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Decision

9.0.2.7. Started early: normally a different project

Required May not apply Often forgotten

This may not apply to you. You have not answered "Did any work or fundraising begin before the proposal was approved?" yet. Answer it and this step will either settle or drop off.

Scouts sometimes begin fundraising, or the work itself, before approval. Normally the Scout should then select a different project. Where circumstances are compelling, so that leniency can be extended and a lesson learned without significant detriment to the project's purpose, the Scout may carry on and have it approved after the fact.

Note. Two outcomes, and the Guide names the ordinary one first. Normally the Scout selects a different project. The leniency route exists but is described as requiring compelling circumstances, so it is not the default and should not be offered as one.

Where this step comes from

  1. Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 9.0.2.7 · Normally the Scout selects a different project; where circumstances are compelling, approval after the fact may be allowed.

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