CAMP Advisor Application

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Welcome to the application process for the Camp Advisory & Mentorship Program (CAMP). CAMP is part of the Burning Man Project’s Camp Support team (formerly Camp Development & Support) and brings together camp organizers with expert peer advisors and mentors to proactively address opportunities and issues related to Burning Man camps. This program connects experienced peer advisors with camps wanting general help, camps in limited standing, and camps not in good standing.

Advisors will be matched to a specific camp based on their skills and knowledge and the needs of the camp’s leadership. There will, of course, be large variances in the level of advisement that camp might need, ranging from a few weeks of basic assistance to months-long involvement with camp leadership. Hopefully, advisors will be able to speak with their assigned camp’s leadership weekly or every other week as they prepare for the event, and meet with their assigned camp’s leadership at least once in person during the Burning Man event.

This application will help you understand what CAMP expects and needs from you, and will help CAMP match you with a camp requesting assistance. We will review this information and get back to you soon regarding your possible involvement. If you become an Advisor in the program, you will receive training and ongoing support.

Email *

First Name *

Last Name *

Playa Name

City *

State *

Country *

Phone Number *

Primary Time Zone *

Primary language spoken? *

Other languages in which you are fluent?

What years have you been to Burning Man? *

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Camp or village name *

The one you're currently with

Camp size *

The one you're currently with and also the size of your camps in earlier years

Camp interactivity *

Briefly describe your own camp's interactivity

Camp hometown

How did you hear about the Camp Advisory & Mentorship Program? *

Was your camp or village successful in getting placement in 2019? *

Yes

Please tell us about your role(s), duties, and expertise at a leadership level, past or present, with a placed Burning Man Camp(s). *

Are you involved in a Regional event or Regional community? If so, please list:

The role of an advisor for the camp advisory team will require significant commitment of time, possibly up to two hours per week (or a couple hours every other week). That being said, we have camps in need of different amounts of advisory time and support. What is your availability for mentoring camps during the burning man season (Jan - Sept)? *

Once a month (1-2 hrs)

Every other week (1-2 hrs)

Every week (1-2 hrs)

Multiple times a week (2-4+ hrs)

What experience in the default world and/or Burning Man world do you feel has prepared you to be an advisor to leaders and organizers in other camps? *

Describe the difference between advising a camp as the develop their own unique path, and directing a camp to follow your plan? *

Camps may choose to join CAMP for many different reasons. We’d like to know which of these reasons you feel qualified for and also excited to work on. Check the box for as many as you’re interested in. *

Camps with acculturation issues (convenience camp/turnkey/plug & play, etc)

Camps that didn’t follow through on their main interactivity and/or frontage as told to Placement

Camps that struggle with neighborliness and had many complaints from their neighbors

Camps that are struggling with Radical Self-Reliance and have been too much of a strain on the Burning Man organization’s resources

Camps experiencing challenges from growing the size of their camp

Camps with leadership challenges, burnout, major conflicts, or that need leadership restructuring

Camps struggling with a lot of drama or internal communication issues

Camps struggling with their campers participating and following through

Camps that feel they’ve lost their way and want to reinvent themselves or get back in touch with their camp’s identity

Camps that want to improve or optimize their logistics, infrastructure, storage, transportation, etc

Camps that need guidance in becoming a Village

Camps that just need a little help to fulfill a goal they have

Camps that need help with specific one-off questions

Newly-formed or previously open camping-focused camps seeking to apply for placement for the first time

Other:

Required

Tell us why you checked the boxes above. Why are you both excited and qualified to take on camps with those challenges?

Will you be attending Burning Man 2020? If so, will you have time to make at least one visit to the camp that you will be advising during build week or event week? *

Some of the camps that our team may be advising could be not in good standing with Placement. Some camps may resist your advice or struggle with following through. If this happened with the camp you're advising, please tell us how you would approach this situation. *

Some of the camps in our program are camps that are not in good standing with Placement. What sort of camps are you wanting to work with as an Advisor? (Check all that apply) *

Camps needing general help

New or existing camps needing help navigating the placement process

Troubled camps (camps having issues being placed or other topics)

Required

What is your #1 specialty or super power as a theme camp organizer?

Are you familiar with Slack? *

This is messaging software. If not, no worries! We can train you. :)

Yes

Are you familiar with Zoom? *

This is video conferencing software. If not, no worries! We can train you. :)

Yes

Are you familiar with GSuite (Google Docs)? *

Yes

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