Six Organisational Pillars

General

In order to guarantee each participant the promised quality experience, six organisational pillars must secure the delivery of the Award:

1. In order to meet the National Award Authority’s supporting and monitoring duties, Operating Authorities and Award Units must actively integrate into the national information and communication system.

2. The Award doesn’t work “out of the cloud” nor “out of the underground” but is the more successful the more deeply it is rooted in the organization’s mission and vision and the more closely it is dovetailed with its portfolio. The key result is the Award Team – head, heart and hand of the delivery of the Award.

3. Unlike with Service, Skills and Physical, for the Expeditions there is rarely a cooperating institution, which can lead the participants through this section of the Award completely. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the organisation to build the needed infrastructure and to further develop it steadily.

4. People, portfolio and resources of the organisation alone are not enough for the Award. A wide range of activities, a high reputation and a sound financial base requires a continuously improving integration into the community.

5. The Award can hardly thrive as a “desert island” in the long run. But the consistent integration into the community is already the first step towards the initiation of new Award Units in the vicinity.

6. To be sustainable, but also for legal reasons, participation processes and the delivery of the Award as a whole must be documented continuously and comprehensively. The most important part of this Award Documentation is the “backup” of the Record Book and related paperwork in the Participant’s File.