https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/8-ps-marketing
The 8 Ps of MarketingIf you've ever taken a high school or college marketing class, you probably learned early on about the "Four Ps of Marketing." Since the 1940s these Classic Ps (Price, Product, Placement, and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tips-running-better-summer-camp-business
Tips for Running a Better Summer Camp BusinessRunning a summer camp is a noble endeavor. Summer camps impart skills and values to all types of children. Nevertheless, every summer camp, small or large, private, religious, nonprofit or for-profit...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-your-camp-reinforce-resist-or-relieve-gender-stereotypes
Does Your Camp Reinforce, Resist, or Relieve Gender Stereotypes?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 overtly sexist behaviors...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-belong-reuniting-siblings-foster-care-while-creating-lifetime-shared-memories-through-summer
Camp To Belong: Reuniting Siblings in Foster Care While Creating a Lifetime of Shared Memories through the Summer Camp ExperienceIf I had the choice of spending a whole year in Hawaii or one hour with my brother and sisters, I would choose my siblings. — Luke (camper) You feel excitement in the air as four siblings...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ten-photo-posting-tips
Ten Photo Posting TipsPosting daily photos of campers is a service many camps now offer, and many parents have come to expect. If you post photos for camp parents to view, you’ve probably handled complaints from well-...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sexuality-education-camp-setting-thirty-four-year-retrospective
Sexuality Education in the Camp Setting: A Thirty-Four Year RetrospectiveThirty-four years ago I came to camp for the first time as a member of the advisory/staff training team. I was a young mother, had finished graduate school a couple of years earlier, was a certified...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protect-your-camp-your-campers-your-staff-unspeakable
Protect Your Camp, Your Campers, and Your Staff from the UnspeakableIt’s 6:27 a.m. on a sunny Tuesday morning. There you are, comfortably seated at your desk, ready for another great day, when you are called for assistance by a counselor to the health center. Upon...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cyberbullying-camps-role-helping-girls-disengage-online-world
Cyberbullying: Camp’s Role in Helping Girls Disengage from an Online WorldAuthor Rachel Simmons spoke with ACA about aspects of cyberbullying among girls and camp’s role in helping kids disengage from an online world where they must always be “on.” Recently, Simmons...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camps-quest-continues-through-technology-professional-development
Healthy Camps: The Quest Continues through Technology and Professional DevelopmentStrong interest in promoting the concept of a healthy camp continues. Supported by data from ACA’s five-year Healthy Camps Study from 2006 through 2010, improved understanding about camp injuries and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/road-camper-enrollment-recovery
On the Road to Camper Enrollment Recovery?For the past several years, ACA has invited day and resident camps to complete an online camper enrollment survey. The survey asks camp directors to respond to questions regarding enrollment trends,...