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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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=== MobileCause: Digital pledge === | === MobileCause: Digital pledge === | ||
In late 2016 a new charity donation program came out from the firm | 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. | 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. | ||
