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0 Vote On Idea This may be available, but I am not sure where to find it. I would like to see a form which could be shared with my advancement chair that cross-referenced each boy's birthdate with their current rank.
0 Vote On Idea Currently the District Advancement Report does not include Venturing advancements. Since the Crew shows up on the report, it would be nice for their awards to be included on it as well. When you look at the report it appears that they have not earned anything.
-1 Vote On Idea Given the challenging economic times at both the Local and National Council level, any meeting that can be postponed or cancelled this year will save money needed for the advancement of the Scouting program and membership recruitment.
4 Vote On Idea Offer a $2 savings on the BSA adult registration fee if the Scouter chhoses to receive Scouting Magazine electronically. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Applications & Registration (21) Mark as duplicate
4 Vote On Idea this was posted in the Scouting Community group called "Innovation Engine for Volunteers": The main page of scouting.org has no phone numbers on it. No postal address. No physical address. No map to the scouting museum.
0 Vote On Idea Considering that the only place that Cubs can earn the shooting sports belt loops/pins is at organized district/council events (which for many is only at Day Camp), and considering that because many day camps are held in public parks which may not allow archery or more notably BB shooting, could a…
4 Vote On Idea When volunteers fill out the adult application, they almost always seem to forget to fill out the right hand column unless specifically instructed to do so. Could this column be highlighted or at least question number six, so that we don't have to go back to as many folks and say…
1 Vote On Idea Would it be possible to modify the adult application so we can note which merit badges people are counselors for? This way, when we go to Scoutnet, we could run a report on who the counselors are for and what subjects there are counselors for.
1 Vote On Idea now that the new uniform came out, it seems Venturing is stuck in the past. Any possibility of updating the recommended Venturing uniform, too? Comments (0) Category/Tags : Venturing (11) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea Sail away with the BSA for an incredible week of training, fellowship and Scouting fun!! This adult experience is aimed at volunteers who want to incorporate Scouting into a mid-winter get-away. During our seven day cruise, you will enjoy three full days at sea - filled with a variety of training programs…
3 Vote On Idea This suggestion is both technological and cultural. For decades, Charter Renewal has been the time for units to fill gaps in their leadership and register new adult leaders. But many years have now passed since background checks of volunteers has become part of Scouting.
0 Vote On Idea With the aim of improving the success of a new pack and assisting existing packs that are stuggling with leadership collapse, would it be possible to form a district team, say 3 to 4 experienced adults, who could be called upon to to run the first couple pack meetings, help identify…
0 Vote On Idea I would suggest to put a Phone Number box on the Advancement Report. 90% of the time when I am entering advancements the kids are not registered. It would be so much easier and faster if they put their phone number on the form so I don't have to look it…
-1 Vote On Idea I would like to see us be able to pull up a ward roster out of scoutnet in the same way we can pull up individual units. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (91) scoutnet Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea Is there not a way for the system to automaticallt send an e-mail to the council's tour permit adminstrator letting them know there is a new tour permit that need's to be approved? Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (91) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea Can the link to support pages other than Onlin support be added to the MyBSA home page so you don't have to go through ScoutNet to get to it Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (91) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea When checking unit rosters or individual leaders, we should have the ability to see e-mail addresses. The current applications have slots for e-mail but having these available for ScoutNet would be very helpful. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (91) Mark as duplicate
2 Vote On Idea For the 100th Anniversary It would be neat to see the Boy Scout Handbook BACK on the Best Seller lists like it was back in the day...back in the Baden Powell days 'Scouting for Boys' was a best seller, and the book was a major way to recruit new boys, where…
1 Vote On Idea This idea is from a volunteer in Loomis, CA. Now that BSA is collecting tour applications online, why not let units see when and where other units are going camping? Units that go for the first time to a certain place outside of the normal time of the year could have…
0 Vote On Idea There are a lot of helpful reports when you go into the membership gadget and then the MS Analysis feature. Being able to pull up 5 year histories is a great tool which can be very helpful.
0 Vote On Idea Currently the only Venturing Advancement report we receive is the Boy Scout ranks earned through a Venturing Crew. It would be beneficial to have a format for tracking the Bronze, Gold, Silver, Ranger, Quest, Quartermaster, TRUST.
0 Vote On Idea Why not have a special ceremony developed for Boy Scouts to Venturing? If Venturing really is Scouting's next step, couldn't we have a bridging ceremony at an Eagle Scout ceremony when a boy officially joins a Crew?
0 Vote On Idea The Career Interest survey is divided into clusters, but from what I understand, it is not in the cluster groups that counselors generally recognize. When an executive goes and tries to sell the idea of running the surveys, the information gathered is not as useful to the counselors as it could…
0 Vote On Idea Why not have a national Venturing site that provides templates for Crews to have their own sites. If it had social networking capabilitites, it would be even better. This could be sold as just another program support offered for Venturing or an option in the charter that costs X$ per year.
0 Vote On Idea Skype is a very useful tool that I've found can help save a lot of money. I just switched my cell plan to 500 minutes from 900 because of it. Here are some of the features Skype offers and how they could be helpful: Instant messaging: Skype offers instant messaging, but…
0 Vote On Idea When printing out codes and reports need to be able to print all or just print by District. This will save time on cutting and pasteing. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Applications & Registration (20) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea Teen programs (such as Venturing and Exploring) are, in my opinion, the areas of greatest ability to grow as an organization. I've been tasked with creating a sustainable TLC within my council. However, I have struggled to find comprehensive BSA-produced information on how to run a TLC (Teen Leader's Council)/VOA (Venturing…
0 Vote On Idea Adults enjoy getting recognized with Awards in Scouting such as the Tiger Den Leader Award Knot or the Cub Scouter Award & Knot. Our support staff person in charge of awards gets the paperwork for the award and then has to go to the scout shop to purchase the certificate and knot.
-2 Vote On Idea One way to boost some year end membership is to offer a free week of day camp to any boy who signs up now and has not attended camp in the past year or is currently a registered Scout.
4 Vote On Idea Patriots Path Council holds an annual Fishing Derby for Mentally and Physically Challenged Scouts. The Scouts (last year we had 125) come to one of our Council Camps for Fishing, Nature, and Fun. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Other (61) Mark as duplicate
5 Vote On Idea The Belt Loop Midway is a District Event that offers a day of classes where Cub Scouts can earn up to 6 Belt Loops in that one day.This unique district event has grown over the years.
5 Vote On Idea Bring along a bearskin, place the bearskin over a bucket, and ask every Cub Scout to come up and "feed" the Bear an FOS pledge card. The Scouts get very excited about feeding the bear! This increased responses to the Friends of Scouting Campaign.
12 Vote On Idea I fax my trading post orders in every week. And every week when I get my order there's something missing or incorrect. The invoices show only what was shipped, not what I origianally ordered or its status.
7 Vote On Idea Since 1998, Exploring Posts have been excluded from using High Adventure Bases in the summer months. They have access during the off peak months. Posts who wish to use the summer programs should not be treated differently as their counterparts.
-6 Vote On Idea Female youth members of Venturing should have the opportunity to become members of Scoutings National Honor Society, more commonly known as the Order of the Arrow. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Venturing (7) Mark as duplicate
2 Vote On Idea On the Rechartering Management section why not add additional information such as:12/31/2007 Bluebonnet Troop 0205 1/30/2008 5-Submitted 2/21/2008 (Recharter month - Unit - Login Date - What stage they are in, date submitted) Also if we could ask for that information using a range of months instead of having to pull the reports by…
79 Vote On Idea Each month, approximately 200 National BSA employees are mailed their payroll earnings statement by ADP, our electronic payroll company. I believe that they would set up access on the internet (password protected)to the same information, and do so at no additional cost for their service.
18 Vote On Idea With regards to the process, we were just informed that the only individuals that are going to be allowed to submit an online tour permit are the Committtee Chair and Unit Leader (SM, CM, etc). This is conflicting with the efforts that professionals are making to create a stronger support network…
2 Vote On Idea Arnie Lanckton, Council VP of Administration, Revolutionary Trails Council, would like to suggest that National BSA prepare a proposal for the new administration to hire X number of professionals to deliver a Scouting program in the Scoutreach areas all across the US.
0 Vote On Idea This is a membership campaign for the spring to get Troops to go out and have meetings at Middle Schools to ask those boys that are not in a Cub Pack to consider joining the Boy Scouts. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Recruiting (6) boy scout recruiting Mark as duplicate
2 Vote On Idea The new unit commissioner online tracking sheet is a great tool we can use in our district. We could create an online tracking for Webelos Leaders to enter tracking information online to let us know what troops the boys are crossing over to and if not let us know the reasons…
1 Vote On Idea When units go through the online recharter process they are not able to add cell phone numbers to their roster. The adult application asks for this information, however it is up the registrars to then manually enter the information before posting or someone else to follow up with it later.
0 Vote On Idea It would be helpful to have the ability to run ScoutNet reports from the related MyBSA pages - for example, run an OPR or DTR from the MyBSA membership page. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (88) Mark as duplicate
16 Vote On Idea Let's centralize our credit card transaction processing to one supplier under one National Agreement. BSA's National Scout Shop and scoutstuff.org process hundreds of thousands of transactions annually and as a result have a lower transaction rate.
9 Vote On Idea BSA National Scout Shops have gift card capabilities. Why not expand these capabilities to council Scout Shops and camp trading posts? Allowing all scouting retail operations sell and redeem gift cards using a central system could significantly improve our service to our membership.
0 Vote On Idea • Health & Wellness program addressing screen time, physical activity and balanced diet • Originally designed and tested by National Institute on Media and the Family • Using NIMF's current curriculum for Phase 1 & 2 of program • BSA only curriculum will be designed for Phase 3 using past results of pilot Summary: Switch is a…
0 Vote On Idea • Program focused on parent planning and delivery with youth participation • Specifically designed, age appropriate literature for kids • Adult Partners will learn basics of youth development The Lion Cub Scouts is a pilot program created to introduce a new Cub Scout program for boys age 5 or in Kindergarten and their adult…
4 Vote On Idea Once an executive has been approved by their Scout Executive to interview for Scout Executive they should be allowed to recieve the Friday report directly and not have to rely on getting it second hand. Comments (2) Category/Tags : Internal (39) Mark as duplicate
4 Vote On Idea I have noticed and many of my volunteers have commented on how the new shirt does not stay tucked into the new pants. Can something be done about this? The solution that has worked for me is wearing sock/shirt garters.
1 Vote On Idea Tour permits have been around since the '60's (as far back as I can find) for national tours. Local Tour permit lore is fuzzy when they came to be. We are re-examining their use and would like to use the innovation engine to see if they are beneficial to a local…
