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== Organization == | == Organization == | ||
=== National Council === | === National Council === | ||
The National Council of the BSA is registered as a [[non-profit]] private corporation and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events. The National Council is led by the National Executive Board, a volunteer board of directors that is directed by the [[List of national presidents of the Boy Scouts of America|national president]].<ref name="bsaorg">{{cite web | last = Nelson | first = Bill| authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://usscouts.org/aboutbsa/bsaorg.html| title = BSA NATIONAL OFFICE: Organization of the Boy Scouts of America | format = | work = | publisher = U.S. Scouting Service Project | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> Paid professional Scouters perform the administrative tasks of the organization as directed by the [[Chief Scout Executive]]— a position currently held by [[Roy Williams (Scouting)|Roy Williams]]. The National Council develops programs, sets standards for training, provides for leadership selection, sets uniform policies, maintains registration records, develops supporting literature and establishes advancement standards.<ref name="bsaorg"/> The national office is currently located in | The National Council of the BSA is registered as a [[non-profit]] private corporation and is funded from private donations, membership dues, corporate sponsors, and special events. The National Council is led by the National Executive Board, a volunteer board of directors that is directed by the [[List of national presidents of the Boy Scouts of America|national president]].<ref name="bsaorg">{{cite web | last = Nelson | first = Bill| authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url = http://usscouts.org/aboutbsa/bsaorg.html| title = BSA NATIONAL OFFICE: Organization of the Boy Scouts of America | format = | work = | publisher = U.S. Scouting Service Project | accessdate = 2007-02-16}}</ref> Paid professional Scouters perform the administrative tasks of the organization as directed by the [[Chief Scout Executive]]— a position currently held by [[Roy Williams (Scouting)|Roy Williams]]. The National Council develops programs, sets standards for training, provides for leadership selection, sets uniform policies, maintains registration records, develops supporting literature and establishes advancement standards.<ref name="bsaorg"/> The national office is currently located in Irving, Texas. | ||
=== Regions and areas === | === Regions and areas === | ||
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=== National Scouting Museum === | === National Scouting Museum === | ||
The National Scouting Museum was founded in 1959 in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. In 1986, it was moved to [[Murray State University]] in [[Murray, Kentucky]] and moved to its present location in | The National Scouting Museum was founded in 1959 in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]. In 1986, it was moved to [[Murray State University]] in [[Murray, Kentucky]] and moved to its present location in Irving, Texas in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bsamuseum.org/ |title=National Scouting Museum |accessdate=2007-02-15 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher=Boy Scouts of America |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> The museum floor is 53,000 ft² (5000 m²) and is a modern facility, featuring several Norman Rockwell paintings, high Adventure sections, hands-on learning experiences, interactive exhibits, and a historical collection tracing uniforms, themes, and documents from the beginning of the American Scouting movement.<ref name="natlmuseum">{{cite web | url = http://www.bsamuseum.org/ | title = National Scouting Museum |publisher = National Scouting Museum, Boy Scouts of America | accessdate = 2006-02-15}}</ref> Among the museum's artifacts are the Eagle Scout medal of [[Arthur Rose Eldred]], the first [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]].<ref name="eaglescoutorg">{{cite web | url = http://www.eaglescout.org/history/first_eagle.html | title = BSA's first Eagle Scout | publisher = Eagle Scout Resource Center | accessdate = 2006-07-07}}</ref> | ||
=== Learning for Life === | === Learning for Life === | ||