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New Camp Industry Research Series, Part 1: Promoting Diversity & Inclusion at Camp
May 9, 2017

Each year, the American Camp Association conducts rigorous industry research to help better understand the camp industry and to support camps in their work. The Site, Facilities, and Programs Survey is one of three surveys administered on a... Read More

Data Visualization for Camps: Makeover Edition
April 24, 2017

Greetings Camp Evaluators!  Today’s post is the first in a series built around ACA’s newest industry research: the 2017 Site, Facilities, and Programs Report.
CARE members from far left: Mary Rogers, Cass Morgan, Tom Akiva, Scott Brody, Marianne Bird, and ACA Staff Laurie Browne
CARE-ing for Camp: The Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation
April 11, 2017

Hello Camp Evaluators! Spring is a busy time for camp people — with the ACA National Conference, several major regional conferences, and annual camp preparations, it is hard to believe camp people can find time to volunteer for ACA. But indeed,... Read More

More Exciting Research: Finding and Keeping Great Staff
March 28, 2017

Hello Camp Evaluators!  In my last post, I wrote about ACA’s Impact Study and some of the things we are learning as we launch Phase 1.  What I didn’t share is a second exciting ACA research project — this one focused on leadership development... Read More

5-Year Impact Study Update: 3 Lessons Learned So Far
March 14, 2017

Hello Camp Evaluators!

If you are new to the Research 360 blog, you’ll see that our posts fall into three main categories: camp evaluation tips and tricks, creating powerful charts and reports, and updates on ACA’s 5-Year Impact Study.... Read More

Break out of the Survey Box! Youth-friendly Ways to Collect Data
February 28, 2017

Greetings Camp Evaluators! I’m so excited to have another guest author for our Research 360 Blog, this time to tell you about some non-survey approaches to gathering evaluation data from youth. So read on for some fun additions to your evaluation... Read More

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February is for Evaluation Capacity Building
February 13, 2017

Hello Camp Evaluators! In my camp director days, February was an auspicious month. The lull of the holidays is over, but summer still feels like a long way off. March, for me, was pedal-to-the-metal time, which made February a strange combination... Read More

Tips and Tricks for Developing a Logic Model
January 31, 2017

Greetings Camp Evaluators! Today’s post comes from ACA National Board Member Lisa Westrich, who is the program development director at Challenge Success. In this role, Lisa works closely with schools and camps to improve programming, operations,... Read More

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