https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/camp-planning-hiring-marketing-timeline

Most successful camp owners start planning for summer nine months in advance. Use Sawyer's downloadable guide and planner to never miss a beat and make summer 2025 the best one yet!

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

This 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/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/camp-culture-or-cultural-appropriation-identifying-indigenous-erasure

Overview: In this enlightening recorded webinar, Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood explores the damaging effects of cultural appropriation within camps and organizations. Gain insights into...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/building-safe-spaces-campers-staff-abuse-prevention

Whether you are a Camp Director, Educator, Aquatic Staff or Camp Counselor, this webinar will provide you with valuable resources and actionable insights for building a safer summer. You will have...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-wisconsin-epic-summer-debrief

WI EPIC Summer Debrief Call Join other Emerging Professionals in Camping (EPIC) for an end of summer debrief. Share your successes and learning curves of your summer season and build...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-crisis-hotline

The Hotline serves as a resource for camps in crisis and provides callers the opportunity to talk through their crisis with a trained third-party.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/respectful-approaches-indigenous-culture-competency-camp

July 2015. Camp was in full swing with little time to devote to the Internet, but the news feed picked up an item that caught my attention. It was an article published by the national news outlet...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/not-profit-development-roundtable-giving-tuesday

The ninth annual GivingTuesday is coming up on December 3! If your camp or organization has never participated before or thought about it but didn't know where to begin, join us. This is ACA's first-...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/ensuring-safety-rental-programs-key-steps-effective-abuse-prevention

The fall season brings on different types of programming for camps across the country. You may begin hosting rental groups or families at your facilities.  When operating these programs, it is...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/indigenous-appropriation-assessment-tool

This assessment tool — developed by Maine Summer Camps (MSC) — is intended to help camps examine their ethos with an openness to experiencing the camp’s symbols and practices from other perspectives...