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Camps Contribute
to Finding "Common
Ground"
In the spring of 2007, ACA camps from across the
country participated in a unique study—in
cooperation with the Search Institute and
the National Collaboration for Youth—to
explore similarities and differences across
staff working in community and faith-based
settings. Titled Is
There Common Ground? An Exploratory Study
of the Interests and Needs of Community-Based
and Faith-Based Youth Workers, the study examined the core
competencies of youth workers in both sectors
as well as their interests in and concerns
about working together. The project was
supported by the Lilly Endowment Inc. The
report provides insights regarding priorities,
professional development needs, and perspectives
on collaboration based on a series of focus
groups with youth workers, an online survey
of 1,200 youth workers, and a national
summit with key leaders in both community-based
and faith-based settings.
Download
a brief summary and the full report and
appendix.
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ACA to Survey Camps to Learn More about
Sites, Facilities, and Programs
ACA is committed
to providing industry relevant research
and information that camps can use to improve
their business operations. Following
the Budget and Finance Survey in 2005,
the Compensation and Benefits (Salary)
Survey in 2006, ACA is now poised to survey
members about camp sites, facilities, and
programs in the fall of 2007. We
encourage every ACA camp selected for this
study to take advantage of this important
opportunity to help us provide you with
relevant business research you can use.
Learn more about
ACA's business
operations research.
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