1. District Name Friends of Scouting Training 2016
Should have already had a Patriotic Hymn and Prayer.

2. Duty to God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SiOkJQyZ8c
“It is far better to build boys than to mend men.” -Pres. Thomas S. Monson
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Area Seventy speaks Briefly of the importance of FOS

3. Direction Given by the Church
“The Church supports Friends of Scouting as a separate voluntary solicitation. Every member of every ward should be offered the opportunity to contribute to Friends of Scouting.”
-Scouting & The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, pg. 11
“The Church supports the BSA’s annual Friends of Scouting drive. These funds provide financial support for the local BSA council. Stake presidents and bishops oversee the drive in their units.”
-Scouting Handbook for Church Units in the United States, 2015 Edition, §8.15
100% of FOS donations stay in the Utah South area
Area Seventy reiterates Pres Monson’s direction and our duty.

4. General Instruction & Assignments Received from Area Authority Seventy
You have received via or in your ward packet of instructions. As directed by your stake president and bishop please follow the instructions. Let’s take a closer look at these instructions.
Ask if everyone has received a copy of the instructions and assignments from the or in the packet from the back of the room this evening.

5. Utilize unpc.patchfunding.com
It is expected that each ward and stake utilize the online FOS management system unpc.patchfunding.com
Stakes will be able to:
Manage closely their campaign progress
See donors and donations as they are made
Set-up user accounts as needed
Set-up ward goals
Wards will be able to:
Update donor records
See past donations received
Create and manage donor routes
Print extra donor cards
Enter cash and check donations received
Create deposit slips and take donations to the bank
This could be done by Professional Scouter to answer questions

6. Overview of unpc.patchfunding.com
Steps to using the Online FOS System – Patch Funding
Go to: & Click on “My Account”
Enter your Username & Password (on front of your ward packet)
Remove donors who have moved
Add new donors
Set up/manage routes
Print extra donor cards
Educate & train ward FOS workers
Give every household in the ward an opportunity to donate
Upon receiving cash & check donations, log them into the online system
For more specific information on the patchfunding system & how to log donations go to utahscouts.org/FOS
This could be done by Professional Scouter to answer questions
Review Slide
Highlight that the attendants don’t have to remember all of this information tonight and more details are also available at utahscouts.org/FOS

7. Educate & Train Ward FOS Workers
Each Ward FOS Worker should:
Know how to use the URL code system
Be able to use the Donor Cards
Conduct a successful Friends of Scouting drive by providing every individual and family with an opportunity to financially contribute to Friends of Scouting
Be familiarized with and use FOS materials provided
For more info go to:
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You may want to use D&C 88:119
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;
Training ward workers will help with organization of FOS

8. Provide Every Individual and Family an Opportunity to Financially Contribute
The “Pitch” -Why Scouting? Explain how Scouting impacts our youth, adults, and community. Bear testimony or share a good story. The “Price” -The cost of Scouting. Explain why donating is important and how donations are spent. Cost is $100 per Scout per year. The “Pledge” -The invitation to donate. Show the methods of how they can donate NOTE: Checks should be made out to: Utah National Parks Council
Review Slide
Emphasize that the goal of the campaign is to give every ward member and family and opportunity to donate through a personal “ask”

9. Using a Smart Phone at the Door
In order to save the ward time in individual entries and bank deposits, donations can be processed immediately. Entries to the new online FOS system can be made as donations. They are collected by using the URL code located on the donor card. If collected this way no further work is required at the ward level.
Steps to URL Code Door Approach
Type into any web browser the donor’s unique unpc.patchfunding.com/[donor code] from printed cards.
While wearing church attire or a Scout Uniform, invite them to donate following the Pitch, Price, & Pledge format.
Enter their donation into the donation screen loaded on your smart phone. Follow instructions on the screen. You can do credit cards, e-check, cash, check, etc.
This could be done by Professional Scouter to answer questions
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10. Pledge Types Limited Pledge: Ongoing Pledge:
Single or limited number. Single payment is for one payment. Limited number pledge limits your payments to the same amount for 12 months
Ongoing Pledge:
This option will continue until donor adjusts pledge amount
This could be done by Professional Scouter to answer questions
Review Slide

11. Donor Recognition Keeper of the Flame
Transition back to Area Seventy or Agent Stake President.
Discuss John McNaughton painted this beautiful painting of the Prophets of the Church since the Church adopted Scouting in 1910 up to President Monson, gathered around Baden Powell and the campfire.
One hangs in Pres Monson’s cabin in Provo canyon and is a good reminder of our commitment to Scouting in the LDS Church.
Our ward members can receive one of these with a three year commitment of $84/mo or more depending on the level of donation.
Similarly the patch set can be earned year by year with a donation of $150/year or $13/mo. Or they can receive the whole patch set framed for a $1000 donation.

12. Finishing Up Your FOS Campaign
All collected donations need to be entered online. We encourage you to use Smart Phone donations as much as possible to reduce the time necessary to complete this process. You can complete this process without using a smart phone without problems.
Donations need to be batched online, prepared, then taken to the bank by your ward, within 24 hours of receipt of donation (treat similarly to tithing funds). For more specific information on the patchfunding system & how to finalize donations go to utahscouts.org/FOS
Report to the Stake when FOS Campaign is complete. Remember your campaign is not complete until each individual and family has been given an opportunity to contribute.
It is discouraged that wards take FOS donations directly to the Council Service Center. Their donations should be entered into the online FOS system and then taken to the bank.
Review Slide
Remind that more information is available at the Council website

13. Gratitude in All Things
“To express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.” - Pres. Thomas S. Monson
Be sure to thank each ward member that makes a donation.