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Great Alaska Council, Scouting America

Prepared. For Life.

aka 610 GREAT ALASKA COUNCIL   |   Anchorage, AK   |  http://www.scoutingalaska.org

Mission

The Mission Scouting America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Ruling year info

1965

Scout Executive/CEO

Samuel Giacalone

Main address

3117 Patterson St

Anchorage, AK 99504-4041 USA

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EIN

92-0016314

NTEE code info

Boy Scouts (O41)

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts serves young girls and boys in kindergarten through 12th grades. Since its beginning, the Cub Scout program has been a fun and educational experience concerned with values. Besides providing a positive place where youth can enjoy safe, wholesome activities, Cub Scouting focuses on building character, improving physical fitness, teaching practical skills, and developing a spirit of community service.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

This is the traditional Scouting experience (previously called Boy Scouts) for young women and men in the fifth grade through high school. Service, community engagement, and leadership development become increasingly important parts of the program as youth lead their own activities and work their way toward earning Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout. While there is guidance from experienced leaders, Scouts take their own lead, exploring places they've never been as they dive into the rugged world of outdoor adventure. With a spirit of teamwork, they pack up their Scout gear and their sense of adventure, and dive into the learning and excitement that comes from being a part of this amazing program.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 years of age OR 13 years of age and have completed the eighth grade and under 21 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults, with an emphasis in adventure, leadership, personal growth, and service.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

ScoutReach program provides Scouting program from leadership to program supplies for high-risk, low-income youth in the Great Alaska Council.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Exploring is an interactive, work site-based career education program of Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. The program serves youth in 6th-8th grades (Explorer Clubs) and young men and women who are 14 through 20 years old (Explorer Posts). Exploring units, called "clubs" and "posts", are sponsored by local businesses, government agencies and organizations and usually focus on a single career field, but can also introduce youth to a variety of career fields within a single unit.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

Where we work

  • Anchorage Municipality (Alaska, United States)

  • Juneau City and Borough (Alaska, United States)

  • Kenai Peninsula Borough (Alaska, United States)

  • Kodiak Island Borough (Alaska, United States)

  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Alaska, United States)

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Our results

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How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total number of new organization members

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Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This includes all programs from Cub Scouts to Learning for Life curriculum based programs.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Membership, Community Engagement, Financial Health

Fundraising for Program Support, Membership Growth and Community Engagement. Safeguarding Youth education

How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

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  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We share the feedback we received with the people we serve

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection

Financials

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Operations

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Great Alaska Council, Scouting America

Board of directors
as of 4/16/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Timothy Breeden

Northrim Bank

Term: 2025 - 2026

C. Michael Sage

Retired

Christopher Gianotti

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Jeffrey Malloy Director

Gregory Hobbs President

Conoco Phillips

Gregory Rothwell Director

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Jason Louvier

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Jeffrey Hurd Director

K Timothy Cline Past President

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Kristine Stoehner Vice President

Michael Chadwick Treasurer

Nicholas Kellar Director

Scott Fergusson Director

Sharon Dieffenderfer Director

Thomas Balensiefer Director

Timothy Breeden Vice President

Northrim Bank

Willard Gump Director

William Bergeron Vice President

William Ingram Vice President

William Ingram

Retired

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? yes

Organizational demographics

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