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A real Innovation idea... We have found 350,000 Eagle Scouts in 2 years...that’s good. Let’s find 350,000 more in 2 weeks!!!

Contact FaceBook and ask them to create a place in their profile page to select Eagle Scout as an “Alumni Group”. This will start a viral message to “suggest friends” people of similar backgrounds (just like your HS classmates came up on your screen when you first joined).

If they do it, get MySpace, etc. Don’t know if we (BSA) are hooked in with these other social networking groups yet:
Bebo
Delicious
Digg
LinkedIn
Reddit
This idea is to allow young ladies to become Eagle Scouts in the Venturing Program. Starting at age 14, they would have to do all of the requirements that the boys have to do and be done before the age of 18. In theory, Eagle can be attained in 2.5 years, so 4 years is plenty of time to fulfill the requirements. If adopted, this idea would allow for more membership and more supply sales and fill a void that is not presently offered by any other girl’s group. It would require no program modifications, only a new Venturing Book for girls with the requirements in it taken from the Boy Scout Handbook. Venturing is already co-ed so it is not really a departure from what is happening today.
Moderator Comments
8/10/09

Merril Davis, Innovation Coordinator

The Innovation Council in coordination with BSA volunteers, council representatives and various departments are currently studying the Venturing Program and upon review will communicate observations and recommendations to senior BSA management. Initial recommendations are anticipated to be completed by late 2009.