https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-december-9-2025-campcounts-survey

In this issue: ACA launches 2025 CampCounts Survey In Memoriam: Richard "Dick" Chamberlain National Conference Early Bird Deadline Belonging as the Backbone of Leadership: What Staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/news/memoriam-richard-k-chamberlain

The American Camp Association (ACA) honors and remembers Richard “Dick” Chamberlain, a longtime active member of ACA, past president of the ACA National Board of Directors, and cherished member of...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/moving-beyond-awareness-setting-neurodivergent-campers-success

You can’t “wing it” when it comes to inclusion — especially not when the wing in question is attached to a sensory-sensitive, schedule-loving, routine-dependent camper who’s about to face an...

https://www.acacamps.org/conference/attend/digital-badges

Show Your Conference Spirit! Headed to San Diego for the 2026 ACA National Conference? Whether you’re attending or speaking, let everyone know you’ll be there! Download your official ...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-december-2-2025-tips-hiring-j-1-visa-camp-staff-orienteering-camp

In this issue: So You've Hired J-1 Camp Staff — Now What? New Director Orientation (NDO) Navigate, Explore, Empower: Orienteering at Camp Become an Accreditation Volunteer Product of...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-ohio-epic-virtual-campy-hour

Calling all emerging camping professionals! Whether you’re brand-new to the field, growing in your role, or simply looking to swap stories and ideas with people who truly...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/interviewing-intention-part-1-winterviews-matter-%E2%80%93-turning-returning-staff-check-ins-real-leadership

Every camp has them – those quick, casual “returner interviews” that happen over coffee, a phone call, or in between school and finals week. Too often, these meetings feel like a rubber-stamp ritual...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campcounts-2025

CampCounts is ACA’s business operations and development survey, which seeks to collect key data on camps, camp programs, campers, staffing, financials, and facilities.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/interviewing-intention-part-2-reading-between-lines-%E2%80%93-interviewing-new-staff-intention-insight

Anyone who’s hired for camp long enough has said it – “I can tell within five minutes if they’ll be good.” But while instinct plays a role, great hiring isn’t about hunches; it’s about information....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/navigate-explore-empower-orienteering-camp

Orienteering at camp can help campers learn to analyze errors, support one another and learn from mistakes.