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Sooo, maybe good points, lack of specifics. If he had laid out they were reducing councils would have felt better. Glad he didn't start with "your kids are safer with us", that does not need to be the lead in and Go To Market slogan we must make volunteering easier and more rewarding. That means giving volunteers the support, tools and resources they need to succeed. I wonder what the plan actually is, sounds correct, but lacks specifics We need to improve both our internal infrastructure and the technology families interact with directly. Parents and volunteers should be able to use their phones and online tools easily to manage registrations, communication and unit activities. I wonder what the plan actually is, sounds correct, but lacks specifics Another critical area is branding and marketing. During the pandemic and bankruptcy, we did very little marketing. Now we’re reinvesting in campaigns that better communicate the value of Scouting to parents and families. I wonder what the plan actually is, sounds correct, but lacks specifics One challenge we face is that we have significantly fewer district executives and unit-serving professionals than we did several years ago. Those positions are critical because they support units, recruit members and help volunteers succeed. That means some councils may need to rethink how resources are allocated. In some cases, councils may have more property than they currently need, while needing more investment in frontline staff and membership growth. So sell assets to hire even more professionals (DE's) who do little to nothing to serve the units, feed the professional commissioned scouter animal Last fall, Scouting America recruited approximately 260,000 new youth members. The problem is that we are still losing more members than we recruit. Agree, finally that's been said out loud They need opportunities to spend time with other young people, to be part of a patrol and a community, and to experience the outdoors. Scouting teaches youth how to succeed — but also how to fail and recover from failure. That’s one of the most important lessons young people can learn. Agree on that point -
https://onscouting.org/2026/05/20/qa-with-scouting-america-national-chair-ricky-mason/ The tone is promising, but my confidence in its viability is thin. Take a look. He says some of the right words, but is there any weight in them? -
By InquisitiveScouter · Posted
Rhetorical question to point out that there has been no communication on release of this new, all-important document, which units use day-to-day... -
Actually, yes. By coincidence there is a copy sitting in front of me right now that I filled out last week. -
Count me in that group that made the mistake, thinking national would force them to fix the safety issue
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