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Session Three: Keeping It Going

Session Three: Keeping It Going. Song Fest. Keeping It Going. Program planning—annual planning conference Membership Paperwork Finances The uniform Other training opportunities Summary and closing. Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning. Do your homework. Get patrol input.

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Session Three: Keeping It Going

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  1. Session Three: Keeping It Going

  2. Song Fest

  3. Keeping It Going • Program planning—annual planning conference • Membership • Paperwork • Finances • The uniform • Other training opportunities • Summary and closing

  4. Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning • Do your homework. • Get patrol input. • Hold a planning conference. • Consult with the troop committee. • Announce the plan.

  5. The Human Knot Patrol Activity

  6. Monthly activities Service/conservation project Troop Leadership Training (TLT) Planning Items to Consider • Boards of review • Courts of honor • Year-round recruiting plan • Webelos-to-Scout transition

  7. Patrol Planning Exercise

  8. Your Primary Planning Tools • Troop Program Features • Troop Program Resources • Troop program support • Council calendar • Other calendars

  9. Secrets to Growing A Troop • Retain current members. • Bring Webelos Scouts into the troop. • Build strong pack relationships. • Recruit boys not currently in Scouting. • Emphasize the importance of Scouting to parents. • Accept the responsibility to bring in new members. • Encourage boys to recruit other boys.

  10. Video No. 9: Growing the Troop

  11. The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a boy an invitation to take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.

  12. Troop budget form Membership applications Health forms Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook NESA application Share the Paperwork! • Charter renewal • Quality Unit Award • Money–earning application • Tour permit • Advancement records

  13. What are Troop Expenses? • Troop Charter fee • Scout Registration • Program Materials • Activities • Community Service

  14. Building the Troop Budget • SM prepares a draft budget • PLC finalizes budget • Troop Committee approves the budget • Finalized budget presented to Scouts and parents

  15. Where the Money Comes From • Scouts and their families • Fundraisers • Chartered organization • Communities • Local Council • National Council

  16. Money-Earning Projects • Required to provide product or service • Prohibited from soliciting for donations

  17. Incentives for Scouts • Must be satisfying and rewarding • Understand how the money will be used • Some troops help Scouts pay their way

  18. Friends of Scouting As Scoutmaster, your positive, enthusiastic support will send a clear message that parents and guardians play an important part in providing opportunities for training and program development through their donations. Facilities at our camps are maintained and expanded with these donations.

  19. Finance Summary • A Scout is thrifty • Troop budget supports the program planning • SM relies on Committee to manage finances • Can not solicit for donations

  20. The Uniform Official Activity

  21. Youth Protection Training Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Wood Badge for the 21st Century Boy Scout roundtables Advanced camping skills Climb On Safely Project COPE Passport to High Adventure Training Other local training Philmont Training Center Troop Leadership Training (TLT) Troop Annual Program Planning Conference Video support Powder Horn Supplemental Training

  22. Scoutmasters and assistant Scoutmasters need to attend Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills to be considered “trained.”

  23. Boys Want Ceremony! • Set the scene. • Make it meaningful. • Keep it simple. • Involve the boy leaders.

  24. You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be?

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