Venturing District

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Venturing District Council Administration

• Greg Carstens Amy Engler

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The Venturing Oath

• As a Venturer, I promise to do my duty to God and
  help strengthen America, to help others, and to
  seek truth, fairness, and adventure in our world.

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Venturing Code As a Venturer, I believe that
Americas strength lies in our trust in God and
in the courage, strength, and traditions of our
people. I will, therefore, be faithful in my
religious duties and will maintain a personal
sense of honor in my own life. I will treasure
my American heritage and will do all I can to
preserve and enrich it.
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I will recognize the dignity and worth of all
humanity and will use fair play and goodwill in
my daily life. I will acquire the Venturing
attitude that seeks the truth in all things and
adventure on the frontiers of our changing world.
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History

• 1910 Boy Scouting for boys 12 to 17
• 1912 Sea Scouting for boys over 14
• 1946 Exploring for young men 14-20 who wanted
  advanced Scouting
• 1959 Yankelovich Study of high-school age boys
• 1969 Coed Exploring- Young women ages 14-20
  joined Posts
• 1991 Learning For Life - BSA Subsidiary
• 1998 Venturing - Coed ages 14-20 - Outdoor,
  Religious and Hobby related

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Heres Venturing!

• The young adult program of the BSA for men and
  women 14 (who have completed the 8th grade)
  through 20 years of age.
• Youth member is a Venturer
• Venturing units are Crews
• Venturing adults are Advisors
• Youth leader is the President
• 7 membership fee - same chartering process

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Vocabulary

• AIS Activity Interest Survey
• PCI Program Capability Inventory
• AVLBT Adult Venturing Leader Basic Training
• Impact Plan Not how to fall down
• Commissioner Your best friend
• Roundtable For eating knowledge
• Camping In Venturing, it has a whole new meaning

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Vocabulary

• Silver Is better than gold in Venturing
• FOS Find other sources
• Sea Scouts Venturing on water
• U???
• I???
• We???

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Council Positions
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Knowledge becomes power only through organization
and useOg Mandino
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Membership

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Learning Objectives

• Review how to recruit new members
• Learn techniques and resources for starting new
  crews - best sources
• Learn how Venturing fits within the existing
  district volunteer structure
• Feel comfortable answering some of those
  Frequently asked and not so easily answered
  questions
• Learn about and how to utilize the Impact Plan

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District Venturing Crew Organizer

• Recruit volunteers
• Member of district membership committee
• Determine Youth Market
• Schedule open houses
• Sell organizations and organize new crews
  individually or using the Impact Plan

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Student Interest Survey

• Identify interest market
• Service to schools
• Work with Exploring Executives
• Initial youth to populate new crews
• Scuba
• Biking
• Rock Climbing

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• Frequently Asked Questions

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Resources Available to Crews

• Access to local BSA property
• Professional guidance
• Liability and accident insurance
• Venturing Leadership Skills Course

• Venturing Leader Specific Training
• Youth protection training videos
• New Crew Fast Start
• Advancement program and resources

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Making the SaleIndividual Organization Sales Call

• Preparation
• The Sales Call
• Follow Up

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Impact Plan Multiple Organization Sales
opportunity

• Target a specific group
• Serve a meal
• Have a host
• Program

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Common Steps to Organizing a Crew

• Secure Commitment from head of organization
• Brief key organization members
• Recruit Advisor and other leaders
• Hold planning and training for adults
• Promote Open House
• Hold Open House

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Venturing District Council Administration

• Program

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Learning Objectives

• Learn steps to successful event planning
• Review typical district/council Venturing
  Activities
• Share fresh new ideas and program resources

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Steps to Success

• Create youth buy-in
• Careful scheduling of events
• Planning and promotion
• Event details and post-event evaluation

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Typical Venturing Activities

• Council Venturing Olympics
• Venturing safe-driving road rally
• Sea Scouting Regattas
• Canoe races, raft trips, float trips
• Your town at night event
• Ranger week at camp
• Ski weekends
• Sports tournament or league competition
• Beach weekend at camp or other lakefront property
• Council contingent of Venturers to Philmont

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Only imagination, leadership, facility and
finances limit what you choose to do

• - Venturing for Council and District
  Administration

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Venturing District Council Administration

• Training

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Training

• First key step to success
• District Venturing Leader Training Coordinator
• Youth officers are trained by the advisor
• Youth members are trained by youth officers

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Training Flow
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District Venturing Leader Training Coordinator

• Responsibilities
• Recruit volunteers
• Plan, promote help conduct Job Specific
  Training
• Plan, promote help conduct Powder Horn
• Promote help conduct the Venturing Leadership
  Skills Course
• Works with
• Unit leaders
• District training committee
• Unit commissioners

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Youth Training

• Advisor Trains Officers
• Crew officer retreat
• Job specific
• Officers train other youth
• Leadership skills course
• Ethics in Action
• COPE

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Literature available through the supply division

• New Crew Fast Start (download off of internet
  only)
• New Leader Essentials
• Venturing Leader Specific Training
• Venturing Leader Manual
• Ranger Guidebook
• Venturer Handbook
• Sea Scout Manual
• Venturing Leadership Skills Course
• Venturing Roundtable Guide
• Heres Venturing - Operations Guide
• Recognition Certificates and Awards

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Videos Available Through the Supply Division

• Venturing Fast start
• Briefing the Organizing Committee
• Selling Venturing to the Head of an Organization
• Youth Protection - Personal Safety Awareness (for
  Youth)
• Youth Protection Training for Adult Venturing
  Leaders

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Where to Get More Information

• Other training sessions
• Consulting services, other sources
• World Wide Web
• www.bsa.scouting.org
• www.powderhorn.org
• see back of Ranger Handbook for numerous sites
• www.venturing.info subscribe to monthly
  newsletter or check on line for past news items
• www.macscouter.com

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Knowledge becomes power only through organization
and useOg Mandino
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Advancement

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Learning Objectives

• Review all Venturing advancement opportunities
• Understand Advancement Coordinator Position
• Find ways to overcome advancement objections

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The Basics

• Why?
• Who?
• How?
• Where?
• When?

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District Venturing Advancement Coordinator

• Responsibilities
• Provide Assistance
• Help Units
• Promote Awards
• Create Maintain List of Consultants(different
  from merit badge counselors)
• Recognize
• Works With
• Unit Leaders
• District Advancement Committee
• Commissioner Staff
• Council Advancement Committee?

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Venturing Advancement
Silver Award
Eagle
Quartermaster
Ranger Gold Award
Award
Life
Outdoor Youth Sports Arts
and Sea Bronze Ministries
Bronze Hobbies Scout
Bronze Bronze
Bronze
Star
Previous lst Boy Scout
or Class Varsity Scout
JOIN Venturing
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Additional Awards

• Religious Emblems
• Venturing Leadership Awards
• Venturing Advisor Award of Merit
• Venturing Leadership Training Award Key

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Advancement Resources

• Venturing Handbook 33493
• Ranger Guidebook 3128
• Sea Scout Manual 33239B
• Venturing Leadership Skills Course 34340
• Venturing Leader Manual 34655A

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Summary

• The new Venturing advancement program is
  available to all Venturing youth members of the
  BSA
• A male Venturer my earn the Eagle award as a
  Venturer
• Boy Scout awards may count toward Venturing
  awards
• All awards are administered at the council level
  except Quartermaster
• District Venturing Advancement Coordinator

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Potential Roadblocks?

• Ideas and ways to overcome???

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Knowledge becomes power only through organization
and useOg Mandino
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Commissioner Service

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Commissioner Service

• Problem solver
• Conflict prevention
• Resources, ideas

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Commissioner Service

• Assist the DC by educating unit commissioners
  about Venturing
• Help Crews w/ the annual rechartering process
• Ensure that each crew is visited monthly and unit
  health problems are identified
• Facilitate unit problem solving by utilizing
  available resources

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Venturing District Council Administration

• Red Cross

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Knowledge becomes power only through organization
and useOg Mandino
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Finance

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Learning Objectives

• See how Venturing fits within council fundraising
• Identify selling points of Venturing to possible
  funders
• Brainstorm ways Venturing can raise money

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Finance

• Plan wisely
• Spend thriftily
• Work with existing FOS structure
• Be creative
• Maximize effort/profit
• Teenage youth like to work together on fundraising

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Finance Resources

• Proposal Companion A Funding Resource for
  Unit-Serving Executives, 35-565
• Guidelines on Product Sales Policy Issues,
  35-373
• Special Events Manual, 35-531
• Funding Capital Needs, 35-358
• Foundation Resource Manual, 25-530
• Scoutings Positive Impact in the Community,
  35-649
• Project Sales Manual, 35-603

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Venturing District Council Administration

• Roundtables

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Venturing Roundtables

• Purpose
• Train
• Inform
• Motivate
• Venturing Roundtable Commissioner
• Plan
• Recruit
• Serve
• Be Flexible
• Resources
• Venturing Roundtable Guide 34342
• Heres Venturing 33466

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Knowledge becomes power only through organization
and useOg Mandino
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Sea Scouting

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Sea Scouting
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Venturing District Council Administration

• Round Table

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and useOg Mandino