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https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/camp-program-quality-initiative
2020-2022 Camp Program Quality InitiativeFunded by the Lilly Endowment, Inc., ACA began a special project to explore and develop systems that support camp professionals in promoting positive youth development through camp experiences.
https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement
Tools for Continuous ImprovementAt ACA, we believe in continuous improvement. We believe that our work for young people is not conceptualized in boxes or checklists; instead, we think about our work in a cyclical way—a way that...
https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality
Camp Program QualityProgram quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/project-real-jobs-innovation-boot-camp-shark-tank-event-ideas-around-staff
Project Real Job’s Innovation Boot Camp - Shark Tank Event - Ideas Around Staff MotivationShark Tank for Camp Pros, and YOU are the Sharks (i.e., judges)! A cohort of over 40 camp leaders, staff, and students were given the prompt, “What is one new way you can motivate staff leading up to...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/innovation-boot-camp-shark-tank-event-ideas-around-staff-motivation
Innovation Boot Camp -Shark Tank Event- Ideas Around Staff MotivationProject Real Job brings you Shark Tank for Camp Pros, and YOU are the Sharks (i.e., judges)! A cohort of over 40 camp leaders, staff, and students were given the prompt, “What is one new way you can...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/communications-marketing-social-media-package
Communications, Marketing, and Social Media PackageThe ability to communicate effectively is essential for camps. Effective communication skills enable camps any youth programs to market and define the benefits of camp, to respond to...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/storytelling-marketing-telling-story-summer-2020
Storytelling for Marketing: Telling the Story of Summer 2020DESCRIPTION: Storytelling is a deeply human experience, we’ve been telling each other stories for thousands of years. Our stories have the power to bring people together, to shape...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/eval-2020-tricks-trends-next-decade-camp-evaluation
Eval 2020: Tricks and Trends for the Next Decade of Camp EvaluationIn the past ten years we’ve welcomed tremendous growth in how and why camp professionals use evaluation to support program planning, staff training, marketing, and funding efforts. The year...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/awesome-apps-cool-tools-every-camp-needs-know-v-2019
Awesome Apps and Cool Tools Every Camp Needs to Know v. 2019!Ever wish someone would filter through the millions of websites and online apps on your behalf, sharing only those that are truly remarkable, time-and money-saving? Then this is the session for...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-resume-help-staff-get-it-write
Camp on a Resume: Help Staff Get It WriteIt goes without saying that camp makes a huge difference in the lives of staff. We also know that staff develop 21st Century skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and...