2023 JCamp 180 Conference

We are excited to see you at the JCamp 180 Conference at the Marriott Springfield Downtown from October 22-24, 2023! 

Jewish camps excel at designing deeply engaging camp experiences for their camp communities from year to year. Whether this experience is focused on campers, counselors, alumni, lay leaders, donors, or other volunteers, this community represents a thread that connects us all and is the heartbeat of Jewish sustainability and purpose.

In support of long-term organizational effectiveness, strong governance, and building a culture of philanthropy, our 2023 JCamp 180 conference will explore these community connections in a holistic way; attendees will examine the arc of their stakeholder journeys, as well as focus on smaller, but critical, moments of engagement. Together, we will ignite new ideas, map constituent needs, and ultimately strengthen our engagement journeys of our camps’ most important communities - Today, Tomorrow, and Forever. 

Registration is free for all attendees.

WHEN: **Sunday, October 22, starting at 3:00 p.m. Eastern and ending on Tuesday, October 24, 1:00 p.m. EST with optional individual camp meetings with Relationship Managers until 3:00 p.m. Eastern.

**This is an experiential conference that builds on previous sessions so please plan to be there at our opening on Sunday afternoon and stay through our closing session on Tuesday. 

WHERE: The event will take place in Springfield, MA. Room blocks are available at the Marriott Springfield Downtown and the Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel. Conference meals, sessions, and events will be held at the Marriott Springfield Downtown and in classrooms at Tower Square.

Use these discounted links to book your hotel room:

• SOLD OUT - Marriott Springfield Downtown at $159 per night plus taxes by Friday, September 22 (or call (413) 781-7111 and reference JCamp 2023).

• ROOMS AVAILABLE ONLY SUNDAY & MONDAY NIGHT - Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel at $169 per night plus taxes by Friday, September 22.

- If you need a room for Saturday night at the Sheraton, our hotel block is currently sold out for that night. We recommend booking Sunday and Monday night through the link above to get the discount, then make a second reservation outside the block (using AAA or member flexible rate) for Saturday night. After you make your reservations, contact us at jcamp180conference@hgf.org with your confirmation numbers so we can join your reservations then you don’t have to change rooms.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: All are encouraged to come! Engagement is relevant to everyone at camp and the stakeholders who support them. When camps attend the conference with a full staff and lay leadership team, they leave with a shared vision for working together all year long. 

• Camp staff including senior leadership, development professionals, communications and alumni professionals, and assistant directors 

• Lay leaders including chairs, vice chairs, committee chairs, and board/committee members 

• Stakeholders, partners, and other funders 

WHAT TO EXPECT: Through facilitated activities and experiential exercises and top-level learning, together camps will build aspirational arcs that turn transactions into relationships and interactions into mutually purposeful engagements to last a lifetime. 

We can’t wait to see you in Springfield, MA in October! 

The event will kick off at 3:00 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, October 22, with a reception, opening, keynote speaker Rachel Gildiner (Chief Experience Officer of Hillel International), dinner, and evening program.

The gathering will culminate with working sessions that will conclude your conference learning and define your team's next steps on Tuesday, October 24; the event will end with lunch at 12:30 p.m.

This is an experiential conference that builds on previous sessions so please plan to be there at our opening on Sunday afternoon and stay through our closing session on Tuesday. Please make your travel plans with this timing in mind.

Stay tuned for more details about the schedule and speakers.

The Harold Grinspoon Foundation is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all JCamp 180 conference participants. Our conference embraces learning from different perspectives, encourages the exchange of ideas, and believes in hearing from all voices because it strengthens our conversation and advances our work. JCamp 180 strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully.