“A CONVERSATION WITH ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL” P ART 1 22 NEW UNITS 53 REQUESTS FOR FOLLOW UP VISITS ALL IN ONE DAY ALL IN FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS HOW they did it. More importantly, WHY they did it! 1

T WO -P ART W EBINAR (M ARK ) Today:  Part 1: The Origination of the Plan  Understanding the recruiting shift Thursday, June 11th:  Part 2: The Preparation and Execution of the Plan  Looking at the timeline, training, and resources 2

P RESENTERS (M ARK )  Moderator: Mark Hazlewood, P.R.A.Y. CEO Guests from Orange County Council, BSA:  Jeff Herrmann, Scout Executive  Danny Tucker, Deputy Scout Executive Chief Operating Officer  Dennis Hardin, Council VP of Strategic Alliances  Marty Cutrone, Director of Strategic Alliances 3

O RANGE C OUNTY C OUNCIL (J EFF )  General background of the Orange County Council  Council Introduction: provide a quick snapshot (history, size, camps, districts, membership, trends, etc.) 4

B ACKGROUND (J EFF )  What was the backdrop which prompted your council to look at Chartered Organizations? To consider a focus on Religious Organizations?  Background to the FBI initiative  Membership goals? Changes in membership trends? Percent of chartered organizations in faith based organizations? Changes in board leadership?  Was there an “aha” moment? 5

T HE B EGINNING (J EFF )  Trace the journey:  When did you first consider a faith based initiative? How did you decide to go this route? Who was involved? What was the board’s perspective?  Talk specifically about the Board retreat (when did this happen?) and how the new Strategic Alliances staff position came about.  For other councils that are listening, what pieces need to be in place for them to consider a similar plan to target faith based organizations? 6

C ULTURE S HIFT (J EFF )  When were you aware that you were in essence doing a culture shift and changing the way you went about doing membership?  Sponsor vs chartered partner  Eradicate “Parents Of” Units  First recruit the Chartered Organization and volunteers, then recruit the boys (Use 12 Steps)  Strategic Alliances Vision 7

C ULTURE S HIFT (D ENNIS )  This strategy had major changes in the approach to recruiting and represents a culture shift.  Explain why these strategies were utilized.  New Unit Development Criteria Faith-based or ganizations only Pack / Troop prospects. Sorry no crews at this time. No Full Family of Scouting calls. Cannot be existing charter partners. Prospect cannot have been a charter partner in the last three years. No signatures allowed on first visit. 8

T HE J OURNEY (M ARTY )  Trace the steps you took to formulate your plan. We know when the idea first began, and we know a little bit about March 24 th when you launched your plan, but tell us the steps in between.  Overview of Vision Cast and strategies 9

T IMELINE O VERVIEW (M ARTY )  January: Staff Planning Conference and Council Top Hands Conference  February  Identify New Unit Prospects  Schedule March 24 th Prospect Meetings  March:  Seminar: Developing Strategic Faith Based Partnerships  Training: practical applications  New Unit Blitz Day – March 24 th  April-June: Follow-up visits & Resources 10

G OING F ORWARD (J EFF )  What steps have or will be taken to reinforce and maintain these changes?  What are the board’s expectations?  What about supervision? Evaluation?  Additional training? 11

Q&A 12

S UMMARY  Recognized value of religious organizations to the future of Orange County Council  Achieved council-wide buy-in  Realized the need for a culture change from “sponsors” to chartered organizations  Provide vision and training to establish and maintain the culture change as they go forward 13

N EXT W EBINAR  “A Conversation with Orange County” Part 2  Preparation and execution  June 11 1pm Central  Sign up at P.R.A.Y.’s Learning Center  14

T HANK Y OU !  A special “thank you” to our presenters this afternoon.  Contact  Mark Hazlewood I’m available to consult with you to create similar plans in your district or council  Marty Cutrone 15

T HANK Y OU !  Thank you for your interest in Faith Based Initiatives.  The recording of this webinar will be available to view in the P.R.A.Y. Learning Center 16