My BSA for Local Council Staff

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• My BSA
• An Overview

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• What is My BSA?
• My BSA is a Web site. http//mybsa.org
• It is an electronic source of important and
  useful information for all council employees.
• It provides council employees information needed
  to do, and be successful in, their jobs.

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• My BSA can be accessed anywhere you can get to
  the Internet.
• It is designed to operate on a high-speed
  Internet connection.
• Users can be given access to all parts of the Web
  site or limited to just certain areas.
• My BSA is dynamicit will continue to change and
  evolve to meet the needs of BSA employees.

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• My BSA is primarily an information retrieval
  system rather than an information processing
  (inputting) system.
• My BSA users view information for their council,
  although some screens do provide comparisons to
  other councils.
• My BSA information includes
• Reports and analysis from PAS.
• Reports from ScoutNET fiscals.
• Access to the BSA Intranet and other BSA Web
  sites.
• Access to PAS Find processes.
• Access to BSA Mail.

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• It will be helpful for you to know two My BSA
  Web site navigation terms
• Page The header of the Web site displays tabs
  with the titles of pages for example Home,
  Membership, Resources, Fundraising, etc. Clicking
  on any of these titles will open that page.
• Gadget Each page is subdivided into sections
  (like sections in a newspaper). Each of these
  sections is referred to as a gadget. Gadgets
  appear on your screen as a dark blue bar with the
  name of the gadget appearing on the left side of
  the bar. For example on the Home page there are
  gadgets with titles such as E-Mail, Reporting Set
  Up, My Links, Boy Scout News, and others.
• Note My BSA displays both real-time (current)
  and historical data. At any time, you can refresh
  the real-time information in a gadget by clicking
  the Refresh button on the Web browser toolbar.

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• My BSA is Customizable
• Using the Reporting Set Up gadget, you will be
  able to customize pages so the data for the BSA
  structure most important to you appears first.
• Using the Expand and Collapse buttons on any
  gadget, you can hide items you dont want or
  need displayed on your page.
• You control the content by selecting the data you
  wish to view, i.e., only certain fundraising
  campaigns or events.
• My BSA is personalized with your name, council
  name, and council information.

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My BSA for Local Council Staff

• There is plenty of help available
• The ? button on each gadget opens a help
  screen.
• There is a My BSA Training gadget on the
  Resources page.
• You can call the ScoutNET Help Desk at (800)
  627-3025.
• My BSA offers access to electronically published
  BSA information from many BSA sources, including
  ScoutNET, Finance Support, Information for
  Professional Scouters, and BSA info web sites -
  all from a single login.

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My BSA Administration Page

• The Administration page is the control room for
  granting access to My BSA.
• The councils My BSA Administrator assigns
  individuals access to the various pages of My
  BSA.
• The Scout executive assigns the My BSA
  administrator role to one or more persons in the
  council.
• The Administration Page displays two gadgets
• 1. User Access
• 2. Council Flash Upload

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My BSA Administration Page

• User Access Gadget Through this gadget you can
  grant access to all pages and access within some
  pages.
• Access to Pages Opens as a grid and displays the
  names of all council employees that have a
  ScoutNET user ID and password. Assigning the Home
  page grants an individual access to My BSA. Other
  pages can then be assigned depending on job
  responsibilities.
• Access Within Pages Includes gadgets with
  functionality that should be limited to only
  selected staff members. Click on any of the page
  names listed here. Assign these gadgets to
  appropriate staff members.

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My BSA Administration Page

• Council Flash Page Gadget Used to create a
  council electronic bulletin board on the Home
  Page of My BSA.
• To create the Flash page requires html software,
  such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia
  Dreamweaver.
• (Note FrontPage software can be purchased
  through the national office for less than 100.)

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My BSA Home Page

• Home Page gadgets include
• E-mail and other Microsoft Outlook processes
  (calendar, tasks, contacts).
• Reporting Set Up.
• Council Flash Page.
• Boy Scouts News.
• Good Turn for America Reports.
• My Links.

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My BSA Home Page

• E-Mail
• The E-Mail gadget on the Home page contains a
  link to open Outlook Web Access. From there, you
  can see your e-mail account.
• E-mail opens in a separate window and remains
  open while you view other My BSA pages. If you
  can't find your e-mail window, check the Windows
  taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
• With Outlook Web Access, you can open your
  personal mailbox to read e-mail, send messages,
  organize contacts, schedule appointments, and
  access the BSA address book.

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My BSA Home Page

• Reporting Setup
• The Reporting Setup gadget lets you specify how
  you want information to appear within the pages
  of My BSA.
• Sequence
• Choose the order in which you want the
  information to appear. The options are descending
  (best to worst) or ascending (worst to best). The
  selected option will then apply to the
  highlighted column on any My BSA page. Selecting
  another column on that page will re-order the
  items in that column according to your sequence
  selection.
• Log Out to Complete Changes
• Changes to the reporting set up selection do not
  occur immediately. You must log out and log back
  in. Changes to the reporting sequence become
  effective as soon as you select a page.

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My BSA Home Page

• Council Flash Page
• Similar to the ScoutNET Flash Page, the Council
  Flash can alert the staff of important events,
  tasks, deadlines, and reminders. It is designed
  to be an electronic bulletin board for
  communication with council staff.
• A council employee designated as a My BSA
  administrator maintains the Council Flash from
  the Administration page.
• Instructions for creating and uploading the
  Council Flash page are in My BSA help documents.

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My BSA Home Page

• Boy Scout News
• The Boy Scout News gadget provides links to
  newspaper articles concerning the Boy Scouts of
  America. The gadget searches the Internet for
  articles containing the phrase "Boy Scouts" and
  creates a link with the name of the publication,
  date published, and first few sentences of the
  article.
• Click the link to go to the Web site where the
  article was published and read the complete
  story.
• Click the X (Close button) in the upper-right
  corner of the news article window to return to My
  BSA. Be careful not to click the X in the My BSA
  window, which is open behind the news article
  window.
• The Boy Scout News gadget also has links to other
  search engines (Yahoo, Alta Vista, MSN). Click
  any of the links to find more articles about Boy
  Scouts in the news.

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My BSA Home Page

• Good Turn for America
• The Good Turn for America Reports gadget returns
  data submitted by units in your council in the
  form of reports that track unit participation in
  service projects.
• Use this gadget to view and print reports on
  service projects for traditional units, LFL
  groups/posts, and Eagle Scouts.

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My BSA Home Page

• My Links
• The My Links gadget will save any Internet site
  as a quick link.
• You can set up Web sites that you view
  frequently, save them as a link with a name that
  you choose, then click the link from this gadget
  to quickly go to that site.

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My BSA Resources Page

• Resources Page gadgets include
• My BSA Training
• BSA Resources
• FSD Resources
• E-forms
• Links to BSA Info
• Downloads

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My BSA Resources Page

• My BSA Training and Help Screens
• The My BSA Training gadget has both Web-based
  interactive training and printable documents.
• Web-based training modules show you how to
  navigate around My BSA and use the information
  displayed.
• Use Web-based training to learn how to use My BSA
  at your own pace, at your own desk.
• Web-based training requires Shockwave software to
  work. If your computer does not have Shockwave,
  you can download it from the Internet, or install
  it from the ScoutNET 8.0 CD.

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My BSA Resources Page

• The My BSA Training gadget, has a printable user
  guide. There is also a Microsoft Outlook Web
  Access link to an electronic version of the
  Outlook Web Access manuals. This manual explains
  how to use your e-mail from the Web.
• My BSA Help screens provide explanations of the
  gadgets on your pages, information on data
  sources, and other helpful general information
  about My BSA.
• To help you find what you need each help screen
  has Content, Search, Index, and Glossary.

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My BSA Resources Page

• BSA Resources Gadget
• This gadget gives you access to BSA Web sites.
  Click any of the links in the gadget to open the
  Web site. The BSA Resources gadget includes
• ScoutNET (From the Office)
• ScoutNET (From the Internet)
• BSA Info
• Information for Professional Scouters
• ScoutNET Support
• Scouting Forms
• United Healthcare
• Fidelity Investments
• BSA Legal Web Site

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My BSA Resources Page

• Directory of Natl Council Web Sites
• Internet Rechartering Signup
• Internet VPN Signup
• BSA Stock Photos and Logos
• BSA Report Repository
• ProSpeak
• The Briefcase
• Flash Page
• Online Sales Commission Program Signup
• What's New on My BSA
• Note Access to some Web sites on this gadget may
  be limited to certain users, for example, only
  Scout executives can access The Briefcase. Some
  Web sites may also require an additional login
  and/or password.

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My BSA Resources Page

• FSD (Finance Support Division) Resources Gadget
  The FSD Resources gadget provides links to Web
  sites to evaluate fundraising prospects.
• Wealth Engine Tutorial/Demo Wealth Engine offers
  a free two-day demo, a tutorial, FAQs, and
  contact information to help you learn more about
  their services.
• Wealth Engine Wealth Engine is a
  prospect-screening service provided by POWR.
  Wealth Engine offers access to their information
  through subscriptions, pay-per-view, batch
  matching, and list rental.
• Foundation Center Guided Tour Take a guided tour
  of the Foundation Center Web site to learn how to
  use this resource.
• Leadership Directories The Foundation Center has
  online databases of thousands of grant makers and
  their giving interests. You can create
  authoritative lists of potential funders in just
  a few easy steps.
• Contact the BSA Finance Support Division for
  more information on My BSA FSD Resources.

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My BSA Resources Page

• E-Forms Gadget
• Use the links in the E-Forms gadget to submit
  information to the National Council and/or to see
  membership projections on the Membership Page of
  My BSA.
• The E-Forms gadget is available only to users who
  have the E-Forms role in PAS. Note access to
  this gadget is not assigned from the My BSA
  Administration page.
• E-Forms include Local Council Charter Renewal,
  National New Unit Organization Campaign Progress
  Report, Camping Report, and Membership
  Projections.
• The Rollup button on the Membership Projections
  e-form totals district data into the service area
  or council totals. To create separate service
  area or council projections, do not use the
  rollup feature. You can change and re-submit
  projections at any time. Totals will not display
  until the Submit button is clicked.

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My BSA Resources Page

• Links to BSA Info Gadget
• This gadget gives you direct access to the pages
  of the BSA Info site without logging in
  separately This includes these Web sites.
• Cub Scout Division
• Boy Scout Division
• Venturing Division
• Health and Safety Service
• National Court of Honor
• Learning for Life
• Magazine Division
• Supply Division
• Local Council Index
• Risk Management Notebook
• National Council Organization Chart
• Vacancy Listings
• 2004 National Annual Meeting Presentations
• Compensation and Benefits

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My BSA Resources Page

• Download Gadget
• The Download gadget contains the same download
  links as are found by clicking the Maintenance
  button on the ScoutNET Flash Page.
• Maintenance download links found here include
  BSA Print, BSA Mail Directory Update, Backdater
  Software, and others.

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My BSA Membership Page

• The Membership Page displays two gadgets
  Real-Time Statistics and the Membership Dashboard
• Real-Time Membership Statistics Gadget This
  gadget shows real-time membership and unit
  statistics. The current membership business
  month, date, and time appear below the title bar
• These statistics can be viewed for any part of
  the council structure and can be displayed in 3
  different views
• 1. Membership by Program (now vs. end of month
  last year)
• 2. Winners Circle (now vs. 6/30 last year)
• 3. Year-End Membership (now vs. 12/31 last
  year.)
• Additional statistical detail can be viewed by
  clicking on the program type, for example, click
  Cub Scouting to see membership detail.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Membership Dashboard This gadget reports
  real-time statistics for a selected month. It
  measures results against national membership
  achievement standards and displays a red, yellow,
  or green arrow to highlight current status
  against the standard.
• Membership statistics can be viewed for the
  current month, back nine months, or forward two
  months (to view current status against
  projections for the upcoming two months).
• You can view statistics for all, or only
  selected, membership program levels, for example,
  all Cub Scouting or just Tiger Cub Scouts, all
  traditional or just Learning for Life, etc.
• You can also choose from among 25 different data
  columns to view membership statistics that are
  the most important and meaningful to you.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Information Source All membership statistics are
  generated from the Program Administration System
  (PAS) software on ScoutNET.
• Date All statistics are measured for the
  selected date. If the selected month/year is not
  closed, month-to-date figures are used.
• Dashboard Options There are 25 different data
  columns that can be displayed on the dashboard.
  We recommend selecting no more than eight to
  appear at one time.
• Dashboard Arrow Indicators The red, yellow, and
  green arrow indicators in the second column are
  reading the column you have highlighted by
  clicking on the column header. The criteria used
  to determine the red, yellow, and green status is
  included in a key at the bottom of the screen.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Membership Dashboard Options
• Data options available for viewing are grouped
  into ten categories
• Membership
• Last-Year Membership (same month)
• Year-End Membership
• Membership Goal
• Membership Projection
• Units
• Last-Year Units (same month)
• Year-End Units
• Unit Goal
• Unit Projection

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My BSA Membership Page

• Membership
• Actual Membership Actual membership for the
  selected month.
• Membership Density A percent based on
  membership compared to TAY (CACI data).
• Percent Youth Retained - The percent of youth
  retained based on the number of youth renewing
  (including separated/reregistered) compared to
  the number of youth available to renew.
• Last-Year Membership (same month)
• Last-Year Membership Actual last-year
  membership for the same month.
• Last-Year Membership Gain/Loss The amount of
  gain or loss in membership based on actual
  membership compared to last-year membership in
  the same month.
• Last-Year Membership Percent Gain/Loss The
  percent of gain or loss in membership based on
  actual membership compared to last-year
  membership in the same month.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Year-End Membership
• Year-End Membership Actual last-year membership
  at the end of December.
• Year-End Membership Gain/Loss The amount of
  gain or loss in membership based on actual
  membership compared to last-year membership at
  the end of December.
• Year-End Membership Percent Gain/Loss The
  percent of gain or loss in membership based on
  actual membership compared to last-year
  membership at the end of December.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Membership Goal
• Membership Goal The membership goal for the
  selected month.
• Membership Goal Percent Gain/Loss The percent
  of gain or loss in membership based on actual
  membership compared to the membership goal for
  the month.
• Membership Projection
• Membership Projection The projected membership
  for the selected month.
• Membership Projection Percent Gain/Loss The
  percent of gain or loss in membership based on
  actual membership compared to the membership
  projection for the month.
• Units
• Actual Units Actual units for the selected
  month.
• New Units The number of new units from the
  beginning of the selected year through the
  selected month.
• Dropped Units - The number of dropped units
  (units with a non-current charter past the
  two-month lapsed period) from the beginning of
  the selected year through the selected month.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Last-Year Units (same month)
• Last-Year Units - Actual units last year in the
  same month.
• Last-Year Units Gain/Loss - The amount of gain or
  loss in units based on actual units compared to
  last-year units in the same month.
• Last-Year Units Percent Gain/Loss The percent
  of gain or loss in units based on actual units
  compared to last-year units in the same month.
• Year-End Units
• Year-End Units Actual year-end units at the end
  of December last year.
• Year-End Units Gain/Loss - The amount of gain or
  loss in units based on actual units compared to
  last-year units at the end of December.

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My BSA Membership Page

• Unit Goal
• Unit Goal The unit goal for the selected month.
• Unit Goal Percent Gain/Loss The percent of gain
  or loss in units based on actual units compared
  to the unit goal for the month.
• Unit Projection
• Unit Projection The projected units for the
  selected month.
• Unit Projection Percent Gain/Loss The percent
  of gain or loss in units based on actual units
  compared to the unit projection for the month.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• The Membership Analysis Page displays seven
  gadgets
• Unit Searches.
• Person/Organization Searches.
• Roster Searches.
• Membership Resources.
• Membership Analysis.
• Boys Life Density.
• Operations.
• Another gadget, the Chief Scout Executives
  Winners Circle, can be assigned on this page.
  This gadget is used to report the winners circle
  achievers of your council to the regional office.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• The Searches (Unit, Person/Organization, and
  Roster) are quick searches of the PAS database.
• Membership Resources provides quick links to the
  Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing, Learning for
  Life, ScoutReach, and Relationships Division Web
  sites.
• Boys Life Density reports subscriptions in your
  council and compares to like-size councils.
• Operations The Operations gadget reports
  up-to-the-minute council level only statistics,
  for a selected month and year, on membership,
  units, retained youth, Quality units, and direct
  contact leaders. This gadget can be used to
  compare your council against others.
• Membership Analysis provides helpful reports for
  tactical (current year) and strategic
  (long-range) analysis of your membership.
• Lets look at the Membership Analysis gadget in
  more detail.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• The Membership Analysis Gadget groups the
  information into three categories
• Statistics as of Last Night.
• Statistics as of Last Month.
• Statistics as of Last Month Council Level Only.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• Statistics as of Last Night This section of the
  gadget provides statistics on
• Recharter By BSA structure and program.
• Youth Retention By BSA structure and program.
• Youth Retention By program and month.
• Criminal Background Checking.
• The available reports appear on the screen as
  links. Click the link to launch the report.
  These are Crystal (software) reports that can be
  printed and exported to Microsoft Excel.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• Statistics as of Last Month This section of the
  gadget provides statistics on
• Membership/Units by Program (compared to last
  year).
• Membership Gain/Loss by Program and District.
• Unit Gain/Loss by Program and District.
• Average Youth Per Unit (past 5 Years Current
  Month and Last Year) .
• Best Districts (Membership Gain).
• Districts with Most (Membership) Loss.
• 5 Year Annual Membership Comparisons (By Youth
  and By Units).
• 5 Year Monthly Membership Comparison.
• The available reports appear on the screen as
  links. Click the link to launch the report.
  These are Cognos (software) reports that can be
  viewed in numerous forms of graphs and charts.
  Cognos reports can be printed and exported.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• Statistics as of Last Month (Council Level
  Only) This section of the gadget provides
  statistics on
• 3 Year comparison (By Youth and By Units).
• 5 Year trend analysis (By Youth and By Units).
• 5 Year trend analysis (By Youth and By Units
  for Year End data only).
• Council Classification Comparison (a
  last-year-end comparison of your councils
  membership results to the average of other
  councils in your area and of like-size councils
  across the country).
• The available 3 and 5 year reports appear on the
  screen as links. Click the link to launch the
  report. These are Cognos (software) reports that
  can be viewed in numerous forms of graphs and
  charts. Cognos reports can be printed and
  exported.

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My BSA Membership Analysis Page

• Chief Scout Executives Winners Circle Gadget
• This gadget is used to report the names of
  individuals in your council who achieved winners
  circle status.
• Selections made will automatically appear on a
  winners circle gadget in the version of My BSA
  used by regional and national staff.
• This gadget is available for local council input
  for a limited amount of time. Any changes needed
  after the gadget expires from your screen are
  made by contacting your regional office.

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My BSA Quality Page

• The Quality page currently has a Quality Unit
  gadget that tracks the elements required for a
  unit to earn Quality status.
• A future enhancement to My BSA will be gadgets to
  track Quality District and Quality Council
  achievement status.

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My BSA Quality Page

• The Quality Unit gadget assists you in tracking
  the progress of units earning the quality unit
  award for the current charter year and reports
  the quality status of units for the past charter
  year.
• Where possible, data is drawn from the PAS
  database.
• When Quality Unit standards require data that is
  not available in PAS or when data needs
  interpreting, you can update the necessary
  information for each unit.
• The Quality Unit screen can be both printed and
  exported as a report making it a valuable tool
  for the commissioner staff and district committee
  members. For example, a commissioner can see the
  progress of individual units, while a member of
  the training committee can view unit leaders not
  yet trained.

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My BSA Quality Page

• Columns on the Quality Unit screen default
  (start) as No for all units. Yes appears when a
  unit has met Quality standards. Some standards
  are met automatically from data drawn from PAS
  others must entered by you.
• Click Update at the far right end of any row to
  open the screen that displays the quality unit
  standards for which you must manually update the
  units status.
• The DTR Status column reports the Quality Unit
  status of this unit as seen on the District
  Totals Report in PAS. If this column is marked
  Yes, the unit has been marked as having met the
  Quality Unit standards in its previous charter
  year.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• The Fundraising page displays seven gadgets
• Fundraising Campaigns.
• Fundraising Manpower.
• Fundraising Prospect Searches.
• Person/Organization Searches.
• Roster Searches.
• BSA Resources.
• Fundraising Analysis.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• Fundraising Prospect Searches can be used to
  quickly locate prospects and un-worked prospects.
  
• Person/Organization and Roster Searches are quick
  searches of the PAS database.
• BSA Resources provides quick access to ScoutNET
  and BSA Web sites.
• Fundraising Analysis provides helpful 3-year
  comparison and 5-year trend analysis reports of
  council fundraising efforts. Data is reported at
  the council level only.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• The Fundraising Analysis gadget has three
  reports that provide Statistics as of Last Month
  (Council Level Only). There is also a Council
  Classification Comparison The available reports
  are
• 3-Year comparison.
• 5-Year trend analysis.
• 5-Year trend analysis for year-end data only.
• Council Classification Comparison (a
  last-year-end comparison of your councils
  fundraising results to the average of other
  councils in your area and of like-size councils
  across the country).
• The available 3- and 5-year reports appear on
  the screen as links. Click the link to launch the
  report. These are Cognos (software) reports that
  can be viewed in numerous forms of graphs and
  charts. Cognos reports can be printed and
  exported.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• Fundraising Campaigns Gadget This gadget
  displays data on current fundraising campaigns
  that have been set up in PAS fundraising
  software. You can select which campaigns you want
  to display on your screen. You can also view data
  for the entire council or just a portion.
• Click the Display Options button to see the list
  of campaigns available for viewing. This will
  include all current campaigns and any campaigns
  that have expired within the last 90 days. Click
  the check box(es) of the campaigns you want to
  display in the gadget.
• Select the BSA structure of the data you want to
  view.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• The following data columns display on the
  Fundraising Campaigns gadget.
• Campaign name
• Year-to-date total pledges
• Paid pledges
• Unpaid pledges
• Total prospects
• Worked prospects
• Un-worked prospects
• Value of un-worked prospects
• Click the print icon to print this display as a
  report.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• Fundraising Manpower Gadget This gadget
  displays data by worker position for current
  fundraising campaigns. You begin by selecting a
  campaign you want to display on your screen. You
  then select the portion of the BSA structure you
  want to view.
• Click the Query button to see the list of
  campaigns available for viewing. Click the radio
  button of the campaign you want to display in the
  gadget. Click Next.
• Select the BSA structure of the data you want to
  view. Click Submit.

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My BSA Fundraising Page

• The following data columns display for each
  worker position on the Fundraising Manpower
  gadget.
• Campaign name
• Year-to-date total pledges
• Paid pledges
• Unpaid pledges
• Total prospects
• Worked prospects
• Un-worked prospects
• Value of un-worked prospects
• Click the worker ID number to open a screen that
  lists all of the prospects assigned to that
  worker. Click on the prospect number and/or
  prospect name to see more details.
• Click the print icon to print this display as a
  report.

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My BSA Training Page

• The Training Page has three gadgets
• Training Analysis
• Training Report
• Top Leader/Direct Contact Leader Trained
• Data displayed on each of the three gadgets can
  be printed. The Training Report can also be
  exported.

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My BSA Training Page

• Training Analysis
• This gadget displays statistics that can be
  viewed by any part of the BSA structure and in
  any of 15 different levels, from all leaders to a
  specific type, for example, all traditional
  leaders or just Webelos leaders.
• The Training Analysis gadget reports basic and
  Youth Protection training information for
  registered leaders.
• Columns total by position. The areas reported are
  as follows
• Total registered
• Total trained
• Percent trained
• Total not trained
• Percent not trained
• Youth Protection trained
• Percent Youth Protection trained.
• This screen reports the same information as the
  PAS Adult Training Statistics Report, but also
  reports the training status of Exploring and
  Learning for Life leaders.

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My BSA Training Page

• Training Report
• This gadget displays a report that shows the
  training status of individual leaders.
• Click Query to select the BSA structure of the
  data you want to view. Click Next to select the
  program type then Next again to select a leader
  position type. Click Submit.
• The gadget will then display a list showing the
  names and training status of individuals
  registered in the selected leader position. More
  detail can be viewed by clicking the name of any
  leader.

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My BSA Training Page

• Top Leader/Direct Contact Leader Trained
• This gadget displays information in two areas
  percent top leaders trained and percent direct
  contact leaders trained.
• This gadget shows the percentage of trained
  leaders in relation to national trained leader
  standards. Red, green, and/or yellow arrows
  indicate current status in relation to these
  standards.
• Data displays by any part of the BSA structure
  and in one of four program levels Cub Scout, Boy
  Scout, Venturing, and total.

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My BSA Events Page

• The Events page displays five gadgets
• Events.
• Program Analysis.
• Unit Searches.
• Person/Organization Searches.
• Roster Searches.

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My BSA Events Page

• Unit, Person/Organization and Roster Searches are
  quick searches of the PAS database.
• Program Analysis provides a 5-year trend analysis
  report and a council classification comparison.
• The 5-year trend analysis is a graphical
  representation of program growth in five areas
  over the past five years. Data is reported at the
  council level only.
• The Council Classification Comparison is a last
  year end comparison of council program results to
  the average of other councils in your area and of
  like-size councils across the country.
• This includes such comparisons as district
  committee members per district, units per
  commissioner, gain/loss of youth and units,
  on-time recharter, Quality Units, trained top
  leaders and direct contact leaders, Cub Scouts
  and Boy Scouts camping, advancements, and Boys
  Life subscriptions.

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My BSA Events Page

• Events Gadget This gadget displays data on
  program events that have been set up in PAS
  events software. You can select which events you
  want to display on your screen and can print a
  report for the selected event(s).
• Click the Display Options button in the gadget to
  see the list of program events available for
  viewing. Click the check box(es) of the events
  you want to display in the gadget. Then click
  Submit.
• In the Events Gadget, the Event Name links to a
  report.
• This reports shows the event reservation count
  by individual, unit, and organization. Individual
  reservations show totals by participant category.
  Unit reservations show totals by unit.
  Organization reservations show totals by
  organization.
• These are Crystal (software) reports that can be
  printed and exported to Microsoft Excel

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• The Fiscals Page displays five gadgets
• Fiscals.
• Fund 1 Cash Flow.
• Fiscal Analysis.
• Endowment Analysis.
• BSA Resources.

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• BSA Resources This gadget gives you access to
  BSA Web sites. Click any of the links in the
  gadget to open the web-site.
• Fiscals Displays total income, total expenses,
  and surplus or deficit as of the close of
  business yesterday.
• These statistics are reported in the following
  categories actual YTD, budget YTD, difference,
  actual LY.

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• Fund 1 Cash Flows The Cash Flows gadget
  displays the following
• Checking (current cash) Checking shows the sum
  of the actual monthly deposits. This amount also
  appears on the Statement of Financial Position
  for the Operating fund as cash.
• Depository Depository shows the amount of money
  in depository account(s).
• Savings Savings shows the amount of money in
  savings account(s).
• Accounts Payable (money allocated, but not yet
  deducted from checking)
• This amount also appears on the Statement of
  Financial Position for the Operating fund as
  accounts payable.
• (continued)

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• Fund 1 Cash Flows (continued)
• Available Cash Available Cash is the amount in
  Cash (cash includes checking, depository, and
  savings accounts) minus Accounts Payable.
• Column Dates There are two columns in this
  gadget. The first column date marks the system
  date of the last calculation.  The second column
  date marks the system date of the current
  calculation.
• Cash Receipts Cash Receipts shows the total
  most current cash receipts. The date reports the
  most current date that cash receipts have been
  posted. The dollar amount is the total of all
  cash receipts posted on that date.

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• The Fiscal Analysis gadget has five reports that
  provide Statistics as of Last Month (Council
  Level Only). There is also a Council
  Classification Comparison. The statistical
  reports are generated from posted transactions
  within the General Ledger software as of the
  close of business last night. The available
  reports are
• Statement of Financial Position.
• Statement of Operations Unrestricted.
• 3 Year comparison.
• 5 Year trend analysis.
• 5 Year trend analysis for Year End data only.
• Council Classification Comparison (a last year
  end comparison of your councils fiscal results
  to the average of other councils in your area and
  of like-size councils across the country).
• The available 3- and 5-year reports appear on
  the screen as links. Click the link to launch the
  report. These are Cognos (software) reports that
  can be viewed in numerous forms of graphs and
  charts. Cognos reports can be printed and
  exported.

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My BSA Fiscals Page

• The Endowment Analysis gadget has one report
  that provide Statistics as of Last Month (Council
  Level Only). There is also a Council
  Classification Comparison. The available report
  is
• 5-Year Trend Analysis Displays a 5-year trend
  for the number of James E. West, 1910 Society,
  and Founders Circle gifts and the endowment fund
  net assets.
• Council Classification Comparison A last year
  end comparison of your councils endowment
  results to the average of other councils in your
  area and of like-size councils across the
  country.
• The available 5-year analysis report appears on
  the screen as a link. Click the link to launch
  the report. This is a Cognos (software) report
  that can be viewed in numerous forms of graphs
  and charts. Cognos reports can be printed and
  exported.

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My BSA New on My BSA Page

• New on My BSA This page gives you information
  about new items on My BSA, changes to the Web
  site, and other important information about the
  site.
• Please check the New on My BSA page often to
  keep current on all that My BSA has to offer you.

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My BSA Rechartering Page

• The Rechartering page monitors Internet
  Rechartering and has three gadgets
• Statistics
• Survey Comments
• I.R. System Administration
• User access to each of these gadgets must be
  assigned by the My BSA Administrator or your
  council.

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My BSA Rechartering Page

• Statistics Gadget
• Data displayed is for national, regional, areas,
  and councils. In the council view, an additional
  column indicates which councils are currently
  participating in Internet Rechartering and which
  are not. Statistical detail below the council
  level is found on the I.R. System Administration
  gadget.
• The Statistics gadget shows the number of charter
  renewals submitted electronically via the
  Internet Rechartering Web site and posted in PAS.
  
• The counts are categorized into This week, Last
  week, and Since September.
• This Week begins on Friday evening, allowing
  you to view weekend activity on Monday.

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My BSA Rechartering Page

• Survey Comments gadget
• Allows you to view comments submitted by
  individuals using the Internet Rechartering Web
  site in your council.
• You see all comments submitted since the date
  selected (Start Date). You can accept the default
  date, or type a new date over it.
• The report shows the unit, and name of the person
  submitting the comment as well as the comment and
  date submitted.
• This is a Crystal software report that can be
  printed and/or exported.

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My BSA Rechartering Page

• IR System Administration Gadget
• The IR System Administration gadget links to the
  Internet Rechartering System Administration site
  of the council.
• Local council administration of Internet
  Rechartering occurs at this site including
  Tracking unit recharter status and activity, and
  management of the process such as resetting
  passwords, etc.
• Access to this gadget is limited to users who
  have the Internet Rechartering administrator role
  in the council.

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My BSA Every Kid Page

• Give Every Kid a Chance Campaign
• The Every Kid a Chance Campaign gadget monitors
  progress in recruiting traditional membership at
  the national, regional, area, and council levels.
  
• Statistical detail below the council level is not
  available.
• It tracks the progress towards the commitments
  your council made for August to December of the
  current year.
• This gadget displays
• 1. Council name.
• 2. Percentage of membership commitment
  achieved.
• 3. New Members in real-time (for current month)
  or actual (for past months).
• 4. Campaign total to date.
• 5. New traditional members commitment.

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My BSA Every Kid Page

• The new member count will accumulate in real-time
  for the current membership month the final
  actual count remains displayed after month-end
  close.
• The Every Kid gadget includes a thermometer-type
  indicator illustrating the percentage of
  achievement of the councils new traditional
  youth commitment.  
• The red thermometer will progress until 100
  percent of commitment has been obtained, at which
  time the bar will turn green.  
• The light green section on each thermometer
  indicates the area from 100 percent to 125
  percent achievement.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• The Race to Cub Scouting page has three gadgets
  
• Race to Cub Scouting.
• New Cub Scouting Youth.
• New Cub Scouting Packs.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• Race to Cub Scouting Gadget
• This gadget tracks involvement of the General
  Motors Chevrolet dealerships in your council
  territory in the Race to Cub Scouting membership
  recruiting program.
• The gadget displays the name and contact
  information of Chevrolet dealers in the council
  territory.
• Data columns report the contact and involvement
  of these dealers in the Race to Cub Scouting.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• Data columns include
• Contacted - Whether or not the dealer has been
  contacted by a council representative.
• Participating - Whether or not the dealer has
  agreed to participate in Race to Cub Scouting.
• Contact Information - The name and telephone
  number of the contact person assigned to this
  project by the dealership.
• Remarks - Any remarks concerning details, such
  as conversations and participation agreements.
• These data fields are updated by clicking the
  Update link in the far right column, entering
  appropriate information on the screen that opens,
  and clicking Submit.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• New Cub Scouting Youth Gadget
• This gadget monitors progress in recruiting new
  cub scout membership at the national, regional,
  area, and council levels.
• Statistical detail below the council level is not
  available.
• This gadget tracks progress toward the commitment
  your council made for new Cub Scout youth growth,
  August to December, of the current year.
• This gadget displays
• 1. Council name.
• 2. Percentage of new Cub Scout membership
  commitment achieved.
• 3. New cub scouts in real-time (for current
  month) or actual (for past
  months).
• 4. Campaign total to date.
• 5. New Cub Scout members commitment.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• The new cub scout count will accumulate in
  real-time for the current membership month the
  final actual count remains displayed after
  month-end close.
• The New Cub Scouting Youth gadget includes a
  thermometer-type indicator illustrating the
  percentage of achievement of the councils new
  cub scout youth commitment.  
• The red thermometer will progress until 100
  percent of commitment has been obtained, at which
  time the bar will turn green.  
• The light green section on each thermometer
  indicates the area from 100 percent to 125
  percent achievement.

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My BSA Race to Cub Scouting Page

• New Cub Scouting Packs Gadget
• This gadget monitors progress in organizing new
  cub scout packs at the national, regional, area,
  and council levels.
• Statistical detail below the council level can be
  obtained on the Membership Dashboard of the
  Membership Page by a month to month comparison.
  Be sure the New Units column is selected for
  display.
• This gadget tracks progress toward the commitment
  your council made for new pack growth, August to
  December, of the current year.
• This gadget displays
• 1. Council name.
• 2. Percentage of new Cub Scout pack commitment
  achieved.
• 3. New packs in real-time (for current month)
  or actual (for past months).
• 4. Campaign total to date.
• 5. New Cub Scout packs commitment.

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My BSA E-Commerce Page

• The E-Commerce page has one gadget Online Sales
  Commission Program Manager
• This gadget displays information about on-line
  merchandise sales and the commissions that the
  council earns as a result of these sales.
• All statistics are gathered from the
  scoutstuff.org Web site. Order and commission
  information is reported for the last 10 days.

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My BSA E-Commerce Page

• This gadget has the following data columns
• Order Date The date the order was transacted.
• Order No. - A system-assigned reference number.
• Order Amount The total dollar amount of the
  order
• Earned by Click-Through or Zip Code How the
  commission was earned by clicking through the
  council Web site to the e-commerce site (C), or
  directly from scoutstuff.org with the order
  originating from a zip code within the council
  (Z).
• Commission Earned The dollar amount of the
  commission earned on the transaction.

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My BSA Scout Executive Only

• The Scout Executive Only page was created as a
  location on My BSA to provide information with
  access restricted to Scout executives.
• Access to this page is determined by system user
  ID it is not available in the User Access gadget
  to be granted by the local council My BSA
  Administrator. The gadget will automatically
  appear as a My BSA page for individuals with the
  title of Scout executive.
• This page has two gadgets Human Resources and
  Membership Audit.

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My BSA Scout Executive Only

• Human Resources Gadget A link to The Briefcase
  (personnel policies and procedures) can be found
  here.
• Membership Audit Gadget The Membership Audit
  gadget is available only to the Scout executive.
  This gadget shows information about a councils
  membership specific to adults, youth, and units
  that is not easily obtained from other means.

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My BSA Future Enhancements

• My BSA Enhancements Currently in Development
• Quality District Gadget To track annual progress
  toward earning the Quality District Award.
• Quality Council Gadget To track annual progress
  toward earning the Quality Council Award
• Initiative Tracking Page The ability to create
  electronic Charts That Talk for tracking
  progress of non-financial campaigns such as,
  summer camp signups, School Night for Scouting
  participation, popcorn signups, and similar
  initiatives.