The Summer Camp Society Blog
Starting a Monthly Giving Program For Summer Camp
Shares how Stomping Ground created a successful monthly donors club, raising $35k annually while engaging alumni and fostering camp community support.
Don't Join the Summer Camp Society
A tongue-in-cheek post listing reasons not to join, while cleverly showcasing the unique culture, growth mindset, and challenges that make the Society special.
I Believe in Magic
How Summer Camp Can Heal the World
5 Things I Wish I Knew My First Summer as a Camp Director
This post provides personal reflections and lessons learned from a camp director's first summer, with practical advice on documentation, staff management, and handling challenges.
TSCS's Recommendations for Tri-State 2022
This blog post provides a handpicked selection of sessions at the 2022 ACA Tri-State conference, covering key topics such as leadership, mental health, and inclusivity. The recommendations are aimed at camp professionals looking to improve their camp experience and build stronger communities.
Camp Magic: A Short Story
“What do you do the rest of the year?”
How can our camp generate income now when we don’t know what summer is going to look like yet?
Losing the Light When Summer's Ended
“We become special versions of ourselves in the right environment. One reason I’ve stuck with camp so long is that I often feel like the best version of myself when I do camp work. At the end of the summer, I see many people go out into the world and feel a bit like a rudderless ship. Without the camp atmosphere they are unable to completely access that person they were there.”
Unless we can ensure that each of us is safe at camp, we all have to stay home.
Canceling camp? What about the staff?
Your alumni need you, too
Plan for the best, plan for the worst
Covid-19 - Three Projects We Are Working On At Stomping Ground
Finding My First Full-Time Job in Camping
My protests grew weaker as time went on; camp provided a million new reasons every summer as to why I should say yes.
Networking Sounds Yucking But I Love Friends
This post humorously addresses the discomfort some feel toward traditional networking while highlighting the importance of genuine connections in the camp community. It emphasizes that building relationships through shared experiences and mutual interests can be much more rewarding and less intimidating than typical networking events.
11 Ideas to Supercharge your Online Day of Giving
Jack's Kookie Take on Professional Development
What Do You Do The Rest Of The Year? - Staff Narrative & Social Pressure
I wonder how many great camp directors have left the camp world because they didn’t feel like constantly answering that question. “What do you do the rest of the year?” Or how many potential great camp directors go become teachers, nurses, or lawyers because they don’t think camp is valued in their community.