https://www.acacamps.org/blog/key-takeaways-pulse-survey-summer-2022-trends-issues
Key Takeaways from Pulse Survey — Summer 2022 Trends and IssuesThe survey asked questions about enrollment and campers, camp staff, and budget and operations.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/seasonal-recruitment-timing-everything
With Seasonal Recruitment, Timing Is EverythingWhen is the optimal time to recruit for staffers who are not familiar with your camp, or maybe even with the camping industry in general?
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/dos-donts-universities-colleges-hosting-youth-summer-camps
Dos and Don’ts for Universities and Colleges Hosting Youth Summer CampsThis article discusses how to proactively prevent injuries while hosting camp programs and how to respond to injuries if someone does get hurt despite all precautions.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-insurance-trends-social-inflation-hard-insurance-market
Camp Insurance Trends — Social Inflation and the Hard Insurance MarketFor more than 20 years, the American Camp Association (ACA) Insurance Committee has held an annual roundtable with many of the camp industry insurers and brokers in conjunction with the ACA National...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-community-building-pipelines-through-applicant-references
Creating Community and Building Pipelines through Applicant ReferencesThis blog in support of Project Real Job discusses the importance of curating relationships with staff applicant references such as professors, former staff, and coaches.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-hiring-quality-staff-without-spending-dime
Tips for Hiring Quality Staff without Spending a DimeA common challenge for summer camp administrators in 2021 was staff recruitment and hiring. This is not surprising, since there is a labor shortage across the country. According to the Washington...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/first-contact-end-contract
From First Contact to End of ContractWe know that staff can be a challenge to find, attract, hire, engage, and retain. What makes the staff journey result in forward progress from start to completion of their camp experience? Current...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/lessons-learned-acas-crisis-hotline-2021
Lessons Learned from ACA's Crisis Hotline in 2021Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ada-title-iii-access-recreation-programs-people-disabilities-what-does-it-mean-me-update
ADA Title III: Access to Recreation Programs for People with Disabilities — What Does it Mean For Me? . . . An Update©2006 Catherine Hansen-Stamp and Charles R. Gregg* A teen who is deaf and her parents e-mail an application, seeking admission into a summer adventure camp. There are only a few weeks before the...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/step-your-hiring-game-attracting-interns-through-field-experience-manual
Step Up Your Hiring Game: Attracting Interns through a Field Experience ManualHere are some easy steps to get you started putting together your own field experience manual.