Camp Fire First Texas

 Development: To ensure long-term viability by cultivating new / retaining current donors while reimaging our signature fundraiser to engage new audiences
 Cultivate new donor demographics (“next generation supporters”)
 Create Donor Loyalty Program (CFFT being one of donor’s top charities) through Engagement, Retention & Reengagement Strategies
 Utilize most effective technology to increase fundraising/streamline operations
 Continue to grow and strengthen volunteer committees
 Marketing: To solidify our position as a leader in professional development and direct service programs by implementing new organizational identity messaging while supporting enrollment efforts across the agency
 Track ROI for marketing budgets (both standalone and program integrated)
 Develop implementation plan for distributing identity messaging
 Enroll 690 full pay campers in Residential Camp at El Tesoro
 Enroll 155 attendees in 2021 Early Childhood Conference
 Operations: To mitigate organizational risk while implementing critical technology and facilities updates
 Update council & program risk management plans which will include a system for auditing compliance
 Ensure all council computers are running Windows 10. This will require the purchase of new computers (El Tesoro Foundation)
 Renovate pool house & pump room at Camp El Tesoro Upper Pool (to be ready summer 2021).
 Complete Arts Village Project at Camp El Tesoro
 Financial Management: To maximize available financial resources while curtailing operational and interest expenses to operate at zero deficit by end of fiscal year
 Complete clean audit
 Minimize interest expense by paying down line of credit when funds available
 Ensure we take advantage of all funding available through the Consolidated Appropriations Act
 Manage our expenses and income to the Board-approved budget
 Programs: To achieve the highest quality of budgeted participation levels in all programs while increasing our footprint in outdoor education, afterschool programming and early education career pathways
 Increase number of overnight campers attending Camp in Fall
 Secure partnership with Granbury ISD in which all 5 elementary schools attend Camp El Tesoro for Outdoor Education
 Increase number of students moving along an early childhood career pathway
 Secure agreement to provide after school programming at 2 new schools in Fall 2021

Our programs stand out for three key reasons:
1. We are uniquely focused on the two periods of greatest brain growth and development: early childhood and early adolescence.

2. We leverage the impact of the outdoor environment on the brain to educate and connect children to each other and the world around them.

3. We intentionally maintain a continuous improvement loop through the Camp Fire Program Quality Assessment to maximize community impact.

Camp Fire has a team of highly credentialed instructors (most with a Master’s degree) teaching professional development courses included in the Early Education Apprenticeship and School Readiness Programs. These instructors are recognized throughout the profession as experts in early childhood professional development. They are experienced and knowledgeable instructors who have been in the field of early childhood for several decades. In addition to demonstrated effectiveness in delivering instruction, the instructors are experienced with the administrative and evaluation components of conducting professional development.