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MEMBERSHIP HUB

Peer-to-Peer cards are in

Contact your district professional for a set of peer-to-peer cards to help your Scout group members recruit their friends. Studies show that youth who invite their friends have great success in recruiting new members.

Yard Signs help spread the word

Contact your district professional for a new Cub Scout or Scouts BSA themed yard sign and help spread the word of Scouting in your community.

Helpful Steps for Recruiting Success
STEP 1: Prepare
To successfully recruit new families, a well-planned and robust Pack program is crucial. Use the links here to complete your Pack’s annual “Ideal Year of Scouting” plan. Once your program is planned you can create a recruitment plan. Use the Idea Books below to work through your Fall recruitment plans.
Membership Plan Online Registration How-To BeAScout Pin Updates Joining Event Plan

STEP 2: Invite & Promote
Successful recruitment happens when families have been invited to come. The most common response to “Why haven’t you joined Scouting” is “We’ve never been invited”. Many families see our posters, yard signs, and fliers but it does not equate to an invitation. Yes, they are important, but a personal invite is the most successful recruitment tool. It is important to promote your recruitment events early and often. This requires that your recruitment events are scheduled with enough time to get the word out. Promotion of any recruitment should start 30 days before the event.
Fliers, Posters & Signs Peer to Peer cards Online & Social Media Marketing Your Unit with Social Media Calendar
Distribute flyers, posters and signs at schools, churches, community events, and public places. Contact your District Executive or fill out this form for assistance with a custom order: Download: Recruiting Material Request

STEP 3: Enroll
It is important to promote your recruitment events early and often. This requires that your recruitment events are scheduled with enough time to get the word out. Promotion of any recruitment should start 30 days before the event. Use the Promotional Back Dater in Step 1 to get the word out.
Sign Up Sheet In Person BeAScout Leads & Invitation Manager Guidebook BeScout.org Online Registration

STEP 4: Engage
It is important to engage new families quickly and consistently from the time they sign up. New families want to hear from you, and are excited to start their Scouting adventure. Make sure they get connected with their den and receive personal invites to meetings and activities. Use these resources to consistently engage with new families.
Scoutbook - Parent Set Up Tutorial - video link Welcome New Cub Scout Family - English ♦ Welcome New Cub Scout Family - Spanish Cub Onboarding Flier - editable & fillable Family Talent Survey - Cub Scouts Parent Talent Survey - Scouts BSA Application Manager - video tutorial

STEP 5: Deliver
Now it’s time to Deliver the Promise. It is important that all the fun and adventure that new families were promised happens. Follow your annual program plan and calendar and ensure families are having fun. If you do this Scouts will continue in the program year after year and parents will lean in and volunteer. Membership recruitment is not an extra thing that should be done it is an essential to ensure growth and depth in your Scout unit.
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