https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/developing-business-plan-your-camp
Developing a Business Plan for Your CampWhether you are just starting a camp, looking for new investors in your operation, or looking for a loan to improve facilities at an existing camp, a well-thought-out business plan can be an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/play-camp-talking-funders-versus-preaching-choir
Play at Camp: Talking to the Funders versus Preaching to the ChoirCamp professionals just get it! Play is a valuable aspect of childhood and, of course, camp. It’s a given, an easy sell. But that’s just preaching to the choir. Explaining to funders the need to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-teens-leading-connecting-structured-camp-curriculum
Evaluating the Teens Leading and Connecting Structured Camp CurriculumIn 2008, over 20 camp researchers gathered for the American Camp Association (ACA) Research Collaborations Summit where they identified areas of future research, which included this question: How do...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/thanks-sending-me-alcatraz-laying-groundwork-your-childs-first-sleep-away-camp-experience
"Thanks for Sending Me to Alcatraz": Laying the Groundwork for Your Child's First Sleep-Away Camp Experienceby Bob and Rob Wipfler. Part of Camp 101, a guest blog series for ACA. Getting your child ready for camp can be challenging, but there are ways to overcome and ensure that they are...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/directions-youth-development-outcomes-camp-experience
Directions: Youth Development Outcomes of the Camp ExperienceResearch done to determine the outcomes of the camp experience as expressed by parents and children.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/resolutions-camp-clock
Resolutions on the Camp ClockDeep in the woods on the other side of the lake, on a remote path known almost exclusively by our campers, rests the Manning plaque on a solid stone foundation. The honorarium was dedicated in 1924...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/metaphors-camp-lives
The Metaphors That Camp Lives Byby Mark Shivers In my time training summer staff, one of the most important and powerful practices has been working towards identity formation through metaphor development. Metaphor is much...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/federal-public-policy-updates
Federal Public Policy UpdatesTHE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS MAKES THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF TWO SPECIFIC GOALS: While it has been challenging to make progress in previous...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness
Emergency PreparednessContributed by Rhonda Mickelson and Susan E. Yoder. Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Camps need to be prepared....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/whos-charge
Who's In Charge?A reality of today’s society is that many campers have parents who are separated, divorced or otherwise in a relationship that creates uncertainty for the camp regarding who is in...