Fundraising Committee Chair

• Lead the Sub-Committee responsible for the Pack’s fundraising activities
• Plan and conduct Popcorn sales, plus any other fundraisers to keep the pack solvent.
• Provide scouts with the materials to perform their sales activities
• Determine awards and market those awards to the scouts
• Provide sales training to the scouts, typically in the form of simple documentation and perhaps a skit at the Pack meeting that kicks off the fundraiser
• Coordinate the product distribution to the scouts, securing a drop-off/distribution point (typically a Pack member’s garage)
• Keep track of the sales, funds, and prizes, as well as the history of those sales so that trends and long-term (multi-year) prizes can be tracked and awarded.
• Work with the Treasurer to ensure proper review, reconciliation and disposition of the collected funds
• Work with vendors to determine appropriate pricing to the Pack
• Determine appropriate product pricing for our scouts’ customers
• Place orders with the vendors
• Arrange sales venues and organize sales teams.

Preferred Tenure

1+ years

Typical months of activity

September through November

Time Commitment

6 hours per month

Requirements

· Scout Leader uniform: No

· Attend Pack Leaders meetings: Upon request

· Register with council (Committee Chair will manage this): No

· Training: Youth Protection Training and Popcorn Sales Training

· Proficient at spreadsheets

· Good delegator and organizer

· Comfortable communicating and motivating the scouts and their parents

Benefits

· Be the person who helps secures the critical funding of the Pack’s outings and events.