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Unit Fundraising

Ideas for fundraising projects and programs for your unit.

403 topics in this forum

  1. Country Meats

    By RookieScouter,
    • 18 replies
    • 442 views

  2. Real estate donation

    By ddouglass,
    • 11 replies
    • 344 views

  3. Community Yard Sale

    By hertfordnc,
    • 7 replies
    • 260 views

  4. Unit Money Earning Application

    By PinkPajamas,
    • 3 replies
    • 85 views

  5. KING of BSA Popcorn Sales

    By mrkstvns,
    • 3 replies
    • 243 views

  6. Fundraiser shutdown

    By Momleader,
    • 11 replies
    • 374 views

  7. Council denies unit fundraiser

    By kmorley971,
    • 31 replies
    • 1472 views

  8. Best.Unit.Fundraiser.Idea.Ever

    By Jameson76,
    • 3 replies
    • 309 views

  9. Who gets the money?

    By mrkstvns,   
    • 9 replies
    • 3049 views

  10. Wreath company recommendations

    By karunamom3,
    • 2 replies
    • 122 views

  11. Jack Links Fundraiser Partnership with BSA

    By FireStone,
    • 26 replies
    • 1371 views

  12. Donuts

    By mrkstvns,   
    • 3 replies
    • 286 views

  13. Breakfast is served...

    By mrkstvns,
    • 7 replies
    • 505 views

  14. Can a CO profit off a unit?

    By Cubmaster Pete,
    • 96 replies
    • 5762 views

  15. Automatic Drink Machine Fund Raiser.

    By SSScout,
    • 0 replies
    • 439 views

  • LATEST POSTS

    • walk in the woods
      possible fee increase coming

      By walk in the woods · Posted

      I'm also rural.  When folks look at the cost scouting I'd argue they aren't comparing it to other youth programs, but rather a cart of groceries or tanks of gas to heat the house.
    • yknot
      Where would you go?

      By yknot · Posted

      I'm just wondering if the problem is that they can no longer get liability insurance. I know they were fighting with their insurers who were balking. Bankrupt or not, if you don't have insurance, I don't think you can operate. That could leave all of us nowhere. Anyone know more about insurance than I do and have a learned opinion? 
    • Cubmaster Pete
      Where would you go?

      By Cubmaster Pete · Posted

      Those are fees I've never minded paying....
    • Cburkhardt
      Where would you go?

      By Cburkhardt · Posted

      Annual fully-loaded cost to run a Troop with a full program here in DC is about $1,000 per Scout, without high adventure.  We raise about 1/3 of that and the families and parents pay dues and camp fees for the balance.  Compared to other youth group expenses this is favorable.  Travel athletic teams, private athletic or music lessons or even purchasing junky electronics devices/toys Are easily double or triple these BSA costs.  In a lower cost area those Annual Troop operation cost figures might be up to 1/3 less.  Adding another $33/year by doubling is nearly meaningless in this context.  If someone migrates over this, they are leaving for other reasons. Some of this will be solved when the financial restructuring bankruptcy is filed.  The BSA will offload the costly liability of the Youth Protection fails of earlier years and insurance rates won’t be subject to such big swings.  And, that process will probably result in a right-sizing of overall council/national cost structures as well.  I will stay put and all the families in our troop will too.
    • Jameson76
      Where would you go?

      By Jameson76 · Posted

      Now there's some cash outlay....golfing.  $500 for clubs (yeah I know cheap set), $50 for green fees, $20 for a dozen balls...not to mention fees at the 19th hole  

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