Council Outdoor Ethics Advocates

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Council Outdoor Ethics Advocates
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What will we talk about today?

• Introductions (short!)
• Tell us what you want to discuss
• Connecting Outdoor Ethics to BSA
• COEA Key Responsibilities
• How to Get Started
• Developing a Prioritized Plan
• Resources (how to find help)

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BSA Outdoor Ethics

• Aims of the Boy Scouts of America
• Character Development
• Citizenship Training
• Personal Fitness

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BSA Outdoor Ethics

• BSA Aims are achieved using BSA Methods including
  Outdoor Programs
• Outdoor Ethics addresses
• - Character Development (BSA Aim)
• using the BSA's Outdoor Program (Method)
• - Citizenship Training (BSA Aim) by raising
  awareness around protection of shared resource
  (the land) and impacts on others

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Objectives of BSA Outdoor Ethics

• Establish Reenforce importance of ethical
  decision making for all members (youth and
  adult), especially in the context of outdoor
  activities
• Protect (and restore) BSA properties
• Protect public and private land used by BSA
  members units for outdoor recreation
• Improve perception of BSA among land managers and
  others with whom we share the outdoors
• Reduce likelihood of high profile, high impact
  negative events

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• Elevator Pitch Exercise
• How do you talk with a BSA leader about Outdoor
  Ethics and your role?

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COEA Responsibilities

• Program Promotion
• Recruiting
• Training
• Reporting

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Getting Started

• Networking
• Inventory - resources, connections
• Set Goals
• Write the Plan

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Council / District Structure
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Outdoor Programs Committee Guide
Currently being revised Distribution in
2015 Additional Outdoor Ethics information Catalog
Number 34786
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Getting Started

• Read execute the Plan
• Networking Inventory
• Evaluate Progress against Goals
• Update the Plan

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The Plan

• Program Promotion
• Recruiting
• Training
• Reporting

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Next Steps

• Remember the four COEA responsibilities
• - Recruiting
• - Program Promotion
• -Training
• - Reporting
• Use your Network Build a Team
• Write a Prioritized Plan
• Ask (the right person/people) for help