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SUMMARY:Upcoming Trainings and Certifications
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Trainings and Certifications \n\n\nTHE LIST\nAt the New England Camp Conference\, folks post and share upcoming training and certification opportunities their camps are hosting. We’ve compiled that list along with other trainings folks are offering including: \n\nChallenge Course/Ropes\nFirst Aid and First Responder\nLifeguard and Water Safety\nComputer Competency\nPrograms\nShooting Sports\nWatercraft\nHorses\n\nIf you know of a training not listed\, please email bud@acanewengland.org\, and we’ll add it. \nThanks again!
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/upcoming-trainings-and-certifications/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Education,Pre-Summer Trainings, Licenses, and Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bud Copeland":MAILTO:bud@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:The Branding Masterclass: Attracting Legions of Irrationally Loyal Fans to Your Brand (e-Session)
DESCRIPTION:The Branding Masterclass: Attracting Legions of Irrationally Loyal Fans to Your Brand (e-Session)\nIrrational Loyalty is the condition where customers are so bonded to your brand they’d think they were CHEATING on it were they to choose an alternative. Brands that enjoy this condition scale more rapidly and more profitably and spend less on marketing than brands that don’t. In fact\, recent customer research conducted by Sol Marketing yielded the finding that brands that have irrationally loyal customers make\, on average\, about 40% more revenue than brands in their category that don’t. \nIn this fast-paced workshop\, Bestselling Author and branding expert Deb Gabor shares the secrets to creating a powerful brand that bonds with your most important and highly predictive of success audiences. Participants will walk out with tangible\, actionable tools to use on the job the very next day to up-level and bring relentless focus to marketing\, sales\, and camper experience. \nTakeaways: \n\nDefine what is a “brand” and the concept of Irrational Loyalty\nUnderstand the importance of branding for informing marketing strategy\nLearn how the most valuable global brands create Irrational Loyalty and how you can use those practices to your brand’s own advantage\nWalk out with powerful\, actionable tools you can use on the job the very next day to create marketing that grows your company’s brand.\n\nREGISTRATION COMES WITH A FREE 2ND SEAT – So\, bring a colleague along with you. Make sure you don’t pay for the second registration by selecting the “FREE 2nd Attendee” option on page 2 of check-out. Not sure who will join? You can also come back later and add the second person this way. This offering WILL NOT BE RECORDED\, so please plan to join us live! \nWhen: Monday\, May 6\, 2024\, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET. \nWhere: Live on Zoom (this session WILL NOT be recorded) \nCost: $25 for ACA members/$40 for non-members. Each registration comes with two seats for the e-session. \nMake sure you don’t pay for the second registration from your camp/program by selecting the “FREE 2nd Attendee” option on page 2 of check-out. Not sure who will join? You can also come back later and add the second person this way. \nYou will earn 1 CEC for joining this e-session. \nWhile hosted by ACA\, New England\, members of all regions are welcome to attend and join us! \nAbout the presenter:  \nDeb Gabor\, Founder & CEO\, Sol Marketing \n“Leading Expert” doesn’t come close to describing Deb Gabor’s passion for brands. More accurate? Brand Guru. Brand Impresario. Brand Evangelist. Deb’s written the book on branding (three times!) with bestsellers Branding is Sex\, Irrational Loyalty\, and Person-Ality. She’s the founder and CEO of Sol Marketing\, a strategy-led marketing firm obsessed with solving major business and branding problems for clients in every industry. Deb and her team at Sol Marketing have introduced her revolutionary brand strategy for organizations ranging from international household names like Allrecipes\, The Associated Press\, Dell\, Microsoft\, NBC Universal\, NPR\, NTT Data\, and Siemens\, to exciting emerging brands like hint water and Indagare. Deb also lends her brand authority with frequent contributions and commentary to major news outlets such as Entrepreneur\, Forbes\, FORTUNE\, Inc.\, MediaPost\, New York Times\, NPR\, USA Today\, Wall Street Journal\, and The Washington Post. Business and marketing organizations regularly call on Deb as a keynote speaker and workshop leader\, relying on her as an inspiration for executives to embrace the power of branding to create Irrational Loyalty.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/the-branding-masterclass-attracting-legions-of-irrationally-loyal-fans-to-your-brand-e-session/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Spring E-Session Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kerry Salvo":MAILTO:kerry@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics w/EPIC - May 2024
DESCRIPTION:Got Hot Topics you want to address? Questions you want to ask? Stories you want to share? email bud@acanewengland.org and we’ll get them on the agenda. \nThroughout the “off season”\, EPIC New England hosts monthly drop-ins for Emerging Professionals In Camping to connect and share thoughts\, questions\, information\, etc. around the topics that currently affect them in camping. \nWhile hosted by EPIC\, these conversations are open to anyone (EPIC\, full-time\, seasonal\, veteran\, etc.) who has insights or questions around the Hot Topic of the day. \n\nEPIC\, New England\nEmerging Professionals In Camping (EPIC) is a kindred group within the American Camp Association for counselors\, staff\, and other camp professionals to connect and grow their careers in camping. \nIn January 2019\, a group of emerging professionals in New England camping gathered at the ACA\, New England office in Lexington\, MA. Since then\, EPIC\, New England has continued to provide support\, connections\, and opportunities for anyone making that move into a camp career or taking another step towards their goals in the industry. \nIf you are someone passionate about a career in camping or a current camp pro looking for more growth and development\, you are EPIC.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/hot-topics-w-epic-may-2024/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Education,Emerging Professionals In Camping
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bud Copeland":MAILTO:bud@acanewengland.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240510T090000
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SUMMARY:New Camp Director Workshop 5/10/24
DESCRIPTION:Are you a new camp director or planning a career in camp ? \nJoin us for a FAST PACED day focused on the many topics of running camp.  Staff training\, supervision\, hiring\, firing\, and so many more! \nCome prepared to fill your brain and notebook with lots of useful information. \nA team of experienced directors and consultants will lead workshops and provide invaluable materials and hands-on training scenarios. \nMembers: $105\nNon-members: $125 \nInquire about FREE membership with bud@acanewengland.\nMASSACHUSETTS PEOPLE PLEASE NOTE: If you are taking this training to fulfill the Massachusetts Camp Licensing requirements for directors\, please note you ALSO need to attend a training with the Department of Public Health. The DPH trainings are normally coordinated with the Massachusetts Camping Association and this year are taking place on April 24 & 25. ACA\, New England’s New Camp Director Workshop satisfies the requirement for Director training discussed at the Massachusetts Camping Association’s DPH meeting. \n 
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/11223/
LOCATION:Cedar Hill Day Camp\, 265 Beaver St\, Waltham\, MA\, 02452
CATEGORIES:Education,New Camp Director Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Elizabeth Snell":MAILTO:elizabeth@acanewengland.org
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Camp Chat - 5/10
DESCRIPTION:Coffee & Camp Chat is a bi-weekly discussion among summer camp people! Sip your favorite beverage as we share insights\, swap stories\, and discuss trends in camping. Cozy into your Friday with fellow camp folk while we brew ideas\, forge connections\, and remind each other why there’s no place like camp! \nSend any questions you’d like to address to bud@acanewengland.org and we’ll include them in the conversation. \nACCESS: C&CC is open to everyone in camping. However\, we host these gatherings through the New England Camp Community (ACA\, New England’s members platform). If you are not currently an ACA\, New England member and you’d like to join us for Coffee & Camp Chat\, please reach out to bud@acanewengland.org. He’ll help you with your one-time setup\, so you can join us for all future chats. \nHOW TO JOIN: \nHow to Find and Access Events (Video with Narration) \nHow to Find and Access Events (Step by Step Guide) \nFOR NEW ENGLAND MEMBERS: If it’s your first time logging into the New England Camp Community\, and you need help\, please refer to our NE Camp Community page or email bud@acanewengland.org.
URL:https://www.acanewengland.org/event/coffee-camp-chat-5-10/
LOCATION:Tradewing
CATEGORIES:Education,Coffee & Camp Chat
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bud Copeland":MAILTO:bud@acanewengland.org
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