New England Camp Podcast

New England Camp Podcast

Friends, families, and camp professionals – welcome to the New England Summer Camp Podcast! Join your host, Bud Copeland – Director of Membership and Engagement at ACA, New England - as we connect the world of summer camp over the audiosphere. Throughout this show - we have the opportunity to chat with youth-serving industry experts, leaders in the camp space, educators, storytellers, mental health advocates, and more! All with the intention of bringing YOU, the camp professional, an inclusive and robust source of content and perspective that applies to your camp programming. As always, we are here for YOU! That means we want to hear what you want to hear! What challenges are you facing, what successes have you accomplished, what opportunities are available? Let us know! Email Bud – bud@acanewengland.org or our editor, Kyle at kyle@acanewengland.org with your ideas.

Episodes

June 21, 2023 10 mins

Alison Schmidt from our supporting partner, CampBrain, joins us to share pre-camp reminders to ensure that your management software process runs smoothly.  Also, check out a visual version of this episode on our YouTube channel

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Jim with Chalmers Camp Insurance & Josh with CampBrain join the show to discuss camp stories, business development, and what to expect in 2023!

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New England Conference Committee Co-Chairs Terri Mulks (Camp Susan Curtis) and Sarah Cunningham Castro (YMCA Camp Takodah) sit down with Bud as they share their excitement for the upcoming 2023 New England Camp Conference (3/30-4/1)!  Get to know them and their community-oriented hearts towards the unifying purpose of conference season.

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Artist, Milisa "Misa" Galazzi serves as the President & Executive Director of The Family Schools, Inc. including Brewster Day Camp!

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December 30, 2022 30 mins

Enjoy a conversation with former Executive Director of ACA, New England - Bette Bussel.  Bette and Bud reflect on the community and benefits that camp experiences uniquely provide.  Bette's life work, passions, and goals inspire #bettercamping4all!  Listen till the end for some rapid-fire questions to get to know Bette on a deeper level.

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Join us for a conversation about the data and analytics behind camp staffing strategies - including the significance of timing, accessibility, and more!  Thank you to Esther and Aaron from CampHire for joining us as special guests to share your industry knowledge!

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Bud speaks with Dan Emmons, Jackie Ross, Jolly Corley, and Stevie Faulk with LIVE reactions from the field.

Thanks to Stickersandmore.com and Anchor Industries Inc. for partnering with the 2022 Fall Camp Tours!

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Intro/outro by: Gr33nman - https://freesound.org/s/135159/ 

Transition by: lucasgonze  - https://freesound.org/s/58976/ 

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Transition by: lucasgonze  - https://freesound.org/s/58976/ ;

Intro by: gr33nman - https://freesound.org/s/135159/;

Outro by: TexasMusicForge - https://freesound.org/people/TexasMusicForge/sounds/2684/ 

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We are so excited to connect with you!  Send questions and content ideas to us at camp@acanewengland.org.  Thanks for listening and stay tuned for what's to come!

Intro & outro music from Freesounds.org (changes made):

Intro by: lucasgonze - https://freesound.org/s/58976/

Outro by: gr33nman - https://freesound.org/s/135159/

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