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Help Develop a Social Media Track for Camps and Recreation Conferences

March 6th, 2010 · View Comments · ACA, Marketing and Business, Social Media, Technology

After running a number of social media sessions at the American Camp Association National Conference, I realized a trend in the session programming.  There were quite a few broad based sessions on social media rather than sessions focused on specifics. Those attending my sessions often felt the hour went by too quickly because our topic [...]

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Persistence is Polite: What Summer Camp Staff Can Learn From a Music PR Firm

May 13th, 2009 · View Comments · Human Resources, Technology, Video

This time of the year, camp directors are swamped with staff interviews. With the downturn in the economy, there are more people than there are jobs. In my nearly 20 years running summer programs, I have never had this many staff clamoring for work. We always get 2-3 times as many applications [...]

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