https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-8-importance-working-camp

In the eighth episode of ACA's podcast, CampWire, Deb Jordan and Kim Aycock discuss why it is important to work at a camp, and some of the things camps are doing successfully to recruit...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/american-camp-association-validates-research-study-published-2020-summer-camp-experience-during

Study Demonstrates Day and Overnight Camps Successfully Mitigated COVID-19 Spread in 2020   Martinsville, IN— (February 23, 2021)  — The American Camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/summer-camp-covid-19-pandemic-comprehensive-report-multiple-studies-new-parent-perspectives-report

The main purpose of this research was to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted summer camp stakeholders during the summer 2020 operating season. Stakeholders include camp directors and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/signing-dotted-line-commitment-two-way-street

Congratulations! You committed to working at camp this summer, and the director and/or team who hired you have been anticipating your arrival since you signed on the dotted line! It is completely...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/benchmarking-101

Hello camp evaluators, and happy fall season. While some of you are as busy as ever, others are taking a deep breath for the first time in months. No matter where you are at, you are probably at or...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/factors-influence-inclusion-practices

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful summer full of excitement and learning! I am new to the ACA Research 360 Blog and would like to introduce myself and share my story with you. My name is...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/five-things-you-may-have-missed-acas-national-conference-research-forum

We share some of the big takeaways from each research session during the ACA National Conference earlier this month.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hiring-summer-2021-making-most-your-job-posting

As the recruitment season heats up, we thought we’d share our proven tips for how to write the best job descriptions and generate the most interest in your post.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/unexpected-upside-evaluation-how-your-program-may-improve-even-results-are

Simply by being more intentional about assessing your program, and using existing research to sharpen your focus onto the things that matter most, you may be surprised by just how easy it is to make...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/planning-mental-emotional-social-health-mesh-summer

The smiling faces and laughter heard across camps each summer result from days, weeks, and months of planning. We spend considerable time meticulously planning our themes, activities, equipment, food...