Youth development nonprofit operating four high-adventure bases and managing 2.4M participants
Scouting America operates a distributed national youth organization with 1,001–5,000 staff managing 2.4 million participants and nearly one million volunteers across programs, camps, and community partnerships. The tech stack reflects a hybrid legacy-enterprise setup (Blackbaud CRM, Raiser's Edge, PeopleSoft, Oracle) alongside modern productivity tools (Salesforce, Power BI, Python), with active migration off PeopleSoft signaling ERP modernization. Hiring clusters in operations (29 roles) and sales (9), with concurrent projects in volunteer recruitment, membership retention, and predictive fundraising analytics—pointing to acute pain around membership growth and philanthropic capacity.
Notable leadership hires: Outdoor Skills Director, Handicraft Area Director, Program Director, Range Sports Director, Ecology and Conservation Director
Scouting America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, serving grades K–12 and young adults through five divisions: Cub Scouting, Scouts BSA, Venturing, Sea Scouting, and a newer co-ed track. The organization runs four high-adventure bases (Northern Tier, Philmont Scout Ranch, Sea Base, Summit Bechtel Reserve) and delivers programs grounded in outdoor skills, character development, and citizenship training. Beyond camps, Scouting America partners with community organizations to offer career and STEM content (including robotics and conservation). The model depends on dual revenue streams—membership dues and philanthropic giving—and on sustained volunteer engagement across regional councils.
Mix of fundraising platforms (Blackbaud CRM, Raiser's Edge), enterprise resource planning (Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Oracle), analytics (Power BI, Cognos), HR systems (Workday), and data tools (SQL, Python). PeopleSoft is being replaced.
More than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers across traditional Scouting divisions and high-adventure bases nationwide.
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