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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thank-you-another-great-year
Thank You for Another Great YearAs the year winds down and the holidays approach, I hope you and your loved ones are well and finding time to breathe, play, and celebrate with time together. During this season of giving...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/continuous-improvement-program-quality-lessons-learned-part-two
Continuous Improvement and Program Quality: Lessons Learned, Part TwoAs established in the first “Lessons Learned” article (...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/fema-nonprofit-security-grant-program
The FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant ProgramIn 2023, an overnight camp in the Northeast received $150,000 to upgrade its security. These funds allowed the camp to replace fences, add a security exit gate, and install protective window coating...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/swims-smores-social-emotional-growth
Swims, S'mores, and Social-Emotional GrowthCamp’s opening day excitement is palpable. Sights and sounds elicit joy and anticipation from staff, counselors, and campers alike. Early arrivers wait in line for the camp gates to open. Campers...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/loudly-engaged-training-your-team-beat-burnout
Loudly Engaged: Training Your Team to Beat BurnoutWhen I first saw the now-famous TikTok explaining the term “quiet quitting” (Leppelin, 2022), it came across to me as laziness masquerading as inspiration. As scenes of July 2022 NYC life flash by...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-working-camp-premed-student-one-best-decisions-i-have-ever-made
Why Working at Camp as a Premed Student Is One of the Best Decisions I Have Ever Made"Camp has provided me with deeply meaningful friendships, many networking opportunities, valuable people skills, and it has had an enormous positive impact on my mental health."
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-recruitment-digital-world-harnessing-power-camp-staff-influencers
Staff Recruitment in a Digital World: Harnessing the Power of Camp Staff InfluencersCamp Manito-wish YMCA recently implemented a camp staff influencer initiative in order to recruit more summer camp staff.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-use-texting-recruit-candidates-camp
How to Use Texting to Recruit Candidates for CampIf you're not already using text messaging as part of your summer camp staff recruitment efforts, check out these reasons to consider doing so and tips on doing so effectively. Disclaimer: The...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/power-engaging-diversity-hiring-international-exchange-visitors
The Power of Engaging Diversity by Hiring International Exchange VisitorsThe world has 206 sovereign states — are you maximizing the opportunities for diversity at your camp?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-continuous-improvement-tims-camps
Program Quality and Continuous Improvement at Tims CampsProgram quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that high-quality programs are directly linked to more positive outcomes for youth. PQ refers to the environment that is...