#unit budget

A Scout is not the only one who needs to be Thrifty

As we start the month of August, it is time to build your Unit Calendar and Unit Budget. As a matter of fact, to get your full point value for Journey to Excellence, Units need to have their Unit Budget “Completed before the next program year”. For many Units, the program year starts sometime in the next several weeks.

Completing the Unit Calendar and Unit Budget requires the Unit Committee, if…

We Have Always Done It This Way

When it comes to popcorn sales, one of the most difficult things to overcome is changing your mental image of what is possible.   Most Units plan programs, create unit budgets, and raise money ‘the same way they have always done it’. They limit themselves to what else is possible.  Do not get me wrong.  It is a natural human desire to want consistency. Many Units are doing a very good program…

4 Items Units Should Share with Webelos Families Entering Boy Scouts

As Webelos go into Boy Scouts, it is important to set the expectations, both time and money, with…