https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-isnt-four-letter-word-team-based-ways-make-sense-information-you-have
"Data" Isn't a Four-Letter Word: Team-Based Ways to Make Sense of the Information You HaveGreetings, camp evaluators! If you are a summer-only program, your camp season is well under way; in fact, you are might feel like you are rounding third and starting down the home stretch....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/doldrums-camp-overcoming-mid-summer-slump
The Doldrums of Camp: Overcoming the Mid-Summer SlumpAs a camp director, when the middle of the summer drew near, I found myself gathering my leadership team to prepare for a possible journey through "the Doldrums." In the children’s novel, The...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-teens-need-summer-camp-more-ever
Why Teens Need Summer Camp More Than EverBeing at camp gives me this sense of belonging that I’ve never felt anywhere else. I know that I can be myself and that my cabin mates will love me for who I am, and I’ve brought that...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-visualization-camps-makeover-edition
Data Visualization for Camps: Makeover EditionGreetings Camp Evaluators! Today’s post is the first in a series built around ACA’s newest industry research: the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/care-ing-camp-committee-advancement-research-evaluation
CARE-ing for Camp: The Committee for the Advancement of Research and EvaluationHello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/more-exciting-research-finding-keeping-great-staff
More Exciting Research: Finding and Keeping Great StaffHello Camp Evaluators! In my last post, I wrote about ACA’s Impact Study and some of the things we are learning as we launch Phase 1. What I didn’t share is a second exciting ACA...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-year-impact-study-update-3-lessons-learned-so-far
5-Year Impact Study Update: 3 Lessons Learned So FarHello Camp Evaluators! If you are new to the Research 360 blog, you’ll see that our posts fall into three main categories: camp evaluation tips and tricks, creating powerful charts and reports,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-tricks-developing-logic-model
Tips and Tricks for Developing a Logic ModelGreetings Camp Evaluators! Today’s post comes from ACA National Board Member Lisa Westrich, who is the program development director at ...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-politics-i-dare-you-keep-reading
Research 360: Politics (I Dare You, Keep Reading!)Hello colleagues! Yesterday was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and a day that holds a lot of meaning for our country, our communities, and our work at camp. But this day seems to hold particular...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/research-360-crash-course-geek-speak
Research 360: A Crash Course in Geek SpeakHappy New Year, Camp Evaluators! The year 2017 brings a lot of excitement for ACA’s Research 360 efforts, for both local camp evaluation and the 5-Year Impact Study. For local camps (...