The adults who keep a unit running: chairs, treasurers, advancement coordinators and chartered organization representatives. These posts cover budgets, fundraising, recruiting and boards of review.
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.
I don't give Friends of Scouting much thought throughout the year. In fact, I don't really ever think about it until the campaign comes around and forces me to wonder what everyone else wonders. The bad news is that I still don't have a clear understanding of how FOS benefits my unit even after another…
One of the great strengths of the Boy Scouts of America is its unique relationship with churches and civic and educational organizations throughout the United States. Scouting is provided for young people through a collaborative endeavor with various community and religious organizations that adopt the Scouting program as a means of meeting their needs and…
20 Questions to ask at your next Eagle Board of Review
Forget that sit-down with the hiring supervisor at Subway. When it comes to life-changing interviews for a teenager, you can't top the Eagle Scout Board of Review. For some Scouts, the thought of answering a barrage of questions from adults is worse than a trip to the dentist.
Let's talk money. Two big changes coming up next year will impact every registered Scout unit: What is now known as the " unit charter fee " will change its name to the more-descriptive " unit liability insurance fee ." The cost of this fee will increase from $20 a year to $40 a year.
Effective Jan. 1, 2013, what is now known as the "unit charter fee" will be renamed the "unit liability insurance fee" and will increase in cost from $20 to $40 yearly. As a result, the new fee will begin with units that have December 31, 2012 charter expiration dates (a charter period beginning Jan.
A recent article aimed at the new committee chair listed a few things that I've found to be helpful when starting the job or any job in Scouting. But what are the actual responsibilities of the committee chair? Hopefully if …
I received a call this morning from a father of one the Boy Scouts, who is also a troop committee member, asking if I was going to attend the troop meeting tonight. He and his family would be gone on vacation next week and his son would not be able to attend the committee meeting…
So you've just stepped into the job of Committee Chair for your pack or troop. Now what? Committee Chair is an important role – indeed, the unit can't function properly without one – but there are ways in which a …
For those of you new to Boy Scouting, please understand that it is not an advanced Webelos Program. Indeed, it is quite different. Unlike almost every other youth program, Boy Scouting is youth led and youth run. That's right, adults do not run a Boy Scout Troop.
How can a Pack transition from a model where the Cubmaster does all of the work to one where the Pack Committee shares the load? [ This is a content summary only. Click on the article title for full links, other content, and more! ]
Larry Geiger has served as a Scoutmaster for two different troops so that means he has transitioned in and out of the Scoutmaster role more than most of us. I asked him to write about these transitions and offer his advice.
Our district is holding its annual merit badge pow-wow in March and I've been handing out registration forms for the last couple weeks. One boy, a Life scout, asked me if it would they would let him sign up for three required merit badges (the pow-wow rules say a max of two).
As with many of us we wear multiple hats in Scouting. First and foremost we wear the Dad (or Mom) hat, then the hat appropriate to our unit, like Scoutmaster or Committee Chair. Then there often times is some District level hat, whether that is part of the District Training team, a District event, or…
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