The trials and pitfalls of being a Jamboree Contingent Lead.

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Ken and Colin discuss the upcoming Kander100 Jamboree, taking place at the Kandersteg International Scout Centre in (where else?) Kandersteg, Switzerland, this summer.

Actually, this episode is mostly a banter/catch-up session, but there is a fun and (potentially) challenging meeting idea for Scouts to be found near the end.

Shout-Outs

First, Scouter George from the 1st Cobble Hill Scout Group wrote in with some follow-up on a podcast review that was discussed previously:

"Thank you for your support of Scouts and Scouters across Canada with your podcast. I hope you get a chance to have Liam join, maybe after his cross-country listening tour?"

If Liam is interested in coming on an episode of the podcast, we’d be happy to have him! It’s always nice to add guest voices.

Additionally, speaking of reviews, Scouter Chris from the UK left us one a while ago:

"Recently discovered your podcast. I am a Scout Leader in the UK and am enjoying listening to you guys. From listening to just a few episodes, already spotted a few differences in Canadian and UK Scouting but also a lot we do the same. Scouting rocks no mater where we roam!"

Thanks for the kind words, Chris!

And finally, a big “thank you” to Tim Blair for allowing his recorded session on registration waitlists to be used as an episode!

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A presentation given on Scouts Canada’s Workplace site, detailing how to say yes to youth waiting to join your Scout Group.

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This week’s episode comes from a presentation given on Scouts Canada’s new Workplace site (Workplace is Meta’s business product, essentially Facebook for work teams) by Tim Blair of the 11th Seymour Scout Group.

The title of the presentation is "Can you say yes to your waitlist?", and deals with strategies for bringing more youth into your Scout Group even when your registration rolls are currently full.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod

How do you handle turnover in your Group Committee?

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Ken and Colin discuss how to carry out an effective Group Committee transition. It’s not as easy as just electing a new treasurer or group commissioner; a Group should make sure to have all of the infrastructure in place ahead of time to ensure an orderly handover of documents, email accounts, and other pertinent information and materials.

If a Group has gone through the process of getting itself online, organizations like TechSoup (or TechSoup Canada) can help a Group expand from just having a registered domain into having a full-fledged team and document management solution (e.g. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365)...often for free, or for a vastly reduced non-profit-friendly price. Getting set up with solutions like these can facilitate both easier sharing and storing of important documents and records, but also smoother handovers of same between individuals.

Shout-Outs

Liam, from the 2nd Airdrie Scout Group, left us a review online:

"As a scout this is interesting to listen to."

Thanks for the kind words, Liam! We love getting reviews, especially 5-star reviews...and we’re glad that you’re finding the podcast interesting.

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The Girl Scout cookie crumbled this year. Here’s what happened

Scouts coming together in Maple Ridge for rally day

Squamish Scouts presented with the Duke of Edinburgh gold award

Scout makes 3D printer prosthetic limbs in Mexico

Young People Called to Innovate as the first Africa Rover Moot Opens

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Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle

Jamborees and Moots, Religious Symposiums...and Emergency Response.

News Stories

1st Africa Rover Moot, Kenya 2023

Interreligious Symposium Unites Scouting in the Central African Republic

Scouts Mobilise to Support Cyclone Freddy Emergency Response

How Anna realised that happiness can be found even in the darkest of times

10,000+ Scouts Gather for 32nd Asia-Pacific and 11th National Scout Jamboree in Bangladesh

Two hospitalised as scout group caught out by Storm Noa in Wicklow Mountains

Boy Scouts' record $2.46 bln sex abuse settlement upheld by judge

10th Welland Scouts pound the pavement to help neighbours

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Scouter Andrew from the 4th Elks Triwood Scout Group (based in Calgary, Alberta) is back this week with another group discussion.

In mid-March, Scouters from across Canada met in Ottawa for a weekend workshop about The Big Opportunity, the grassroots volunteer recruitment and encouragement initiative that the podcast has been covering over the last few episodes. After this workshop, Andrew sat down with a few Scouters he met there – Emma, Alicia, and Anna – for another discussion of The Big Opportunity and how to make it work.

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Scouter Andrew with the 4th Elks Triwood Scout Group (based in Calgary, Alberta) sat down with a number of his fellow Scouters for a lengthy discussion of Scouts Canada’s Big Opportunity, how it applies to their Group, and how they’re already making some of its aims a reality. The entire conversation was recorded, and Andrew generously provided the discussion to serve as an episode of the podcast.

So if, after Episode 130, you find you have some questions about how The Big Opportunity can apply to your Group, or what it even looks like to be implemented at a Group level, the discussion that forms the core of this episode might offer some insight...and some ideas.

Scouters Andrew, David, Stacey, Lindsey, and Peter of the 4th Elks Triwood Scout Group for the insightful discussion and their agreeing to share it with the wider Scouting world.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod

Scouts Founder’s Day 2023: History, significance and all you need to know

International Scouts Day observed

Scouts' tree-planting initiative aids wildfire recovery from Croatia to North Macedonia

How Czech Scouts transformed two hotels into safe havens for refugees in five days

World Scouting supports relief efforts after deadly Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

India gathers close to 100,000 Scouts and Guides in their back-to-back events, highlighting culture and heritage

Boy Scouts selling off storied camps under pressure from sex-abuse claims, bankruptcy — and locals are worried

Scouts Canada celebrates flag raising in Bracebridge

Our Community: Scout Museum set to open, PNE selling score clock

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Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle

Ken flies solo this week, and discusses Scouts Canada’s new volunteer-focused initiative, which they’re calling the Big Opportunity.

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Slow Burn, by Kevin MacLeod

Fundraiser launched to re-open 100-year-old Camp Byng amidst ongoing legal dispute | Coast Reporter

15,000 kilometers by bike to join the World Scout Jamboree 2023 | Scout.org

ZHP is awarded the EESC Civil Society Prize 2022 | Scout.org

Scouts in Europe cross countries to receive and spread a light of peace | Scout.org

9 New Year’s resolution ideas for Scouts | Scout.org

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Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle