the CEO.
– Supports sending donor communications for the CEO in partnership with the Development Team.
– Attend training courses and participate in other professional development activities as required.