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Mission
Mission, Vision, Values: Speaking to You, Speaking through You
July 1, 2022
Let’s recap the meaning of mission, vision, and values to establish a baseline of understanding around these terms.
Board Diversification - Panel Discussion
October 13, 2021
Hosted by ACA's Not-for-Profit Council Conversations about Boards of Directors ACA's Not-for-Profit Council hosts regular conversations on topics signifcant to nonprofit camps. In...
Does Your Camp Reinforce, Resist, or Relieve Gender Stereotypes?
March 1, 2012
Can you believe that sexist practices and beliefs remain entrenched in camps, even in this day and age? Although we have made great strides over the last decade to eradicate...
Delivering Happiness: Five Things Camps Can Learn from Zappos
November 1, 2014
Tony Hsieh's book, Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose , struck a cord with millions of people. The best-selling book by the CEO of Zappos.com, Inc. about...
Learning for Life: Reaching New Audiences, Reaching New Heights
January 1, 2013
In a world that is witnessing the most dramatic demographic transformation in its history, these words could not be more poignant. Defining camp by duration, activity, or location...
Camp . . . MAGNIFIED! The Benefits of Specialty Camps
November 1, 2011
Specialty camps serve a specific population exclusively. That service can be with regard to need or desire. And while the educational camp programs at the US Space & Rocket Center...
It Was the Best Week Ever! The Value of One-Week and Short-Term Camp Sessions
November 1, 2011
Camp directors and parents alike will enjoy hearing children report about their week at summer overnight camp as the “best week ever!” And it just may be that some of the best...
Why Day Camp Matters
November 1, 2011
When looking for summer activities for their children, parents today are faced with an incredible wealth of options. Many of these options describe themselves as “camp”: sports...
Longer Camp Sessions: Disappearing Dinosaur or Timely Treasure?
November 1, 2011
Gone are the days when most, or even many, camps offered only full sessions of seven or eight weeks. Shrinking summer vacations for all age groups, staggered college start dates...
Why the World Needs Summer Camp: An Essay to Parents
November 1, 2011
It is not easy for parents to make the decision to send their child away into the waiting arms of strangers who promise to take care of them — people who promise to show them the...
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