Show-and-sell tables, take-order sheets and the Scouts who sold the most. Leaders swapped ideas for paying for summer camp, from popcorn and wreaths to car washes and pancake breakfasts.
November 16, 2012 Thursday 1900-2045 Denali District District Committee Meeting Attendance: Travis Ransom, District Executive Cliff Crismore, Council Scout Executive Mark West, Unit Commissioner District Finance Chair District Advancement Chair District Chairman District Camping Chair District Training Chair Agenda Overview: District Commissioner Update: Prospects for District Commissioner Position Recharter Trouble Units (ie.
Click to open Sept. 1 issue The Sept. 1 issue of the Finance Impact e-Letter has been published and is now available online. Now that you are finished or near finished with your 2012 fund-raising campaigns, you probably have started to look forward to the 2013 campaign year.
Credit cards welcome: How to take plastic for popcorn
Cash or check only? Not anymore. Thanks to some handy new tech tools, it's possible to accept credit cards at your unit's next popcorn sale, carwash, or other money-earning project. That eliminates a big reason customers give when choosing not to buy from packs, troops, teams, or crews at events like Show and Sells: "Sorry…
Donovan Fisher isn't your typical door-to-door salesman. "The Popcorn Scout," as he's now known, is a 12-year-old marketing prodigy who in 2011 sold $9,208 in Trail's End popcorn and chocolate pretzels, ranking 14th among all Boy Scouts in the U.S.
When does your community see Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers? They don't see them when the pack, troop, or crew goes camping. They don't see them at pack, troop, or crew meetings. They might see them at an occasional parade.
That's right, folks; it's that time of year to sell popcorn! Why do we do it? What's the secret to selling the most popcorn? Oh – what about new flavors!? The Scout Executive of the Greater Alabama Council JT Dabbs, who also happens to be the Product Sales Task Force Chairman, is going to reveal all…
When someone down the hall makes popcorn, the enticing aroma makes me drop everything and find the source. If only selling Scout popcorn were as easy, right? Turns out it is. That's thanks to the August 2012 edition of Cubcast, the excellent audio podcast for Cub Scout leaders that I told you about earlier this…
Ok, so before everyone gets completely tired of hearing about the Over the Edge fund Raiser.. let me do one or two more posts on it and then we will call it good. Yesterday I went over the edge for Scouting.
My Jambo Troop is always looking for ways to help earn the funds necessary to attend the National Jamboree and our East Coast Tour next summer. That said, we were recently introduced to an opportunity called Ready, Set, Dough. This fundraiser looks pretty simple through selling gift cards – no minimum orders, no start-up fees, no…
'e-Letter': June Event Will Hone Fundraising Skills
Click to open April 15 issue The April 15 issue of the Finance Impact e-Letter has been published and is available online. This year, the Finance Impact Department is teaming up with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) June 3–5 in Kissimmee, Florida, to maximize the training experience for local council staff and volunteers.
Click to open March 1 issue The March 1 issue of the Finance Impact e-Letter has been published and is available on the Finance Impact website. Articles in this issue cover the following topics: 2012 tax updates 2011 IRS forms 990 and 990-EZ Movie Monday for Professionals featuring Penelope Burk ICE grants available for your…
As the newest treasurer of the Boy Scout Troop 68 committee it will be my job to pay bills and keep the checkbooks balanced. Some of the responsibilities I am familiar with, but others are presenting a bit of a challenge.
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