Rachel Slaton

Experience

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  Camp Young Judaea (CYJ) - Texas

  Aug 2006 - Jan 2009

  Head of Specialists

  • Visioned, developed and oversaw new sports specialty camp initiative• Recruited, interviewed, supervised and evaluated summer camp staff;• Redesigned staff orientation program and manuals• Oversaw ACA Accreditation• Created and maintained daily and weekly specialist schedule

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  Hadassah

  Aug 2006 - Jan 2009

  Area Supervisor- Southwest Region

  • Created and implemented year-round, experiential, Judaic programming for campers and their families; coordinated camper recruitment and promotional efforts• Staffed Alternative Winter Break trip to New Orleans and coordinated logistics for service opportunities within Jewish and non-Jewish communities

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  Bet Tzedek Legal Services

  Sept 2009 - May 2010

  Development Department Graduate Intern

  • Visioned, executed and evaluated new strategy for quarterly direct-mail campaign raising over $11,600; utilized Raiser’s Edge for tracking donor giving history, creating reports and generating donor acknowledgements• Organized and evaluated annual fundraising Dinner for 1,000 attendees, in collaboration with Events Coordinator• Developed proposal for young leadership development; redesigned monthly agency newsletter

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  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Research Consultant

  Researched the feasibility of a community-wide Employee Assistance Program by studying the demographics of Jewish communal organizations including numbers of full-time employees, benefits-levels, and gauging general interest in EAP possibility.

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  BJE: Builders of Jewish Education

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2014

  • Envision, implement and evaluate models and programs to strengthen capacity of 39 day schools and yeshivot; identify synergies between schools, access and leverage resources to increase efficiency and effectiveness in support of each school’s unique mission • Organize annual Day School/Yeshiva Administrators’ Retreat including: collaboration with retreat chairs/planning committee, coordination of venue logistics, marketing and recruitment, develop relationships with partner organizations and secure financial sponsorships, analysis of program evaluations and provide follow-up support and resources to participants• Collaborate with and steward senior lay leaders, community partners and donors to raise additional communal funds for Lainer Day School Endowment Fund and heighten community awareness of and involvement in day school endowment creation• Create and maintain strategic partnerships with funders and foundations through: grant writing, budget development and maintenance, grant reporting and evaluation for grants totaling over $3million• Convene communities of practice, organize and facilitate workshops and disseminate resources to day school leadership on topics including: financial resource development (annual, endowment, and capital campaigns), financial best practices, governance and board development, and nonprofit legal and tax issues• Provide on-going communication regarding program development and implementation to committee chairs and BJE board leadership; staff multiple lay committees including: “Finance & Governance Committee for Day School Accreditation,” and “City-Wide Head of School Council,” • Conceptualize and coordinate the creation of website and online resource center dedicated to disseminating best practices and lessons learned on middle-income affordability and endowment development; collaborate with web designer and videographer/editor to produce high quality textual and video content (www.lahighschoolaffordability.org) Show less Generations LA is a collaboration among the BJE, the Lainer Day School Endowment Fund, PEJE, AVI CHAI Foundation, local donors, and Los Angeles Jewish day schools. Generations LA will transform the way schools fund their budgets by soliciting endowment and legacy gifts. With fundraising consulting customized for each school and incentive grants to reach campaign goals, schools will build endowment funds -- and provide an insurance policy for our Jewish future.• Collaborated with PEJE to build and launch pilot day school endowment and legacy program in Los Angeles; provided evaluation and program feedback that shaped subsequent launches in four additional communities• Supported seven elementary day school teams, comprised of professional and lay leadership, in visioning and launching strategic endowment and planned giving initiatives while achieving program benchmarks including: creation of development plans, recruiting lay leadership, meeting donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship goals, and establishing a culture of philanthropy • Stewarded grant funders and local donors, identified opportunities for donor recognition and engagement with participating schools; tracked, monitored, evaluated, and reported school progress and grant budget expenditures to PEJE and AVI CHAI Foundation• Facilitated networking and professional development opportunities for development professionals and lay leadership on subjects of planned giving, endowment, board development, donor research and campaign visibility Show less

  • Associate Director, Center for Excellence in Day School Education

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2014

  • Coordinator, Generations LA Legacy & Endowment Program

    Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
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  Los Angeles Volleyball Academy (LAVA)

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2016

  Head Volleyball Coach

  Focus on cultivating a growth mindset through skill-development, leadership, teamwork and team-building to help young teenage girls with self-esteem, confidence, and fitness both on and off the court.

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  AJC: Global Jewish Advocacy

  Jul 2014 - Jan 2016

  Assistant Director of Development

  • Cultivate and strengthen relationships with portfolio of 100+ Marshall Society donors ($1250-$9,999), increasing engagement and investment in AJC Los Angeles• Identify, qualify and engage prospective donors in order to expand the number of donors in Marshall Society; collaborate with program staff to engage existing and new donors• Plan and execute content-rich donor recognition and engagement events in partnership with lay committee• Partner with staff and lay leadership to provide organization, support, and guidance for development strategies that will deepen investment and enlarge AJC LA’s annual campaign• Create and implement strategies to increase the level of giving and engagement amongst young professional leaders and members in partnership with the director of ACCESS, AJC’s Young Leadership division• Track, analyze and create reports on donor and prospect engagement using Raisers Edge Show less

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  Union for Reform Judaism

  Jan 2016 - Mar 2020

  Associate Director, URJ 6 Points Sports Academy
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  URJ Camp Newman

  Mar 2020 - now

  Associate Camp Director