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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2023
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2023Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/business-camp-starting-new-camp
The Business of Camp: Starting a New Camp“It is critical to treat camp like a business or it will absolutely fail, and to know in your head and heart that if you treat camp only as a business it will also fail absolutely; so always...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/role-safety
The Role of SafetyBuilding Camps That Care About Kids — Second in a Series of Four Articles We've all heard the story of Chicken Little. The falling acorn had Chicken Little convinced that the sky was...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-good-season
Evaluating a Good SeasonSeveral months after the ending of the 2002 camp season, a concerned camp director contacted me. As the director of a small nonprofit camp, he had received a bit of critical feedback from the board...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beyond-branding-lovemark-case-study-camp-marketing-generations-y-z
Beyond Branding to the Lovemark: A Case Study of Camp Marketing to Generations Y and Z013Many camps create a respite from the pace of the modern world with their programs. But, in terms of marketing, there seems to be no escape from the information deluge. It is estimated that people...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2022
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2022Case studies and lessons learned from the ACA Crisis Hotline.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/creating-camp-culture-includes-safety-seasonal-staff
Creating a Camp Culture that Includes Safety with Seasonal StaffThese are 10 tips to help you enhance the safety mindset and boost your camp culture at the same time.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/convenient-truth-how-our-past-can-save-future
A Convenient Truth: How Our Past Can Save the FutureWhat an opportunity! Camps began in the late 1800s as a way to connect kids with nature. The first camps introduced boys to hiking, fishing, and adventure in the wilderness. Over the years "camp" has...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/serving-all-2025-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners
Serving All: The 2025 Eleanor P. Eells Award WinnersEach year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/communication-property
Communication from Off-PropertyRisk management decisions are made days, weeks, and months in advance. This adage is especially true when making communication plans for when your campers leave camp property. Reliable communication...