Eagle1993

My council has sold off 3 of its 4 camps over the last decade or so. Each time, they promised to reinvest the funds in the remaining camp(s). I saw nothing of the sort, only investment in new hires whose sole purpose seems to be gathering videos to help fundraising efforts. We had some tremendous volunteers in my district who planned an amazing celebration of our Cub Scout camp many years ago (when the camp was turning 100 years old ... before it was sold off). The idea was a council wide camporee, climbing walls, various scouting events, food trucks, fireworks, etc. Council leadership cancelled it as it had the chance to lose money (ignoring the publicity it would have generated). This led to a few of our key district volunteers leaving, never to return. Our council does almost nothing for Scouts BSA outside of merit badge clinics. They invest heavily in Cub Scouts but seem to think the program ends at 5th grade. Our Troop has a few members of the executive board, but it seems like they have become disillusioned with what they have been able to impact. Personally, I hope my council is absorbed my one of our neighboring ones, which seem to be better at putting on events for Scouts BSA and investing in their camps.

I think one issue is that too many try and recruit from unit volunteers, many if not most are parents of youth. District/council would be best served finding younger adults (21 - 30) before they have kids or former unit volunteers (50+). I used to be more active at the district level, but as my kids got older and their interests were varied, I ran out of volunteer hours to give ... and all of mine will be at the unit level. That said, my kids are aging, one will be headed to college in 2026 and the other a few years later. I could see volunteering at council/district level at that point.

Regardless of the month, all of the numbers show a program either in decline or barely hanging on.

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This looks like a response to a request from a Pack for the IRS to provide tax guidance. I think it has been clear that scout accounts are in the grey area of tax regulations. This is a case of don't ask permission and you will likely be fine. If some kid buys a C8 Corvette with his scout account, the IRS may have some questions. Outside of that, I have never seen evidence of a single issue with the IRS.

Eagle Scout David Montgomery

Knowledge not shared is lost. Thanks for sharing..

Lujan rejected a substantial settlement in the Guam lawsuit right before bankruptcy. Now her clients will receive less than that offer and I expect she is personally and professionally vested in doing everything possible to undo that mistake. The BSA bankruptcy possibility was very well known, I'm not sure why she rejected that initial offer. I give her credit, she is fighting hard to represent her clients; however, over the last four years she seems to struggle to make solid arguments in court and rarely wins substantial rulings. I highly doubt the appeal will work.

I agree. One "benefit" of today's higher fees is that registered members are more likely active members. I remember earlier on, if our Pack didn't hear from a scout, we would pay for their renewal to avoid paperwork if they decided to come back. In addition, we had many scouts where parents would pay the renewal and we would end up rarely (if ever) seeing the scout. Given today's costs, I no longer see this behavior. I tend to believe the numbers today (perhaps except scout reach).

One minor issue with this is that percentage of youth in the population varies over time. It peaked in the 1960s when 36% of the population was under 18. Today it is in decline (22%). Numbers will still look bad... % youth below: 1980 - 28% 1990 - 26% 2000 - 26% 2010 - 24% 2019 - 22% 2023 - 22%

Looks like a great choice. Entertaining high adventure dude, active in social media. UK continues to surge, recognizes the importance of new media and outreach to where you consume today. Their Chief is 41 years old, has Insta and Twitter accounts in addition to being very active on YouTube. First black Briton to reach North Pole. Our Chief is 68, no Insta or Twitter. He is on YouTube but tell me which guy kids will follow...

Good question. From what I can see, copyright ownership is separate from physical ownership. That said, when I searched the copyright owner of various Norman Rockwell Boy Scout paintings, I don't see BSA listed as the copyright owner. Saxon Industries and B&B Communication Corp are listed as the owner of several.

They look tastier than some summer camp meals I have had in the past.

Actual results... Uphold Plan... Kavanaugh, Roberts, Sotomayor and Kagan Reject ... Thomas, Gorsuch, Barrett, Jackson and Alito Interesting as the results have the most conservative members rejecting the plan joined by liberal Jackson and the moderates/liberals upholding the plan. Waiting to read more insights into the ripple effects. Hoping BSA plan is safe.

I doubt it. They had their chance to pause it, and after briefly pausing it, they let the plan proceed. I expect they knew this decision and if they expect to impact the BSA they would have kept the pause going. Just a guess, perhaps hope.