https://www.acacamps.org/blog/benefits-volunteering-aca
Benefits of Volunteering with ACAIn honor of National Volunteer Week (April 15–21, 2018), Rich Garbinsky, who chairs ACA's Volunteer Engagement Committee, shared his experience volunteering with ACA.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2018-business-camp-interesting-trends-otherwise
2018 Business of Camp: Interesting Trends and OtherwiseTrends in camp business operations are altogether interesting and not interesting. Interesting because the business of camp is dynamic and evolving quickly to meet the demands of the 21st century,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/camp-employment-internships
Camp Employment as InternshipsMost camps hire college students to work as camp staff — primarily during the summer season, but on occasion throughout the year. When the employment situation is one where the student has no other...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/101-strategic-tips-changing-camp-culture
101 Strategic Tips for Changing the Camp CultureAndrea Nash-Boynton The tips in this book will help ease transitions, assess when problems can and are occurring related to buy-in and transition, understand human resistance to change, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/book/101-marketing-essentials-every-camp-needs-know
101 Marketing Essentials Every Camp Needs to KnowJodi Rudick Offers 101 essential and easy-to-understand ideas that will help camps of all types gain extensive marketing insight and confidence. Highlights no- and low-cost methods that can...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/all-camp-impactful-more-you-go-more-you-grow
All Camp Is Impactful, but the More You Go, the More You GrowA brand-new article on the impact of summer camp was recently published in the Journal of Leisure Research on the lasting impacts of camp experiences.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/bed-bugs-what-every-camp-needs-know
Bed Bugs - What Every Camp Needs to KnowEvery year, the American Camp Association Camp Crisis Hotline receives calls from camps that have questions about bed bugs.
https://www.acacamps.org/link/dhs-k-12-school-security-guide-preventing-protecting-against-gun-violence
DHS K-12 School Security: A Guide for Preventing and Protecting Against Gun Violencehttps://www.acacamps.org/link/us-secret-service-national-threat-assessment-center-ntac
U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC)https://www.acacamps.org/blog/hiring-summer-2021-three-automation-tools-start-using-today
Hiring for Summer 2021: Three Automation Tools to Start Using TodayOnly 3 percent of camps are fully staffed. It’s no secret that staff recruitment this year is harder than ever. According to an April ACA poll, just 3 percent of camps...