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About Christian Appalachian Project (CAP)

Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) is a faith-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to building hope, transforming lives, and sharing Christ's love through service in Appalachia. Since 1964, CAP has worked alongside individuals, families, and communities across Eastern Kentucky and the surrounding Appalachian region, offering critical programs and services that address poverty and promote dignity, stability, and spiritual growth.

CAP provides a broad range of services, including housing repair and reconstruction, food and distribution, support for children and families, assistance for seniors, and programs for individuals with disabilities. CAP also mobilizes thousands of volunteers annually to extend its reach and deepen its community impact. CAP's work is grounded in the following core values of Faith, Service, and Compassion.

The work CAP accomplishes clearly indicates its vital importance to the Appalachian community. Some of the more recent metrics include more than 12,000 individuals and families served annually across more than a dozen counties in Appalachia; more than 1,000 homes repaired or rebuilt each year through CAP's housing and home safety programs; nearly 1 million pounds of food distributed annually to help combat hunger and food insecurity;

and over 13,000 volunteers engaged in service through CAP's short- and long-term volunteer programs in recent years. CAP is consistently ranked as one of the most effective nonprofit organizations serving rural poverty in the United States. Learn more about Christian Appalachian Project by visiting www.christian app.org
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The Opportunity

The President/CEO serves as the executive leader of the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP), providing strategic, operational, and spiritual leadership across the organization. This individual ensures that all activities align with CAP's mission to build hope, transform lives, and share Christ's love through service in Appalachia.

Under the direction of the retiring President/CEO, CAP is positioned for continued growth. Over the last several years, major gift fundraising has been a priority for the President/CEO and advancement team. These efforts have paid off as CAP has seen a 13% growth in contributed revenue since the three-year post pandemic. While fundraising will be vital to continued success, the next President/CEO will want to focus on the following initiatives: adapting programming to community needs;

fostering an organization culture that focuses on service and compassion; emphasizing a volunteer model that ensures the organization's ability to maintain a committed pool of volunteers; and enhancing efforts to build and maintain a staff dedicated to CAP's mission. The CEO is supported by a long-tenured leadership team who have a deep understanding of the organization and are ready to help transition in the next leader of CAP.

The President/CEO is responsible for protecting and promoting CAP's brand, and fostering a culture rooted in compassion, integrity, and servant leadership, and is essential to continued fundraising efforts for the organization. The President/CEO must demonstrate full alignment with CAP's mission and core values. A strong foundation in Christian principles, a servant's heart, and a deep understanding of the Appalachian community are essential to representing CAP with humility and purpose in all relationships-with participants, donors, volunteers, employees, and the wider community.

CAP has a $39 million operating budget and 183 staff situated in two regions of Appalachia Cumberland Valley (Central Kentucky) and Sandy Valley (Eastern Kentucky). CAP's headquarters are in Paintsville, Kentucky and fundraising offices are located in Lexington, Kentucky. The President/CEO will be primarily located in one of those two locations but will frequent all CAP locations.

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