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10 GUIDES TO UNIT MONEY-EARNING PRO J E C T S

The way in which a unit earns money to carry out its program is of great importance in the education of youth members in

basic va l u e s.

W h e n ever your unit is planning a money - e a rning project, this checklist can serve as your guide. It will be helpful to you as

you fill out the application.If your answer is yes to all the questions that fo l l ow, it is likely the project confo rms with Scouting’s

standards and will be approve d .

1 . H ave your unit committee and chartered organization

troop suppers, circuses, ex p o s i t i o n s, and similar

a p p r oved your project, including the dates and the

Scouting eve n t s.

m e t h o d s ?

6 . E ven when sales are confined to parents and fri e n d s,

There should be a real need for raising money based on

will they get their money ’s wo rth from any product they

your unit’s progra m . We should not engage in special

p u r c h a s e, function they attend, or services they receive

m o n ey - e a rning projects merely because someone has

from your unit?

o f fered us an attra c t i ve plan. I t ’s important to remember

Here again is the principle of value received—a sale

that individual youth members are also expected to earn

standing on its own merit—so that the recipients are

their own way. The need should be over and above

not in any way subsidizing either Scouting or the mem-

n o rmal budget items covered by dues.

b e r.Youth members must learn to pay their own way

and to honestly earn the money to do it. You cannot

2 . Do your plan and corresponding dates avoid competi-

p e rmit anyone to use the good name of Scouting to

tion with money - raising effo rts and policies of other

sell a product.

u n i t s, your chartered organization, your local council,

and United Way ?

7 . If a project is planned for a particular area, do yo u

C h e ck with your chartered organization representative

respect the right of other Scouting units in the same

to make certain that your chartered organization agr e e s

n e i g h b o r h o o d ?

on the dates and type of fund-ra i s e r. The chart e r e d

I t ’s a courtesy to check with neighboring units or the local

organization representative can also clear the other

council service center to coordinate the time of yo u r

dates by calling the council service center.

project and to see that you aren’t cove ring their terri t o ry.

Your unit commissioner can help you with this.

3 . Does your plan comply with local ordinances; is it free

from any association with gambl i n g ; and is it consistent

8 . Is it reasonably certain that people who need wo rk or

with the ideals and purposes of the Boy Scouts of

business will not lose it as a result of your unit’s plan?

A m e ri c a ?

Your unit should neither sell nor offer services that will

M o n ey - raising projects that include the sale of ra f f l e

damage someone’s live l i h o o d . If possibl e, check with

t i ckets are in violation of this policy.

the people who may be affe c t e d .

This question can be answered only in terms of specific

9 . Will your plan protect the name and goodwill of the Boy

p r o p o s a l s. If there is a ny question of its suitability,

Scouts of America and prevent it from being capitalize d

contact your local council service center for assistance.

on by promoters of show s, benefits, or sales campaigns?

4 . If a commercial product is to be sold, will it be sold on

Because of Scouting’s good reputation, customers ra r e l y

its own merits and without reference to the needs of

question the quality or price of a product. U n c h e cked, the

Scouting, either directly (during sales presentations) or

n e t wo rk of Scouting units could become a beehive of

i n d i r e c t l y ?

commercial interest to the neglect of character bu i l d i n g

and citizenship tra i n i n g .

Teaching youth members to become self-reliant and to

e a rn their own way is an important part of training our

1 0 . If any contracts are to be signed by your unit, will they be

youth members.

signed by an individual without reference to the Boy

Scouts of America, and in no way appear to bind the local

The official unifo rm is intended to be wo rn pri m a rily fo r

council, the Boy Scouts of America, or the chart e r e d

use in connection with Scouting activities. H oweve r, the

organization to any agreement of financial responsibility?

u n i fo rm may be wo rn in connection with council-spon-

sored product sales progra m s.

B e fore any person in your unit signs a contract, he

must make sure the venture is legitimate and wo rt hy. I f

5 . If tickets are sold for any function other than a Scouting

a contract is signed, he is personally responsibl e. H e

event, will they be sold by your youth members as indi-

cannot sign on behalf of the local council or the Boy

viduals without depending on the goodwill of Scouting

Scouts of America, nor may he bind the chart e r e d

to make this sale possibl e ?

organization without its written authori z a t i o n . If yo u ’r e

T i ckets may be sold by youth members in unifo rm in

not sure, check with your local council service center

the name of Scouting for such things as pack show s,

for help.

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