Foundation for Jewish Camp

Director

• Cultivate and steward meaningful, long-term relationships with current and prospective foundation partners.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for foundation funders, ensuring timely, transparent, and mission-aligned communication.
• Proactively identify new foundation prospects and develop strategies to engage them in support of FJC’s work.
• Align FJC’s strategic priorities with funder interests, ensuring mutual value and shared impact.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate programmatic goals into compelling funding opportunities and reports.
• Manage the research of prospects for foundation, corporate, and government funding to address organizational needs.
• Gather information and data needed from FJC staff to support grant submissions and reporting.
• Ensure high-quality writing and timely submission of funding proposals, reports, and any other requested documents.
• Collaborate with Finance, the Chief Advancement Officer, and other FJC staff to identify budget needs and strategize packaging for funders.
• In partnership with the Development Operations Manager, ensure that all grants are acknowledged in a timely manner and maintain a detailed schedule of grant deadlines, submission dates, and reporting requirements.
• Partner with program teams to oversee the management of awarded grants, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, budget tracking, and successful project execution.
• Hold regular funder updates with Program Directors and maintain records of all grant-related reports and activities in FJC’s database.
• Facilitate grant orientation meetings and regular grants management meetings to assess progress and address deployment issues.
• Create a strategy for corporate sponsorships and funding and work closely with Finance to ensure appropriate expenditure and accurate financial accounting and reporting.
• Ensure accurate tracking of grants revenue and provide funding information to leadership and the Board; communicate potential compliance issues timely.
• Ensure quality maintenance of database records on grant prospects, submissions, and deliverables; fulfill other duties as assigned by the Chief Advancement Officer.

Director, Foundation and Institutional Giving