CampHacker Podcast
Free audio show for summer camp leaders, featuring camp directors from across North America and from many different camping backgrounds.
Does the hair on the back of your neck perk up when you hear the word "Budget"? Have no fear, the CampHackers are here! This week Dan, Joe and Travis talk about their successes when it comes to balancing the books at your camp this summer.
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What do you do to create great community within your camp staff?
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Our summer camp alumni are such a huge part of our camp community. They support us as directors, they give us new energy and they are camp's best ambassadors. In this week's CampHacker we talk about ways that our camps have reached out to their alumni - for big anniversary events (such as Ouareau's 90th last month), for fundraising (such as Pearce Williams' upcoming building project) and to build word of mouth. Thank you to Natasha Dunn of Cairn Camp's Alumni committee for joining us for this week's show.
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Building community within a staff requires some very conscientious efforts. On today's CampHacker we talk about what we do to bring people together to work in the magical world of summer camp.
It was great to have Beth back on the show and also to welcome an old camp friend - Sol Birenbaum - to the discussion.
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Money is a constant worry for a camp director - where will we get it, will it come in on time, will there be enough?
This week's CampHacker episode focuses on raising money for summer camp. Dan, Joe and Paul each have different strategies to share in this episode: Frost Valley is raising money, using social media, to rebuild after Hurricane Irene, Four Winds has a full-time Development Officer who helps find large donations and Pearce Williams is very successful at getting grant money.
Even if you run a private camp and aren't involved in direct fundraising it will be worth listening and thinking of groups that you could partner with on projects that may involve raising money or getting a grant.
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