# \*\*Keeping Current\*\*

**URL:** <https://discussions.scouting.org/t/keeping-current/244992>\
**Category:** Scouting America Commissioners\
**Created:** [August 3, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/keeping-current/244992 "2021-08-03T12:01:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![GriffinRoblyer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/scouting/user_avatar/discussions.scouting.org/griffinroblyer/32/8183_2.png) [@GriffinRoblyer](https://discussions.scouting.org/u/GriffinRoblyer)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://discussions.scouting.org/t/keeping-current/244992/1 "2021-08-03T12:01:09Z")

</div>

Commissioners should be our unit leaders’ best source of information. To achieve that goal, commissioners must keep current. Easy to say. How can you do that? An array of tools are available:

o The commissioner webpage _([https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/](https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/?fbclid=IwAR3X4EMVRNOa_GHwBfYNYzVVUWfGybcTGxMG8hyt9eb7efDFUKll0RMAmHI))_

o The Commissioner (a quarterly, web-based newsletter) _([https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/newsletter/](https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/newsletter/?fbclid=IwAR1QUrCWCmJX8AnF-RwWr7nZiDlsWb0DQIcnR4xzkW2qv-DogfgQMe2xkO0))_

o Monthly Commissioner Newsletter, published at the end of each month and sent directly to all registered commissioners

o News for Commissioners _([https://www.scouting.org/commissi…/news-for-commissioners/](https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/news-for-commissioners/?fbclid=IwAR35-z3ovfagWrxwLrag3LgyNBNiJOvWqX5SCZAb8vUDyzH9TM3goNnky44))_

o Council Commissioner Confabs (a monthly Zoom meeting designed specifically to for council commissioners to enable them to provide input and share best practices)

o Scouting Forums (the BSA’s web-based discussion site) _([https://discussions.scouting.org/](https://discussions.scouting.org/?fbclid=IwAR1xI5ymQ1wfwtlc8cbh9xBcT9GB48VTvp-kJD4bA1UPRuGlV4ePZwLqoL4))_

o Scouting Wire _([https://scoutingwire.org/volunteers/](https://scoutingwire.org/volunteers/?fbclid=IwAR1p6GWucr2Yz-XhbAXzvzA0q2qE4deB5dW2ON8ra_ucG5FpfBAeYpaDW80))_

o Social Media  
–Roundtable News & Discussion Group ( _[https://www.facebook.com/groups/998658400617717](https://www.facebook.com/groups/998658400617717? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZU93sPgWR3U __dl6NO8MElDf0PDlnFhhxD1xArdjeOM7F37OFEaKYK4O2Z06ign_vKf4kMNTYVOyDWvSXGy8lih-nF1VfNeW4FtvBrjYTEGcTjhnpbODx-7xMhwC8j-yPs&__ tn__=-U-UK-R))_  
–Commissioner Development Group ( _[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1976324522626471](https://www.facebook.com/groups/1976324522626471? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZU93sPgWR3U __dl6NO8MElDf0PDlnFhhxD1xArdjeOM7F37OFEaKYK4O2Z06ign_vKf4kMNTYVOyDWvSXGy8lih-nF1VfNeW4FtvBrjYTEGcTjhnpbODx-7xMhwC8j-yPs&__ tn__=-U-UK-R))  
–_ Commissioner Service (Boy Scouts of America) Page ( _[https://www.facebook.com/groups/47267382575](https://www.facebook.com/groups/47267382575? __cft__ %5B0%5D=AZU93sPgWR3U __dl6NO8MElDf0PDlnFhhxD1xArdjeOM7F37OFEaKYK4O2Z06ign_vKf4kMNTYVOyDWvSXGy8lih-nF1VfNeW4FtvBrjYTEGcTjhnpbODx-7xMhwC8j-yPs&__ tn__=-U-UK-R))_

\*-- Commissioner LinkedIn ([[Sign Up | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/92833/)]