Invest in Your Camp With JCamp 180!
Upcoming Fall 2023/2024 Offerings
Register for the 2023/2024 JCamp 180 Professional Development Programs now!
Camp GPS
An accelerated (3 month) online strategic planning process for day or overnight camp teams to define their future vision, strategic direction, and goals; also to refresh a previous plan that has expired or lacks current relevance. Who It's For: A small team comprised of a diverse mix of senior staff and volunteers (5-8 members).
Applications Due
September 28, 2023 - Applications are now closed
Program Starts
November 8, 2023
Program Goal
Determine your camp’s strategic priorities and set the organization’s course for the next 3+ years.
Participation Requirements
Team participation, including professional and lay leadership. We recommend a strategic planning team of 5 to 8, comprised of a diverse mix of senior staff and volunteers all of whom are committed to the long-term success of camp.
Format
8 live online webinars/work sessions for camp teams plus group coaching calls for Team Leaders.
GIFT Leadership Institute (GLI)
A cohort-based, 9-month program that guides leadership teams from day and overnight camps in developing a culture of philanthropy: a new approach to how the organization thinks about, talks about, and engages in fundraising. This year camps can apply to take part in the Choose Abundance Intensive, a program open to all nonprofits that is based on the GLI curriculum and led by JCamp 180 Consultant Laurie Herrick; limited availability will be filled through a competitive application process. Who It's For: Up to 6 team members, including the Executive Director, Camp Director, Board Chair or equivalent lay leader, and a development professional (if applicable).
Applications Due
July 1, 2023 - Applications are now closed
Program Starts
September 18, 2023
Program Goal
Prepare camps and their parent organizations for an organization-wide breakthrough to instill a powerful new culture of philanthropy.
Participation Requirements
Team participation, including the Executive Director and Camp Director, Board Chair or equivalent lay leader, and a development professional. Other professional/lay leaders are welcome up to a total of 5 team members.
Format
3 online retreats and monthly coaching calls with each camp.
JCamp 180 Enrollment Program 
In 2023/2024, JCamp 180 is offering a set of webinars for camp professionals responsible for camper recruitment and retention to deliver relevant, timely, and actionable learning for current and long-term enrollment success. Who It's For: Professional staff responsible for recruitment/retention at camp.
Participation Requirements
Professional staff of JCamp 180 day and overnight camps responsible for planning and executing camps’ recruitment and retention strategies.
Format
7 live online webinars with intentional time set aside at the end for discussion and to apply the learning to your camp.
Leadership Engagement and Advancement Program (LEAP)
A cohort-based, 10-month program providing skill- and capacity-building training to chairs/vice chairs of boards or camp committees of overnight and day camps to empower them in effectively leading the board in their important role at camp. Who It's For: Current Board Chair or Vice Chair of camp board/committee.
Applications Due
October 31, 2023
Program Starts
January 28-29, 2024
Program Goal
Build camp capacity by helping board and camp committee chairs/vice chairs practice healthy, creative, and responsible governance.
Participation Requirements
Participants must be the current Board Chair or Vice Chair of a JCamp 180-affiliated camp (one participant per camp).
Format
3 retreats (winter launch in-person; spring in-person; online fall conclusion), individual coaching calls, and quarterly coaching calls with the whole cohort.