Not-for-Profit Camps — Why ACA?

Camp. Service. Outcomes.

Your agency's program serves so many. Check out these resources to help you maintain your edge.

Outcomes of Your Programs — Prove It!

• Youth Outcomes Battery — Choose the exact tools you need to measure specific outcomes
• New Program Improvement Toolbox! (online course) — ACA
• New Getting Better Every Day: Improve With Camp Program Quality Assessment (recorded webinar) — ACA

Staff Recruitment, Hiring, Evaluation

• New To Tell the Truth: Skillful Interviewing for Finding Great Staff (book) — Bob Ditter
• Staff Screening and Hiring Resources — Find staff, job descriptions, and international staffing resources
• Staff Training Strategies: Working Effectively with Teenage Campers (online course) — Ethan Schafer
• S’mores and Other Sticky Stuff: A Game for Training Camp Staff
• Volunteer Development 101 (online course and book) — ACA

Staff Training

• Best Seller! Camp Is for the Camper (online course and book) — Connie Coutellier / ACA / Paul Schlag
• Effective Supervision Skills for Senior Staff (online course) — Bob Ditter
• New Four Quadrants of Accountability for Camp Staff (recorded webinar) — Stuart Jones
• Staff Training Activities You Don't Need (recorded webinar) — Ethan Shafer
• Critical Things Staff Need to Know about Risk Management — Connie Coutellier
• Who Will Care When I'm Not There? (book and DVD combination) — ACA

Diversity

• Widening the Circle: Attracting Campers of Color to an Overnight Summer Camp (DVD) — Kevin Gordon, Angel Sanchez
• We Can’t Afford to Be Color Blind: Challenges for Professionals of Color and Allies (DVD) — Kevin Gordon, Marina Lukanina, Angel Sanchez, Aruna Ogale
• Beyond Pink and Blue: Strategies for Addressing Gender Stereotypes in Youth Programs (recorded webinar) — Ann Gillard

Camp Operations & Business

• Grants for Which You Might Be Eligible
• Day Camps from Day One: A Hands-On Guide for Day Camp Administration (book) — Connie Coutellier
• Basic Camp Management: An Introduction to Camp Administration (book) — Armand Ball and Beverly Ball
• Google Grants: How a Nonprofit Agency Can Get $10,000 Per Month of Free Google Advertising