Vice President of Development & Communication

Management Excelsior, MN, US

15 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Job Title
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Vice President of Development & Communications

Reports to: President & CEO

Classification: Exempt;
Full-time (40 hours/week)

Location: Hybrid, with regular office hours at our Excelsior location

Who we are

With nature as our catalyst, Camp Fire Minnesota energizes youth to discover their spark so their futures glow brighter. Youth spend 90% of their time indoors – and that was before COVID-19. Camp Fire Minnesota addresses this challenge by delivering culturally relevant, nature-based programs onsite at our camp property in Excelsior and throughout the community to thousands of youth from all backgrounds each year.

We help youth “light their spark within” through summer and school break camps, environmental education & STEM classes for schools (in-person and virtual), and community-based out-of-school time nature programs.

We are proud to offer inclusive and welcoming programs to youth in the community, including free and reduced rate programs and a scholarship program. As a result of their Camp Fire experience, 93% of youth report valuing nature and stewarding the environment.

Where we are headed

Camp Fire Minnesota envisions a future where every youth has access to nature-based experiences and learning. Looking ahead, our organization's  Strategic Plan focuses on advancing our mission through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Central to our strategy is the active engagement of both youth and adults in co-designing impactful experiences that center youth voices, giving them more power in decision-making processes.

The plan includes three strategic goals: expanding community-building efforts to involve a broader range of partners; infusing nature learning into all programs to promote environmental sustainability; and transparently sharing our organization's journey, emphasizing our inclusive approach centered around youth experience and ideas.

Camp Fire believes in the dignity and the intrinsic worth of every human being. We welcome, affirm, and support young people and adults of all abilities and disabilities, experiences, races, ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, religion and non-religion, citizenship and immigration status, and any other category people use to define themselves or others. We strive to create safe and inclusive environments that celebrate diversity and foster positive relationships.

All are welcome at Camp Fire.

The Vice President of Development & Communications will lead and support the development and communications team at Camp Fire and play a critical role in Camp Fire’s capital campaign:
Sparking Bright Futures. This leadership role will be responsible for the integration of the development and communications team. Working in partnership with the President/CEO, the Vice President of Development co-creates strategy, oversees Camp Fire’s fundraising program, leads Camp Fire’s communications efforts, and supports the development and communications team. [LR1] The VP of Development & Communications will work alongside the President/CEO and an external consulting team to successfully fundraise for an $8 million dollar capital campaign.

• Loves collaboration and relationship building
• Is strategic and knows how to move from ideation to action
• Has a strong history in both development and communications
• Is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
• Is knowledgeable and/or passionate about community-centric fundraising

• Co-create Camp Fire’s development strategy alongside the…