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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thriving-futures-ahead-thanks-2023-eleanor-eells-award-winners
Thriving Futures Ahead: Thanks to the 2023 Eleanor Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/next-summers-staff-recruitment-starts-today
Next Summer's Staff Recruitment Starts TodayResearch suggests college-aged students are already thinking ahead to employment plans for next summer, so it's important to have conversations about the future with staff you'd like to return to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-61-conversation-courage-candace-doby
CampWire Episode 61: A Conversation on Courage with Candace DobyTune in for an incredible conversation on courage, culture, and applying them to your camp for the best summer ever. Candace Doby is a speaker, author of A Cool Girl's Guide to Courage, and coach who...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/change-tool-makes-big-cultural-impact
Change: A Tool That Makes a Big Cultural ImpactThis blog post in support of Project Real Job discusses evaluating your camp culture and how to implement change.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/feel-burn-spotting-responding-staff-burnout
Feel the Burn: Spotting and Responding to Staff BurnoutWorking at camp requires a lot of energy. Here are tips on how to prevent staff burnout.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-60-everything-summer-camp-anees
CampWire Episode 60: Everything is Summer Camp with AneesIndie rapper, singer, and songwriter Anees joins us on the CampWire podcast to share his inspiring story; the role of summer camp in his life, music, and career; and how everything is summer camp. He...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-hiring-gap-year-students-should-be-your-next-camp-recruiting-move
Why Hiring Gap Year Students Should Be Your Next Camp Recruiting MovePeople who have recently completed a gap year may have gained valuable skills that can lead them to be successful in a camp job.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/engaging-investing-staff-campers-arrive
Engaging and Investing in Staff Before Campers ArriveIn support of Project Real Job, one camp shares what staff engagement techniques have worked for them.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-59-creating-safe-spaces-abuse-prevention-tips-summer
CampWire Episode 59: Creating Safe Spaces - Abuse Prevention Tips for SummerHealth and safety of our campers and staff is a top priority, and one that we should never take lightly. As we prepare for the upcoming summer, let's reframe our thinking about abuse prevention. Join...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/should-you-offer-camp-staff-retention-bonus
Should You Offer Camp Staff a Retention Bonus?A retention bonus is money offered to staff with the goal of giving them incentive to stick around.