YANKEE CLIPPER COUNCIL

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YANKEE CLIPPER COUNCIL DISTRICT
REALIGNMENT STUDY Opportunities Possibilities
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OBJECTIVES

• Determine an alignment that meets the needs of
  youth and leaders at the Unit and District level.
• Meet the Recommended Benchmarks of the Local
  and National Council Strategic Plans
• Maximize growth opportunities in Membership,
  Finance, Human Resources, Program, and Service

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OBJECTIVES

• Maximize Volunteer and Professional Resources
• Equitable Distribution of Resources to strengthen
  delivery of the Scouting Now and Into the Future.
• Position the Yankee Clipper Council for Future
  Demographical Change

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METHODOLOGY

• Ad Hoc Committee All Levels of Scouting
  Represented
• Extensive Demographic Data Collected, Evaluated,
  Used
• Individual Thought Processes
• Group Discussion
• External Input Opportunities

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CURRENT ALIGNMENT

• Greater Lowell District Serving the communities
  of Dunstable, Tyngsborough, Dracut, Lowell,
  Westford, Chelmsford, Tewksbury, Billerica,
  Wilmington
• North Essex District Serving the communities of
  Lawrence, Andover, North Andover, Methuen
• Lone Tree District Serving the communities of
  Hampstead, Kingston, East Kingston, Atkinson,
  Plaistow, Newton, South Hampton, Seabrook,
  Haverhill, Merrimac, Amesbury, Groveland, West
  Newbury, Newburyport, Georgetown, Rowley,
  Salisbury
• See Slide 7 for Current Map

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CURRENT ALIGNMENT

• Aquila District Serving the communities of
  Lynnfield, Lynn, Peabody, Saugus, Swampscott,
  Nahant, Winthrop
• North Shore District Serving the communities of
  Boxford, Middleton, Topsfield Ipswich, Essex,
  Gloucester, Rockport Hamilton, Wenham, Danvers,
  Beverly, Manchester, Salem

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Recommendation

• The new Western District including the present
  Greater Lowell District is expanded to include
  Andover and Lawrence

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Recommendation

• The new Southern District including the present
  Aquila and North Shore Districts are combined
  minus the community of Ipswich

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Recommendation

• A new Northern District is created which
  includes all communities presently in the Lone
  Tree District and adding the communities of
  Ipswich, North Andover and Methuen

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Northern District ? 26, 231 TAY 73 Units 2,
292 Registered Youth 21 Communities
Southern District 39, 777 TAY 101 Units 2, 846
Registered Youth 20 Communities
Western District 40,704 TAY 94 Units 2,777
Registered Youth 11 Communities
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Recommendations

• Each Unit Serving Executive will have options to
  receive an assignment in this new structure. The
  Long Range Plan is to establish two (2) Unit
  Serving Executives within each District

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Recommendation

• A Senior Unit Serving Executive within each
  District would hold primary responsibility to
  District Operations with traditional functional
  assignments and expanded fundraising strategies.
  The second Unit Serving Executive within the
  district would be a Special Position
  Professional with expertise in an area of
  concern to be determined by the Council Strategic
  Plan

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Opportunities Possibilities

• Each geographic territory would be served by 2
  Unit Serving Executives, re-doubling efforts
  related to Membership, Finance, Unit Service and
  Volunteer Recruiting
• Expanded efforts in ScoutReach young- adult
  programs such as Venturing and Exploring
• Expanded Marketing Emphasis
• Expanded LFL Growth at all age/grade levels

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Opportunities Possibilities

• Greater emphasis on unit level support in areas
  related to program development, trained adult
  leadership, and community outreach
• Stronger Chartered Partner Relationships
• Enhanced District and Council wide programs to
  supplement unit programming

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Timeline

• Rollout 11/07/09 University of Scouting
• Presentation 11/19/09 Executive Committee
• Presentation 01/21/10 Executive Board
• Scouting Community Input November 2009
  February 2010
• Final Recommendation Presented for Vote
  3/18/2010
• Preparation for Alignment Changes March 2010
  through May 2010
• New Alignment Implemented JUNE 1, 2010

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Continuing the Journey
The Present!
The Future?
QUESTIONS
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The Yankee Clipper Council encourages your
input.Please direct all questions and comments
tocouncilpresident_at_yccbsa.orgorcommissioner_at_yc
cbsa.org