BSA is cleaner than the local hospitals are.

Thanks.

The same goes for the donations. They donate. Some more than others, and some because they are leaned on. Like I said before, you never go in asking for money alone.

I’m not beating up on them, and can’t speak for this board. I’ve just seen a lot of dead wood and people just wearing the uniform.

I agree and yet most of them are paid NOTHING and donate millions of dollars to the organization.

Alan:
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Now would you say, honestly, that these Members are not more concerned about the operations of the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of America then any single reader on this site?
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Being on the board doesn’t make one more committed. The Councils and Districts are often plagued with dead weight that do no more than ‘Wear The Uniform’ as we call it. Some get an ego trip, some get a little good resume PR. Many are on the board because someone more connected and powerful leaned on them. Choosing the arm twister is just as important as choosing the board member.

Some are die hard Scouts who want what we want.

I only took over the Pack responsabilities when our previous leadership left. I will step away from the Pack in June 09 and I am working hard to ensure a smooth transition, unlike our painful experience. I think most of the volunteers spread themselves too thin. I have no problem letting go and delegating. The hard part is getting the parents who are reluctant involved. It takes finese, but we’re getting there. With the added Scout committments I have to pull away from church functions, PTA, etc. I can’t be everything at the same time, nor do I want to. God, Family, Church, School, Scouts…. those are our family’s priorities.

Again, we believe in the program or we wouldn’t sacrifice so much to make it successful for our boys. The experience with the boys and seeing their successes and failures is what make it all worth wild. We, the volunteers, just need more from our Council. Stop making things harder for us. Get some programs established to help leaders take over. How about a visit from the “paid” people when volunteers step up and take over leadership? Wow what a concept. I am sure the belief is that the old leadership takes the new leadership in hand and walks them through, but the reality is that they burned out and gone before the new team comes aboard. There are just so many more areas that need improvement to help those peope that sacrifice so much of themselves for free. Maybe if the volunteers were better supported we wouldn’t have such a hard time getting other parents involved.

The long and short is that the OCBSA doesn’t have the support of the masses or the trust. FOCUS on that, forget the numbers and reports.

Or sometimes, they find that they are not working for a cause at all and that the organization does not even believe in the values behind closed doors that it proclaims on the street corners. It must be something to see the perks and compensation that the boss has while trying to make an impact on the world. It must mean something to go out and raise funds to get that boss that raise.

I didn’t know it before, but Les Baron does have the stink of a membership scandal on his hands. I want to read more about that.

Where did the money come from or go to for their compensation?
That is the question that is not answered in the 990s. I can only assume the majority is health benefits.

Bucky Says:
An executive negotiates a total compensation package.

No question there. However, those benefits that are negotiated do have cost increases throughout the years.

johnb,
I will print and read the article on the way home on the train. Thanks for the link.