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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-business-interruption-insurance-traps-gaps
Risk Management: Business Interruption Insurance Traps and GapsSpeaking or writing about risk management without mentioning insurance is difficult. The two disciplines are independent in theory, but "glued together" in thought and practice. Insurance is one...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/well-founded-hope-past-future
Well-Founded Hope: From the Past to the FutureFor many, hope has always been an important element of "survival." The power of hope has often been chronicled. Hope is a feeling, a form of positive thinking often considered therapeutic. Hope can...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/you-are-your-own-story
You Are Your Own StoryWith Mark Victor Hansen, author, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and co creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul, tells how and why the stories of our lives can be motivators for change in every...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/climb-mountain-lessons-resiliency-high-altitude-mountaineer-luis-benitez
To Climb a Mountain: Lessons in Resiliency From High-Altitude Mountaineer Luis BenitezDescribed as one of the world's foremost high-altitude mountaineers, Luis Benitez gives Camping Magazine a personal account of struggle, valor, and resilience as he rose above his own physical...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/his-story-her-story-our-story-100-years-american-camp-association
His Story, Her Story, Our Story: 100 Years of the American Camp AssociationMany summers ago, as a young cabin counselor with new campers and programming to do, the last thing on my mind was the history of organized camping. I had places to go and people to see — and besides...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/future-now-conversation-fred-miller
The Future Is Now: A Conversation with Fred MillerFred Miller has more than three decades of experience as a senior executive and consultant working in the areas of governance, strategy, and organizational effectiveness. With a long camp history...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peter
From PeterBecause of Camp . . .™ — there are millions of powerful answers to this leading statement. We know that all participants — campers, counselors, supervisors, owners, and directors are changed by each...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-support
Staff and SupportHi Bob! I am new to camp life, specifically as a new camp director. I have inherited an administrative staff that grew up at camp and spent many years working with the former director. They all have...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-diy-really-good-idea
Building Principles: DIY . . . Is that Really a Good Idea?By their very nature, camp people are an extremely independent and self-sufficient lot. The most successful among them approach every adversity as a challenge and an opportunity to grow. But at the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-exploring-concept-risk
Risk Management: Exploring the Concept of RiskMost people can handle — or tolerate — a certain degree of risk. The edginess provided by risk adds verve to being human, and often gives us that gentle kick in the seat of our pants needed to prod...