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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Q&A 12
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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
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N EXT W EBINAR “A Conversation with Orange County” Part 2 Preparation and execution June 11 th @ 1pm Central Sign up at P.R.A.Y.’s Learning Center www.praypub.org/LearningCenter 14
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T HANK Y OU ! A special “thank you” to our presenters this afternoon. Contact email Mark Hazlewood markp@praypub.orgmarkp@praypub.org I’m available to consult with you to create similar plans in your district or council Marty Cutrone martyc@ocbsa.orgmartyc@ocbsa.org 15
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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 www.praypub.org/learningcenterwww.praypub.org/learningcenter 16
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