Your district needs your help!
Are you looking to do something for Scouting in Tompkins
and Cortland County? Have you retired from a Pack, Troop, Ship or Crew,
and you'd like a new challenge?
Taughannock District is open to volunteers from anywhere in the
Tompkins and Cortland County area. We believe Scouting is an important
community activity and we welcome anyone who is willing to help our
youth members live up to Scouting's ideals by registering as a
volunteer.
Here are some of the opportunities at the Taughannock
District:
Advancement Committee Member
- Adults who look forward to having meaningful conversations with
teenagers
- Position involves both helping scouts by reviewing and approving
major service projects (generally projects are connected with senior
scouting ranks)
- Talking with scouts about their scouting experiences in a
"board of review"
- Previous scouting experience is beneficial, but not required
- Ability to deliver constructive criticism to young people without
being negative is a "must"
- Willingness to learn more about the ever-improving scouting
advancement program and to teach others about it
Download a
job description in PDF format.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District Chair at chair@tcscouts.org or
the District Advancement Chair, Mark Wimer, at advancement@tcscouts.org
CAPS (Camping, Activities, Program
and Service)
Committee Members
- Open to members from every unit (pack/troop/crew/post/ship),
including youth members. Each unit is strongly encouraged to
designate a member
- Open also to interested community members
- Help promote longer term camping experiences by all units
(including summer camps)
- Help germinate ideas for and plan district-wide activities -
Camporees, Cub Scout events, etc.
- Discuss and bring program ideas back to their "home"
unit from other units in the District
- Help plan and coordinate participation in district-wide service
projects and/or Eagle Scout or Quartermaster projects
- Be available to attend CAPS meetings in person (around 2-3 per
year) or by telephone (around 4-5 per year)
Download a job
description in PDF format.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District Chair, Liam
Murphy, at chair@tcscouts.org or
the District CAPS Committee Chair, Kathlene Gross, at kegross@frontiernet.net
Community Friends of Scouting
Coordinator
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Position is good for a young, motivated banking,
finance, public relations or fund-raising professional
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Works with the District Executive to identify and
approach potential corporate donors to the Scouting program
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Ensures District meets its annual Community FOS goal
by working with the District Finance Chair to make targeted donation
requests
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Attends meetings of the District Finance committee
(either in person or by phone)
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May consist of two persons - one in Cortland County
and one in Tompkins County
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Responds as needed to council-level Community FOS
coordinators
Download a job
description in PDF format.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District
Finance Chair, Joe McDermott at jaguwar@gmail.com
Family Friends of Scouting
Coordinator
- Position is good for a young, motivated banking, finance, public
relations or fund-raising professional
- Works with the District Executive to make sure presentations are
done at all District Units soliciting families to give to Family FOS
- Attends meetings of the District Finance committee (either in
person or by phone)
- Responds as needed to council-level Family FOS coordinators
Download a job
description in PDF format.
T\To volunteer for this position, contact the District
Finance Chair, Joe McDermott at jaguwar@gmail.com
Finance Committee Member
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Appropriate for anyone with experience in
fund-raising efforts
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Helps the Finance Chair prepare the simple District
budget
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Participates in providing appropriate guidance to
the Family FOS, Community FOS and Popcorn sales coordinators
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Identifies potential new donors to scouting
Download a
job description in PDF format.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District
Finance Chair, Joe McDermott at jaguwar@gmail.com
Membership / Publicity Committee
Member
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Open to members from every unit, including older
youth members. Each Unit is strongly encouraged to designate a
member
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Open to interested community members
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Help promote recruiting activities by all units.
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Share recruiting ideas that work across units to
cross-pollinate
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Help units concentrated in particular areas
coordinate their recruiting efforts
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Solicit information from units on their
activities
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Publicize District activities
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Maintain our social media presence
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Help individual units get information on their work
publicized
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Be available to attend membership/publicity
committee meetings in person (around 2-3 per year) or by telephone
(around 4-5 per year)
Download a
job description in PDF format.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District
Chair at chair@tcscouts.org
Popcorn Kernel
POSITION CONCEPT: Working closely with the council popcorn kernel,
responsible to the district fund development chair for building an
organization of district and unit kernels who can promote the annual
Trail's End Popcorn sale at the unit level. The annual popcorn sale
represents the single largest fundraising project for units and is a
major funding stream for the council. Organization of a volunteer-driven
sale is a critical element to the continued growth and success of the
sale.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Accept the responsibility for achieving the district's popcorn
sale goal.
2. Meet regularly with the popcorn committee during the year to plan the
sale.
3. Serve as the "spark plug" for the entire sale, energizing
everyone associated with the sale.
4. Work with the district committee, fund development chair, and
district executive to develop a list of popcorn sale committee members
and unit kernels.
5. Provide leadership for the district's corporate popcorn sale.
6. Promote popcorn at other district and council (non-popcorn) events.
7. Serve as a resource for unit kernels to help them become financially
stable.
8. Assist in the training of units in the "Ideal Year of
Scouting" budget-building process.
9. Keep the sale on schedule through open communications with each of
the units.
10. With the help of the staff adviser, prepare a progress report for
presentation at district committee.
To volunteer for this position, contact the District
Finance Chair, Joe McDermott at jaguwar@gmail.com
Training Committee Members
The training committee is responsible for providing
in-person training courses as needed, as well as monitoring and
encouraging unit leaders to take basic and advanced training for their
positions.
If you like to teach and have Scouting experience you'd
like to share, contact the Training Committee at training@TCScouts.org
Unit Commissioners
Commissioners are district and council leaders who help
Scout units succeed. They coach and consult with adult leaders of Cub
Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Sea Scout Ships, Explorer Posts and
Venturing crews. Commissioners help maintain the standards of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Unit commissioners will focus on the following four primary areas:
- Supporting unit growth through the Journey to Excellence.
- Contacting assigned units at least once a month, and logging the
contacts on Commissioner Tools
- Linking unit needs to district operating committee resources.
- Supporting timely charter renewal.
For more information see the National
Website Commissioner Page
If you'd like to be a Unit Commissioner, contact
District Commissioner Mike Brown at DC@TCScouts.org |
