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Things I Wouldn’t Know If I Didn’t Go To Camp Part 7: Saying No
Let me start by saying I can’t believe it has been about 3 weeks since my last post! Things have been busy! I have you, the readers to thank for a lot of that! My book The Cabin Path: Leadership Lessons Learned At Camp launched on April 7th and the … [Read More...]
Summer Camp Staff Training – Email Roundtable and Contest
Where do you get your best summer camp staff training ideas? We are excited to partner with Curt “Moose” Jackson from Summer Camp Program Director on a new project just in time for your summer camp staff training preparations. Summer Camp Staff Training … [Read More...]
Does Your Summer Camp Staff Have Excess Baggage?
Now is the time to plan your staff training sessions It is that time of year again (hooray!) when we begin to plan sessions for our leadership trainings. Finding new and creative ways to discuss the same topics each year can be a bit difficult - especially … [Read More...]
Things I Wouldn’t Know If I Didn’t Go To Camp: Part 6
Approachability A camp is a business. The camp organization may not always visually look like a business that operates out of a tall office tower, but there are some similarities between the two. In any business, there are junior employees, mid-level … [Read More...]
Things I Wouldn’t Know If I Didn’t Go To Camp: Part 5
Becoming a role model I have to say that yes, if I didn’t go to camp, I’m sure I would have found other ways to learn about the various topics in my “If I Didn’t Go To Camp” posts. However, I will acknowledge that because I did go to camp, it … [Read More...]
CampHacker Podcasts
Happy Kitchen, Happy Camp – CampHacker #34
Keeping Your Summer Camp Happy From the Kitchen Out Welcome to the CampHacker audio podcast for summer camp directors and leaders. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] We all know that the kitchen is the heart of camp. In this CampHacker podcast we shared our experiences and ideas for making the kitchen a wonderful [...]
Working With Your International Staff – CampHacker #33
Setting Summer Camp Staff Up for Success Welcome to the CampHacker audio podcast for summer camp directors and leaders. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week we welcome back Matt Buczek from 3Adventures to talk about some more details for bringing in staff from out-of-country. Matt walks us through some of the [...]
Summer Camp Outtripping Tips – CampHacker #32
Taking Your Summer Camp Outtrips to Amazing Places Welcome to the CampHacker audio podcast for summer camp directors and leaders. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Canoe Tripping, Hiking, Whitewater Rafting are all available for families to choose as summer camp options. In this CampHacker podcast we are joined by Dave Graham of [...]
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Marketing Your Camp
50 Branded Facebook Cover Photos for Summer Camps
Get Inspired to Change Your Camps Facebook Marketing Summer camps that take advantage of the new Facebook cover photo design can easily set themselves apart from others marketing to the same Ideal Client. Take a quick look at this some presentation for some … [Read More...]
Stop Marketing To Yourself
Go after the ones the other camps leave behind Summer camps have a tendency to aim their marketing material at people like themselves - those who already love summer camp. With some planning on our part we can better reach out to families who don't know … [Read More...]
Word of Mouth Marketing for Summer Camps
Building a Great Summer Camp Referral Marketing System I finally got to visit Frost Valley Y! Last week I attended the Northeast YMCA Camps Conference. I was invited to come as a speaker on two of my favourite topics: Getting Things Done (GTD) as a Camp … [Read More...]
Pitching Summer Camp To Parents
Selling Your Camp To The Right Parents You can picture this, right? You are standing at a camp fair or after a presentation at a community centre, you have a mittful of brochures and a mother comes up to you and says: Please tell me about your camp. What … [Read More...]
CampHacker Podcast Hosts
- Dan Weir - Director of Camping Services, Frost Valley YMCA
- Gabrielle Raill - Director, Camp Ouareau
- Joe Richards - Executive Director, Pearce Williams Christian Centre
- Producer/Host: Travis Allison - Summer Camp Consultant at Walking Maverick
Listed: Canada Podcast
