Cinematography Now Moviemaking Merit Badge
Lights, camera, action! The Cinematography merit badge has been renamed Moviemaking. The change was made to reflect the many elements that go into creating a movie. Aside from some minor updates from...
View ArticleJust Launched: Membership Volunteer Resources
Membership Committee volunteers are the backbone in our efforts to recruit more youth and adults into Scouting. To impact the lives of youth in each unit, volunteers need to be more involved in the...
View ArticleNew Look Coming for MyScouting Tools
Some exciting changes are being made to MyScouting Tools! Soon, the site will have a new look and feel. Plus, it will run faster and be more mobile-friendly and dynamic to fit on any mobile device. New...
View ArticleDr. Robert M. Gates To Serve as National President-Elect
The BSA National Executive Board has elected former Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Dr. Robert M. Gates to the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America. Dr. Gates will serve...
View ArticleHeroism Award
Christopher Limbert of East Greenville Troop 108 Last November, Scout Christopher Limbert of East Greenville Troop 108 arrived at his job at a local dog kennel to start another typical work day on the...
View ArticleBSA Today Health and Safety Tip
UNAUTHORIZED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES The Boy Scouts of America general liability policy provides coverage for a bodily injury or property damage claim that is made and arises out of an Official...
View ArticleHave You Been to the Cub Hub?
The Cub Hub is the new online gateway into the world of Cub Scouting. Through vivid pictures, videos, and stories, the Cub Hub illustrates that the Cub Scouting experience goes way beyond the uniform....
View ArticleEngage Your Unit Membership Chair With Ideas and Tools
Units that have membership growth and retention have three key components: a strong, vibrant Scouting program; engaged volunteers; and someone on the unit committee who is responsible for membership....
View ArticleNew details on the rollout of using One Oath and Law in all programs
It’s been more than a year since I blogged about the switch to the Scout Oath and Scout Law in all programs, a change that primarily affects Venturing and Cub Scouting. The resolution, passed by the...
View ArticleMeet the Unit Membership Chairman, your new best friend in recruiting
Your best recruiting and retention tool is an adult volunteer already in your unit. He or she just doesn’t know it yet. Don’t delay in filling the newly created Unit Membership Chairman position. This...
View ArticleAre You Having Trouble Using A National Scouting Online Tool
If you are having trouble using a tool such as Internet Rechartering, Internet Advancement, the Service Hour Logger, Unit Visit Tracking, MyScouting.org or the new my.scouting.org, the problem might be...
View ArticleKeeping our Youth Safe – Training Recertification
Keeping Scouts safe and keeping Scouting leaders up to date with current information and methods means some of the BSA’s training courses need to be retaken every couple of years. We all know about...
View ArticleJust Released: December 2013 CubCast and ScoutCast
The December 2013 CubCast highlights “Good Turns and Your Chartered Organization.” Whether a school, church, or fraternal organization, we’re sure your chartered organization is planning some kind of...
View ArticleFeast your eyes on the new requirements for Cooking merit badge
The sound of the kitchen timer can only mean one thing: The new Cooking merit badge requirements are done. For the new Cooking merit badge, which becomes Eagle-required on Jan. 1, 2014, Scouts will...
View ArticleNew Cooking Merit Badge Requirements Released
Here’s a Cooking Merit Badge infographic that you may find helpful: Download a printable PDF of the Cooking Merit Badge Infographic The Facts: As of January 1, 2014 Cooking Merit badge is required for...
View ArticleHere are the three big changes in the BSA happening on Jan. 1, 2014
Before you watch Times Square’s big countdown tonight, take a look at three big changes coming to the Boy Scouts of America at the stroke of midnight. Effective Jan. 1, 2014, you’ve got a new list of...
View ArticleScouting Around: A New TV Show From Boys’ Life Magazine
(Article adapted from Scouting magazine’s “Bryan on Scouting” blog.) Call it real reality TV. Take all the excitement and education found in Boys’ Life magazine and transport it to your television....
View ArticleNew Boy Scout Handbook, other Boy Scout program tweaks due in 2016
The saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” could be used to describe some tweaks coming to the Boy Scouts program in 2016. The merit badge program has been getting stronger with the release of each...
View ArticleMerit Badge Resources Just One Click Away
Looking for the latest merit badge fliers? Want to know which new merit badges are in the works? Check out http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/GuideforMeritBadgeCounselors.aspx. There you can...
View ArticleOne-stop shopping for news on what’s changing in the BSA and when
New Cub Scout handbooks are just part of the story. Keeping up with one BSA program change after another (after another) can feel a little like drinking from a fire hose. It doesn’t have to. Just...
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