https://www.acacamps.org/blog/feed-your-trees-how-evaluate-virtual-camp-programs

Hello camp friends, and thank you for taking a moment to think about evaluation during a time when evaluation seems less critical than the other big challenges you are likely facing right now. We...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/quality-online-camp-programming

If you are pivoting to online/virtual programming for part or all of your 2020 camp season, then you’re likely exploring how best to translate what you do physically in person at camp to an online/...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-encourage-camp-staff-return-next-year-evening-reflections-program-based-psychological-needs

Staff retention is a significant challenge for many seasonal camps. Although camp managers do their best to achieve high or even equal retention rates of their seasonal staff, it is still very likely...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-staff-are-hired-now-what

You have hired your staff, but training does not begin for another few months. For our camp staff to be prepared to work with children on Day 1, their training must begin well before the buses pull...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cant-get-no-satisfaction-better-way-get-useful-feedback-parents-caregivers-part-1

Parents. I have them. I know them. I am one. And I was a day camp director who interacted with parents daily (and in the evenings, over the weekends, and, yes, even once on Christmas day). I know the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/constant-variable

This blog post is the first in a short series that explores Tim Hortons Foundation Camps’ summer and school programs and their approach to impact measurement and camp research.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-staff-recruitment-hiring-ideas-amid-coronavirus-concerns

These camp staff hiring and recruitment tips can help you find staff amid concerns about the novel coronavirus COVID-19.

https://www.acacamps.org/news/press-release/campdoc-american-camp-association-announce-new-three-year-partnership-protect-minors-campus

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, March 11, 2020 — CampDoc, the leading electronic health record system for camps, is pleased to become an...

https://www.acacamps.org/news/hot-topic/camp-meals-tax-relief

When the Tax Cut and Jobs Act became law in 2017, many camp professionals were surprised to learn that their federal taxes would be going up, and for unexpected reasons. Camps that were subject to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/avoid-panic-hire-take-deep-breath-employing-next-warm-body

Summer is on the horizon . . . the pressure to fill remaining positions heightens. It is easy to convince yourself the next warm body is good enough — a decision you may regret later.