What?? You've Got to Be Kidding Me with These Membership Numbers!

[Eagle1993]

8 hours ago, Tron said:

National needs to force mergers, tell councils they need to embrace remote work and tele/video conferencing. Every DE should live and work in their district, not at council HQ. Every council HQ should be a tiny hole in the wall or a cabin on the council camp used as basically a logistical hub to feed the districts

Fully agree. I understand my council knows they will merge with another council; however, that council is not in great shape financially and likely needs to close a camp or two.  My council is holding off on the merger so they aren't blamed for the camp closure.  I'm sure there are many similar stories, so national will have to step in.

During the bankruptcy a small/secret meeting was held by a fee national leaders.  Their PPT slides were reviewed in court but never added to the docket.  They included recommendations for a major reduction in councils among other ideas.  It is needed and hopefully coming. 

[yknot]

5 hours ago, Eagle1993 said:

Fully agree. I understand my council knows they will merge with another council; however, that council is not in great shape financially and likely needs to close a camp or two.  My council is holding off on the merger so they aren't blamed for the camp closure.  I'm sure there are many similar stories, so national will have to step in.

During the bankruptcy a small/secret meeting was held by a fee national leaders.  Their PPT slides were reviewed in court but never added to the docket.  They included recommendations for a major reduction in councils among other ideas.  It is needed and hopefully coming. 

I think that slide is here somewhere in one of the bankruptcy threads. I know I've seen it, and I'm pretty sure it was here. 

[Eagle94-A1]

22 minutes ago, yknot said:

I think that slide is here somewhere in one of the bankruptcy threads. I know I've seen it, and I'm pretty sure it was here. 

It is. I remember seeing it. 2/3s of the councils gone if memory serves.

 

[PACAN]

I heard there are a large number of councils under conditional charters for 2026.   If they don't meet certain benchmarks )  I assume membership growth and raising $$ they can subject to be merged.

Free membership for military scouts is an interesting idea.   My friends troop is made up of Colonels and Lt Cols who certainly can afford the registration.   Junior soldiers most likely do not have children who are of scouting age.

[PACAN]

There used to be a chart showing number of scouts by sponsoring organizations.  Anyone seen that recently?

[MikeS72]

2 hours ago, yknot said:

I think that slide is here somewhere in one of the bankruptcy threads. I know I've seen it, and I'm pretty sure it was here. 

It was here, as I recall it also.  If I remember correctly, it showed a move toward mergers eventually bringing us to around 80 councils.