by Jody Oates | May 15, 2024 | Assessments & Best Practices
Tackling Deferred Maintenance Challenges at Camps At camp, it’s common for leaders to zoom in on programming, community building, and fostering memorable experiences for attendees. Unfortunately, when the focus is only on this, the neglected deferred maintenance...
by Jody Oates | May 1, 2024 | Assessments & Best Practices
The Changing Landscape of Summer Camps By Jody Oates, Kaleidoscope CEO Summer camp starts soon!! Let’s take a look at the changing landscape of summer camps. Sessions are full with waiting lists. Or, registration is down from last year and the year before. Or,...
by Jody Oates | Apr 10, 2024 | Assessments & Best Practices
3 Core Practices of Executive Perspective When a Camp Leader has an Executive Perspective, the Organization Thrives. It is easy for a camp director to get sucked into the urgent over the important and spend their days churning out task after task. This churn may even...
by Jody Oates | Mar 25, 2024 | Master Site Planning
A Case Study: Wesley Pines – Hazlehurst, Mississippi Organizational Overview: Camp Wesley Pines has provided summer camp and retreat ministry for more than 60 years. When they began this process with Kaleidoscope, they were asking the following questions:...
by Jody Oates | Nov 6, 2023 | Strategies for Growth
A Decision-Making Framework for Camp Leaders: Aligning Mission, Metrics, and Capacity Camp leaders play a vital role in shaping the experiences of campers, staff, and the overall success of a camp. From deciding on big purchases to implementing new programs, effective...