National office reorganizes

[evmori]

Bobby M was the big cheese in my council for a few years! Great guy! Very approachable! And fair!

[infoscouter]

We have several "non-geographic" Scoutreach districts in my council. As you can infer from the description, they do not serve a particular area, but units w/in existing geographic districts which serve Scoutreach populations. One is concentrated on Hispanic populations, one on African-Americans, one on SE Asian populations. Another non-geographic district serves special needs youth and adults.

We also have three geographic districts which are considered Scoutreach.

 

http://www.northernstarbsa.org/Districts/

 

[oldsm]

My council gerrymanders districts with an eye to providing approximately equal workload for the DE's. There's no school boundary consideration. Each town has its own school system, although some have none (they tend to regionalize in some cases). District boundaries are usually based on Town limits, although some towns are split in half.

[btphelps]

Can anyone figure out based on the org chart figure out where either adult or youth training belongs? It looks like it might belong under Innovation and Strategy, which is "responsible for the ongoing evolution of the Scouting program."

 

Brian Phelps

White Stag Leadership Development

www.whitestag.org

[emb021]

"Can anyone figure out based on the org chart figure out where either adult or youth training belongs? It looks like it might belong under Innovation and Strategy, which is "responsible for the ongoing evolution of the Scouting program." "

 

No idea.

 

A lot is unclear on this chart. There is supposed to be a single training group for all programs, but no idea where it sits. Also unclear is where the OA and NESA are placed.

 

There is also a question on if they are going to keep the various national standing committeess (of volunteers) or re-org them or what. (will there still be a National Sea Scout Committee, National Venturing Committee, etc?). This was unclear after All Hands, but supposedly will be known tomorrow (8/12) after a meeting of everyone at the National Office.

 

 

 

[Beavah]

Yah, corporate reorganizations, gotta love 'em. This one seems to be still shakin' out. Even after Nashville I can't say things are clear yet. Though there's a fair bit of blood on the floor (42 positions eliminated...), it's a direction some folks have been advocatin' for a while. McKinsey & Co.'s recommendations were essentially pushin' Irving to become more like a regular NFP service association, eh? One who's primary focus is on member services. The new org chart is much more in line with that model.

 

What will be challengin' is gettin' everybody who was used to thinking in the old system to realign our brains, eh? For example, there's no longer separate program divisions. One of the benefits will hopefully be that we close the rift that exists between programs which was in part reinforced by havin' 'em in separate divisions. I think that would be a good thing.

 

Program materials support will come mostly under Innovation & Strategy, though components may tie in with marketing. Trainin' may come by way of Council Solutions - helping councils to provide better training, but fed from Innovation & Strategy materials and goals. That's not da way to think about it, though. There's no one-to-one map of old to new. But there is a refreshin' new focus on providing service to councils to help 'em develop programs and support units, rather than just providin' materials.

 

It'll be interestin' to see if the national org. model gets reflected in the councils, eh? A marketing exec, a unit services/solutions exec, an outdoor adventure exec., etc. with correspondin' committees. That might be kind of excitin'. It would also put things like Advancement and Membership back where they belong, as components of unit service, eh?

 

Beavah

 

[evmori]

Can anyone figure out based on the org chart figure out where either adult or youth training belongs? It looks like it might belong under Innovation and Strategy, which is "responsible for the ongoing evolution of the Scouting program.

 

I'm guessing Council Solutions, although it isn't very clear. No surprise!

 

Ed Mori

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