The 2025 Popcorn Resources and Archive

Webinars and Training

Be sure to subscribe to the Popcorn Channel under fundraising in the GCC Hub.

Please keep in mind that some of these resources may not reflect 2025 Popcorn Fundraising but may be beneficial.

Trails End Webinars

https://www.trails-end.com/webinars

Scout Sales Training

• District Kernels
• Returning Kernels
• New Kernels

Youtube –training videos to review at any time:

• How a Cub Scout pack sold $190,000 with 85 Scouts
• Five Popcorn Fundraising Secrets for Success
• Why we sell popcorn
• 2023 GCC Popcorn Training Video
• Trail’s End Popcorn – YouTube

Team Building and Planning:

• Goal Setting
  • Annual Budget Planner – NEED Document
• Prizes and Incentives
• Equipment
• Inventory tracking
• Social Media Strategies
• Recruiting at the table
• Training Scouts and Parents
• Ordering Popcorn
• How to place your final popcorn order

Kickoff types and how to organize them:

• Unit Kickoff – Checklist
• Unit Kickoff – Powerpoint Template
• Popcorn Kickoff
• Scouts Only Kickoff
• Scouts & Parents Kickoff
• Parents Only Kickoff

Ways to Sell Popcorn

Scouts popcorn Sales Training

• • Scout Sales – Planning Worksheet for Goal Setting
  • Scout Sales – Script Cards
  • Top Sellers Pledge

Show and Sell

• • • Show and Sell Basics
    • Scheduling Show and Sell Shifts
    • Fill in Shifts
    • Show and Sell Ordering Guide – NEED to do Document

•  Wagon Sales
•  – Need to do Doc
• Take Order Basics
• Online Selling
• Online Fundraising – How it works
• App Training