The Scouting Adventure Begins with You! Because you give time and effort to Scouting, youth in your pack will have advantages in life they may not otherwise have. Compared to their non-Scout peers, Scouts grow up to perform better in school, be more financially responsible, and give more to their communities through acts of service and charitable giving. All of this starts with giving youth the opportunity to join a strong and healthy pack. Together we can inspire youth and their parents to take advantage of all that Scouting can offer.

Training and Youth Protection Requirements

NEW MEMBER COORDINATOR

Sustaining strong membership depends not only on having new members join the unit, but also engaging youth and their families in the unit experiences so that they feel welcomed and want to stay. The role of the New Member Coordinator is to ensure that both keys to success take place. Training for this position can be taken at my.scouting.org.

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2020 Cub Scout Membership Plan Your Pack – Your Plan

Your Scouts – Your School

QUICK FACTS:

Training can be completed at my.scouting.org

You need to know your ID and password for this site. E-mail my.scouting@scouting.org or call 972-580-2489 Monday through Friday 8 AM – 8 PM

This training usually takes 60 to 90 minutes and is completed in 4 parts: Overview and Policy, Sexual Abuse, Bullying and a final quiz.

You must pass the quiz with at least a 75% score.

Find more information on the training page at skcscouts.org/resources/youthprotection

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Fall Recruitment 101: Cub Scouts

Fall 2020

Marketing Marketing - Plan ahead to maximize promotion for Sign Up Night through council and unit marketing methods 90 days prior

□ Confirm pack attendance at open house (Back-to-School Night)

□ Confirm Sign-up Night Date □ Confirm access for Scout talk □ Confirm School Marquee □ Recruit New Member Coordinator □ Attend August Roundtable □ Finalize activity calendar for

2019/2020 □ Finalize Pack contact sheet

60 Days Prior

□ Recruit parents to assist with open house (3 – 5)

□ Recruit parents to assist with onboarding meeting

□ Order flyers, posters & yard signs

30 Days Prior

□ Begin promoting event on social media

□ Confirm supplies for open house o PWD track o RGR Track o Poster Board o Contact collection sheets o Pack information sheet o Pack Calendar

□ Confirm parent attendance

14 Days prior

□ Deliver Flyers to School □ Post Yard Signs

0 – 7 Days Prior

□ Conduct Scout talk □ Hand out stickers □ Uniform day at School □ Peer-to-peer Advertising

Sign-Up Night Sign Up Night - Conduct a Sign-Up Night at every school in the Simon Kenton Council. Sign-up nights off site yield significantly lower results!

Two Models to Choose from:

Four Station Model

This model features five stations that give parents information about Cub Scouting, get them signed up, and provide everything they need to know, including when the first meeting is, who the leaders are, and more. Sign-Up Night Stations Station 1: Welcome/Sign In Station 2: What We Do Station 3: Registration Form Station 4: Check Out (complete applications)

W.R.I.P. Presentation

W.R.I.P. through your school night presentation in 15 minutes and get them signed up

W. Why Scouting: A compelling story delivered quickly explaining all the great reasons to have youth in Scouting. 3 – 5 Minutes R. Review parent Packet: Review calendar and contact sheets 3 – 5 Minutes I. Invite a Friend: We’re making slime next week. Bring a friend so they can have some fun too! 3 – 5 Minutes

P. Paperwork: As long as necessary.

New Parent Onboarding &

New Youth Activity New Parent Onboarding

Signing up for Scouting is an entirely new process for most families. While we know and understand the intrinsic rewards of volunteerism, it is important not to overwhelm new potential volunteers at our first meeting.

The parent onboarding meeting is your packs opportunity to offer volunteer roles to new families after signing up your new families.

Success is usually obtained by have precise and defined volunteer roles outlined in a simple one sheet job description for the new role.

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The best things in Scouting happen at the unit level. It’s true for life changing experiences that happen in every pack meeting, and it’s true for recruiting as well. When packs and dens get involved, more boys are introduced to the adventure of Scouting than through any other recruiting campaign or method. We can’t do it without you!

Thank you for meeting with us to develop your customized membership plan. Our goal is to assist you in delivering the highest quality Scouting program to the most youth possible. Through our conversation we hope to show you that Cub Scout recruiting is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Fall Recruitment Plan for Your School:_________________________________

Sign-up Night Date:_________________

Listed below are the best ways to recruit youth in your community. All of these “ideal” recruitment tools are highly recommended. Some may be unavailable due to your school access level. If an ideal tool is unavailable to your pack, please choose a tool from the additional “grassroots” tools below to replace it. For a solid recruitment plan, aim to incorporate at least 7 different methods below.

Ideal Recruitment tool Who will complete this task? When will this task be completed?

□ Open house attendance/lead collection School Date:

□ Open house lead promotion 2-3 days before

□ Flyers – Paper copy through school 1 week before SNFS:

□ “Scout talk” – at school 1 – 3 days before SNFS:

□ Stickers – at “Scout talk.” 1 – 3 days before SNFS:

□ Yard signs at school 1 week before SNFS:

□ Community yard signs 1 – 2 weeks before SNFS:

□ School Marquee advertisement 1 week before SNFS:

□ Recruit a friend/parent to parent effort 2-3 weeks before SNFS:

□ Pack uniforms at school 1 day before SNFS:

□ School Social Media Announcement 1 week before SNFS:

□ Unit promotes on Social Media 1 week before SNFS

□ Unit promotes at a community event 1 – 2 weeks before SNFS

Grassroots Recruitment tools – Use to replace ideal tools or to go above and beyond!

□ Electronic Flyers – Sent through school 1 week before SNFS

□ Library Bookmarks 1 – 2 weeks before SNFS

□ Church/Chartered org promotion/bulletin 1 – 2 weeks before SNFS

□ Flyers/Posters at community businesses 1 – 2 weeks before SNFS

□ Pack attends additional School Events Event Date:

□ Parent Lunch in uniform with Scouts 1 day before SNFS:

□ SKC – Postcard Program 4 weeks prior to SNFS

Unit Goal Setting: Current Youth Members: _________ Current Percentage of Target Aged Youth (TAY): _____

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Divide number of Scout by 8 or 10 to get Den Goal

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Final additional number youth Goal

Lion Goal: Tiger Goal: Wolf Goal: Bear Goal: WEB Goal: AOL Goal:

Fall Recruitment Plan for Your School:_________________________________

School Night Date:_________________

Pack:_________