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1 Vote On Idea My council does all recharters starting Jan 1, but they don't get implemented until March 1. Before handing over the paper charters I'm going through a district membership report (excel spreadsheet) of all my adults blacking out dropped adults, typing in new adults, and changing positions and adding email addresses.
5 Vote On Idea 2 years ago I worked for a National Company that was in all 50 states plus overseas. They had multiple offices in each state. They install Instant Messaging on our machines and it save tons of time.
1 Vote On Idea I love the medical form--a great positive step. However, we should update our BSA medical coverage to cover an annual physical, which it currently does not. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Internal (38) medical coverage Mark as duplicate
-3 Vote On Idea The BSA should allow qualified staff to be considered for an SE position in the Council they are currently serving. For instance, if a DFS in a Class 600 Council is a qualified candidate for the SE position in other Class 600 Councils he/she should also be considered for the SE…
3 Vote On Idea I would like a way to provide to Units who is trained. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Volunteers (21) Mark as duplicate
5 Vote On Idea It would be great if the U S Post Office did BSA stamps in 2010. Comments (0) Category/Tags : 100th Anniversary (15) Mark as duplicate
-3 Vote On Idea Soccer & Scouting is one of the fastest growing programs in the Boys Scouts of America. It is also fairly new and Council's across the country are facing many challenges on implementing the program in their local areas.
5 Vote On Idea I just filled out a government form for student aid (the FAFSA) for a masters degree I am pursuing and the government allows you to sign up for an electronic signature. It would be so easy for us to do the same thing for rechartering especially since we ask a lot…
4 Vote On Idea It would be so much easier for units rechartering online if after they enter all of the information for new adults and youth to have the option of printing out adult/youth applications with all of the information filled out except for the signatures.
0 Vote On Idea I believe it would be helpful if one were able to navigate directly to PAS Find from MyBSA rather than having to log onto Scoutnet. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (84) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea Add a count up timer to the Scouting.org web page that says the BSA is this old. Comments (0) Category/Tags : 100th Anniversary (14) Mark as duplicate
3 Vote On Idea ...and now is no time to stop. With a shrinking economy and shrinking contributions on the horizon, we can take steps now to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, reduce our carbon footprint AND virtually eliminate our monthly electric bills.
4 Vote On Idea Place the current membership total on the Scouting.org web page. Similar to the total hours found on the Good Turn for America web page. There could also be counters for: Alumni, Volunteers, Charter Partners,and even Eagle Scouts.
15 Vote On Idea There should be a space on all Training forms and Progress records to include the persons BSA ID number. This would eliminate errors and increse processing time. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Volunteers (20) Mark as duplicate
-9 Vote On Idea One of the highlights of the jamboree is the arena show. One of the tough decisions has to be who will perform. You need to have someone who will appeal to a broad spectrum of people while still doing a "family" show.
5 Vote On Idea As units complete their online re-charter process, there should be a field for them to update their meeting schedule, time and location as stored in Scoutnet. Having accurate information would make it much easier for U.S.E.s and commissioners to gather that same information for use in planning unit visits, recruitments, FOS…
0 Vote On Idea I've gotten this suggestion from several volunteers and I agree with it myself. On the unit rosters and on the internet rechartering, it would be great if the youth in Cub Scouts could be grouped by grade and then by last name.
1 Vote On Idea The most frequent item that I and many professionals need to access on MyBSA is the Person and Unit Search functions. However, those functions are located three layers deep on MyBSA (log-in, click on "Membership", then click on "MS Analysis").
0 Vote On Idea It would be great if a report could be run that shows the number of adults who were trained in the year by county. United Way always ask how we used their funding and if we could EASILY tell them the number who received training it would help with the application…
3 Vote On Idea Since the Centennial Quality Commitment and Achievement Form for Unit Award report sheets are set up by the National Council BSA - and since most of the necessary information to fill them out is in ScoutNet - it seems there should be a way for that information (percentages of membership and training, etc.)
-2 Vote On Idea I work in the Development Department and we need to produce invitations and cards for our many special events, and the printing costs certainly add up. My suggestion is to design your own invitations, Christmas cards, etc.
3 Vote On Idea I am in search of any survey resources that have been created for a company to use in throughout their employees to identify lost Eagle Scouts or even alumni at large. If such resources exist it would be great to have a location that they could be accessed from.
1 Vote On Idea Lots of organizations send birthday wishes by email on your birthday. Why not the Boy Scouts? It would be a nice touch. It might make the National organization seem just a little more personable. And it would be a nice opportunity to thank volunteers for their service.
2 Vote On Idea Please allow us to access Unit Meeting Info by a URL Feed. XML would be nice. For example: http://scouting.org/xml/unitmeetings/[council#] will give information like: *Note: please replace scare brackets below with angle brackets. [council number='047' name='Golden Empire Council'][district number='011' name='Iron Horse'] [unit type='troop' number='1'] [meeting place='LDS Church' street='100 Main St' city='Sacramento' state='CA…
-3 Vote On Idea This Welcome to My BSA from 2005 is a waste of space. ..."This Council Flash window shows information that your council can post for other council employees using My BSA. It's a bulletin board for council news and is especially useful to employees who work away from the office..."
1 Vote On Idea I suggest we do like other companies have done for years. I notice that the BSA world stops when someone who has signature authority is on vacation, out of town, sick. No one has authority to sit in for them while they are gone, to make decisions for them, to sign…
4 Vote On Idea We could use a National teleconference forum to address many areas and topics on the Innovation Engine. This could also be used as a tutoring service to help with best practices and new technology. Prior to working for the BSA I was a Field Consultant/District Manager for a Top-25 retailer in…
2 Vote On Idea I was talking to a volunteer today about why his charter was so late. He said it was because he was having a hard time getting his people to complete their application. He told me that he works in a bank, and that people can complete applications, for all kinds of…
3 Vote On Idea The advancement system should be set up to check with registration to make sure all boys are registered with the local council. There should be an alert that comes up in advancement that tells the unit that the scout is not registered with the council and should be as soon as…
2 Vote On Idea Why does someone make the decision to make the membership year longer that it really is? I can see why in the old days you needed a couple extra days when someone had to mail the membership to the National Office by Pony Express but we can now see what it…
0 Vote On Idea How does MyBSA calculate retention? It's been a mystery to explain to volunteers. Do folks that move to a new community count against the percentage? How about youth that "age out" of the program? I suspect that in some cases folks might not want to serve a Scout Reach or some…
0 Vote On Idea Golden Eagle Dinner Community Event Fund Raising Best Practice The Okefenokee Area Council, located in Southeast Georgia, conducts its Community FOS Campaign early with the end of April as an annual completion goal. The Community FOS Campaign is based on several events called "Golden Eagle Dinners".
0 Vote On Idea Please work to upgrade our system to work with Internet Explorer 7. Comments (1) Category/Tags : Technology (78) Mark as duplicate
2 Vote On Idea Allow ADCs DCs and staff to post visit information on units that are within their service area. UCs will then be able to see contact that staff and their commissioner leadership has had with their units. Comments (1) Category/Tags : Technology (77) commissioners Mark as duplicate
2 Vote On Idea To help in the preparation of our Boy, Varsity, or Venture Scouts as they enter the job market, perhaps we should consider a requirement to review and practice interviewing skills. As a parent, it has become clear that our schools do not do a fantastic job of working with the kids…
0 Vote On Idea When looking up a Person in ScoutNet, why not iclude their membership ID # if they have established a MyScouting account. That way in Person Merge, we will know what ID should be picked to be the surviving ID. Comments (0) Category/Tags : Technology (77) Mark as duplicate
4 Vote On Idea Politics aside, Obama's campaign made a giant stride forward this year in terms of how he reinforced and solicited a connection from his constituents. One of the ways his campaign did this was by asking supporters to text their name to a certain number during mass gatherings.
1 Vote On Idea Just as we require all of our leaders to abide by the Scout Oath and Law in order to set a good example for our young men I believe the time has come for the National Council to regulate its local councils when it comes to their environmental impact.
-2 Vote On Idea We've all seen the video or heard the phrase that goes something like 'We're not trying to steal your boys,' but I feel like some Scoutmasters need more coaxing. In my district I have a longtime leader who has erected such a wall even though he has an active 'Venture Patrol…
0 Vote On Idea Each time I move after I change my address the post office sends me a confirmation/welcome letter filled with coupons and ads for various businesses. I understand that the Home Deport coupons likely help defray the cost of such mailings but I wonder if the BSA could leverage a deal with…
-1 Vote On Idea Recently the Innovation and Strategy Group conducted a survey to determine the level of interest in various high adventure activities. The survey was nationwide in scope and the respondents were 50.3% male and 49.7% female. Those responding to the survey were between the ages of 7 and 19 and lived, in…
0 Vote On Idea Recently the Innovation and Strategy Group conducted a survey to determine the level of interest in various high adventure activities. The survey was nationwide in scope and the respondents were 50.3% male and 49.7% female. Those responding to the survey were between the ages of 7 and 19 and lived, in…
0 Vote On Idea Recently the Innovation and Strategy Group conducted a survey to determine the level of interest in various high adventure activities. The survey was nationwide in scope and the respondents were 50.3% male and 49.7% female. Those responding to the survey were between the ages of 7 and 19 and lived, in…
0 Vote On Idea Recently the Innovation and Strategy Group conducted a survey to determine the level of interest in various high adventure activities. The survey was nationwide in scope and the respondents were 50.3% male and 49.7% female. Those responding to the survey were between the ages of 7 and 19 and lived, in…
-1 Vote On Idea I wondered if it would be possible to get a button on rechartering in ScoutNet that asks if you are sure you want to post yes, or no? Comments (0) Category/Tags : Applications & Registration (15) Mark as duplicate
0 Vote On Idea In our profession, we are expectd to quickly build relationships among many people from all walks of life. We are constantly meeting new people. If you are like me, often I meet someone and immediately forget their name.
0 Vote On Idea The NFL has agreed to announce the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America ON AIR at the Super Bowl in Miami on Sunday, February 7, 2010, provided we get involved in promoting flag football.
1 Vote On Idea We used the NESA Eagle Directory, the accompanying CD ROM, and the council's excel database, to data mine 80 prospects from one district. We invited them to a Dec.1 alumni gathering, and had a lively event with 20 attending.
0 Vote On Idea We have sent personal e-mails to all the Eagles in the NESA list - both those currently living in our area and those who achieved their Eagle through our Council. The e-mail offered them our bi-weekly e-newsletter to reconnect them with Scouting activities.
1 Vote On Idea I need to have an Excel spreadsheet of who is (and is not) trained at a unit level, with contact information (mailing address, phone number and email address) in order to selectively target those who need to be trained, so as to invite them to the next course.
