What is a Young BP Fellow?
A Young BP Fellow is a young philanthropist, under the age of 35, who wants to support Scouting and connect with like-minded young women and men in this international network as well as other members of the wider Baden-Powell Fellowship. He or she might be a Scout, or not!
What is my role as a Young BP Fellow?
Young BP Fellows play a very important role in the network of BP Fellows. As a Young BP Fellow, you can contribute individually or collectively to supporting a wealth of Scout-led projects worldwide that positively impact on local communities. See ways to donate below.
Young BP Fellows also support fundraising initiatives in innovative ways, using individual networks and social media to diffuse information widely and increase the existing pool of donors.
And, as a Young BP Fellow, you not only support Scouting, but get to benefit from a number of interesting opportunities and unique networks:
- Join the Young BP Fellowship Facebook group and connect with other Young BP Fellows
- Connect with other BP Fellows via LinkedIn and grow your personal network of business contacts
- Attend annual in-person BP Fellowship events and participate in the specially tailored Young BP Fellow Programme (special reduced rate)
- Participate in online BP Fellowship Events such as Virtual Investor Seminars and the Young BP Fellow Speaker Series
How can I become a Young BP Fellow?
To become a Young BP Fellow requires an initial donation of 1000 USD before the Young BP Fellow reaches the age of 30. Some members pay this themselves and some are sponsored by a mentor, colleague or family member to set them on the path towards becoming a full member of the BP Fellowship.
When a young person joins as a Young BP Fellow, he or she is expected to aim to make additional contributions over the years, as appropriate to his or her situation and means, and eventually become a full BP Fellow (see below).
How young is too young?
You are never too young to become a Young BP Fellow! An older donor—perhaps a parent or grandparent—may choose to sponsor a child under-18, who can participate in the events and/or online networks as he or she grows up, as appropriate to his/her age.
When do I become a full BP Fellow?
Full BP Fellowship involves donating or making a pledge to donate USD 10,000 and this does not need to be paid all at once! The aim with the Young BP Fellows programme is to engage young philanthropists and help them to support Scouting incrementally over a good number of years, with regular or monthly donations to numerous projects or to our endowment fund.
Once a Young BP Fellow reaches 35, he or she can choose to continue their support by pledging the balance of BP Fellowship (USD 10,000) minus all donations made up until this point as a Young BP Fellow. The balance does not need to be paid in one go and a payment plan can be arranged.
If a Young BP Fellow so chooses, he or she may also opt out of full BP Fellowship membership and instead let it expire.