https://www.acacamps.org/blog/three-lessons-learned-year-2-acas-impact-study

In the latest Research 360 blog, Laurie Browne, PhD, shares some things we’ve learned this year from the Impact Study, starting with a throwback to what we said we were learning in Year 1....

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-26-leading-voice-youth-education-development

We are delighted to sit down with ACA's Director of Research, Dr. Laurie Browne to break down what it means to be a "Leading Voice for Camp in Youth...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-25-strategic-plan-henry-dehart

ACA's Chief Operating Officer, Henry DeHart, joins the podcast to discuss the 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. In this episode, we cover the 4 over-...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/eval-2020-tricks-trends-next-decade-camp-evaluation

In the past ten years we’ve welcomed tremendous growth in how and why camp professionals use evaluation to support program planning, staff training, marketing, and funding efforts.  The year...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-11-camp-debrief

In the 11th episode of CampWire, camp directors talk about out what went well this summer, what didn't, and more!

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/tools-measuring-youth-development-outcomes

The youth development outcomes tools were designed specifically for camps interested in exploring what their campers gain from their camp experience. 

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/measuring-outcomes-101-easy-steps-beginners

ACA’s Youth Outcomes Battery is a set of surveys designed specifically for camp professionals to use to measure camper outcomes. Join us in this webinar to learn about this easy and accessible tool...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-happening-phase-3-camp-impact-study

In this Research 360 blog post, Victoria Povilaitis discusses what's going on in phase three of the summer camp impact study.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-you-dont-know-cant-help-you-value-asking-your-staff

Staff feedback is vital to running a successful summer camp. Your staff are the only ones with the answers to these questions, so if you want to know the answers . . . ask them. 

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-16-day-national-conference

CampWire host Sam Hirt brings you with him for an entire day at National Conference. He pops into educational sessions, the keynote, and interviews conference attendees.