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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/five-ways-you-can-use-research-habit-formation-develop-staff
Five Ways You Can Use Research on Habit Formation to Develop StaffYou've probably read those statistics about the number of people who buy gym memberships in January and then never work out. Maybe that's totally you. The stakes for physical fitness are high — we...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/excellence-research-practice
Excellence in Research in PracticeIn 2015, ACA, with the help of the Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (CARE), created the Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Research in Practice. This award is designed...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2018-business-camp-interesting-trends-otherwise
2018 Business of Camp: Interesting Trends and OtherwiseTrends in camp business operations are altogether interesting and not interesting. Interesting because the business of camp is dynamic and evolving quickly to meet the demands of the 21st century,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-technology-social-media-camp-staff
The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Camp StaffMiles is a first-time counselor at a sleepaway camp in the eastern United States. He had seen an online ad for the camp at which I met him and decided that a summer away from his Midwest town working...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-resilience-girls-through-camp-experiences
Developing Resilience in Girls through Camp ExperiencesGirls today face a diverse range of challenges that can negatively affect their development. According to a recent report by the Girl Scouts of the USA (2013), such challenges include increased...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/investing-your-camps-success-top-ten-banking-products-services-important-camps
Investing in Your Camp's Success: Top Ten Banking Products and Services Important for CampsThe products, services, and relationships provided by your bank have a direct impact on your camp’s overall financial success. The needs of each camp are as diverse as the camp industry itself. Your...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/expanding-reach-camp-through-schools
Expanding the Reach of Camp through SchoolsMy oldest child, Jane, once said she wished camp could be all year. Naturally, I asked her why, and she said, “We get to do everything at camp — when we hike in the woods, the camp staff tells...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-insurance-vehicle-risks
Risk Management and Insurance: Vehicle RisksCamp vehicle risks are among the scariest for camp owners, directors/risk managers, and insurance company underwriters because the risks to which camp vehicles are exposed are not entirely within...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/profile-2017-recipients-eleanor-p-eells-award-excellence-research-practice
Profile of the 2017 Recipients of the Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Research in PracticeIn 2015, ACA, with the help of the Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation (CARE), created the Eleanor P. Eells Award for Excellence in Research in Practice. This award is designed...