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<title>[News] Girl Scouts fight proposed sale of Brooklyn library branch</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If there was a merit badge for tenacity, this hard-headed group of Girl Scouts would earn it.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Camporee</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:29:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well, Camporee is over once again for another year.
Here are some thoughts on the weekend&#8230;
First and foremost I need to tell you that pride is just one word that comes to mind when it comes to how I feel about the boys of my Troop.  Now, you may be saying to yourself&#8230; yeah Jer.. You say that all the time.. and yes, yes I do, but this time it is a &#8220;Coming of age&#8221; kind of pride.
As you also know, our troop camps using a &#8220;Backpacking style&#8221; of camping.  We don&#8217;t have patrol boxes, we pack it in and pack it out, and we insist on boy leadership.  We teach our Scouts to be self-reliant and to think and do things for themselves.  Above all we have fun.
Our senior Patrol runs the Troop and is trained and guided to make sound decisions.  They are not always right and they certainly are not always popular, but in the end the Troop seems to meet its goals.
Maybe it&#8217;s me, but for more than a few years it seems that our Troop has been sort of black sheep within the district.  Until recently the only Troop that camped strictly using Backpacking methods.  This year we noticed that a few more Troops are adopting our style of camping.
There are certainly advantages and disadvantages of being a backpacking Troop in a car camping district.
Super fast set up and take down and smaller footprint.  I think this one and cooking are the two things that other Troops can&#8217;t wrap their heads around.  We got into camp at about 7:30 PM.  Within an hour we were all set up and working on the gateway.. we will talk about the gateway later.  The camp site gets up quickly and allows for the patrols to get to the business of having fun.
This morning, the Scouts hit their typical Sunday routine.  They woke up and started packing.  Once packed, they cooked breakfast and finished camp chores.  The troop was pretty much ready to go, but given a set schedule for camporee made the choice to lolly gag around camp.  This is both a disadvantage and advantage.  Lots of time, and nowhere to go when it comes to waiting on the rest of the schedule.
Cooking and clean up is easy and not without a good meal plan.  A big misconception is that backpackers only eat freeze-dried cardboard.  Not so.  If you can cook it on a green stove, you can cook it backpacking and this was demonstrated all weekend as the boys cooked great meals
Lighter loads made for easy load out and pack up.  I figure this is where many Troops have a problem with the way we camp.  Immediately after closing ceremonies we were loaded in the cars and on our way home.  As we drove off we could see the &#8220;heavy Troops&#8221; still taking down camp and loading up the trailers.
Now, I don&#8217;t really have a problem with the car camping style.. it&#8217;s just not for me and certainly not for our Troop.  It is nice to wake up cook, clean up, pack and hike out.  Makes for happy Scouts that, at the end of a good weekend can look forward to easy tear down of camp.  A couple of our Scouts were talking with one of the troops next to us.  They reported that the Scouts were not happy that they had at least an hour of clean up, tear down, and then put away once they got home.  It is so much easier to load a bunch of backpacks into the truck and drive away.
To be honest, I find no merit in making the Scouts unhappy.
Our Troop never scores well on the camp site inspection, largely in part to the fact that the folks doing the grading don&#8217;t know what to look for.  They are looking for patrol boxes, watch stations, and tents that are all pitched in a row with even spacing and Canopies to cook under.  We don&#8217;t get scored high because our cook kits are put away after each meal and our food is hung in bear bags.  They don&#8217;t see the little bottle of camp suds that we use to clean our pots and mess kits and they are not used to seeing single person tents or tarp set ups.  So we have grown accustomed to just camping and having a fun weekend at camp o ree.  The Scouts don&#8217;t seem to mind that we don&#8217;t &#8220;win&#8221; each year, but it is clear that they have a great time.  That is not say that the Patrols don&#8217;t come away empty-handed.  Each year they show well in the events and always take home ribbons.  But as a total score, I am afraid that we won&#8217;t get the grand prize until the committee decides to grade backpacking troops fairly.  This is going to be an issue in the near future as more troops are adopting our style of camping.
We had a large group of Webelos camp with us this year.  A Troop guide volunteered to be their guide all weekend and he did a spectacular job.  I think of the 8 Webelos, we should get at least 6 of them to cross over into the Troop.  They are motivated and liked the way we camped and had fun.  The Dad&#8217;s that camped with us from the Webelos seemed to have a good time and were impressed with the way our boys ran the troop.  It was a good opportunity for them to see the Troops of the District all at once.  It was really good for us when they noticed a couple of troops that had the moms and dads doing all the cooking for the boys.  &#8221;That is not the way Scouting should be&#8221; said one of the Dad&#8217;s.  I could not help be agree.
Where are the judges when the Scouts are not doing their own cooking.. but hey to each their own.  That&#8217;s not how we do it.  Green Bar Bill is flipping in his grave.
Our Scouts did a great job this weekend.. Perfect, No&#8230; but perfect in the way we do Scouting.
We had a real fun time this weekend and like I said at the beginning.. I am proud of the Scouts of my troop.
Our Assistant Senior Patrol Leader got an opportunity to lead the Troop this weekend and continued to develop into a good leader.  He stepped up and did a nice job.  It was nice to work with him and teach him some leadership techniques.  Watching him apply them was rewarding for both him and I.  Real proud of him&#8230; he will be a great Senior Patrol Leader.
Our Senior Patrol leader was torn this weekend between the Venturing Crew that he is a member of and the Troop.  He did a fantastic job this weekend, but I could tell that he was torn when the Crew earned the Top spot for Crews this year.
Each Scout learned something this weekend and once again tested leadership and skills.  It&#8217;s those things that make me a proud Scoutmaster.
Have a great Scouting Day!
Filed under: Backpacking, blog, camp skills, Camping, Character, Cooking, gear, Just fun, Leadership, Methods, Scouting, Skills, teamwork]]></description>
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<title>[News] Holmen cub scouts shave heads for fellow scout battling leukemia</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A local cub scout pack shaved their heads in honor of their fellow scout battling leukemia.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] A Fishing Conversation</title>
<link>http://scouteradam.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/a-fishing-conversation/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today was a good day.  Debora and Rachel were off at Girl Scout Camp for an overnight.  That left Elliot and I to ourselves.  Saturday was about Baseball and Iron Man 3.  Though Baseball got canceled due to rain, we adjusted and had breakfast at Fat City.   I told Elliot that we were going for [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scout Leaders Prepare To Vote On Resolution Allowing Gay Scouts</title>
<link>http://www.digtriad.com/news/local_state/article.aspx?storyid=285408</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Leaders with the Boy Scouts of America are preparing to vote on Thursday on a proposal to lift a ban on openly gay members.]]></description>
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<title>[News] READER SUBMITTED Girl Scouts Of Connecticut To Host Camp CEO</title>
<link>http://www.courant.com/community/county-new-haven/hcrs-75221hc-statewide-20130517,0,1361196.story?track=rss</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At Girl Scouts of Connecticut&#39;s Camp CEO, some of Connecticut&#39;s top female executives will come together with young women to lead in fun camping activities, share, and experience wonderful memories and leadership activities that will last a lifetime. Camp CEO will be held at Camp Laurel in Lebanon from June 30 to July 3.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] BSA Membership Standards Review Information</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:48:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After reviewing this BSA Membership Standards Review Information on Thursday, May 23, approximately 1400 voting members representing  265  local councils will vote on a resolution that, in short, removes the stipulation that boys can be excluded from membership in the BSA based on sexual orientation alone.
The BSA has prepared a  Voting Member Information Packet (PDF file) that describes the voting process and includes the findings of the membership standards review.
In addition National President Wayne Perry, National Executive Committee Member Nathan Rosenberg, and Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock hosted an in-depth discussion of the BSA&#8217;s Membership Standards Resolution on April 29, 2013.  As we are all aware this membership standards review is a historic effort on the part the BSA and the thousands of volunteer hours and staff time that went into the process deserve our thanks.







It&#8217;s a long presentation, but worth your time. Listen to a narrative of what happened at the meeting assembled to draft the current resolution from Lyle Knight National Executive Committee V.P. for human resources at 40:30, &#8220;&#8230;whatever your personal opinion is someone at that table shared your opinion&#8221;.
If you&#8217;ll listen to the live-cast you&#8217;ll soon understand that we are not going to be the same organization after this historic vote. We&#8217;ll be choosing one of two paths. In my opinion the most important considerations of the proposed policy change is reflected in this analysis:
Slide from the video live-cast.
If the current proposal is approved it is projected we will experience an initial decline in membership (around 15% of youth and 15% adult volunteers), significant financial loss, and possibly lose a significant number of chartered partners.
This is a sobering reality, but the projections if the resolution is not approved  are even more dire.
We have lost nearly thirty percent of our membership over the past dozen years. No change to our membership policy means, at best, a continued loss of membership and could likely accelerate that rate of loss,  a continued erosion of financial support, and (I think) an accelerated marginalization of the B.S.A..
I doubt that the change in membership policy will immediately open the floodgates and result in a significant increase in membership, perhaps our rate of loss will slow, perhaps we&#8217;ll see that loss level out, perhaps we&#8217;ll see a modest increase.
I do agree that no change almost guarantees that, five years from today, the B.S.A. will be a significantly smaller and will be deemed irrelevant by the vast majority of American families.
I join the members of our National Executive Board in calling for both support for the resolution and a spirit of cooperation. No matter what happens this Thursday we are going to see some of our valuable adult volunteers and chartering organizations decide that they can no longer identify themselves with the B.S.A. As unfortunate as this is  I can understand the depth of emotion involved in such a decision.
Over and over again our National Leadership has emphasized that their actions are in response to a single question &#8220;What is the best course of action for our Scouts?&#8221; I believe that they are earnestly trying to provide the best answer they can.
I believe that&#8217;s the question for all of us &#8220;how do we best serve our Scouts?&#8217;. I&#8217;ve endeavored to answer this question to the best of my ability, as does any responsible volunteer. On this particular issue we will reach different conclusions, but we ought to be able to find a way forward that best serves all of our Scouts.
Discussing any hotly debated issue in the comment stream below almost always leads to a predictable and circular set of arguments. You are welcome to comment on this post  but I will not post any comment replying to another reader&#8217;s comment, pro or con. Remember what  you write is not contextualized by a facial expression or tone of voice. 
You can always contact me directly if you prefer.
BSA Membership Standards Review Information]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts vote this week on accepting gay youths</title>
<link>http://www.tennessean.com/viewart/20130519/NEWS08/305190065/Boy-Scouts-vote-this-week-on-accepting-gay-youths</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 07:09:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry boxes of petitions seeking to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders to the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.]]></description>
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<title>[News] BELLEVILLE Boy Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years</title>
<link>http://heritage.com/articles/2013/05/19/belleville_view/news/doc5196982b208da317298389.txt</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 04:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now through October, the Belleville Area Museum is hosting an exhibit dedicated to an important part of American history: the Boy and Girl Scouts.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts39 ban on gays promotes bigotry</title>
<link>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130519/OPINION03/305190069/1969/NEWS</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Middle Tennessee Boy Scouts Council, in voting against allowing openly gay members, is promoting basic bigotry.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote imminent</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Scouts battle graffiti with South Tucson mural</title>
<link>http://azstarnet.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/bcbd93bf-4d72-51ee-99fe-458a3cb13aa7.html</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A troop of Girl Scouts in South Tucson decided to combat graffiti Saturday by covering a public wall with spray paint.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts prepare for vote on gays</title>
<link>http://www.pressherald.com/r?19=961&amp;43=606322&amp;44=208015831&amp;32=10367&amp;7=617322&amp;40=http://www.pressherald.com/news/nationworld/in-focus-inclusion-or-exclusion__2013-05-19.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rhetoric is heated as religious groups say they do not want openly gay boys in the Boy Scouts.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts contentious vote on gays comes Thursday</title>
<link>http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021013467_boyscoutsvotexml.html?syndication=rss</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 17:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Boy Scouts of America National Council will vote on Thursday whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Boy Scouts to vote this week on accepting gay youths</title>
<link>http://www.statesman.com/news/news/boy-scouts-to-vote-this-week-on-accepting-gay-yout/nXwWw/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 14:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide in Texas this week whether its controversial membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units.]]></description>
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<title>[News] Will Boy Scouts Accept Gay Youth</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Boy Scout leaders from across US voting soon on whether openly gay boys should be able to join        ]]></description>
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<title>[News] Girl Scouts organizaton recognizes top cookie sellers</title>
<link>http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/478deb50-be29-11e2-b388-001a4bcf887a.html</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[GLEN CARBON — Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) recently wrapped up their annual Girl Scout Cookie Program for 2013. The following girls were named the Top Cookie Sellers for their areas:]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Outdoor Adventure Manual</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 07:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Published by Scouts UK with a forward by Bear Grylls The Outdoor Adventure Manual is packed with practical Scout skill tutorials ; tents and camping, fire, food and cooking, tools and gadgets, knots and lashings, navigation, first aid and survival, and more.
Skills are explained step-by-step with photos and illustrations that really bring them to life. I&#8217;ve read a number of &#8216;how-to&#8217; books that I suspected were written by people who had not actually tried out what they were describing. The Outdoor Adventure Manual leverages the know-how of many experienced authors to provide practical instruction that is inspiring and easy to follow.
The book is not an attempt at an exhaustive reference work, it&#8217;s a collection of adventurous projects, useful knowledge and activities that any Scout would enjoy.  Within it&#8217;s pages a Scout can learn to build a shelter, make cordage out of natural materials, carve a wooden spoon, explore natural navigation, and sharpen their tracking skills.
Some of the information is specific to the British Isles and to Scouts U.K. (plant and animal identification for example) but that&#8217;s not to say they aren&#8217;t interesting and practical for North America. It is also a great opportunity to learn something more about the world of Scouting.
Doing the projects and trying out the skills in The Outdoor Adventure Manual would be a great way to spend a summer. It&#8217;s a colorful. engaging, hardcover book that encourages Scouts to get outdoors and get active &#8211; kind of makes me wish I was twelve year&#8217;s old again!
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<title>[blog] First Magnolias Venus Looking Glass and Baby Birds</title>
<link>http://hikeourplanet.com/2013/05/17/first-magnolias-venus-looking-glass-and-baby-birds/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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Southern Magnolias line Bath House Row in Hot Springs National Park. From a distance the white blossoms look like popcorn sprinkling the dark green foliage.  Up close the lovely creamy white petals glow in the spring sun.  Sheltered in the leaves baby sparrows await their dad who is bringing them lunch.
Glorious purple Venus Looking-Glass are blooming along the Hot Springs Mountain Trail.  Their star like blooms layer the green foliage with rich color.  Spring grasses ripple in a gentle breeze creating the illusion that the trail is moving. Above me a lovely juvenile Squirrel grooms her still pristine spring fur.
It has been another perfect day in the Forest&#8230;
Love to ALL!
Lee






































Filed under: Hot Springs National Park Tagged: Arkansas Birds, Hiking Trails, Hot Springs Mountain Trail, Hot Springs National Park, hot springs national park hiking trails, House Sparrow, Magnolia, Nature Blog, Nature Photography, Photo Blog, Photography, Venus Looking Glass, Wildflowers]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] More museums should be like this Scoutfriendly one in Oregon</title>
<link>http://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2013/05/17/evergreen/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s tons to see inside the Evergreen Aviation &amp; Space Museum near Portland, Ore.
But it&#8217;s what&#8217;s outside that caught my eye.
The museum, located in McMinnville, just opened a new designated Scout camping area. That means Scouts can set up their tents among oak trees right off the museum&#8217;s parking lot and then walk over to the museum during the day.
Once there, they can check out displays like the original Spruce Goose, movies in the museum theater, merit badge classes, or the &#8220;educational waterpark&#8221; with its 10 waterslides that teach visitors about the power of water. 
No Scout camping area is complete without a great gateway, and, as you can see above, this has it. The gateway prominently displays the Scout Oath and Scout Law, but its underlying message is that &#8220;Scouts are welcome here.&#8221;
The photo was sent to me by Jackie Dannemiller of the Cascade Pacific Council. The Scouts and Scouters pictured recently gathered for the 2013 Wapiti District Camporee, an event so fun that Jackie couldn&#8217;t help but share the news with everyone.
If your unit will be in Oregon soon, Jackie recommends you stop by the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum — and, of course, spend a couple of nights camping in the museum&#8217;s backyard.
Other Scout-friendly museums?
No museum is more targeted to Scouts than the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas.
But Jackie&#8217;s email got me thinking: Are there other museums around that go above and beyond to welcome and serve Scouts? If so, leave a comment below and tell everyone about it.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] 15th Annual Marketing Awards Winners Chosen</title>
<link>http://scout-wire.org/2013/05/17/15th-annual-marketing-awards-winners-chosen/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 15th Annual National President’s Awards for Marketing Excellence! These awards recognize councils that are doing outstanding work in the areas of Best Positive Public Relations, Best Website, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Finance Support Materials, and more!
This year’s entries were some of the finest to date and showcase the strides we’ve made as an organization in building and managing our brands. Congratulations to those who won, and to all those who submitted an entry. Entries are typically accepted from November to January each year, with information accessible from the Marketing Toolbox at www.scouting.org/marketing. For the complete list of winners, click here.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] 15th Annual Marketing Awards Winners Chosen</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:46:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 15th Annual National President’s Awards for Marketing Excellence! These awards recognize councils that are doing outstanding work in the areas of Best Positive Public Relations, Best Website, Best Marketing Campaign, Best Finance Support Materials, and more!
This year’s entries were some of the finest to date and showcase the strides we’ve made as an organization in building and managing our brands. Congratulations to those who won, and to all those who submitted an entry. Entries are typically accepted from November to January each year, with information accessible from the Marketing Toolbox at www.scouting.org/marketing. For the complete list of winners, click here.]]></description>
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<title>[Blog] Diversity Template Will Help You Plan and Implement Greater Board Diversity</title>
<link>http://scout-wire.org/2013/05/17/diversity-template-will-help-you-plan-and-implement-greater-board-diversity/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new template is available for planning and implementing board diversity: Click here for the template or go to our website at www.scouting.org/jte and scroll to the Council Tools section.
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<title>[Blog] Diversity Template Will Help You Plan and Implement Greater Board Diversity</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:44:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new template is available for planning and implementing board diversity: Click here for the template or go to our website at www.scouting.org/jte and scroll to the Council Tools section.
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<title>[Blog] Finance Impact eLetter May 15 Issue Features Blackbaud Best Practice</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 10:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Click to open May 15 issue
The May 15 issue of the Finance Impact Department’s e-Letter has been published and is available online.
In this issue, you can read about how one of our local councils, the Capitol Area Council in Austin, Texas, is using Blackbaud Sphere for its peer-to-peer fundraising. Also in this issue, the Development and Finance Impact departments invite local councils to visit them at the National Annual Meeting; why councils should keep their information updated on GuideStar; the announcement of the new Eagle Scout 2012 yearbook; and the webinar list.
To read the entire issue, click the link above or the image at left. Previous issues of the newsletter are available by following the links under the BSA Newsletters header at right.]]></description>
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