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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staffing-summit-2024-one-way-out
Staffing Summit 2024: One Way Out Is InSince the inception of the Staffing Summit in 2021, an...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-camp-magic-gender-affirming-practices-welcome-all-youth
Creating Camp Magic: Gender-Affirming Practices to Welcome All YouthOur friends at Camp Fire share how the choices camp professionals make to create a sense of belonging for campers who are disconnected or afraid can help campers experience their first taste of camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies
Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay PoliciesThis article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hire-startup-lessons-tech-supercharge-your-hiring
Hire Like a Startup: Lessons from Tech to Supercharge Your HiringMany of us in the camp world grew our careers from camp counselor to camp leaders to eventually full-time camp directors and operations managers. This often means that we have exceptional skills in...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/2024-aca-staffing-summit
2024 ACA Staffing SummitACA Inc., ACA, New York and New Jersey, ACA, Illinois, and ACA, New England are proud to present the 2024 Staffing Summit. The 2024 Staffing Summit will feature critical learning, speaker panels,...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2024-september-october-camping-magazine
2024 September/October Camping MagazineView the digital issue. Features...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/belonging-enough-making-case-mattering-within-camps-dei-efforts
Is Belonging Enough? Making a Case for Mattering within Camps’ DEI EffortsBelonging is a concept that has long been held as a solution for redressing the exclusion of diverse people. On the surface, this concept makes sense. The assumption is that if all members of a group...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-outdoor-wilderness-experiences-more-inclusive
Making Outdoor Wilderness Experiences More InclusiveAn interview with nonprofit Brooklyn to Alaska.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/empowering-camp-conversations-mastering-difficult-dialogues
Empowering Camp Conversations: Mastering “Difficult” DialoguesAs summer camp professionals, we’ve all experienced those unexpected moments when a camper or staff member raises a comment or question that catches us off guard. It could be related to a sensitive...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/planting-seeds-inclusion-practical-strategies-inclusive-mentoring-camps
Planting Seeds of Inclusion: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Mentoring in Camps“A society grows great when elders plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” — Greek Proverb. Growing up, my family always said it takes a village to raise a child, and it most definitely...