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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/magazine/2023-march-april-camping-magazine
2023 March/April Camping MagazineThe business of camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/be-prepared-camp-professionals-guide-public-relations
Be PRepared: A Camp Professional’s Guide to Public RelationsWhen facing a crisis, an emergency, or another major happening at your camp, do you have a plan in place for communicating with the media? With campers and their families? With the public?
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ultimate-guide-staffing-your-kitchen
The Ultimate Guide to Staffing Your KitchenIt’s not you. With a 3:1 ratio of available culinary positions to applicants, the labor shortage for kitchen staff continues to be a harsh reality. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/helping-camps-go-green-motivators-barriers-camp-sustainability
Helping Camps “Go Green”: The Motivators and Barriers to Camp SustainabilityLike many camp administrators around the country, Jeff Gamble wanted his camp his camp — Jefunira Camp in California — to “go green” and operate more sustainably. But he faced a challenge. The camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/addressing-elephant-camp-little-pay-creates-big-challenges
Addressing the Elephant in Camp: Little Pay Creates Big ChallengesAmazing growth experiences for young adults entering the workforce should not come at the cost of competitive wages.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/somewhat-ugly-truth-about-teenagers-camp
The Somewhat Ugly Truth about Teenagers at CampI attest my confidence in making friends, trying new things, and even my success in college to the time I spent at summer camp. I went for a month each summer from age 12 to 16. The industry, culture...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/working-summer-camp-keeping-fire-alive
Working at Summer Camp: Keeping the Fire AliveJournalism student Dan Gray shares his experience working at camp and interviews camp professionals about the staffing shortage.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/should-you-offer-camp-staff-retention-bonus
Should You Offer Camp Staff a Retention Bonus?A retention bonus is money offered to staff with the goal of giving them incentive to stick around.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/next-summers-staff-recruitment-starts-today
Next Summer's Staff Recruitment Starts TodayResearch suggests college-aged students are already thinking ahead to employment plans for next summer, so it's important to have conversations about the future with staff you'd like to return to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-improvements-one-vulnerable-step-time
Making Improvements One Vulnerable Step at a TimeI grew up a camp kid. I started going to camp when I was eight years old, participating in Camp Ondessonk's "Mini-Camp" program. Back in 2003, the program was Sunday–Wednesday, four days and three...