Support

The Badge Archive is a free resource built by volunteers to help scout leaders, families, and scouts brainstorm badge ideas, find meeting plans, explore historical archives, and take action with confidence.

Every visitor helps keep this mission alive, but a little support goes a long way. We’re committed to keeping it accessible to all and that’s where your support can make a difference.

🧡 Support That Keeps Us Running

We rely on donations and resource sales to keep the site online and ad-free.

Website hosting & platform features: $354/year
Content creation tools: $612/year (plus $348 for future upgrades)
PO Box for collaborative projects: $384/year

Minimum Goal for March 2027: $354 to maintain current services
True Goal: $1,278 to continue growing
Dream Goal: $1,662 to launch

As of March 2026, we’ve received or earned $55.00 toward that goal.

We received $148.87 for the $354 to maintain current services for the March 2026 renew. We were able to personally contribute the remaining amount to ensure we will be able to be live for another year.

How You Can Help

1. Donate via PayPal – Our donate button goes directly to Tia Kennard’s Pay Pal account, the founder of The Badge Archive. Even $5 makes a difference. We average 400 daily visitors. That’s over 2800 scouts and leaders per week! If one person a week gave just $5, we’d meet our yearly goal.

2. Buy Something We Made – We’ve created a variety of scout-inspired products (from printable plans to handmade crafts and custom merch). Every purchase helps fund our work.
👉 Explore Badge Archive Creations

3. Join Our Community – Even if you can’t donate, joining the conversation helps us just as much.

Badge Archive Facebook Group – Our go-to spot for feedback and updates
Girl Scout Leader Help Groups – Created to support leaders everywhere
- Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
- Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group

Help Us Improve

We love thoughtful eyes on the site!

Report glitches, broken links, or outdated pages via our Contact Us page
Share new badge resources you’ve discovered. We’re happy to link free tools or paid kits for other leaders to use

Learn More

Curious about how it all started? Read more on our About Us page for our story, current progress, and future goals. See our Affiliations page for any current information on if we have other associations we make money from.

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For More Fun Ideas and Plans

Join the Girl Scout Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

Join the Girl Scout Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador Leader Help Facebook Group
_{(Not an official GSUSA Group)}

See other Recommended Facebook Groups for some Scouting Organizations
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Updated on March 21, 2026, by:

Tia Kennard

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