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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/campculturalexchange
#CAMPCULTURALEXCHANGEIt's ironic that I've spent this fall encouraging Americans to advocate for the White House not to drastically reduce or eliminate J-1 visas for camp cultural exchange programs while also keynoting...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/locating-working-effectively-supervising-physician-nurse-practitioner
Locating and Working Effectively with a Supervising Physician/Nurse PractitionerCamp professionals are well aware of the critical need to have a medical professional associated with the camp's health services. This professional typically provides direction when questions arise...
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/camp-includes-me-where-do-we-go-here
Camp Includes Me: Where Do We Go From Here?This feature article is the first of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility to share in our...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-low-cost-tech-tools-further-your-mission
Five Low-Cost Tech Tools That Further Your MissionCamp operates as a business, when we all know it is more. In order to focus on what matters at camp, it is crucial that camp operations run without friction. That means adopting the best business...
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/evolving-risks-employment-practices-sexual-harassment-unlawful-discrimination
Evolving Risks — Employment Practices / Sexual Harassment / Unlawful DiscriminationIn 2015, there was a sharp increase in the number of calls to the ACA Crisis Hotline about accommodation and inclusion of individuals, both staff and campers, who identify themselves as transgender,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/twenty-tips-20-something-supervisor
Twenty Tips for the 20-Something SupervisorBeing in that very first supervisory role is hard for everyone — regardless of age. For younger supervisors there are added challenges in building credibility and gaining the respect of others — it’s...
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/because-i-worked-camp
Because I Worked at CampNow that the summer has come to a close, camp directors are inevitably thinking about the staff they want to invite back next season. If we as directors have created a strong camp community, one that...