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Engaging Our Networks for the Fall Recruitment Campaign
Article Submitted by Scot Fuller, Director of Field Service, Longhorn Council Back in June, the Longhorn Council held a focus group targeting our highest performing units when it comes to recruitment. One general theme came out of this meeting: it takes the entire Scouting unit and their network engaging the families in their community to…
Read MoreUpdate: Moving Some Churchill Recommendations Forward
As part of the ongoing process to identify how to optimize the Boy Scouts of America for success in the future, the National Executive Committee (NEC) recently asked the National Management Team to facilitate the evaluation of the 26 primary proposed recommendations that resulted from the Churchill Project. In addition to receiving survey input from…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Churchill Plan and What It Means for Scouting
In 2019, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the BSA asked six teams of volunteers and professionals from the local, area, regional and national level – including current or recent youth members and subject-matter experts – to develop plans on how to optimize the BSA for success in key areas based on input provided by…
Read MoreBSA’s Commitment to Act Against Racial Injustice
Dear Scouting family, As our country reckons with racial injustice, we all must consider our role and our failures and commit to meaningful action. The twelve points of the Scout Law that define a Scout are all important, but at this moment, we are called on to be brave. Brave means taking action because it…
Read MoreBecoming the Best Version of Ourselves
Scouting is about character and leadership. The Scout Oath and Law – our very foundation – call for helpfulness, bravery, common courtesy, and respect among all people. Our values call us to stand up to injustice, as we strive to help other people at all times. The Scouting movement recognizes and celebrates that the attributes…
Read MoreRecruiting Tips In the Time of Coronavirus (and After)
Article Submitted by Lauren Howery Family Scouting Executive Last Frontier Council, Oklahoma City Recruiting is an integral part of our service to the youth and units in our communities and can have its difficulties during a normal year, let alone during a pandemic. As Unit Serving Executives face an uncertain future of what recruiting may…
Read MoreJoin Scouts across the Country in remembering those who gave all to the U.S.A. this Memorial Day
The Boy Scouts of America and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Join Together to Ensure Every Fallen Hero is Remembered this Memorial Day with a Special Tribute and Salute Scouts across the country will build on the tradition of honoring our nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day by posting public tributes to our veterans…
Read MoreUpdated: BSA Modified Requirements during Covid-19 – Virtual campouts count for BSA Advancement until September 1, 2020.
For Up-to-Date information, please refer to https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/ ♦ Q: What changes have been made to rank advancement/camping requirements given the need to maintain social distancing during this time? We have implemented temporary changes, detailed below, to allow Scouts to complete rank requirements, detailed below, by video conferencing through September 1, 2020. This deadline will be re-evaluated…
Read MoreNearly 200 Unit Serving Executives Attend the Leadership60 – 2020 Growth Conference
February 25, 2020 The 2020 Growth Conference was held February 6 & 7th at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX. This year’s attendees all had achieved year-end membership growth by November 30, 2019. Speaker for the opening dinner was Assistant Chief Scout Executive, Patrick Sterrett, and in attendance were the Regional Directors and Membership…
Read MoreBSA Names Roger C. Mosby as new CEO and President
Dear BSA Volunteers and Scouting Ambassadors, I am happy to let you know that earlier this evening, the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America named Roger C. Mosby as the organization’s CEO and President after a focused search, which was initiated when former CEO and President Michael B. Surbaugh retired after a…
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