[Winona Online Democracy]
So, Ed, are you saying that folks at the council level have the authority
and/or responsibility to sign or not sign as well as to solicit funding?
This sounds like many non-profit boards (United Way included) and is often
"where the buck stops." I've found that it is so very important for boards
of "membership" organizations to listen to input from their members when
tough decisions like this come up. I wonder what BSA's by-laws say about
how local volunteers have a voice in the organization, because without you
there would be no BSA! It seems that this is what Dean is getting at--what
kind of actions can local or "front line" folks take to create change from
within? (Correct me if I'm wrong).
Kathy Seifert
From: Ed Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Winona] [no subject]
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:19:35 -0600 (CST)
[Winona Online Democracy]
At 01:51 AM 3/29/01 -0500, Dean wrote:
>[Winona Online Democracy]
>Sarah & Karen;
>Yeah, i think not signing the policy was stupid on behave of the Boy
Scouts
but
>reading some of these posts i can kind of understand why.
>It seems like the local scout leaders, e.g. Ed Thompson, are much less
likely to
>discriminate against a gay scout than the "old generals" but they are
caught in a Catch
>22 by the need to follow the national policy.
>Which does not mean that i agree in any way shape or form with the scouts
policy,
>nor does it mean i do not support the United Way's decision.
>I can only speculate what would have happened had the local scout chapters
shown
>the courage to challenge the national policy and signed the United Way
statement...
Dean,
The "local scout chapters" (Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops) never
saw the United Way agreement. The United Way, as I understand it, can only
donate money to groups which are registered as charitable organizations
under the designation 501-C-3. The BSA organization qualifies at the
Council level, so they are the ones who were offered the contract to sign.
Winona troops are in the Gamehaven Council, which has about 90 Packs and 60
Troops in 30 or so cities in this part of the state.
Ed Thompson
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