fred8033

I always thought it was because our events have more trees than power outlets.

Remember 12th code of Dinotopia: Find the fun.

Your key point: "council level in Scouting today is a lack of technical knowledge on how to effectively grow Scouting." Agree. As a 12+ year district volunteer, districts and councils chat all the time about how to drive membership. But there is little special they can do. The only success is helping units run their own membership drive. Flyers. Road signs. IMHO, districts are a bygone idea of the past. Councils are the new districts. Perhaps, states should be the new council. Individual border cities could align with a different state if it makes sense. BSA needs to rethi

I was thinking what I would like to see that might be possible. Many scouts can "google" to find the answers. Most scouts are very capable online. The only other thing I can think of is a site that lists the best online resources for specific badges. We used to have meritbadge.org that showed requirements, etc. And it was targeting adults. Maybe something similar that's quick and efficient and finds best-of-brand already existing content that could help a scout. Essentially the yellow pages book (which you probably have never used. ... of the best resources. ) Someone do

I remember being a parent newly introduced into scouting and slowly learning the turf issues and grudges between the scouting groups. The more I learned, the more I was astounded. As a parent, it shouldn't involve me or my kids. But the division almost pulls the parents in. It's not good for anyone. Each has significant problems. Each has huge traditions and very meaningful purposes. The divisive issue is each has resources and staff. Sadly, I fear the division reduces the effectiveness for scouting for all scouts. As a parent, I just don't understand why the organizations

Your video reminded me of why I like river canoeing. On a river you can rest and still make progress.

COR sharing with SM seems appropriate. SM's job is to protect scouts. The SM is the guy around the scouts. He needs to know and maybe know rough general reasons. As for committee member, it depends on committee member's role. ... I'm not hearing any obvious issue. Things seem reasonable ... without knowing anymore. There will be grumbling. People won't be happy.

Be careful !!!! ... When issues like this happen, everyone is tainted. ... BSA is not rich enough to afford legal battles when volunteers argue. The end result is often both get banned / removed. "Back then ... " ... organizations always change with the volunteers. For 15 years, I had a set of volunteers, I clicked with naturally and it was great. Now, there area few volunteers that I don't click with as much. So, I've moved to volunteer in a more limited targeted way. Maybe in the future, I'll volunteer differently again. I enjoy scouting both ways, but I'm not going to fight

My experience is "part 2" is often the view of the side that is frustrated. Could be done better. Should be done different. Etc. ... If it is truly a YPT, you have responsibility report and escalate. Period. District training violations are often a "suggested" ideal way of doing things, but can drift. Common sense is amazingly not as common as you'd think. Scout oath and law are between you and your conscience. . My experience is "part 1" is the real issue. Volunteers always want to be confirmed as valuable and useful. Volunteers always fear fly-in, hit-and-run volunte

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From my past readings, buying outright is not usually done for non-profits. Assets often outweigh income making a purchase impossible. Rather, a court could transfer assets that are core to a beneficial public good to another similar non-profit. Piece parts or everything could be liquefied to create cash to pay debt / damages. Outright "buys" won't happen. The land and intellectual property of BSA is too valuable for someone to outright buy as a single purchase and the income is too small. Perhaps another non-profit could toss in enough cash to absorb BSA and have the cash

Sounds like time for drastic change or to be pulled into another council that has a functional structure.

I own seven versions, but I've only actively used four versions. I prefer the 11th edition, but then again it might be the case of liking the version when scouting was fresh to me. I don't necessarily see the 12th, 13th and 14th versions as improvements ... but the look shiny.

Are registrars paid by national or council? I thought they were like scout shop staff.

A few random tidbits ... ... I've always said that scouting is good for all youth (used to say boys), but not all youth are good for scouting. I'm not sure if you are in that situation. ... OR do you just need to re-think expectations. Do you really need the youth to show up with book and uniform ? That's the ideal, but you can still have a big positive impact. How about just making sure there's a fire pit, marshmallows, a Frisbee, a football and some good fellowship. Maybe each night you could share a really meaningful SM story with them. ... It's not your job to go do

Scouting will continue as long as youth grow from working together in new and challenging situations.

I fully agree. People don't realize how far society has changed in the last 20 years and how different since 1970. Mandatory reporting laws were very minimal until very recently. Everyone hesitated to raise accusations against respected leaders. 1980s was still the era of stranger danger. The nature of abuse was not understood. ... No part of society was setup to handle it. ... Heck, it was 2006/2007 that a local music school realized it was a good idea to put glass windows in music instruction rooms. It took multiple incidents of abuse to drive change.

Some of the best camp outs our troop had were focused around one core activity for the day. The rest of the day was meals and free time.

I'd argue the same can be said of doctors, police, school principals, teachers, coaches, protestant pastors, etc.

We'll have to disagree. No one is defending the indefensible. This is about being realistic and comparing to other similar organizations at the same time. If BSA is to be hit so hard, then perhaps the better answer is to tax every home owner $10,000 and create a fund to payback for all the past occurrences through schools, police, sports, etc and handle this all at once. This was not a single organization. This was a societal issue.

This article explains why I am not as upset with BSA as others. The above cases are from 2019 !!!!!! Two decades after SCHOOL mandatory reporting laws. At least a decade after the nationwide law suits started. Happening with professionals who's job is to teach our kids. One school district had 450 reported in one year. Only 130 of the 450 had completed investigations. 36 resulting in end of employment. 300+ not investigated yet and 100 not substantiated. Imagine looking at those 400 cases 50 years later after most people are gone ... the organization would be liable for damages on som

I agree in that I think the use of Indian lore teaches our scouts many things in many directions. It also raises awareness of the native american cultures. ... BUT ... when it's used as a weapon against us, it's time to ditch it. We will have lost something special, but we lose far more in perception and membership if we keep it.

Sadly, this is less about right or wrong. It's about avoiding bad marketing and focusing on the value of the program. The reason to keep is more tradition. BSA can do fine with a different style of ceremony and leave the Indian lore behind. For me ... I'm German and Catholic. I get offended by the Packers cultural appropriation of cheese and beer.

Are X people allowed to imitate Y people? Yes, but you need to pick your battles, time and place. Protesters have chosen to make BSA's practices a public issue. IMHO, this is not a battle we want.

There are several local troops that do very meaningful ceremonies. Lights are dimmed. Candles are lit. Words of reflection are spoken. IMHO, that's exactly what an OA ceremony should be. Sadly, the rest is out of place in today's society.