https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/easy-one-two-three-using-data-advance-equity-your-camp
Easy as One, Two, Three: Using Data to Advance Equity at Your CampWhenever we’re brought on board to support a camp in creating a greater sense of inclusion and belonging within its community, almost always, one of the first things we’re asked is, “How do we even...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/considering-access-summer-camp-part-iii-understanding-preference-summer-camp-programs
Considering Access to Summer Camp, Part III: Understanding Preference for Summer Camp ProgramsConsidering Access to Summer Camp is a four-part series aimed at helping camp practitioners increase access to summer camp for all youth. The first article...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/data-analytic-strategies-improve-your-camps-business-practices-pepper-model
Data Analytic Strategies to Improve Your Camp’s Business Practices: The PEPPER ModelMIT news writer Sara Brown’s recent article, “It’s Time to ‘Radically Escalate’ Your Commitment to Data,” calls on organizations to increase their commitment to developing a data analytics culture....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/snapshot-camper-enrollment-2015
A Snapshot of Camper Enrollment in 2015After reviewing the results of the 2015 Enrollment Survey, in general, camps had a good year as enrollment continued to rise. The majority of camps reported at least maintaining the same enrollment...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/highlights-2016-compensation-benefits-professional-development-survey
Highlights of the 2016 Compensation, Benefits, and Professional Development SurveyOn the job front, national employment reports are generally coming in positive, with some indication that salaries, wages, and benefits may be rising a little (see, for example, www.bls.gov). So how...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-appreciation-possibility-friendship-skills-camp-youth-serious-illness
Evaluating Appreciation, Possibility, and Friendship Skills at a Camp for Youth with Serious IllnessThe purpose of this evaluation was to understand the outcomes of appreciation, possibility, and friendship skills in a traditional camp program for youth with serious and life-threatening illnesses....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/flsa-overtime-camps-finding-path-compliance
The FLSA, Overtime, and Camps: Finding a Path to ComplianceOn May 18 of this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) revealed its new regulations concerning the "white collar" overtime exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The changes, as...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tackle-your-camp-counselor-job-internship-mindset
Tackle Your Camp Counselor Job with an Internship MindsetThe young women and men who join us as camp counselors are interested in occupations that range from elementary and high school education to the medical field, the environmental sciences, and more....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/research-you-can-use-summer-camp-place-apart
Research You Can Use: Summer Camp as a Place ApartResearch is more than surveys, interviews, and statistics — it can be a valuable tool to use when designing camp programs, training staff, or in your marketing efforts. But it's also a critical tool...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/5-year-impact-study-phase-2-findings-responsibility-independence
5-Year Impact Study Phase 2 Findings: Responsibility and IndependenceACA's 5-year impact study is a national research project focused on the lasting impacts of summer camp.