by Jody Oates | Jun 21, 2022 | Strategies for Growth
Recruiting, Retaining and Trusting Your Summer Staff & Volunteers There is nothing like the energy and passion that fills camp when new staff members and volunteers arrive for the season. It is the best time of the year! Their creativity is fresh and plentiful,...
by Jody Oates | May 9, 2022 | Strategies for Growth
Camp Leadership: Gratitude for our Predecessors An important part of Strategic and Master Site Planning is identifying where your camp is in relation to its goals and vision. This process is not meant to judge or place blame, but instead, the assessment is a tool for...
by Jody Oates | Apr 11, 2022 | Strategies for Growth
Soft Skills Camp Leaders Need to Master Camp leaders often gain their roles after years of experience working in various other positions in their organization. They gain knowledge and skills specific to the industry and, sometimes even, their specific site through...
by Jody Oates | Feb 20, 2022 | Strategies for Growth
Three Perspectives of Building a Board Being a board member is an honor and privilege. I recently concluded a term serving on the national ACA. I also advise many camps on developing, training, and nurturing their boards. As I do this work, I see various...
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 29, 2021 | Strategies for Growth
Budgeting, for some, is a life-giving, exciting process that is looked forward to every year. For others, you may dread the budgeting process. The difference usually lies in two distinct differences. The former see budgeting as an extension of the vision for the...
