Leadership transitions can be challenging to navigate - and can cause information gaps and loss of institutional memory. Planning ahead can make that easier by providing a smooth transfer of information in a methodical way in key organizational areas.
This guide is for creating smooth leadership transitions for year-round professional staff at Jewish summer camps. It can be used to get a successor up to speed as quickly as possible and also used as a template for post-summer reporting to boards or parent organizations.This resource is not meant to be a full accounting, nor is it meant to be a line-by-line guide. Not every line will need to be filled out, and we recommend listing the best person to reach out to about certain topics. The first sections are focused on the Tachlis (practical, specific knowledge), and the second half is of a big picture view on relationships, motivations, challenges and opportunities of the organization.
We are grateful to the following camp professionals and colleagues who have shared insight, feedback, and ideas: Dan Baer, Julia Bessen, Josh Levine, Rebecca Kahn, Michael Miloff, Maryn Gordon Mucasey, and Alana Tilman, and the teams from JCamp 180 and Foundation for Jewish Camp.
Have additions or feedback? We’d love to hear from you.
APolsky@hgf.org
Jill@jewishcamp.org
Compiled Spring 2024
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