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Opportunities
Announcing: Trinity Trek 2023!
Join Camp Uās epic 33-day Trinity Trek this summer. This Trek will be a chance for experienced backpackers to test their limits while traversing over 200 miles in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. The length of this adventure will allow us to visit many of the area’s hottest spots from sparkling Grizzly Lake to unforgettable Emerald Lake.
Trinity Trek (formerly called Walkabout) is a unique opportunity to gain confidence and skills in the wilderness with an amazing group of peers. We will work together to navigate with and without trails, learn flora and fauna, and carry everything we need on our backs. We will all work to keep each others spirits lifted as we hike up steep slopes and across rocky terrain. We will also enjoy swimming in gorgeous lakes, glissading down glaciers, making music inspired by lofty peaks, and lots of laughter!
The Trinity Trek route will traverse through some of the highest lakes, ridges and peaks in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. There will be views to enjoy, fires to cook over, and stars to wonder at. We will sweat, laugh and cry together throughout it all. There will be songs and stories and triumphs and failures to share. This journey will be challenging! But oh so rewarding.
**Trinity Trek must have 5-8 campers to run. Please sign up early if you are interested and also please share this information if you have friends who you think would be able and interested.
Dates: Sunday June 25th – Thursday July 27th, 33 days, Spanning 1st and 2nd sessions.
Rate: $5400 (Financial Assistance available)
Enrollment Deadline: May 1st, 2023. Space is strictly limited to 8 campers, so sign up early! Enrollment opens January 15, 2023
(Trinity Trek must reach a minimum 5 camper enrollment to run).
Enrollment Limitations: Ages 13-17. Previous backpacking experience required.
We’re Hiring! Full-Time Administration and Outreach Coordinator Needed
New Position: Administration and Outreach Coordinator
Camp Unalayee has been taking kids on outdoor adventures since 1949. We are a non-profit, wilderness summer camp that provides meaningful outdoor experiences for children ages 10-17. We provide youth from diverse backgrounds with life-changing wilderness and outdoor living experiences that benefit young people, the environment, and their communities. We take great pride in welcoming children from all walks of life. CampU provides assistance to many of its campers, allowing kids from all income levels to have a wilderness summer camp experience.
The Camp Unalayee Association is seeking a full-time Administration and Outreach Coordinator to facilitate the year-round operations of our non-profit organization. Under the direction of our Executive Director, the Administration and Outreach Coordinator is responsible for managing the basic office functions, engaging and communicating with our community, and working to increase diversity of staff, campers, board members, and the wider Unalayee community. We seek a committed person with interest in a long-term role with our organization.
- This position reports to the Executive Director
- This position is year-round, full-time
- Following the training period, most work can be performed remotely, with approximately one day a week in-office (Palo Alto, CA)
- Occasional weekend and evening attendance at Camp events in the Bay Area will be required.
- Salary: $58K- $65K, depending on qualifications, +3% IRA match, + contribution towards health coverage.
- 3 weeks paid vacation per year (subject to advance approval of dates, and not to overlap with Camp sessions)
Job Duties:
Office Administration
- Manage the Camp database (File Maker Pro)
- Perform basic bookkeeping – bank deposits, pay bills, post expenses and income to Quickbooks Online, etc.
- Manage camper registration records & correspondence (CampDoc)
- Assist with staff hiring records & correspondence
- Maintain written digital records & files (Google Workspace & DropBox)
- Manage Camp publications/mailings – newsletter, applications, etc.
- Manage social media accounts
- Coordinate bus transportation to Camp for campers and act as CampUās representative at the Palo Alto and Berkeley bus stops for departure and return trips
- Communicate with families about the program via phone and email, answering questions or passing inquiries to the ED as necessary
- Assist in coordinating special events
- Assist Executive Director as needed to coordinate Camp program
- During the summer (while Camp is in session), act as the primary Bay Area contact for Camp:
- Manage Campās office and provide communication links with Camp in the Trinities during the summer
- Regularly check the mail in the Palo Alto office and distribute as needed to other staff
- Manage the waitlist and fill cancellation spots
- Meet & greet camp buses in Palo Alto and Berkeley
- Be the main contact for families and campers while Camp is running, particularly those recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates
Outreach
- Assist the Director with Camper and Staff Recruitment/Retention
- Develop and sustain relationships with community groups that serve target populations, including lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color.
- Attend community events, including camp fairs, informational meetings, and house meetings to provide camp materials and engage potential campers and their parents.
- Design and create marketing materials which appeal to and meet the needs of target communities.
- Be the main contact for families and campers while Camp is running, particularly those recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates
- Follow up with campers recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates to ensure they are prepared for the CampU experience
- Do last minute outreach to lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color in order to fill cancellation spots
- Give personalized updates as needed to families about their campers during the camp session.
- Do targeted follow-up with families and campers recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates.
- Assist with developing and administering non-summer programs that will help recruit and retain campers, especially from lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color.
Fundraising
- Assist Board and Executive Director with Fundraising
- Assist with the development of innovative strategies for fundraising which will help us better serve low-income communities and communities of color.
- Communicate with donors
- Plan fundraising events
- Assist with grant writing
Required skills/background
- Dedication to sharing the wonders of wilderness, community, compassion, and cross-cultural understanding with people from all backgrounds.
- Excellent organization skills, ability to prioritize workload, and to work independently
- Basic computer skills, ability to learn software and perform basic accounting/bookkeeping duties
- Superior attention to detail
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the ED, especially when more information, guidance, or training is needed.
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to travel around the Bay Area to attend events and meet with organizations, donors, families, and campers (travel is reimbursed).
- Ability to work effectively in diverse teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to a group
- Ability to self-manage, take initiative on projects, and manage oneās own work schedule remotely
- Ability to accommodate a flexible work schedule, able to work weekends or evenings as needed and work more some weeks and less other weeks.
- Must be available to work the entire time that Camp is in session each summer (dates vary each year)
Desired skills/background
- Fluency in Spanish
- Experience with FileMaker Pro and Quickbooks
- Nonprofit administration experience
- Knowledge of and experience with CampUās programs
Please submit letter of interest and resume to: director@gocampu.com
Application due date: 10/7/2022
We’re hiring a new Community Liaison!
The Camp Unalayee Association is currently looking for a dynamic individual to join our year-round team. We are seeking a self-motivated, outgoing and responsible person to be our next Community Liaison!
In order to ensure that Camp continues to provide kids from all backgrounds a meaningful experience in the wilderness for years to come we are looking forward to adding an enthusiastic individual to our team to help us achieve our goals in diversity & inclusion, and program development.
The position is part-time, offers flexibility, opportunities for advancement and skill-building.
Please see the full Job listing below.
Camp Unalayee Mission:
Camp Unalayee is a wilderness camp that provides young people from a wide range of backgrounds with transformational experiences and a place they can always call home. Our programs offer a balance of independence and responsibility that encourages young people to discover their identity while developing self confidence, a habit of stewardship and deep respect for their fellow human or world. We are committed to building a community that honors diversity and teaches inclusivity.
Community Liaison Job Description
Fall/Winter/Spring Responsibilities:Ā
Assist the Director with:Ā
- Camper Recruitment/Retention
- Develop ongoing relationships with community groups that serve communities we aim to reach, including lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color.
- Attend community events, including camp fairs, informational meetings, house meetings to provide camp materials and engage potential campers and their parents.
- Design and create marketing materials which appeal to and meet the needs of the lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color we are trying to reach
- Fundraising
- Develop innovative strategies for fundraising which will help us better serve low-income communities and communities of color.Ā Ā Ā
- Communicate with donors
- Plan fundraising eventsĀ
- Write grants
- Do any other needed fundraising tasks related to raising funds specifically to support our campership program.Ā
- Program Development
- Help develop and run non-summer programs that will help recruit and retain campers, especially from lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color.
Summer Responsibilities:
- Be the main contact for families and campers recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates
- Follow up with campers recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates to ensure they are prepared for the Unalayee experience
- Do last minute outreach to lower income communities, urban communities in the Bay Area, and communities of color in order to fill cancellation spots
- Help manage our waitlist and fill cancellation spots
- Give personalized updates to families from underserved communities about their campers during the session
- Do targeted follow-up with families and campers recruited through our community partners/groups or other youth advocates
This is a part time job. Expectation is 20 hours a week with the understanding that some weeks the Community Liaison will work more than 20 hours and some weeks less than 20 hours.
Required:
- Dedication to sharing the wonders of wilderness, community, compassion, and cross-cultural understanding with people from all backgrounds.
- Basic computer skills, ability to learn software
- Be able to travel around the Bay Area to attend events and meet with organizations, donors, families, and campers (travel is reimbursed).
- Ability to work on diverse teams, as well as independently
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present to a group
- Ability to self-manage, take initiative on projects, and manage oneās own work schedule remotely
- Flexible work schedule, able to work weekends or evenings as needed and work more some weeks and less other weeks.Ā
Desired:
- Fluency in Spanish
- Experience with Social Media
- Experience with database programs
Compensation:
- Annual Salary: $20,800
- Optional 3% matching contributions to a SIMPLE IRA
To apply please submit a cover letter and resume with references to:Ā director@gocampu.com. Please include any pertinent experience, including professional and personal experience relevant to this position.
Applications due November 15, 2021.
Call 650-308-4453 with questions.
Camp Unalayee is committed to diversity. People of color, LGBTQ+ and multilingual people are encouraged to apply.
#GivingTuesday 2019 Toolkit
We made this page to help you in your fundraising efforts for #GivingTuesday, which falls on December 3rd this year. Thank you so much for being a fundraiser for Unalayee! Please reach out to Max at max@gocampu.com if you have any questions or concerns.
Hereās how you can help:
Start your own Fundraiser on Facebook today!
- Click āFundraisersā in the left menu of your newsfeed.
- On your Home page on Facebook, you should see a tab on the left-hand side called āFundraisers.ā Click on that and it will give you an option to select a nonprofit to create a fundraiser for.Ā
- Type āCamp Unalayeeā into the nonprofit search box and click on it.Ā
- Fill out some basic info: How much money do you want to try to raise? ($200 is a good goal, but it could be anything you decide. Itās ok if you donāt reach your goal). When does the fundraiser end? (December 3rd, 2019).
- On the next page, write a personalized message about why Unalayee is important to you, or use the premade message Facebook provides (of course, personalized is always better!)
- Publish the fundraiser and invite your friends and family.Ā
- Send personal messages to people who you think might be likely to give to something that is important to you.Ā
- Share your campaign multiple times leading up to #GivingTuesday.
Need an example of a campaign? Click here to see our Community Liaison Maxās page!
In the week before #GivingTuesday: e-mail, call, text, invite through facebook, message (whatever works for you!) and ask your friends and family to donate to Unalayee on #GivingTuesday ā make sure to share the link to your personal campaign page (or our general campaign here).Ā See below for a template e-mail and facebook post to help make it easy!
On December 3rd, #GivingTuesday, remind your friends and family to donate, share your campaign all over social media, share that you donated, remind your friends to donate, and THANK your friends who do donate!
Here are some tools to make sharing easy:
Lead up E-mail:
Hello INSERT NAME OF YOUR FRIEND HERE,
Iām fundraising for Camp Unalayee this #GivingTuesday, December 3rd. Iām helping them raise $15,000 in donations ā which will send kids who normally couldnāt afford a summer camp experience to camp this summer.
Youāve probably heard me talk about why Unalayee is important to me before, but in case you havenāt INSERT WHY CAMP UNALAYEE HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE HERE.Ā
Will you join me on #GivingTuesday by supporting this organization that has changed my life? To sweeten the deal, Facebook is matching the first 7 million given starting at 5 am on 12/3 ā so your donation could be worth twice as much! Check out my personal fundraising page and donate at INSERT LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE. Any amount makes a difference in a childās life.Ā
Thanks so much in advance!
December 3rd E-mail:
Hi INSERT NAME OF YOUR FRIEND HERE,
Remember when I told you about #GivingTuesday? Itās today! Iām helping Camp Unalayee raise $15,000 for their financial assistance program. I have a personal goal of ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE. Any amount you can donate will help a kid get to summer camp in the wilderness. Please help support this organization which has made an impact in both my life and so many others.Ā Donate here: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE.
Thanks so much for celebrating giving with me!
Sample Facebook Posts
Before December 3rd:
Save the date: #GivingTuesday is December 3rd. Join me by supporting the summer camp I love: Unalayee! ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
Iām hoping to raise ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE for my favorite summer camp ā Unalayee ā on #GivingTuesday! Check out my fundraising page: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
Do you wake up early? Facebook is matching the first $7 million in donations on #GivingTuesday, starting at 5 am. Check out my fundraiser for the day: ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE
On December 3rd:
Today is #GivingTuesay! Join me in supporting my favorite summer camp: Unalayee! ENTER LINK TO YOUR PAGE HERE. Iām hoping to raise ENTER YOUR PERSONAL GOAL HERE!
I just donated to Camp Unalayeeās #GivingTuesday challenge! Have you yet? https://www.facebook.com/donate/1263546357179055/10156813587943691/
CITs on Trail
CITs on Trail: A Leadership Training Program with a focus on backpacking wilderness skills.
We often hear from our CITs (Counselors-in-Training) that they would like more training in the essential āhard skillsā needed for wilderness leadership. We are pleased to announce that this year we will again be offering a special CIT program with an additional focus on these skills, including: navigation, map and compass, contour theory, cross country route finding, knots & tarps, fire building, camping stove use and maintenance, back-country cooking, and wilderness first aid.
The CIT on Trail (CITOT) program will function similarly to one of the hiking or wild programs offered at Camp Unalayee. CITs will spend 11 days backpacking and building their wilderness skills and the other 4 days preparing at Base Camp and debriefing their trip at the end. This program is ideal for those interested in learning how to plan and lead their own backpacking trips. This program would also be a great choice for returning CITs interested in bolstering their hard skills.
- Hands-on practice with the skills listed above
- Food planning, hike prep, and route planning
- Overnight solos
- CIT-led navigation
- Meet-up with younger campers to practice working with kids
- Problem-solving and team building activities
- Leadership timing and initiative
Dates: June 27th – July 11th
Fee: $2150
Enrollment Restrictions: 16 and 17 years olds with a desire to learn in-depth back-country skills
This program is strictly limited to 8 participants – sign up early! (It filled in 8 days in 2019!)