https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-2023-trends-issues-spotlight-anticipated-camper-staff-challenges

These are the findings from the 2023 Trends and Issues Pulse Survey taken this spring.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lost-boys-finding-their-way-summer-camp

Are boys in crisis? Popular literature (Raising Cain, Lost Boys, Boys and Sex) and theater (Dear Evan Hansen) seem to suggest so. Terms such as “boy code” and “toxic masculinity” further paint a path...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/partner-online-course/mental-health-camp-frontline-staff

Mental Health at Camp for Frontline Staff Course will prepare frontline staff to support campers and themselves around Mental Health and Well-Being at Camp. It is a 75+ minute self-paced...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/safe-space-trauma-informed-trauma-infused-what-know-how-help

Across the land, schools and summer camps have embraced a movement to better understand trauma and how it affects a child’s ability to learn and self-regulate their behavior. As that knowledge...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/new-year-new-skills-pro-tips-finding-securing-grant-funding-your-camp

Learn new skills and a fresh outlook about grant funding opportunities. Grant funding can play an important role in helping nonprofit camps withstand the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Whether you are...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/fundraising-package

Fundraising activities can determine the future of your organization. A strong fundraising effort can ensure there are adequate funds to support all your programs and activities; a poor performance...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-business-featuring-aca-business-operations-courses-package

ACA’s Camp Is a Business package of courses features our best content related to running a camp.  From coping with surviving in a pandemic to business basics this package has a lot to...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/what-happens-when-people-stop-being-polite-start-getting-real-about

Description: Join this cast of real -life camp fundraisers for a revealing talk about success with fundraising. Collectively our panelists have raised millions of dollars for...

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/online-course/trauma-informed-care-camp

DESCRIPTION:  In ACA’s 2017 Emerging Issues Report, the top issue facing camps is campers’ Mental, Emotional, and Social Health (Browne, Bialeschki & Wilson, 2017)....