Troop 278 Fundraising Types & Purposes

 Primary Purposes for Troop Fundraising:

1)  Fund Ongoing Troop Operations:

- Merit badges, advancement badges, neckerchiefs

- Storage space, materials, website expenses

- Expenses for Scout-O-Rama, basic equipment maintenance

- Build/maintain sufficient funds for pre-payment deposits (e.g. Geronimo/Philmont etc)
 

2)  Goal Specific Fundraising

- Troop fundraising for a specific goal - e.g. selected equipment can be safety related, general Troop related or activity program related

- Individual Scout Fundraising to pay for specific high expense programs (e.g. Philmont)
 

3) Scout's Personal Fundraising for their own Scout account:

- Opportunity for Scouts to pay for a portion of their scouting experience themselves

- Troop accrued allocation that can be used to pay for Scouting program expenses

Scouts benefit in their Scout account for all the above fundraising activities with 50% or more of the fundraiser profits split amongst the participating Scouts.

4) Service Hours (Fundraising)

- Scouts can earn service hours that are required for rank advancements by supporting fundraising for others Eagle Scout Service Projects.

- The Troop may also occasionally support other community organization's fundraising efforts from which we get no financial benefit. These can also count as service hours.

The Troop provides many opportunities for fundraising, however, fundraising is only one part of the Scouting experience and needs to be balanced with the other aspects of the program (skill building, advancement, leadership). Participation in most of our Troop fundraising efforts is therefore optional.

Expected Participation

Basic Troop operations are funded primarily by our Fall Fundraiser / Scout-O-Rama ticket sales.  Every Scout benefits from Troop operations as they receive awards and participate in Troop activities.  Therefore, every Scout is expected to participate in this fundraiser.

Goal specific fundraising has included Christmas tree pickups to support Philmont crews and may include new or special Troop wide equipment acquisition/ replacement.

Scouts directly involved in or benefiting from targeted activities are expected to participate in this fundraising.  In cases where the specific goals benefits the entire Troop, then all Scouts may be expected to participate, Troop communications will indicate expectations.

Scout Personal Financial Responsibility  

Many families want their Scouts to fund part of their Scouting experience themselves. This may be for family financial reasons or, quite often, the family’s interest in having their Scout feel more ownership for the Scouting experience by paying part of their own way.  All our fundraisers can support reaching these financial goals.

Troop Fundraising Decisions

Each year, a Troop budget is prepared including projected inflows from fundraising.  At a minimum, the Troop must do enough fundraising to pay for our ongoing operations.  Additional fundraising for goal specific activities or for the boys to earn monies to pay for their Scouting experience are at the discretion of the Troop Committee, in which all parents in the Troop are invited to participate. The Troop committee will also work with the Patrol Leaders Council to consider funding for Scout proposed initiatives meeting Committee criteria.

There is a constant flow of new fundraising ideas and suggestions.  While it is important that we revisit our fundraising activities, this should be considered on an annual basis to coincide with the Troop budget activity. This ensures that sufficient funds will be available to support the major purposes described above, and that sufficient individual Scout fundraising opportunities exist.

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