Episodes
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CampNation 16 - Leaving staff wanting more
At the end of our summer, camp staff are feeling drained and energy levels may be low, but it's such an important time of year. What can camp directors do to help staff through those last couple of weeks and ensure they are happy and 'left wanting more' when they leave for home? In CampNation #16...
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CampNation 15 - Staff Stamina
Links - News about the camping/recreation industry New Spice guy (if you are interested in the social media phenomena of the summer - the Old Spice commercials you might like this article describing the making of the commercials) Use social media to boost email open rates - Mitch Albom - Cell...
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CampNation 14 - Staff Commitment
This week we had a good long chat about summer camp Staff Commitment and how to get staff engaged in their job. It was really fun to welcome two guests this week: Beth Allison from Walking Maverick Consulting (a business and summer camp consulting company. Full Disclosure: Beth is my wife and...
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CampNation 13 - Camp Marketing
Good Day and Welcome to CampNation 13 for the 3rd week of June, 2010. Links - News about the camping/recreation industry (Travis) - The Definitive Guide To Higher Rankings For Your Blog (Joe) - Rob Dryan of Camp Oochigeas makes Canada’s Top 40 under 40 leaders list. Discussion Are We Marketing…
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CampNation 12 - Tiered Pricing
Links - News about the camping/recreation industry (Travis) - PostSecret-like confessions get yearbook canned - http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/response-to-hs-yearbook-confessions-052010 (Dan) - Time “How to Deprogram Bullies: Teaching Kindness 101”...
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CampNation 11 - Year Round School
Links - News about the camping/recreation industry Small Business Trends: "Banning Social Media Doesn’t Work, Education Does" Help busy women relax and recharge How Safe is your child’s summer camp? Summer camp launched my career - Andy Barrie Picks Of The Week – A tool that will make you a…
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CampNation 10 - Communicating with Parents During Camp
Welcome to CampNation 10. This podcast we talk through what our camps are doing to keep in touch with parents during the summer. It was a great discussion and it was really interesting to hear what the camps represented will be doing to remain “social” with their clients throughout a busy…
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CampNation 9 – Getting Things Done as a Camp Director
CampNation 9 – Getting Things Done as a Camp Director Links - News about the camping/recreation industry “Teaching About Web Includes Troublesome Parts” (also mentioned: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ http://www.formspring.me/) Pricing strategies for free lance work and how it may apply to camp...
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Interview with Jeffrey Leiken
I recently attended the American Camp Association Tri-State Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ. I appreciated the opportunity to sit and talk for a few minutes with Jeffrey Leiken in-between his presentations. In this interview we discuss the unique work that he does with Camps, and Jeff…
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Adam Issadore's Interview with Steven Bernstein
I recently attended the American Camp Association Tri-State Camp Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ. I caught up with with my friend Steven Bernstein to chat about the Conference. An active year round camping professional, Steven is the Director of Diamond Ridge Camps in Pennsylvania. In this...
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CampNation 8 - Family Life
Welcome to CampNation 8. We were sorry to miss Dan this week but he was off on a well-deserved holiday. This was one of my favourite discussions yet. We talked about what it is like to be a camp director and have a family. Each of us have had a unique experience - Gab grew up living at the camp,...
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Interview with Dr. Susan Rubin at ACA Tri-State Camp Conference
I sat down for a brief chat with Dr. Susan Rubin during the ACA Tri-State Camp Conference held in Atlantic City, NJ. Dr. Susan delivered a presentation entitled, "Camp Food That is Delicous, Healthy, and Fun". A holistic nutritionist and a leader in the world of food and health, Dr. Susan is the...
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CampNation 7: You're Fired!
In this week's CampNation Dan, Gab, & Travis talk about the news in the world of summer camps. We were thrilled to have Scott Arizala (http://www.thecampcounselor.com/) join us from the TriState Camping Conference. He and Dan recorded while huddled around Dan's computer at the hotel. We took...
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Interview with Sylvia Van Meerten
From Dan: I had the pleasure of interviewing Sylvia Van Meerten at the Tri-State ACA Camp Conference. On top of years of working at summer camps, Sylvia is the founder of Empower Autism. She is also one of the camp directors at Dragonfly Forest. We talked about why a child with autism can attend...
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CampNation 6 - Facebook
In this week's CampNation Dan, Gab, Joe & Travis talk about the news in the world of summer camps. We had a great time during this recording chatting about the effects of Facebook on the lives of camp directors. I think one of the great take-aways from the discussion was the link that Dan posted...
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CampNation 5: Staff Training
Links - News about the camping/recreation industry (Joe) Google Alerts - Summer Camp - staying up to date on summer camp and on your own facility in the news/blogs/twitter can be hard - but this makes it easier. Today I learned about:...
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CampNation 4: Conferences
CampNation #4: The one where we have our first guest Show Notes – CampNation – Episode 4 Links http://directory.fsf.org/ Wink.com/Pipl.com (Travis adds: http://spock.com) Gary Forster’s camping newsletter www.istockphoto.com News/Discussion Camp Conferences Pick of the Week Dan – “The Five...
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CampNation 3 - Staff Retention
Welcome to the CampNation Podcast – One Nation, Under Camp, indivisible. CampNation #3: The one with yet a different name We would love your feedback. We are just getting started and want to know what you, as a camping professional, would like to hear. Please leave us a comment, send us a message...
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Camp Minds 2 - The one with the banjo
Welcome to the Camp Minds Podcast – a resource for Camp Directors and senior staff. Camp Minds Podcast #2: The one with the banjo Camp Minds Podcast #2 (click here to listen or right-click to download) We would love your feedback. We are just getting started and want to know what you, as a…
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CampNation 1: Introductions
Welcome to the CampNation Podcast – a resource for Camp Directors and senior staff. CampNation Podcast #1 (click here to listen or right-click to download) This is a new project for Our Kids and one that we are very excited about. It certainly has been fun for me to get set up and under way. This...
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