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Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) Application

Completed applications are due by Friday, October 23rd.

About Executive Leadership Institute (ELI)

The Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) is a 20-month fellowship for experienced senior leaders of Jewish camps who are ready to lead with greater vision, purpose, and impact. Recognizing the increasingly complex challenges facing today’s Jewish camps, ELI combines executive skill development, Jewish thought leadership, executive coaching, and a trusted network of peers. Through five immersive seminars, 30 to 40 hours of asynchronous coursework culminating in an executive leadership certificate from Cornell University, individualized executive coaching, a customized 360-degree leadership assessment, summer site visits, and a capstone project supported by a $10,000 implementation grant, ELI helps participants strengthen their identities as visionary Jewish leaders, sharpen their executive leadership skills, and create meaningful organizational and field-wide impact.

Eligible candidates:

At FJC, we value diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a cohort that represents a variety of backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and leadership styles because our field is stronger when it reflects the richness of our community.

ELI is designed for senior executive leaders, including Executive Directors and Camp Directors, serving at FJC-affiliated Jewish camps.

Participants should:

Serve in a senior executive leadership role, such as Executive Director or Camp Director, within an FJC-affiliated Jewish camp.
Have at least 10 years of professional experience and a minimum of two summers in their current executive leadership position.
Hold significant responsibility for organizational strategy, culture, operations, and performance.
Work closely with a governing board or other lay leadership.
Demonstrate strategic thinking, curiosity, and openness to continued personal and professional growth.
Be committed to active participation in a cohort-based learning experience.
Have the support of both their professional and lay leadership to participate fully and apply their learning.

Before completing this application, please thoroughly review all program information on the Executive Leadership Institute webpage with your professional and lay leadership. Please confirm that you are available for all required program dates and that your camp is prepared to fulfill the program commitments, including the $2,000 program fee, support for your attendance and capstone project, identification of a lay leadership partner, and participation in the Camper Satisfaction Insight and Staff Satisfaction Insight surveys during summers 2027 and 2028. If you have any questions, please contact Jenni at jenni@jewishcamp.org.

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First Name

Last Name

Camp Name

Job Title

Please list your main responsibilities within your role

Maximum 250 words

Role Type (choose the best-fitting option)

Other Role Type (please specify)

Start Date in this Role

Number of years as a full-time, year-round Jewish camp professional:

Cell Phone #

Work Phone #

Work Email

City, State/Province, and Country of your primary residence

Getting to Know You and Your Camp

Does your organization have a current organizational chart?

YesNo

Please upload your organization's current organizational chart

Please upload an organizational chart showing your camp’s leadership structure, including your position, your supervisor, key staff members who report to you, and the governing board or lay leadership, if applicable...

If your organization does not have an organizational chart, please briefly describe your organization's leadership structure, including your position, your supervisor, and the full-time staff members you oversee.

Maximum 250 words

Professional Biography

Please provide a brief professional biography highlighting your tenure in your current role, your experience in the field, and other relevant professional or leadership experiences. Maximum 250 words.

Essay Questions

Limit 500 words per essay

Think about a time when you led your camp or team through a period of change, uncertainty, or challenge. How did you determine what was needed from you as a leader? How did you bring others along, and what did you learn about the kind of leader you want to become?

What are the greatest challenges and opportunities facing your camp community, and what tools or resources do you need to address them?

Tell us a question you have about Judaism or Jewish life that you don't have a settled answer to: Why are you wrestling with it and what ideas or perspectives have complicated your thinking? This can be of a personal or professional nature.

Foundation for Jewish Camp values diversity of identity, background, lived experience, and perspective. Please share anything about your identities or experiences that you would like us to know as we consider the composition of the cohort.

Documents

Please upload a PDF version of your resume. Title your file "Last name, First Name, ELI V"

Please title your resume "Last Name, First Name, ELI Cohort V."

Please upload your signed participation agreement here.

Agreement linked as "participation agreement" above. Please title your document "Last Name, First Name, ELI Cohort V Participation Agreement"

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