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'''Friends of Scouting (FOS)''' is | '''Friends of Scouting (FOS)''' is a fundraising program of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. | ||
This program usually is run annually, coinciding with Scout Sunday in February. Note that usually scouts and volunteers see only 20 percent of what councils provide to members. | This program usually is run annually, coinciding with [[Scout Sunday]] in February. Note that usually scouts and volunteers see only 20 percent of what councils provide to members. | ||
== Program Purposes == | == Program Purposes == | ||
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== FOS Best Practices == | == FOS Best Practices == | ||
=== Pre-printed pledge cards === | === Pre-printed pledge cards === | ||
For many years most BSA councils relied on pre-printed pledge cards, a problematic method noted for being time-consuming and draining on volunteers more interested in running their local programs. Additionally, the council incurred a significant direct expense for mailing and collecting on each pledge, many which were made for small amounts. | |||
=== MobileCause: Digital pledge === | === MobileCause: Digital pledge === | ||
In late 2016 a new charity donation program came out from the firm MobileCause, "online giving that accelerates social impact". Many BSA councils have dropped pledge cards to adopt this program with significantly improved results. | |||
Volunteer coordinators immensely love this new program. Instead of spending a month or more chasing down individuals and their pledge cards, they can complete their whole quote in just five minutes with a simple presentation where all adults attendees at a scouting function or charter organization meeting can pull out their cell phones and instantaneously pledge and pay their support. | |||
Live Program online working example. Complete this process for a minimum donation amount of $25. It begins with making a simple text message. Text "sdscout" to the number 41444. You will quickly get back a blue link to the FOS Webpage for my home council [[San Diego-Imperial Council]]. Click on the link. That page will ask for your name, and payment card info. Importantly it also asks which scout troop/pack that you want to give credit to (in this example, select my home troop - 726). Pressing the Big Blue button at the bottom of the page will submit your payment to council. | |||
Another advantage of this program is that the FOS Coordinators can quickly get uptodate reporting on their progress and a listing of prior year donors that have still yet to make donations. | |||
* Presentation to Families at Court of Honor | |||
* Presentation to Families at Pack Meeting | |||
* Presentation to Families at Sponsoring Charter Organization Meeting | |||
* Social Media Promotion - Facebook Article on Council Page | |||
* Custom District or Council Newsletter to the Community Sponsors | |||
* Informal presentation to co-workers in the office | |||
* Informal presentation to extended family members | |||
== Council FOS Brochure Examples == | |||
* [http://michiganscouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/FOS-Brochure-WW-18-1.pdf Water and Woods 2018 FOS Brochure] | |||
* [http://blueridgecouncil.org/brcn/resources/site1/General/Website/2018%20Family%20FOS%20Brochure.pdf Blue Ridge Council 2018 FOS Brochure] | |||
* [https://www.wmascouting.org/files/18399/FOS-Brochure-2018 Western Massachusetts Council 2018 FOS Brochure] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||