step-by-step how to grow scouting ideal year of scouting · 2017. 4. 17. · 2017 lion & tiger...

Reaching Every Family How much school access do you have?___ Full School Access: Boy talks & fliers___ Limited School Access: Fliers___ No School Access: No boy talks and no fliers

Design A Plan That Shows You Care About Reaching Every BoyWe are providing a variety of tools to help you recruit the most Cub Scouts. The more active recruitment methods we use, the more successful we will be. We are looking forward to our partnership with you as we grow Scouting together. Thank you for your support!

Active Recruitment Options___ Principal Visit___ Join Scouting Night flier a week before___ Curriculum Night/Open House participation___ Open House picture booth (Social media sharing)___ Open House pack display board___ School rally or boy talk during school hours___ Flier sent home after boy talk___ Post card invitations to all homes (Directory information request if

there is no school access)___ Personal phone calls___ Stickers___ School carnival/school conference___ Parent lunch at school with recruiter card___ Recruit-A-Friend campaign___ Parent-to-Parent campaign

Passive Recruitment Options___ Scout uniforms at school___ Bookmarks to all 1st-3rd graders___ School website___ Outside school board___ Press release___ Church bulletin inserts___ School newsletter advertising___ Yard signs___ Parent-to-Parent social media campaign

Ideal Year of ScoutingThe packs that plan, promote, and implement their Ideal Year of Scouting, offer unparalleled experiences for more youth, and are recognized in the Journey to Excellence program.

What is an Ideal Year of Scouting? It’s a method of planning for your unit to do all the Scouting programs and activities you would like to do, with little or no cost to your families. The Ideal Year of Scouting Planning Guide is an important tool in this planning process and it helps pack leaders develop their plan for delivering a quality Scouting program to the youth in the Simon Kenton Council.

What are the components of the Ideal Year of Scouting? What's in it for your Pack? Tools and resources to plan, promote, and implement the Ideal Year of Scouting are available along with other resources at:

www.skcscouts.org/membership

Step-By-Step: How to Grow Scouting. Your Guide to Spring & Fall RecruitmentUse this resource to help recruit more youth. By using all of the bulleted items, your pack will grow. Selecting someone to be responsible for each task will help make small work of recruiting new Cub Scouts. Please write the name of the person responsible for each task. Commit to completing 12 tasks to ensure your success. Be sure to do the items listed then select the additional items with your district executive. Utilize the list of active and passive recruitment methods to enhance this plan. School With Full Access

1. Develop membership plan with District Executive __________________________________________________

2. Create Pack Ideal Year of Scouting calendar __________________________________________________

3. Create New Family Information Packet with Pack Directory of Leaders ______________________________

4. Principal visit __________________________________

5. Curriculum Night/Open House participation __________________________________________________

6. Join Scouting flier sent home 1 week before school night _____________________________________________

7. Five Station Open House plan ____________________

8. Boy Talk: 1-3 days before joining event __________________________________________________

9. Boy Talk flier sent home after boy talk __________________________________________________

10. Stickers _______________________________________

11. Parent-Parent campaign _______________________

12. _______________________________________________

School with Limited Access1. Develop membership plan with District Executive ___________________________________________________

2. Create Pack Ideal Year of Scouting calendar ___________________________________________________

3. Create New Family Information Packet with Pack Directory of Leaders _______________________________

4. Principal visit ___________________________________

5. Curriculum Night/Open House participation ___________________________________________________

6. Join Scouting flier sent home 1 week before school night ______________________________________________

7. Five Station Open House Plan _____________________

8. Stickers ________________________________________

9. Parent-to-Parent campaign ______________________

10. Contact all kindergarten and first grade boys ___________________________________________________

11. _________________________________________________

12. _________________________________________________

School with No Access1. Develop membership plan with District Executive

__________________________________________________

2. Create Pack Ideal Year of Scouting calendar __________________________________________________

3. Create New Family Information Packet with Pack Directory of Leaders_______________________________

4. Principal visit _____________________________________

5. Curriculum Night/Open House participation __________________________________________________

6. Ensure customized invitations to all homes for 1st-3rd grade boys _______________________________________

7. Parent-to-Parent campaign _______________________

8. Parent-to-Parent Social Media Campaign __________________________________________________

9. __________________________________________________

10. ______________________________________________

11. __________________________________________________

12. ______________________________________________

Getting The Message OutReaching every boy with the message of Scouting requires informing and inspiring people to consider the value of Scouting to themselves and the community.

Message to Schools

Communicating to principals and teachers the benefits that your pack brings to the school is a critical part of partnering with them. This ensures every family learns about Scouting as a great tool to shape the lives of their children for the future.

Message to Parents

Parents and guardians are the decision makers when it comes to the activities their children will join. We must continually tell and re-tell couples, single parents, and other influencers about Scouting’s promise to give their children advantages in life.

Message to Boys

Boys want to join Scouting because it’s FUN! Keep the “fun and adventure with friends” in front of them at all times to create an insatiable desire to be a part of your pack.

Message at Join Scouting Night

When you hold your recruiting event at school, you are on familiar ground for parents and boys. Being organized, informative, enthusiastic, and fun will create for them the confidence to join and get involved.

Our Pack Plan to Reach Every Boy in ____________________ School.

School Served Total Kindergarten Boys

Goal of Kindergarten Boys to Reach

Total 1st Grade Boys

Goal of 1st Grade Boys to Reach

Total 2nd - 5th Grade Boys

Goal of 2nd - 5th Grade Boys to Reach

2017 Cub Scout Recruitment Goal

Pack Join Scouting Night Date: __________________

Second Chance to Join Event or Sept/Oct Pack Meeting Date:Sept/Oct ____________, 2017

Parent Orientation Meeting Date: ________________

Signed (Cubmaster or Pack Committee Chair) Date

Signed (District Executive) Date

Signed (District Membership Chair) Date

Pack Number: ___________ Current Youth Members: ___________

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S I M O N K E N T O N C O U N C I L B O Y S C O U T S O F A M E R I C A

- PRE-KINDERGARTEN -___ Pack attends spring kindergarten registration events ___________________________________________ Fill out lead sheet for August joining event ________________________________________

- KINDERGARTEN -___ Recruit the best guide by May 15 ___________________________________________ Join Scouting flier sent home 1 week before joining night ___________________________________________ Conduct kindergarten boy talks ___________________________________________ Send personal invitation to parents of all kindergarten boys ________________________________________ ___ Personally call parent/guardian of all

kindergarten boys ________________________________________- FIRST GRADE -___ Use active and passive recruitment methods in spring ___________________________________________ Other ideas ___________________________________________ Other Ideas ___________________________________________ Other Ideas ________________________________________

Volunteer/District Executive Taking Lead

2017 Lion & Tiger Cub Scout Dream Big

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The Scouting Adventure Begins with You!Dear Pack Membership Chair,

Thank you for volunteering for one of the most critical roles in a Cub Scout Pack. Your efforts in getting the word out about the benefits of Scouting and in welcoming new families are vital to the continuation of the Pack.

As a parent-volunteer myself, and one who has served in your role in my own son’s Pack, I know how daunting the task can seem in the beginning, particularly with many other demands on your time. Here is the good news. The Simon Kenton Council has committed to do all that it can to support you in this important work, saving you time, and helping you succeed with less stress by avoiding the need to “re-invent the wheel.” This planning guide is one aspect of that support. Some great additional recruiting resources, including step-by-step “playbooks,” are also available on the council’s website along with contact information for all staff members assigned to assist units in your district. These experts who have “been there and done that” stand ready to help.

Take us up on it! Schedule a time to meet with your District Executive in the month of April to review this planning guide and create a customized recruiting plan for your Pack. Together, you and your “DE” will create an effective plan, one that includes proven techniques and specific action items assigned to particular individuals on a definite timetable. Execution of such a plan will result in the coordinated delivery of a compelling message to every family with a Kindergartner through 5th grader in your area.

With a little planning, creativity, and enthusiasm you can ensure that the Scouting experience for boys in your area not only continues but actually grows and improves. Good luck and thank you again for all your efforts.

Greg KrabacherVice President of MembershipBoy Scouts of America, Simon Kenton Council

Membership Resources: www.skcscouts.org/membership District Executive Contact Info: www.skcscouts.org/staff

Recruiting Tools at skcscouts.org/membership

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Thank you to our partners:

• Flier Requests• BeAScout Website• Time Well Spent• Recruiting Ideas• Parent Information Guide• Council Events

• Social Media Playbook• Sign-up Night Playbook• Sign-up Night Powerpoint• Fall Recruitment Timeline• 5 Station School Night Tutorial• Contact Information for Local Support

... & More Coming Soon!