Your site and facilities, whether a beautiful building, a
welcoming camp setting, or a natural wilderness area, are a large
part of what draws participants to your property. They are also
your largest financial investment, so proper management of them is
crucial. "Outdoor Site and Facility Management: Tools for Creating
Memorable Places" is a comprehensive resource for staff, board
members, management, and owners charged with the complex and
challenging task of managing and maintaining properties. The book
offers a step-by-step property management plan that will help you
to provide the safe environment and positive atmosphere so
important to creating memorable experiences for your
participants.
Rather than focus on the technical skills of facility
maintenance or site development, this book offers a broad
perspective of property management. It introduces an integrated
systems approach to the management of a variety of organizations,
such as overnight and day camps, conference centers, outdoor
learning centers, government parks, dude and guest ranches,
commercial camp grounds, schools, not-for-profit organizations, and
religious organizations. You'll have creative strategies to manage
day-to-day operations, such as these:
-Planning and forecasting
-Board and administrator responsibilities
-Working with volunteers
-Natural resource management
-Hiring staff
-Budgeting and financial oversight
-Time management
-Record keeping
-Risk managementYou'll also find practical advice to help you
make sound decisions and form solutions that are tailored to your
unique property.
The book spends a chapter on each of the key components of
property management and includes 48 practical tools, such as forms
and checklists; practical techniques and examples; sample job
descriptions; a glossary; and a list of the indicators of
successful management discussed in the chapter.
The bound-in CD-ROM contains the following features:
-65 editable forms and checklists, including maintenance
schedules, staffing needs charts, inspection forms, financial
plans, feedback forms, and strategic planning
-A list of editable job descriptions that you can use for
defining job responsibilities and establishing the hiring
process
-A comprehensive list of resources, including Web sites,
articles, and books, so you can easily find specialized information
and local resources
With "Outdoor Site and Facility Management: Tools for Creating
Memorable Places," you'll gain a complete picture of your
property's physical, ecological, financial, and personnel assets.
Most important, you'll discover the best way to manage your
property and ultimately increase the equity of your assets and the
marketability and long-term viability of your operation.
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