Professional Development & Learning

Major Gifts for Your Camp

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Major Gifts for Your Camp

2027 Cohort of Major Gifts for Your Camp

Applications are open!

Apply by December 4, 2026.

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Major Gifts for Your Camp

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 Do you see greater fundraising potential for your camp but are unsure how to unlock it?  

Does major gifts fundraising feel like a mystery to you?  

Do you understand the basics but need focused time to rally your team and create a plan?

JCamp 180's Major Gifts for Your Camp offers your camp a fast track to learn, plan, and execute a successful major gifts program as part of your overall development plan.

Program Features

  • Each camp forms a major gifts team

    consisting of professional and lay leaders working closely together.

  • Six online learning sessions led by experienced development professionals

    focused on proven effective methods for raising major gifts.

  • A Major Gifts Plan grounded in the fundamentals

    and designed to meet your camp’s situation and goals.

  • Monthly sessions to help you put your plan into action -

    with additional team time, coaching, and peer sharing and problem solving.

  • Ongoing support

    from the JCamp 180 Team.

Note: 

This program is open to camps of all sizes and types.

Successful camps will have some fundraising history, a current development plan, and a donor management system. 

Program Dates:

Initial Learning Sessions

Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST

January
21
January
28
February
11
February
18
March
4
March
11

Follow-Up Implementation Sessions

Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST

March
25
April
15
May
20
September
16
October
28
November
18
December
16

Optional Follow Up Sessions:

June
17
July
15
August
19

I gained courage and confidence for the ask, through a more thoughtful engagement, discovery, and stewardship process.

Camp Executive Director

The program was a great way for the three of us to engage (development professional, camp director, and board member) in a way that we have not before. Learning together = great bonding and allowed us to be on the same page regarding development strategy.

Camp Lay Leader

Program Details

Program Participation

Participation requires a team (3+ participants), including at least 1 professional and 1 lay leader who are fundraising champions for camp to commit to full participation in the program. 

Program Participants

  • Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp
  • Camp Kef
  • Camp Massad of Manitoba
  • Camp Yachad
  • Camp YJ
  • JCC Day Camps of Metropolitan Detroit
  • Ramah New England
  • Steve & Shari Sadek Family Camp Interlaken JCC
  • Surprise Lake Camp
  • URJ Greene Family Camp

Applying to Major Gifts for Your Camp

Applications for the 2027 cohort of Major Gifts for Your Camp are open!

Apply by December 4, 2026.

Apply for Major Gifts for Your Today!

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