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Firem’n Chit

Overview Certification grants a Scout the right to carry matches and build campfires. Scouts must show their Scout leader, or someone designated by their leader, that they understand their responsibility to do the eight requirements. Who Can Earn This Award? Earned by Scouts BSA members. How To Get the Award Unit purchases from Scout shop. […]

Boardsailing Scouting America

Overview To encourage the development of boardsailing skills Who Can Earn This Award? Earned by Scouting America members, Venturers, Sea Scouts, Explorers and adult leaders in these programs. How To Get the Award Purchased by instructors to present upon completion of the course Supply Item Description & Uniform Placement Round patch with blue boardsailer and […]

Eagle Scouts: Merit Beyond the Badge

One hundred years after Arthur Eldred of New York earned this nation’s first Eagle Scout Award, new, independent research demonstrates the significant, positive impact Eagle Scouts have on society every day.  Since it was first awarded in 1912, more than 2 million young men have achieved Scouting America’s highest rank. The study conducted by Baylor […]

Portfolio Table of Contents

Table of Contents Council Endowment Management Portfolio Management Strategies – Folder B Council Endowment Planning: Structure and Components – This power point, file B-1, introduces basic council finance issues, endowment- planning responsibilities, endowment principles, fund coordination, funding the council’s goals, the National BSA Foundation, BSA Asset Management, and honoring donors. Portions of this presentation are […]

Program Sponsorships

Opportunities Opportunities National Strategic Partnerships National Events & Initiatives Program Sponsorships High Adventure Bases Integrated Media Proud Partners Get In Touch Home > National Strategic Partnerships > Program Sponsorships Back to: National Strategic Partnerships Program Sponsorships K-5th Grade Program Sponsorships with Cub Scouts Cub Scouts progress towards a badge of rank based on their grade […]

Camp Program Swim Areas – Inclusion Toolbox

BB-1: Camp Program: Swim Areas IN THIS MODULE OVERVIEW SWIM CHECK STRATEGIES Leader Communication Parent/Caregiver Communication Nonswimmers Practice Jumps Reach Poles and Edge Lanes CLOTHES CHANGING SPACES OPERATING STRATEGIES Flotation Aids Early Start and Departure Shade for Mobility Equipment Managing Waves & Splashing SPECIFIC SITUATIONS Deaf Scouts and Scouts that are Non-verbal Blind Scouts Physical […]

Eagle Scout

Over the last 20 months as our country has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic, people have gone outside to experience outdoor recreation in record numbers. But not everyone has the time and resources to pack up and head out outside. How can Scouting America part of solving this issue? These were the questions we began […]

Exploring and Taking Care of Our Commissioners

A year ago, the theme for the Fall 2021 The Commissioner was our new commissioner culture theme Be the Heart. Built Relationships. Change Lives. Boy, does that theme apply also to this Fall 2022 “The Commissioner” theme of “Taking Care of Commissioners”. And, I think, we could all agree our commissioner staffs need this same consideration applied to them too.

Commissioners and Exploring Units’ Annual Planning

Commissioners The Commissioner a publication for commissioners and professionals Spring 2022 Craig MartinExploring Chair bruin1967@aol.com With summer just around the corner, Exploring units may soon be formulating their annual plans for the next program year. Much of the annual planning process for Exploring is based on the Exploring Guidebook for Post & Club Leaders—Youth & Adult, […]

Kindle the Flame of Scouting Through Your Roundtable Program

Commissioners The Commissioner a publication for commissioners and professionals Winter 2022 Chris BeaverRoundtable Chair cbbeaver@gmail.com “When I attend roundtable, I leave energized and refreshed.” This is a sentiment I hear Scouters throughout Scouting America express frequently. Truly, something as simple as a monthly gathering can prove to be just the pick-me-up Scouting volunteers need. In fact, […]

ALPS Youth Training

The Venturing A-L-P-S program model provides a framework for a dynamic program of Adventure, Leadership, Personal growth, and Service. It is grounded in a flexible program of continuous, youth-led adventure, with the recognition system providing Venturers with benchmarks of progress. Venturing-specific trainings provide opportunities to learn and apply leadership skills. Venturing’s program model provides explicit training experiences […]

Tiers of Adventure

Venturing’s three levels of adventure are designed to challenge and engage crew members to experience adventure. Each level provides crew members with opportunity for leadership, personal growth, and skill development. While Tier I activities are fairly basic, they provide a preparation for the greater challenges and opportunities involved in Tier II and Tier III activities. […]

Latest Updates

Venturing Newsletter | Winter 2023 January 2023 In this issue of the Venturing Newsletter, discover the history of the Summit Rank, meet the National VOA, get tips for landing an internship, and more! View Online Venturing Newsletter | Fall 2020 October 2020 Welcome to the fifth edition of the Venturing Newsletter! Be sure to read […]

The World Baden-Powell Fellowship and World Scout Foundation

The World Baden-Powell Fellowship, established on 25th April 1982 in Kolmaarden (Sweden), recognizes individuals for their contributions to the World Scout Foundation  to help support Scouting. Fellowship receptions are periodically held in different parts of the world to both inform members about Scouting and to welcome new members who are personally awarded a special insignia by His […]

The Roles of the Troop Chaplain and the Chaplain Aide

[…] resource for religious organizations, schools, and community and civic groups to use in their program for young people. Scouting is an educational program based on “duty to God” and designed to enhance A personal value system Leadership skills Citizenship responsibilities Career awareness Personal fitness If the troop is operated by a religious organization, it […]

Journey to Excellence

What is Scouting’s Journey to Excellence? Scouting’s Journey to Excellence is a planning, performance, and recognition program for packs, troops, crews, ships, and posts. Its goal is to align unit, district, and council performance to maximize results in key performance areas that are directly related to producing a successful, growing, and sustainable Scouting program (such […]

Volunteer

Scouting is a youth-led, youth-run program, but the youth must be trained to be leaders. Adult role models in Scouting provide an ideal learning experience for all youth. Every adult volunteer has something valuable to offer. On a typical weekend campout, Scouts might work with an adult volunteer who teaches the Fishing merit badge and […]

Outdoor Ethics Training in Scouting America

Outdoor ethics training is included in all core Scouting America outdoor training programs: National Youth Leader Training (NYLT) and National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience (NAYLE) for Scouts, and Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS) and Wood Badge for all adult volunteers with outdoor leadership responsibilities. Scouting America also offers specialized outdoor ethics and Leave No […]

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.