RECRUITMENT EVENTS STARTING
Last week, our very first recruitment event took place and 11 new Cub Scouts and their families joined Scouting! This week, eight more Cub Scout Packs will hold their recruitment events, giving youth and their families their first opportunity to join Scouting. District and council volunteers and staff are ready to support you in any way we can!
BEASCOUT.ORG
Hundreds of families will be looking for Cub Scout Packs in the communities Three Harbors Council serves. Many of them will start by going to BeAScout.org.
Your key unit leadership needs to update your unit’s BeAScout.org pin as soon as possible. 29 of our 72 Cub Scout Packs have updated their BeAScout pin in the last six months, up 10 in the last two weeks; some haven’t been updated since August 2019! Odds are your pack information has changed; update your pin today so prospective members get the most current information about your pack.
Learn more about how to update your BeAScout.org pin by clicking here.
BEASCOUT.ORG
Hundreds of families will be looking for Cub Scout Packs in the communities Three Harbors Council serves. Many of them will start by going to BeAScout.org.
Your key unit leadership needs to update your unit’s BeAScout.org pin as soon as possible. Only 19 of our 73 Cub Scout Packs have updated their BeAScout pin in the last six months; some haven’t been updated since August 2019! Odds are your pack information has changed; update your pin today so prospective members get the most current information about your pack.
Learn more about how to update your BeAScout.org pin by clicking here.
NEW FAMILY INFORMATION
Make sure you have your Pack’s calendar, budget, and leadership roster ready for your new families that sign-up to join your pack this fall. Families may also look for something they can fill out and stick on their refrigerator door to refer to quickly. Use this one-pager or the Pack info sheet in the Parent Orientation Guide available from Three Harbors Council.
NATIONAL INFORMATION
National recruitment resources are available to support Cub Scout recruiting. With access to the BSA Brand Center, social media strategies, a sample recruiting campaign kit, recorded webinars, and more, these resources can help you improve your promotion of your recruitment event!
HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR CUB SCOUT LEADERS
This one-page sheet provides quick, easy-to use links to major resources about to Cub Scout leaders!
DYNAMIC RECRUITING WEBINAR SERIES
Dynamic Recruitment is a year-round process of proactively seeking youth/families through everyday intentional interactions with friends, acquaintances, colleagues, etc. Over time, these interactions produce recruitment results. Volunteers and professionals are invited to learn more about Dynamic Recruitment methods. We will conduct two webinars focusing on practical ways to implement Dynamic Recruitment methods into your overall recruitment strategy.
Webinar 1 Topic: What Is Dynamic Recruiting?
Time: Sep 13, 2022, 7-8pm Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://scouting-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_raEVRl3RSPyU25hyEmd8Bg
Webinar 2 Topic: Getting Started with Dynamic Recruiting
Time: Sep 21, 2022, 7-8pm Central Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://scouting-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NH6BPZQNQbei5nNgdHMQgQ
COUNCIL RESOURCES
Three Harbors Council is committed to supporting your unit’s recruitment efforts. We’ve developed a School Night plan that all units can implement which will take advantage of as many available council resources as possible.
Visit our Cub Scout Recruitment Resources page to find more information about preparing your Scouts and families for fall recruitment, social media promotion strategies your pack can implement, recruitment presentation resources, and resources for families the night of your recruitment event.
Through your generous Friends of Scouting donations, Three Harbors Council will provide your pack with flyers, posters, yard signs, buddy cards, Facebook advertising, and more. Order your recruitment materials from Three Harbors Council now!
COUNCIL FACEBOOK GEOFENCING
Three Harbors Council has scheduled 29 Cub Scout Pack recruitment events for September, including geofencing for all units requesting it. Geofencing is a way to market your event throughout a virtual geographic boundary to your defined audience, effectively sending an ad to your target audience through their Facebook feed when they’ve entered that boundary. Schedule your Fall Recruitment event as soon as possible and complete this form to get your event geofenced. Geofencing is most effective when it runs for 10-14 days leading up to the event!
2022 CUB SCOUT FALL RECRUITMENT INCENTIVE
All new Cub Scouts who register to join Scouting between August 1 and October 31 will receive a model rocket from Three Harbors Council. Online applications must be approved by a member of the unit Key 3 and paper applications must be turned in to your district executive to receive rockets. For paper applications turned in to the Milwaukee Service Center or Kenosha Scout Shop, a voucher will be provided which you can exchange with your district executive for model rockets.
CUB SCOUT RECRUITMENT RESEARCH TIP
The data is in, and you might be surprised what BSA has learned about why people join Scouting:
The top reasons parents say they decided to join Cub Scouting:
- Develop Character
- Learn about nature & outdoor skills
- Build self-confidence
- Value-based organization
- Have fun
How do people hear about Scouting?
- 10% saw Cub Scouts around town
- 24% saw a flyer at school
- 26% from family or friends
- 35% family member was/is a Scout
BEST PRACTICES FOR FORMING NEW DENS
You’ve just recruited a bunch of new Cub Scouts! What’s next? You’re going to need to recruit some new leaders to help run the program and you’ll probably need to form some new dens. Check out these best practices for forming new dens and recruiting new den leaders.
10 THINGS EVERY NEW CUB SCOUT LEADER NEEDS TO KNOW
Along with new Cub Scouts come new parents and leaders into Cub Scouting. On Scouting asked volunteers with wide-ranging Cub Scout experience what new leaders needed to know. Check it out here!
CUB SCOUT ADVANCEMENT AT-A-GLANCE
Check out this easy-to-follow Cub Scout Advancement At-a-Glance infographic!
SCOUT LIFE MAGAZINE
Scout Life Magazine is a great tool to keep Scouts interested in the Scouting program. Scouts who subscribe to Scout Life Magazine are more likely to stay in Scouting than those who do not subscribe. Check out how you can promote Scout Life Magazine to your incoming Scouts!
ONLINE REGISTRATION REMINDER
Like last year, online registration fees for the remainder of 2022 and all of 2023 will be collected for new Cub Scouts that register starting on October 1, 2022. To ensure your new Scouts do not have to pay that additional year of fees, complete your recruitment event, and approve ALL online applications before the end of September!
REMEMBER THESE THREE THINGS!
- When families attend a recruitment event, they attend to join and pay fees THAT NIGHT!
- In the fall, everyone in Scouting is involved in youth membership growth!
- Cub Scouts is an adventure you can take with your child!
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