Give the gift of scouting this #GivingTuesday, December 3rd! This day of giving, started in 2012, has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to celebrate generosity. After Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, please join Outdoor Service Guides (OSG) in marking #GivingTuesday as a day of doing good by helping us grow and provide outdoor adventure and stewardship for everybody.

Every donation helps to grow inclusive scouting

Outdoor Service Guides is a 100% volunteer-run organization so you know your entire contribution goes to scouts, groups, or organizing and running national programs.

OSG has one of the most affordable national registration fees of any scouting organization. But we never turn anyone away if they can’t pay dues. Your $25 donation provides a registration scholarship for one scout for a year. A $200 donation covers registration fees for a whole den, six, or patrol.

Groups chartered through Outdoor Serivce Guides have some or the most affordable dues compared to other youth programs. Camping trips, craft projects, and s’more supplies cost money. OSG groups never turn anyone away due to financial need. Your $100 donation provides an annual “no questions asked” scholarship to a scout in need.

OSG has one the most comprehensive scout adult leader training programs. Brownsea Training Camp (BTC) is a three day, two night weekend camping trip where adult leaders learn best practices for running every age level scouting program, youth protection guidelines, camping and cooking skills, and fellowship with other Rovers across the country.

Rovers who have finished BTC can attend an Advanced Leader Training the goes further in depth in the skills above, featuring the best ways to teach specific skills and requirements in the scouting program and being a project helping their region or the national organization.

Your donation of $300 provides the funding needed to run a single BTC (which happen at a minimum once every two years in each of our seven regions, and as often as twice a year in more active regions) and provide essential leadership training to 6 or more adult leaders.

And a donation of $50 provides a scholarship for a new leader to attend a BTC.

As we grow nationally, one of the best ways folks find groups to join or start in their area is our online presence. Even when contacted through social media, most correspondence eventually points prospective members and new group scoutmasters to our website. All of our text material is provided online for free. Hard copies as well as badges, uniforms, and equipment are all sold through our online quartermaster store. Group registration is hosted online. A $400 donation keeps the lights on at the website, quartermaster store, and registration dashboard.

Since OSG is an affordable program, no amount is too small. Even if you can’t fully support one of the funding levels mentioned above, even small donations can add up. Whatever amount you can donate today helps provide scouting to youth who may not be able to otherwise, comprehensive training for adult leaders, and promoting our program to new members.

Giving Tuesday