Your Operations Sustainability Partner
Helping Camp and Retreat Centers Thrive through Strategic Operational Partnership.
UCCR partners with camp and retreat center owners to provide the operational expertise, systems, and support that help organizations flourish.
“We needed new management techniques, our expectations have been more than met!”
–Bill McKinney
President, Christian Camp Meeting Association
Why Organizations Partner with UCCR.
You Keep Your Mission. We Strengthen Your Operations.
We help you build a facility that is positioned to thrive for generations.
For organizations looking to achieve their operational capacity.
You gain a strategic partner who understands both mission-driven organizations and business operations. We gain a valued member of the UCCR community and the opportunity to provide exceptional service and support.
UCCR has over 50 years experience managing camp and retreat centers.
We don’t replace your organization, we strengthen it.
Focus on Your Mission
Spend less time managing the complexities of day-to-day operations and more time advancing your organization's mission, vision, and long-term goals.
Benefits
Increase Utilization & Revenue
Put your facilities to work. UCCR's reservations, marketing, and customer service resources help connect your property with more nonprofit groups and create opportunities to increase occupancy and revenue.
Strengthen Your Staff
Give your staff access to experienced leadership, professional training, HR guidance, and recruiting resources—helping you attract, support, and retain the people who make your center successful.
Reduce Risk & Strengthen Safety
Benefit from established operational systems, risk-management practices, and expertise—including support in achieving and maintaining ACA accreditation.
Everything Works Together to Provide a Seamless System
Improve Financial Sustainability
Gain strong financial systems, budgeting support, reporting, and operational expertise that help you understand your property's financial performance and make informed decisions for the future.
Plan for the Long Term
Move beyond simply managing today's challenges. With experienced operational leadership and financial insight, you can make thoughtful decisions about facilities, staffing, programming, and the future of your organization.
Having a strategic operational partner on your team helps you build a stronger future and access expertise you may not have in-house, Instead of disconnected systems, everything works together. Each contact triggers dozens of operational activities.
Experienced Leadership, a Stronger Organization
Your organization gains access to experienced leaders who understand both mission and business operations.
“Our goal is to give organizations the operational strength and support they need to focus on what they do best.”
–Katie McCarthy EvenBeck, UCCR President and CEO
Our dedicated and experienced staff is led by our President & CEO, Katie McCarthy Evenbeck.
Katie brings more than two decades of executive leadership in the nonprofit camp, conference, and retreat world.
UCCR understands that successful retreat centers aren't just buildings.
They're people, mission, operations, and experiences working together.
From camp leadership and strategic planning to staffing, finance, facilities, marketing, and organizational development, UCCR brings the perspective and over 50 years of expertise needed to navigate today's challenges and plan for tomorrow.
We Help You Achieve and Maintain ACA Accreditation
ACA accreditation isn't just a credential—it's a commitment to operating a safer, stronger, and more sustainable camp.
Demonstrate your commitment to safety, quality, and strong camp operations.
American Camp Association (ACA) accreditation process reviews more than 300 standards.
Our team has extensive experience with camp operations and ACA standards,
We provide the policies, documentation, processes, and ongoing operational support needed to prepare for accreditation and maintain those standards over time.
Rather than taking on the accreditation process alone, your team has an experienced partner who understands what is required and how to embed strong operational practices into your camp's day-to-day operations.
We Help You Build Strong Teams
Healthy teams create healthy organizations; people are your greatest asset. We help you build staff retention.
Exceptional guest experiences begin with exceptional staff.
That's why staff retention is one of our highest priorities.
We help support healthy workplaces by providing systems that reduce administrative burden, improve communication, and allow staff to focus on serving guests.