https://www.acacamps.org/blog/introducing-new-free-friend-camp-program-quality-staff-checklist

Before I get started, I have a confession: I lied. I said in the title that in this post I was going to introduce you to a new friend, but that’s not entirely true. The Camp Program Quality Staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/take-time-hug-your-staff-summer

As the summer of 2018 is getting underway, it is evident that this has been another challenging hiring season for many of you. It is likely there are camps out there still looking to hire for a few...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-enrollment-part-one

Enrollment represents the number of campers we serve — but, as straightforward as that sounds, it’s not. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-measure-enrollment-part-two

To truly understand if you are serving campers in the ways you hope, you need to look at enrollment from several different angles.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/5-year-impact-study-update-3-lessons-learned-so-far

Hello Camp Evaluators! If you are new to the Research 360 blog, you’ll see that our posts fall into three main categories: camp evaluation tips and tricks, creating powerful charts and reports,...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/more-exciting-research-finding-keeping-great-staff

Hello Camp Evaluators!  In my last post, I wrote about ACA’s Impact Study and some of the things we are learning as we launch Phase 1.  What I didn’t share is a second exciting ACA...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/care-ing-camp-committee-advancement-research-evaluation

Hello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-kids-autism-can-have-successful-camp-experience

In honor of #AutismAwarenessMonth, Addie Angelov, PhD, and Pamela Wright, EdD, discuss how to set up a successful camp experience for children with autism. Sending your child to camp for...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/data-visualization-camps-makeover-edition

Greetings Camp Evaluators!  Today’s post is the first in a series built around ACA’s newest industry research: the ...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/your-mark-get-set-go-step-step-guide-reading-using-qualitative-research

If you want to engage with research, I’ve created this easy guide to help you move from finding papers online to reading them, and ultimately implementing the suggestions in your own programs.