2023 Friends of Scouting Unit Incentives
To qualify for these incentives, you must sign up for the Friends of Scouting fundraising campaign to hold its presentation before June 1st. If your unit achieves its Fair Share goal, it will receive free rank badges until June 1st, 2024.
Rank badges include:
Cub Scouts
Bobcat, Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light
Scouts BSA
Scout, Tenderfoot, 2nd Class, 1st Class, Star, Life, & Eagle (including Eagle Kit)
FOS Donor Incentives
- Every donor receives a window cling
- $180+ donors receive an FOS patch
- $360+ donors receive an FOS hat
Steps a Pack or Troop Can Take to Raise its Goal
- Appoint a Friends of Scouting donor to be the unit coordinator
- Schedule your presentation for the court of honor or Pack meeting that will have a large family attendance during the months of February, March, April or May
- Hold the Friends of Scouting Presentation at the beginning of the meeting
- Send a reminder message one week before the presentation
- Have the coordinator give a warm welcome to the presenter, be optimistic about achieving the unit goal that day, and hand their donation to the presenter in front of the Pack or Troop
- Twice during the meeting, announce the progress towards the goal
- Send a follow-up message to the Pack or Troop announcing progress towards the goal within 72 hours of the presentation
- Appoint a coordinator that will make the follow-up phone calls to previous donors