https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/interviewing-americans-disabilities-act

Preparing yourself and your senior staff for interviewing potential staff? Here are some highlights from the latest EEOC guidelines concerning legal interview questions related to disabilities. The...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-future-leaders-through-counselor-training-programs-investing-camps-future

At a recent camp conference, I caught up with Jessie Emmons, executive director of YMCA Camp High Harbour at Lake Burton in Georgia. I told her about my obsession with counselor-in-training (CIT)...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/please-sign-here-essential-contract-considerations-camps

“Can someone please share their enrollment agreement? We’re updating our contracts, and I need a good template.” If you’re a member of any of the online camp forums — from the ACA Message Boards...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-safety-first-culture-camp

During my years as a camp director, safety became more than a set of rules or a checklist; it evolved into a daily practice with my entire team, embedded in everything from early morning activity...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/feedback-without-fallout-guiding-your-team-compassion-clarity

Anyone who claims to love receiving feedback is either stretching the truth or blessed with nerves of steel. Feedback can be tough to hear. Most of us approach it with pride and vulnerability,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/igniting-positive-change-interview-rachel-rosen

Rachel Rosen, founder of SPARK Equity in Action, believes that everyone’s story counts. A seasoned facilitator and DEI strategist, she is committed to helping people work better together — and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/inspired-inspire-interview-chris-moore

Chris Moore, CEO of the youth-focused nonprofit FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), uses his extensive executive leadership, advocacy, and field engagement...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/planting-seeds-inclusion-practical-strategies-inclusive-mentoring-camps

“A society grows great when elders plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” — Greek Proverb. Growing up, my family always said it takes a village to raise a child, and it most definitely...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camps-title-iii-americans-disabilities-act

Laws and regulations create a variety of risks for camp directors to manage. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) presents an interesting risk management challenge. The Act was passed in 1990 to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-attending-local-conference

We’ve said goodbye to campers, handed staff final paychecks, and stored camp supplies. As I stowed the odds and ends that make up camp, I reflected on the many things we all do to put on camp every...