Parent Communications in 2023 - CampHacker #187

How confident are you that your camp parents will read and act on your emails?

Getting your information to parents. The most necessary and maybe one of the most difficult parts of the job.

Even though the communication landscape is constantly shifting, what remains the same is that you have important information that parents need. So - adapting is once again - the name of the game!

Chris and Travis get together and talk about the hellish present and…maybe less hellish future of communication with parents.

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Tool of the Week – Make Yourself a Better Camp Director

Chris - An earpiece for your walkie talkie! Total James Bond!

Travis - Photo sorting and AI editing: https://aftershoot.com/downloads/

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"The Bubble" and Camp Magic - The Pudding #3

How do you measure magic?

Every camp professional, whether new or seasoned, knows what we mean when we say “camp magic”.

For most of us, we think of camp magic as this ethereal, indescribable, ever-present part of camp. This “magic” is what many of us feel sets camp apart from everywhere else.

To a camp researcher, this camp magic is something that is actually definable.

Tune in to this episode to hear Travis and Mandi unpack their vast experience living and researching this “insiders-only” concept.

You’ll hear about:

  • What does camp “being a bubble” have to do with camp magic?

  • How are the people at camp integral to creating that magic?

  • What elements go into creating this “world apart”?

  • At what point does “camp magic” become “camp cult?”

  • How to support camp staff while they’re living and working in the “bubble”

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Small Systems, Big Impact - with with Dr. Lydia Hughes Evans - CampHacker #186

Setting yourself up for long-term efficacy doesn’t take as much as you think.

Travis is joined by Dr. Lydia Hughes Evans to discuss systems of project management, personal efficacy and organizational development that any camp pro can pick up and start using today.

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Why spend hours on your schedules, only to find mistakes and missed activities for your campers! Let Camptivities do the heavy lifting and help you create the best schedules yet, without the mistakes, and in less time. Come check out Camptivities; specifically designed for camps by camp people. Find out more at camptivities.com

Decoding Research for Camp Pros Everywhere - The Pudding #2

What is research, and what can it be for camp pros?

We need to start here.

Before we get into how to use research to empower our marketing and recruiting efforts, we need to unpack the basics of research.

So, whether you’re a research buff or not, this episode is meant to get everyone on the same page before we really dig deep.

You’ll hear about:

  • What are the basics of research and the process behind it that we need to know?

  • How do we know who the right people to talk to when selecting candidates for qualitative research?

  • Why it’s important that we ask kids and gain their insights in the research process

  • Why it’s important to consider the context when the research was conducted.

  • How do you find research on camp? How do you know what is worth reading?

    • Pro-tip: Use Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.ca/

      • Pro-pro-tip - just email the researcher and they may just give you a copy!

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