https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-business-plan-your-camp

Whether you are just starting a camp, looking for new investors in your operation, or looking for a loan to improve facilities at an existing camp, a well-thought-out business plan can be an...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/place-share-camp-people-are-different-regular-people

Maybe it's ingrained from the way they were brought up, raised by camp counselors and campers alike. Or maybe it's the extra exposure to sunlight dappling their shoulders. Maybe it's the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-belongs-your-resume-highlighting-professional-development-value-working-camp

First of all, thank you for working at camp — it makes a world of difference. If you’re reading this article you already know that, but not all hiring managers do. Scene 1 I’m talking with a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/imagine-respect-inspire-resilience-impact-responsibility

"Weeks! Why would your parents send you away for weeks? Were they getting divorced?" My freshman year of college, I was asked this question by a well-meaning but horrified new friend who had never...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-communication-control-filters-perceptions

Communication in a personal setting can be a tricky thing, but in the workplace it can be downright complicated. With our staff, communication can be positive and productive and help us move our...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/value-being-camp-counselor-study-experiences-personal-growth-missouri-4%E2%80%91h-camp-counselors

Introduction Nationally, 4‑H camp programs often utilize the leadership and energy of teenage camp counselors (ages fourteen to eighteen) to plan and conduct local and area 4‑H...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-our-shared-passion

As camp professionals, we are not alone in our passion for the positive impact camp can have. There are many individuals and organizations who share, value, and understand the power of the camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/message-20-20-toolbox

As we celebrate the third anniversary of the 20/20 Toolbox series in Camping Magazine and start a new publication year, we are given not only a chance to pause and reflect on what we have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/business-camp-starting-new-camp

“It is critical to treat camp like a business or it will absolutely fail, and to know in your head and heart that if you treat camp only as a business it will also fail absolutely; so always...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camper-outcomes-increase-regardless-session-length-beyond-anecdotal-evidence-increased-competence

Session length may not be as vital to the accomplishment of developmental outcomes as directors are anecdotally sharing. Interestingly, no empirical support exists for the conventional wisdom that...