Maybe everyone should go back and read for understanding.NoahVail wrote:Everyone's read the handbook.lajackson wrote:What you have described almost cries out for a careful reading of the Handbook, and a review of the budgeting process.
I've discussed the fundraising sections with every new Bishopric and YM leader and have for years.
This year, our YM leadership claims the different fundraising activities are part of a single fundraiser. I thought that was a novel approach to ignoring the guidelines.
I suspect our Bishopric counselor over YM agrees with me (1st time ever!)
The new Scoutmaster might also.
But our Bishop authorized the fundraising and seems to support it.
I believe he wants to fix other long-broken YM stuff, so maybe he'll come around.
13.2.8 Funding for Activities
.........................If funds from participants are not sufficient,
the bishop may authorize one group fund-raising
activity annually that complies with the guidelines
in 13.6.8
13.6.8 Fund-Raising Activities
Fund-raising activities are not usually approved
because expenses for stake and ward
activities are paid with budget funds. As an exception,
a stake president or bishop may authorize
one group fund-raising activity each year.
Such an activity may be held to raise funds for
the following purposes only:
It clearly states ONE fund raiser per group per year. When we discussed this in our ward we to determined that each YW Class and each YM Scouting Unit could each do their own fund-raiser. Since they are considered separate groups. However if they did a fund-raise as a combined YW or YM organization then they would be considered a group and could only do one fund-raiser.