New round of Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advances:
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a new round of Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Advances:
Targeted EIDL Advance provides eligible businesses with $10,000 in total grant assistance. If you received the EIDL Advance last year in an amount less than $10,000, you may be eligible to receive the difference up to the full $10,000. The combined amount of the Targeted EIDL Advance and any previously received Advance will not exceed $10,000.
Supplemental Targeted Advance provides the smallest and hardest hit eligible businesses with a supplemental payment of $5,000. Even if you have previously received the original EIDL Advance in the full amount of $10,000, you may be eligible for the Supplemental Targeted Advance if you meet eligibility criteria. The combined amount of the Supplemental Targeted Advance ($5,000) with any previously received EIDL Advance or Targeted EIDL Advance ($10,000) will not exceed $15,000.
The eligibility criteria for the Targeted EIDL Advance and the Supplemental Targeted Advance are slightly different.
Businesses eligible for the Targeted EIDL Advance must meet ALL the following eligibility criteria
Located in a low-income community, as defined in section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The SBA will map your business address to determine if you are in a low-income community when you submit your Targeted EIDL Advance application.
Suffered economic loss greater than 30 percent, as demonstrated by an 8-week period beginning on March 2, 2020, or later, compared to the previous year. You will be required to provide the total amount of monthly gross receipts from January 2019 to the current month-to-date.
Must have 300 or fewer employees. Business entities normally eligible for the EIDL program are eligible, including sole proprietors, independent contractors, and private, nonprofit organizations. However, agricultural enterprises, such as farmers and ranchers, are not eligible to receive the Targeted EIDL Advance or the Supplemental Targeted Advance.
Businesses eligible for the Supplemental Targeted Advance of $5,000 must also meet ALL the following eligibility criteria:
Located in a low-income community, as defined in section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code. The SBA will map your business address to determine if you are in a low-income community when you submit your Targeted EIDL Advance application.
Suffered economic loss greater than 50 percent, as demonstrated by an 8-week period beginning on March 2, 2020, or later, compared to the previous year. You will be required to provide the total amount of monthly gross receipts from January 2019 to the current month-to-date.
Must have 10 or fewer employees. Business entities normally eligible for the EIDL program are eligible, including sole proprietors, independent contractors, and private, nonprofit organizations. However, agricultural enterprises, such as farmers and ranchers, are not eligible to receive the Targeted EIDL Advance or the Supplemental Targeted Advance.
Before You Apply: To help applicants determine if they are located in a low-income community, as defined in section 45D(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, the SBA is making available a mapping tool at https://sbaeidl.policymap.com/app.
Workshop: Preparing for the future of retreats
The Retreat Center Collaboration is offering a free, online retreat for retreat center leaders.
Deepen shared values, exchange insights, expand relationships, and support one another in the challenges of reopening. We'll be exploring and exchanging our new understandings of 'retreat,' individual resilience, land legacies, and transformation.
The Retreat Center Collaboration is offering a free, online retreat for retreat center leaders.
Deepen shared values, exchange insights, expand relationships, and support one another in the challenges of reopening. We'll be exploring and exchanging our new understandings of 'retreat,' individual resilience, land legacies, and transformation.
Centering BIPOC Voices: Preparing Camp for Summer 2021
On Monday, May 10th, from 1-3 pm ET OAAARS, and The Summer Camp Society will be hosting a panel of BIPOC camp leaders and youth workers who will have a conversation on what camp would look like if we centered BIPOC folks and the DEI work necessary to do so. This would be a great staff training tool to use for your upcoming orientations and staff training! If you want to learn more, please register here and we really hope to see you all there!
On Monday, May 10th, from 1-3 pm ET OAAARS, and The Summer Camp Society will be hosting a panel of BIPOC camp leaders and youth workers who will have a conversation on what camp would look like if we centered BIPOC folks and the DEI work necessary to do so. This would be a great staff training tool to use for your upcoming orientations and staff training! If you want to learn more, please register here and we really hope to see you all there!
Updated CDC Guidance for Operating Youth and Summer Camps During COVID-19
On April 24, the CDC released updated guidance for operating youth and summer camps during COVID-19. The updated guidelines can be found here and include:
Updated background for what is known about COVID-19 and transmission among children and in summer camp settings
Added vaccination information
Updated guidance on physical distancing
Updated guidance on camp activities, including sports and athletic activities
Updated considerations for screening testing and contact tracing
Updated guidance on cleaning and disinfection
Removed guidance on physical barriers
Updated guidance on developing emergency operations plans
Updated guidance on ventilation and water systems
Updated guidance for communal spaces, food service, playgrounds and play space
Updated guidance for overnight camps
On April 24, the CDC released updated guidance for operating youth and summer camps during COVID-19. The updated guidelines can be found here and include:
Updated background for what is known about COVID-19 and transmission among children and in summer camp settings
Added vaccination information
Updated guidance on physical distancing
Updated guidance on camp activities, including sports and athletic activities
Updated considerations for screening testing and contact tracing
Updated guidance on cleaning and disinfection
Removed guidance on physical barriers
Updated guidance on developing emergency operations plans
Updated guidance on ventilation and water systems
Updated guidance for communal spaces, food service, playgrounds and play space
Updated guidance for overnight camps
New CDC Guidance for Summer Camps is Coming Soon
New CDC guidance for summer camps is expected any day; this Tuesday at 1pm ET, the ACA is hosting a webinar where I imagine they will announce or preview said guidance. Sign up here.
New CDC guidance for summer camps is expected any day; this Tuesday at 1pm ET, the ACA is hosting a webinar where I imagine they will announce or preview said guidance. Sign up here.
Theologians and White Supremacy: An interview with James H. Cone
This interview took place in 2006.
Because of my faith in God and humanity, I have hope that together we can create a society and world not defined by white supremacy. I still believe that we can do what the Gospel demands—make a new world safe for all. Martin Luther King Jr. called it the beloved community. Even during the last year of his life, when all seemed lost, with blacks rejecting nonviolence and whites rejecting genuine racial justice, King did not lose hope that God could make a way out of no way, that there is a divine power of justice at work in the struggles of the poor that cannot be destroyed. It was truly amazing how Martin could sustain his hope for a beloved community at a time when nobody, black or white, seemed to believe in it or even care.
This interview took place in 2006.
Because of my faith in God and humanity, I have hope that together we can create a society and world not defined by white supremacy. I still believe that we can do what the Gospel demands—make a new world safe for all. Martin Luther King Jr. called it the beloved community. Even during the last year of his life, when all seemed lost, with blacks rejecting nonviolence and whites rejecting genuine racial justice, King did not lose hope that God could make a way out of no way, that there is a divine power of justice at work in the struggles of the poor that cannot be destroyed. It was truly amazing how Martin could sustain his hope for a beloved community at a time when nobody, black or white, seemed to believe in it or even care.
Clergy-in-Residence Style Program Guide
Whether it's called, Clergy-in-Residence, Pastor of the Week, Minister-in-Residence, Camp Chaplain, or
something else, engaging clergy at summer camp brings value to campers, clergy volunteers, and your
overall ministry. In this guide, you will find real examples of United Methodist Clergy-in-Residence
style programs. You will learn about the benefits of offerings like these, as well as things to consider
when designing your own Clergy-in-Residence style program.
Whether it's called, Clergy-in-Residence, Pastor of the Week, Minister-in-Residence, Camp Chaplain, or
something else, engaging clergy at summer camp brings value to campers, clergy volunteers, and your
overall ministry. In this guide, you will find real examples of United Methodist Clergy-in-Residence
style programs. You will learn about the benefits of offerings like these, as well as things to consider
when designing your own Clergy-in-Residence style program.
Why Pronouncing Names Correctly Is More Than Common Courtesy
Pronouncing names correctly is "one of those ways that you can really practice anti-racism and practice allyship in the moment," says Tulshyan, the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy firm. It's "one of those very subtle but extremely important ways to get engaged and really stand up ... for communities that are nonwhite and largely have faced marginalization."
This interview on NPR’s Life Kit podcast discusses correcting your own mistakes and correcting others.
Pronouncing names correctly is "one of those ways that you can really practice anti-racism and practice allyship in the moment," says Tulshyan, the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy firm. It's "one of those very subtle but extremely important ways to get engaged and really stand up ... for communities that are nonwhite and largely have faced marginalization."
This interview on NPR’s Life Kit podcast discusses correcting your own mistakes and correcting others.
CDC Update on Catching COVID From Surfaces
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new scientific brief that says your risk of contracting COVID-19 from a surface is about 1 in 10,000. That means, on average, you have a 0.01% chance of actually picking up the virus from, say, touching a counter.
More hopeful news: The CDC says “in most situations,” you’re just fine to clean a surface using soap or detergent, and once a day is enough if you feel the need to be extra thorough. You actually don’t need disinfectants under most circumstances, the agency says.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new scientific brief that says your risk of contracting COVID-19 from a surface is about 1 in 10,000. That means, on average, you have a 0.01% chance of actually picking up the virus from, say, touching a counter.
More hopeful news: The CDC says “in most situations,” you’re just fine to clean a surface using soap or detergent, and once a day is enough if you feel the need to be extra thorough. You actually don’t need disinfectants under most circumstances, the agency says.
Trauma-Informed Care Training
Saturday, April 17th, 9:00 am-12n PT noon PT
Join OR-ID Conference Camp & Retreat leaders for this timely and relevant training with Resilience and Trauma Educator Shauna Signorini. Participants will learn about trauma, understand the possible lasting impact of toxic stress, recognize "flight, fight, and freeze," and explore ways our camp and retreat ministries can offer support, adaptive skills, and brain healing. $25 Learn more and register.
Saturday, April 17th, 9:00 am-12n PT noon PT
Join OR-ID Conference Camp & Retreat leaders for this timely and relevant training with Resilience and Trauma Educator Shauna Signorini. Participants will learn about trauma, understand the possible lasting impact of toxic stress, recognize "flight, fight, and freeze," and explore ways our camp and retreat ministries can offer support, adaptive skills, and brain healing. $25 Learn more and register.
Compassionate Communication Course
Wednesdays, April 14-May 5th, 10 am PT / 1:00 pm ET
Compassionate Communication teaches that when we are able to identify our unmet needs and express them in a healthy way we can improve our relationships. Likewise, being able to listen to others to understand what they need fosters deeper emotional connection.
This free course is led by UMCRM colleagues Rev. Todd Bartlett (OR-ID), who has studied Compassionate Communication for the last decade, and Rev. Jack Shitama (Pecometh, MD), who helps to synthesize the material with family systems theory to increase our capacity as non-anxious leaders. It will be hosted within The Non-Anxious Leader Network, a private forum created by Jack to help leaders grow together. Both the Network and the course are FREE. All sessions are recorded so you can access the material when it works for you. Sign up here
Wednesdays, April 14-May 5th, 10 am PT / 1:00 pm ET
Compassionate Communication teaches that when we are able to identify our unmet needs and express them in a healthy way we can improve our relationships. Likewise, being able to listen to others to understand what they need fosters deeper emotional connection.
This free course is led by UMCRM colleagues Rev. Todd Bartlett (OR-ID), who has studied Compassionate Communication for the last decade, and Rev. Jack Shitama (Pecometh, MD), who helps to synthesize the material with family systems theory to increase our capacity as non-anxious leaders. It will be hosted within The Non-Anxious Leader Network, a private forum created by Jack to help leaders grow together. Both the Network and the course are FREE. All sessions are recorded so you can access the material when it works for you. Sign up here
Build A Hands-Free Water Dispenser
Jack Kallio, the Maintenance Manager at Lake Lucerne Camp & Retreat Center (WI) figured out how to inexpensively customize regular water coolers into fancy hands-free water stations using hardware store parts. Then, because they are thoughtful and generous members of our UMCRM community, the Lake Lucerne team created a video, spec sheet, and instructions so that you, too, could build these for your sites.
Jack Kallio, the Maintenance Manager at Lake Lucerne Camp & Retreat Center (WI) figured out how to inexpensively customize regular water coolers into fancy hands-free water stations using hardware store parts. Then, because they are thoughtful and generous members of our UMCRM community, the Lake Lucerne team created a video, spec sheet, and instructions so that you, too, could build these for your sites.
Thinking About Interims
Interim Ministry is a specialized ministry of leadership engaged during a time of organizational transition. UMCRM colleague Melinda Trotti has served as an intentional Interim Director in a variety of camp/retreat settings. In this new blog post, Melinda describes the reasons a ministry might seek out an Interim Director, roles that person might fulfill, and other details to help plan for an intentional interim role. We've also included a sample Interim Covenant/MOU. Read the article
Interim Ministry is a specialized ministry of leadership engaged during a time of organizational transition. UMCRM colleague Melinda Trotti has served as an intentional Interim Director in a variety of camp/retreat settings. In this new blog post, Melinda describes the reasons a ministry might seek out an Interim Director, roles that person might fulfill, and other details to help plan for an intentional interim role. We've also included a sample Interim Covenant/MOU. Read the article
#ThanksToCamp
Beth Allison from GoCampPro shared this litany of encouragement and "The Camp Song" video from Peter Katz with a montage of #thankstocamp moments from Canadian camps. If you need a pick-me-up and reminder of why you do this work, this litany and video may help to reignite you. We have permission to adapt the litany and use it at our own camps. View the litany & video
Beth Allison from GoCampPro shared this litany of encouragement and "The Camp Song" video from Peter Katz with a montage of #thankstocamp moments from Canadian camps. If you need a pick-me-up and reminder of why you do this work, this litany and video may help to reignite you. We have permission to adapt the litany and use it at our own camps. View the litany & video
Summer Camp Curriculum Design & Visioning - An Inside Look
UMCRM member Troy Taylor (Camp Magruder, OR), serves as one of our denomination's representatives (David Berkey, now serving Michigan Area UM Camp & Retreat Ministries, is the other) to the ecumenical team that designs the InsideOut summer camp resource each year. Troy gives us a look inside the development process, describing how the scriptures are selected and themes produced collaboratively. Learn about the values that guide the team and how the summer camp curriculum is thoughtfully designed to equip Christian camp leaders to create excellent, faith-forming experiences. Whether or not you're a current user of the Inside Out curriculum, you'll gain new insight into the creative process. Read the blog post
UMCRM member Troy Taylor (Camp Magruder, OR), serves as one of our denomination's representatives (David Berkey, now serving Michigan Area UM Camp & Retreat Ministries, is the other) to the ecumenical team that designs the InsideOut summer camp resource each year. Troy gives us a look inside the development process, describing how the scriptures are selected and themes produced collaboratively. Learn about the values that guide the team and how the summer camp curriculum is thoughtfully designed to equip Christian camp leaders to create excellent, faith-forming experiences. Whether or not you're a current user of the Inside Out curriculum, you'll gain new insight into the creative process. Read the blog post
American Academy of Pediatrics releases guidelines for safe Summer camps
To guide parents, camp directors, and pediatricians in creating safe camp environments, the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing newly updated Guidance for Families and Pediatricians on Camp Attendance During the COVID-19 Pandemic to help protect the health of children, adolescents, staff, and communities.
New information has emerged to guide safety procedures in camp settings. Evidence has shown there is limited transmission of the virus among children and staff in controlled settings when safety protocols are followed, including wearing masks, practicing physical distancing, and the enhanced cleaning and disinfection of surfaces.
The greater availability of local testing and the longer planning period that camps have had to adjust their facilities and programming will also help more camps open safely in 2021. The updated guidance reflects this new knowledge and is intended for pediatricians and families as they make informed decisions on sending children to overnight/sleepaway or day camp during summer 2021.
To guide parents, camp directors, and pediatricians in creating safe camp environments, the American Academy of Pediatrics is issuing newly updated Guidance for Families and Pediatricians on Camp Attendance During the COVID-19 Pandemic to help protect the health of children, adolescents, staff, and communities.
New information has emerged to guide safety procedures in camp settings. Evidence has shown there is limited transmission of the virus among children and staff in controlled settings when safety protocols are followed, including wearing masks, practicing physical distancing, and the enhanced cleaning and disinfection of surfaces.
The greater availability of local testing and the longer planning period that camps have had to adjust their facilities and programming will also help more camps open safely in 2021. The updated guidance reflects this new knowledge and is intended for pediatricians and families as they make informed decisions on sending children to overnight/sleepaway or day camp during summer 2021.
How to Be a Great Leader in Tough Times
Here’s an hour well-worth your time: Six questions from author Marshall Goldsmith that all great leaders must ask.
Here’s an hour well-worth your time: Six questions from author Marshall Goldsmith that all great leaders must ask.
How to manage up when your boss lacks self-awareness
If a leader doesn’t know how to use the collective intelligence of their employees, it can result in poor engagement, high turnover, and costly mistakes. This article outlines three ways you can help a leader with aunawareness become more in touch.
If a leader doesn’t know how to use the collective intelligence of their employees, it can result in poor engagement, high turnover, and costly mistakes. This article outlines three ways you can help a leader with aunawareness become more in touch.
Can you require your staff to be vaccinated?
Two perspectives as we look to expanding our staffs:
What else have you learned, and what does your organization plan to do? Share in the comments.
Two perspectives as we look to expanding our staffs:
What else have you learned, and what does your organization plan to do? Share in the comments.
How do households make giving decisions?
This new report — Women Give 2021: How Households Make Giving Decisions — from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy explores charitable giving decision-making in the general population. The report analyzes the first new data on this topic in 15 years, and finds that household giving dynamics are changing, with fewer couples making decisions jointly. For example: 61.5% of couples make giving decisions together – a decline from 73.4% in 2005.
This new report — Women Give 2021: How Households Make Giving Decisions — from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy explores charitable giving decision-making in the general population. The report analyzes the first new data on this topic in 15 years, and finds that household giving dynamics are changing, with fewer couples making decisions jointly. For example, 61.5% of couples make giving decisions together – a decline from 73.4% in 2005.