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SUMMARY:What’s the Buzz on DEIB - What have you tried? Peer Discussion Session
DESCRIPTION:What’s the Buzz on DEIB – What have you tried? \nA Peer Discussion Session\nHas your camp been working on initiatives or programs related to diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, and belonging (DEIB)?\nCould you use some feedback on what you’ve been doing/have tried? Are you looking to hear some new ideas as you engage in this work? \nIf so\, we encourage you to join us for an hour dedicated to resource sharing and discussion. Members of ACA\, New England’s Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging Committee and staff will be there to guide/facilitate\, but our time together will be guided by attendee ideas. \nPlease come prepared to share one DEIB related thing your camp has tried (whether it worked or not) and to actively participate by asking questions and engaging in dialogue with your peers. \nBecause this session is based on real-time dialogue and we want attendees to be comfortable speaking openly\, it will not be recorded. Please plan to join us live. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Information\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive an email with the Zoom link the week of January 3. \nFREE for ACA members ($25 non-member) \nRegistrations are non-refundable\, but may be transferred to another participant from your camp/organization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Us\n\nQuestions? Contact Kerry Salvo\, Director of Education and Professional Development at ACA\, New England\, kerry@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080.
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CATEGORIES:Education,What's the Buzz
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SUMMARY:The Business of Camp - A Series of eWorkshops
DESCRIPTION:The Business of Camp – A series of e-workshops \nFacilitated by Bette Bussel\, retired Executive Director\, ACA\, New England & Eric Arnold\, Executive Director\, Hale Education \nFacilitators will be joined by monthly guest speakers and topic experts \nThis series has reached its capacity of 30 attendees\, so registration is now closed. We don’t anticipate any cancellations\, but if you’d like to be added to a wait list\, please email kerry@acanewengland.org. \nDon’t think about your title\, think about your role at camp. Are you looking to learn more about the landscape of what it takes to run a camp? Do you already face business decisions and challenges in your current role? Or\, are you an emerging or mid-career professional who sees yourself moving into such a role within the next couple of years? \nIf so\, this series of five monthly e-sessions is for you! This series is open to all – independent camps\, non-profit camps\, agency camps\, and everyone in between! While some nuances may be different\, many of the tools and strategies are applicable and can be scaled for any camp. \nWhile we can’t cover all the camp business-related topics in five sessions\, we hope to build a learning community\, provide you with resources to explore\, and give you lots to think about as you gain skills to successfully navigate the business of your camp. In addition to hearing from field experts and experienced facilitators\, participants will be encouraged to engage in dialogue with one another and share resources throughout the series. \nSessions will run 9:30 am – 11:30 am ET on the following Thursdays in 2022 and will include both topic-related presentations and facilitated discussions. \n\nJanuary 6: Values\, Vision\, Mission\, and More\nJanuary 27: Asset Management\, Part I (business models\, budgeting\, finance)\nFebruary 17: Asset Management\, Part II (facilities\, insurance\, risk management)\nMarch 17: Data\, Dashboards\, and Marketing\nApril 7: HR and the Staffing Cycle\n\nRegistration is for the same person for the duration of the series (five sessions in total). \nIf you’re unable to make a session or two live\, we will record them and make them available for a limited time – so don’t let that prevent you from signing up! \nThis series has reached its capacity of 30 attendees\, so registration is now closed. We don’t anticipate any cancellations\, but if you’d like to be added to a wait list\, please email kerry@acanewengland.org. \n\nAdditional Session Details and Speakers \nSession 1:        Values\, Vision\, Mission\, and More (January 6) \nKnowing yourself and your camp is a critical part of being a leader. In this session\, we will explore the importance of using ethics\, values\, vision\, and mission as the foundation of your work. We will discuss what it means to build a learning community together and group norms. This session will also touch on some lenses with which we’ll encourage you to evaluate/examine all aspects of your work\, including: \n\nDiversity\, equity\, and inclusion\nYour product/programming\nLong-range/big picture/outside the box thinking\n\nGuest speaker(s): Ann Sheets\, retired President/CEO\, Camp Fire First Texas\, author of The Business of Camp; Jen “Dusty” Clitheroe\, co-founder\, Strengths Perspective \n  \nSession 2:        Asset Management\, Part I (January 27) \nIn this session\, we will look at key budgeting and financial management resources\, strategies\, and tools as well as different business models. \nGuest speaker(s): Scott Brody\, owner & director\, Camps Kenwood & Evergreen\, Everwood Day Camp; John Carroll\, finance director\, Hale Education; additional speakers TBD \n  \nSession 3:     Asset Management\, Part II (February 17) \nThis month\, we will dive deeper into facilities and land management\, insurance (coverages\, considerations)\, and other factors of risk management. \nGuest speaker(s): Marie S.A. Sorensen\, architect and masterplanner\, Sorensen Partners | Architects + Planners\, Inc; additional speaker TBD \n  \nSession 4:     Data\, Dashboards\, and Marketing (March 17) \nWhat data are you collecting? How do you use that data\, along with storytelling to sell your program(s)? Where and how much are you spending on marketing? \nGuest speaker(s): TBD \n  \nSession 5:        HR and the Staffing Cycle (April 7) \nHaving the right team and managing them is key. And\, many of our camps don’t have a designated HR professional. This session will focus on things to think about from advisors/counsel to policies to pay and benefits. \nGuest speaker(s): TBD \n\nWhen:             Five Thursdays\, beginning January 6\, 2022\, 9:30 – 11:30 am ET \nSession dates are: January 6\, January 27\, February 17\, March 17\, April 7 \nWhere:            Online\, via Zoom \nHow Much:     ACA members: $175; non-members: $225 \nRegister here: This series has reached its capacity of 30 attendees\, so registration is now closed. We don’t anticipate any cancellations\, but if you’d like to be added to a wait list\, please email kerry@acanewengland.org. \nQuestions\, reach out to Kerry Salvo\, ACA\, New England Director of Education & Professional Development\, at kerry@acanewengland.org or 781-541-6080 ext. 104. \nRegistrations are for the entire series and are non-refundable\, but may be transferred to another eligible individual prior to the start of the event. \nSpace is limited to 30 participants\, so register early to secure your spot! \nParticipants will receive 10 CECs for program completion.  \n\nAbout the Facilitators \nBette Bussel \nBette Bussel: Bette has been involved with camps since age 4\, where she began as a day camper. She evolved to an overnight camper\, Counselor-in-Training (CIT)\, Counselor\, Program Director\, Camp Director and served as Executive Director of ACA\, New England for 30 years before retiring in 2020.As ACA\, New England’s Executive Director Bette has been honored with the New England AIC Award (1994)\, National AIC Award (1996)\, ACA National Service Award (1999)\, and ACA Special Recognition Award (2004).Bette is a leader with professional competence\, strong relationship-building skills\, and deep commitment to the industry. \nBette received a Bachelor of Science in Recreation Management from Ithaca College and a Master of Science in Recreation Management from the University of Maryland. Prior to coming to ACA New England\, she served as the Program Director\, Teen Director\, Group Services Director and Day Camp Director for the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven. \n  \nEric Arnold \nEric Arnold: As Hale’s fourth executive director—a position he’s held since 2001—Eric focuses on strategic leadership\, fundraising\, and partnership development to expand access to outdoor learning opportunities and close the nature and achievement gaps. His parents owned a camp in the early 1970s and he came to love the industry so much\, he never left it! Earlier in his career\, Eric taught at Beaver Country Day School and directed several camps in Maine\, where he launched a small outdoor education center. Eric is a former president of both the Massachusetts Camping Association and the American Camp Association\, New England and served on the American Camp Association national board of directors. He currently serves on the advisory board of Philanthropy Massachusetts’ Summer Fund and is a member of the Generation Success leadership team facilitated by the Boston Opportunity Agenda. In his spare time\, you’ll find him on family adventures\, mountain biking\, skiing\, trail running\, and playing music. Eric earned a B.A. in Mass Communications and Geography from the University of Denver and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Lesley University. \n 
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SUMMARY:Accreditation Process Workshop 1/11
DESCRIPTION:Formerly the Standards Course\, this workshop is designed for camp representatives who are preparing for Accreditation visits in 2022 and beyond. The course is appropriate for those who are new to the Accreditation process AND those who have been part of an Accreditation visit or completed standards training in the past. Every camp being visited must have at least one person who completes the workshop on behalf of the camp; that person must actively assist in preparation for the Accreditation visit\, be on site a significant amount of time during the camp season and participate fully in the on-site Accreditation visit. This course will be held virtually. Zoom link will be sent a week prior to the start of the course with additional course details. \n\nReminder: While APWs are free to attend\, you must register so we are sufficiently prepared for the course.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/accreditation-process-workshop-1-11/
LOCATION:Zoom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Snell":MAILTO:elizabeth@acanewengland.org
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