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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/investing-your-camps-success-top-ten-banking-products-services-important-camps
Investing in Your Camp's Success: Top Ten Banking Products and Services Important for CampsThe products, services, and relationships provided by your bank have a direct impact on your camp’s overall financial success. The needs of each camp are as diverse as the camp industry itself. Your...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/impact-technology-social-media-camp-staff
The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Camp StaffMiles is a first-time counselor at a sleepaway camp in the eastern United States. He had seen an online ad for the camp at which I met him and decided that a summer away from his Midwest town working...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/trenches-nimble-coaching
In the Trenches: Nimble CoachingDear Bob, One of the challenges we've had working with staff is figuring out how to get them to tone down or adjust their behavior when working with campers. We often hire staff who seem to have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-preparation-life
Camp: Preparation for LifeTo say that expectations and pressures for high school students have increased is an understatement. The competition to get into the best universities dominates the minds of teenagers and parents...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/challenges-wired-parent-raising-wired-kid
Challenges of a "Wired Parent" Raising a "Wired Kid"Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s members. But I am...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-calming-down-overwhelmed-camp-counselors
Tips for Calming Down Overwhelmed Camp Counselors“It’s hot.” “I’m tired.” “My campers are crazy.” “My co-counselor is not pulling his/her own weight.” “I am just not sure I have enough left in my tank to finish the summer.” All of these are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-excellence-camp-leadership-four-requirements
Developing Excellence in Camp Leadership: Four RequirementsA 2004 American Camp Association poll of its members found that the one area camp administrators wanted more information on was personal leadership development. It is evident that there is a quest in...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/3-reasons-choose-job-camp-instead-summer-internship
3 Reasons to Choose a Job at Camp Instead of a Summer InternshipSpring semester is now in full swing; so, if you are a college student, you may already be thinking about what internship position you want to secure for the summer. But instead of an internship,...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/gan-israel-director-leadership-online-training-recording
Gan Israel - Director Leadership Online Training - RecordingDirector Leadership Training (1.5 hours) - $50 (suggested, pay what you can) - Recording Learn the words that effective directors use to gain cooperation, teamwork, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/gan-israel-head-counselor-training
Gan Israel - Head Counselor TrainingHead Counselor Training (1.5 hours) - $5/participant Your job is unique. You have to lead, yet be part of the group. Learn what to do and what to say to display the 4 essential HC...