https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2019

Part of the magic of camp is the unexpected. In most cases, the unexpected means spontaneous, unscripted moments of connection, growth, and renewal — but the unexpected can also mean uncertainty, or...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/big-missteps-camp-leadership-transition

I remember the call clearly. It was in September about 10 years ago when my longtime camp friend and colleague, Dave Tager, called about the transition of leadership at the camp he and his wife,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/moving-forward-together-vital-strategic-plan

Today the American Camp Association (ACA) is at an imperative strategic inflection point in its history. There could not be a more propitious time to set a new course for our Association beyond 2020...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/power-one-rule-three-what-do-these-numbers-mean-me

Having managed hundreds of camp crises, we have come to realize that the majority of events that cause harm to people and reputations fall into four major categories: waterfront accidents,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/equipment-management-maximizing-fun-games

“It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.” Have you ever asked your staff to stop and really consider that adage? What does it actually mean? One interpretation is...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracts-who-needs-them-who-reads-them

Each year, the ACA Insurance Committee holds a Roundtable with many of the camp industry insurers and brokers in conjunction with the American Camp Association National Conference. The 2018...

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Cost calculator: Online Form - Camps on Campus Calculator

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/nothereatcamp-creating-camp-community-safe-sexual-harassment

Bill Cosby. Harvey Weinstein. Lawrence Nassar. Kevin Spacey. Matt Lauer. #MeToo. It’s been a rolling, roiling story that’s been unfolding for over a year: the riveting and, at times...

https://www.acacamps.org/acas-summer-jobs-camp-ads-now-appear-google-jobs

Since 2017 Google has hosted Google for Jobs to display open positions from various sources to job seekers in the results of a Google search. ACA’s Summer Jobs at Camp...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2019-camping-magazine-editorial-index

View an archive of editorial indexes. Featured Articles Can We Talk? Difficult Management Conversations Scott Arizala, November/December...