https://www.acacamps.org/news/newsletter/aca-now-december-3-2025-business-camp-institute-series
ACA Now - December 3, 2025: Business of Camp Institute SeriesIn this issue: Business of Camp Institute virtual webinar series in 2025 Upcoming Character Academy webinar on cultural responsiveness Blog on a thoughtful staff applicaiton and interview...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-burnout-busters-dr-mandi-baker-workshop-1-setting-scene-me
ACA, Illinois Burnout Busters with Dr. Mandi Baker - Workshop #1: Setting The Scene With MeIn this workshop, we will explore how burnout happens for staff in youth development programs (especially camps). We will explore the ‘layers’ that interact and intersect to improve or diminish staff...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-brandwein-training-step-step-system-planning-presenting-your-best-staff-training-ever
ACA, Illinois Brandwein on Training: The Step-by-Step System for Planning & Presenting Your Best Staff Training EverPlan your most awesome staff training! You know you’re going to spend hours on designing this year’s camp training—let us help you do it faster, with less stress, and turbocharge its quality with the...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-burnout-busters-dr-mandi-baker-workshop-4-embedding-care-policy-practice-artifacts
ACA, Illinois Burnout Busters with Dr. Mandi Baker - Workshop #4: Embedding Care Into Policy Practice, and ArtifactsSpace speaks! The structures, routines, and texts in a work environment shape what people come to expect from it and how staff are expected to behave. These messages are delivered in diverse forms....
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-illinois-brandwein-super-staff-supervision-quick-course-outstanding-skills-coach-motivate-bring
ACA, Illinois Brandwein on Super Staff SuperVision: The Quick Course on Outstanding Skills to Coach, Motivate, & Bring Out the Best in StaffGet your directors, site directors, team leaders, supervisors, and other members of your Leadership Team—new or experienced—trained in one dynamic online seminar! (And it’s also invaluable for those...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/tips-thoughtful-staff-application-interview-process
Tips for a Thoughtful Staff Application and Interview ProcessWhether you’re just starting to think about hiring camp staff for next summer, or you’re already in the thick of it, your application is one of the first steps in the process and something you should...
https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups
Kindred and Affinity GroupsACA serves the interests of niche communities of camp professionals. Kindred groups represent those who work in similar organizations, have similar business models, or serve similar types of campers...
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/crisis-it-can-really-happen-you-2024
Crisis — It Can Really Happen to You 2024Get ready for an on-demand, interactive learning experience that dives into real-life lessons from the 2024 ACA Camp Crisis Hotline calls. With firsthand insights from ACA’s 2024 data, this recorded...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/core-competency-toolkits
Core Competency ToolkitsACA’s professional development tools, courses, and materials are built around 13 core competencies essential for adults working with children and youth.
https://www.acacamps.org/chesapeake/leaders
ACA, Chesapeake LeadershipYou're all camp people. In your creative minds, you hold a vast knowledge of program ideas and current events that effect our field. You care about the safety of your camp and the individuals you...