https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-recruiting-answer-right-front-you

What if your recruitment efforts started at your camp — with campers you already know? Falling Creek outlines their plan to flip our recruitment strategy from outside to the inside.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-inclusive-culture-increase-staff-retention

A camp culture where everyone feels a sense of belonging can lead to better staff retention.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/strategies-serving-top-nine-allergen-free-meals

Goodbye eggs, milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, and sesame! While it would be rare to have a camper who has all these allergies, you may have multiple campers with allergies to...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/want-more-resilient-staff-focus-feedback

So now that we are finally faced with a glimmer of light at the end of this year-long tunnel, it’s time to shift our focus to how we can help develop a resilient staff with staying power — not just...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/bridgeusa-cultural-exchange-program-update

Before COVID-19, summer camps were hosting an average of 25,000 cultural exchange visitors through the BridgeUSA Camp Counselor program each year, filling critical leadership and specialty instructor...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/cut-fluff-how-attract-high-quality-staff

There are many reasons why summer camps struggle to find and retain quality staff. We see many camps focus their job descriptions around the cultural elements that the job provides, illustrating the...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/staff-culture-your-values-action-during-uncertain-times-part-1

When it is hard to determine what to do next, the one thing that can be controlled in challenging times (or any time) is our response. 

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-moves-me-creative-assets

Camp Moves Me is a fundraising program created by the American Camp Association (ACA) for ACA-accredited camps to use whenever they want, however they want. We have created several...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/fundraising-camps

ACA Fundraising Toolkit Fundraising Resources Fundraising for Nonprofit Camps in Uncertain...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/closer-look-facility-fun

Welcome to the Closer Look Video Series. This recorded on-demand video is one of many that is part of a large library of accreditation related resources offered through ACA called the ACA...