The Camp Director's Survival Guide

The Camp Director's Survival Guide is a compilation of the most popular educational training sessions Michael Jacobus has conducted over the past 20 years. His experience includes program, administration, operations, and development for nonprofits, church groups, for-profits, and private camps in over a dozen states and across two continents. Be it day camp, residential camp, or year-round programs, he's been there. His lifelong commitment is to childhood development with a strong focus on integrity, values, and tradition. This commitment has created in him a unique dedication to providing the highest and most in-depth programs to maximize staff performance while achieving the camp's overall mission.ContentsChapter 1: Think Like a Parent How many kids will your camp serve this year?Chapter 2: Reputation It takes years to build and minutes to loseChapter 3: On With the Show How the business of camp is akin to theatreChapter 4: How to Fire a FriendSaying goodbye to a member of your camp familyChapter 5: Effective Facility Use Thinking outside the boxChapter 6: Engage the Nonprofit World Even for-profit camps can benefitChapter 7: Volunteer RelationsHow to combat analysis paralysisChapter 8: Case Studies How to deal with challenging situationsChapter 9: Closing Campfire Final thoughts & resources