[LIVE] CSVE 2024
The Council Standards of Venturing Excellence (CSVE) Award is presented by the BSA National Council to Councils that complete the requirements during the previous calendar year [January to December 2024]. It is designed to measure a council’s Venturing program through analyzing various aspects of their growth in categories such as membership, trainings, events, and awards.
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Are you the best point of contact for your Council? [Can we reach out to your during the 2025 year about your Council's Venturing?]
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Part A: Best Contact
Please provide the best contact for your council if you know who that is.
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Part B: Scorecard
Please fill the following section. Use current data occurring from 1/1/24 - 1/1/25
Building Venturing: Growth in Venturing membership.
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LEVEL 1: Council holds a Venturing recruiting campaign.
LEVEL 2: Level 1 performance plus council has no loss in crews or Venturers.
LEVEL 3: Council achieves level 1 and has growth in Venturing youth membership.
Governance: Council has a governing VOA or equivalent.
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LEVEL 1: Council has designated a Council Professional to be responsible for district- and council-level Venturing activities, including establishing a VOA* and a Venturing committee.
LEVEL 2: Council has a full council VOA* (president, 1+ vice president(s), Advisor, and Assigned Council Venturing Representative)
LEVEL 3: 50% of crews participate in the Council VOA* and Council VOA* has set and met SMART goals. At least one youth officer of the VOA* has received training from the NST VOA.
Crew Support: Council actively works to ensure the health of its Venturing crews.
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LEVEL 1: The Council has communicated with at least 25% of the crews in the council at least twice over the last year.
LEVEL 2: The Council has communicated with at least 50% of the crews in the council at least twice over the last year AND keeps an up to date contact sheet.
LEVEL 3: The Council has communicated with at least 75% of the crews in the council at least twice over the last year AND has offered support to all of those crews AND keeps an up to date contact sheet.
Council / Crew Interaction: Council or VOA* works to network Crews and inform/involve Venturers in Council events
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LEVEL 1: There has been communication between at least two crews at one point during the last year.
LEVEL 2: At least one Crew has participated in a council-wide event in any capacity.
LEVEL 3: At least 2 Crews have connected together during a Council-Wide event within the Council
Crew Promotion: Crews are leading their own promotional campaigns and events, with encouragement/support from the Council.
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LEVEL 1: Less than 30% of all the crews in the Council have made a recruitment effort over the last year.
LEVEL 2: More than 30% of all the crews in the Council have made a recruitment effort over the last year.
LEVEL 3: More than 50% of all the crews in the Council have made a recruitment effort over the last year.
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Part C: Elective Scorecard
Please fill the following section. Use current data occurring from 1/1/24 - 1/1/25
Reporting: The VOA* gives regular reports to the council governing bodies.
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NO LEVEL
LEVEL 1: A Council Venturing representative sends an email to a council VP, selected by the Venturing Key 3, and the Scout executive summarizing the state of the Council Venturing program.
LEVEL 2: VOA* gives one status report to the Council Executive Board.
LEVEL 3: VOA* gives TWO status reports to the Council Scout Executive Board.
Territory Representation: The Council VOA* is involved in the Territory VOA.
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NO LEVEL
LEVEL 1: A representative of the Council VOA* gives a report, either in writing or in person, to the National Service Territory VOA President and Coordinator.
LEVEL 2: Level 1 performance and a Council VOA representative attend a National Service Territory event or meeting either in person or by teleconference.
LEVEL 3: Level 2 performance and a member of the Council serves on the National Service Territory VOA as an officer, committee member, or an Advisor/Coordinator.
Online Presence: The Council Venturing Committee or VOA* maintains an online presence to engage youth and adults.
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NO LEVEL
LEVEL 1: Council VOA* has a Venturing-specific online communications plan and assigned roles to implement it.
LEVEL 2: Level 1 performance and actively works to implement and execute the plan
LEVEL 3: Level 2 performance and positive growth in social media engagement (likes/followers).
Council VOA Presence: Council VOA* actively promotes Council Venturing activities through the distribution of materials and engagement with the Venturing community.
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NO LEVEL
LEVEL 1: Actively promotes Council VOA meetings and Events to Council Crews
LEVEL 2: Level 1 performance and actively hand out material to other Scouting groups OR visit 15% of core Venturing Crews in person via Crew Meetings, Council Meetings, or Events.
LEVEL 3: Level 2 performance and actively hand out material to other Scouting groups AND visit 25% of core Venturing Crews in person via Crew Meetings, Council Meetings, or Events.
Venturing Leadership Award: Council utilized the Venturing Leadership Award to honor exceptional service.
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NO LEVEL
LEVEL 1: Council actively promoted the Venturing Leadership Award.
LEVEL 2: Council presented one Venturing Leadership Award.
LEVEL 3: Level 2 is achieved, and the council promotes the VLA and recipients throughout the Council to promote Venturing.
Training: Council hosted/conducted a Venturing-specific training/leadership course.
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LEVEL 1: The Council promotes Venturing trainings held by the Council or by a nearby Council.
LEVEL 2: Two adult or youth training courses held by the Council.
LEVEL 3: The Council holds four adult or youth training courses.
Are you willing to provide additional feedback beyond the CSVE questions?
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Part D: Additional Feedback
Feedback is a gift. Please let us know how the Territorys and National Officers can better support YOU and YOUR Council needs. Our officers will work to try to apply as much of this feedback to how we support your Council and Crews.
What area do you feel you need the most support on? [Check your top pain points/add other areas]
Building Venturing: Growth in Venturing membership.
Governance: Council has a governing Venturing Officers’ Association (VOA).
Crew Support: Council actively works to ensure the health of its Venturing crews.
Council / Crew Interaction: Council or VOA* works to network Crews and inform/involve Venturers in Council events
Crew Promotion: Crews are leading their own promotional campaigns and events, with encouragement/support from the Council.
Reporting: The VOA* gives regular reports to the council governing bodies.
National Service Territory Representation: The Council VOA* is involved in the National Service Territory VOA.
Online Presence: The Council Venturing Committee or VOA* maintains an online presence to engage youth and adults.
Council VOA Presence: Council VOA* actively promotes Council Venturing activities through the distribution of materials and engagement with the Venturing community.
Venturing Leadership Award: Council utilized the Venturing Leadership Award to honor exceptional service.
Training: Council hosted/conducted a Venturing-specific training/leadership course.
Other
Would you like to expand on those pain points?
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How do you think the Territory and National Officers could better support your Council? [Please give us more ideas on how we should be helping you]
Visiting your Council in person events [please note we have an "Request an Officer" form on the Venturing.org web page]
Joining virtual Council events [Again the "Request an Officer" form on the Venturing.org page can be used for virtual events]Type option 2
Online trainings
More administration resources [papers, documents, FAQs]
More social media support / training
More Officer engagement activities [National Facebook panels, etc.]
Program planning support
Recruiting / Membership support and ideas
Other
Use this space for any additional open feedback. (This can include any best practices you might have learned this year that you would like to share).
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Thank you for filling out the 2024 CSVE
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