by Jody Oates | Dec 9, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices, Strategies for Growth
I’m a big believer in celebrating and thanking people as often as possible. Of course, the more those acts of appreciation can be customized to the receiver, the better. However, the end of the year is a great time to do a whole team appreciation event. Whether you...
by Jody Oates | Nov 23, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices
Fact – most camp boards do not do an annual evaluation of their executive director. Myth: Evaluating an Executive Director is a hard thing to do. Every fall, after the summer season has been tucked in and put to bed, there is a natural transition to a new...
by Jody Oates | Nov 8, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices, Strategies for Growth
One of our most popular posts to date is 5 Things Camp Executives Wish Their Board Members Did Better. We thought it might be interesting to turn the tables and share this post, highlighting five things every board member wishes their executive director would do...
by Jody Oates | Oct 25, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices, Strategies for Growth
Preparing for the conference Annual camp conferences are more than just a place to connect with old friends and let your proverbial hair down for a couple of days. They are a place to learn, make new connections, and grow as a professional. To get the most from...
by Jody Oates | Oct 15, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices
Back in April, we did an article on The State of Camps. In that piece, we noted a pattern we saw in camps squarely in the “have” or “have not” categories. There wasn’t much in between. Even now, this trend continues. We are still getting regular calls from camps in...
by Jody Oates | Sep 21, 2021 | Assessments & Best Practices
Every single summer, camps deal with crises. Whether it’s a nasty case of bed bugs, camper injury, financial mismanagement, or storm damage, camp management is risky. If you’ve been in this business long enough, you can name a crisis or two that you...
