https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/real-gift-leadership-influence
The Real Gift of Leadership Is InfluenceConnecting is the key to influence. Influence is the key to leading. Leading is the key to success! –John Maxwell It is easy to watch an experienced staff person facilitate or direct a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/shifting-generational-leadership-factors-consider
Shifting Generational Leadership — Factors to ConsiderAs the saying goes, for every generation there is another one in the waiting room! This means Gen Z, those who were born between 1997 and 2012, are trickling into the workforce and ushering in change...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/beyond-drill-building-practicing-crisis-plan-camp
Beyond the Drill: Building and Practicing a Crisis Plan at CampWhen a crisis hits — a missing camper, a flash flood, a wildfire, or an intruder on site — will your staff know what to do? Not just in the first five minutes but in the hours that follow? Most camps...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/leadership-skill-you-never-knew-you-needed-managing-decision-fatigue
The Leadership Skill You Never Knew You Needed: Managing Decision FatigueIt’s 9:42 a.m. and you’ve already made at least 17 decisions — all before double-digit o’clock! You weighed in on a staff discussion about how to handle a homesick camper, you figured out how to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/convincing-connecting-redefining-what-it-means-hire-staff-camp-2026
From Convincing to Connecting: Redefining What It Means to Hire Staff for Camp 2026This blog post in support of Project Real Job outlines why it's important to find summer staff who connect with the important work of camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/character-time-place-culture
Character as Time, Place, and CultureLearn More About Character Join us for an exploration of character development through the unique lens of camp experiences. Drawing from cutting-edge research and real-world...
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Registration for the 2026 ACA National ConferenceRegistration is now open!
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/belonging-backbone-leadership-what-staff-wellness-data-taught-us-2025
Belonging as the Backbone of Leadership: What Staff Wellness Data Taught Us in 2025“I see how hard you’re working.” That was all it took. One counselor described this simple recognition as the highlight of their entire week. In the swirl of noise, energy, and long camp days,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/strategic-planning-window-leadership-potential
Strategic Planning: A Window into Leadership PotentialStrategic planning is often viewed as a senior leadership exercise — an infrequent process confined to the boardroom. But in camps, where staff come from diverse backgrounds and career...
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MembershipACA’s community of 10,000+ members have joined together for over 110 years to share knowledge and experience that creates safer, higher quality programs. ACA members impact 7.2 million campers and...