1. Recruiting and Retaining Cub Scouts

2. Recruiting Growing Your Pack with New Scouts

3. Your Recruitment Toolbox
Unit Recruiting Plan
Cub Scout Recruiting Workshop
Recruiting Calendar
Recruiting Events and Registration Event
Available Resources

4. Plan should reflect your local community
Unit Recruiting Plan
Plan should reflect your local community
Fall Plan
Easier and best time of the year to recruit
School visits/communication and registration night
Community outreach
Do not limit your effort to just Tigers
Spring Plan
Smaller, concentrated campaign

5. Building a Recruiting Plan

6. Cub Scout Recruiting Workshop
Annual District workshop to learn and share recruiting ideas, methods, and sign up for marketing materials
Recruiting Methods
School Based
Community Based
Registration Night
Council Marketing Materials
Registration Night Sign-up with District Executive
Lisa.wylie
wisewoman

7. Calendar should reflect your unit’s plan
Recruiting Calendar
Calendar should reflect your unit’s plan
General calendar for basic planning of recruitment
Pack Recruiting Calendar based on your Pack calendar

8. Building a Recruiting Calendar
Pack 552 Recruiting Calendar Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Activity
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
January - Present Pack Recruiting Plan
1/15
Begin working on Kindergarten contact list
2/12
Den Leader - ask boys to invite friends
3/12
Kindergarten informational - "please pass on"
4/16
Kindergarten invitation - Cub Cart Derby
5/14
Kindergarten reminder - Cub Cart Derby
5/21
Cub Cart Derby - June Pack Meeting – Recruit new Tiger Den
6/4
4th of July Parade
7/4
Kindergarten invitation - Pool party & Open House
8/7
Pool Party
8/22
Open House signs up in school driveway
9/1
Ice Cream Social
9/?
Kindergarten reminder - Open House
9/9
Open House
9/23
Rocket Derby - Reminder to recruit friends
9/26
Tiger Cub Den meeting #1
10/5
Tiger Cub Den meeting #2 (turn over to den leader)
10/19
Pack Meeting - Recognize Tigers & New Cubs
10/21
All Pack meetings – Ask boys to recruit their friends

9. Recruiting Events and Registration Event
School Visits
Community Outreach
Registration Night
Plan for the evening
Sign them up!

11. Available Resources Chief Seattle Website National Resources
Membership Resources
National Resources
Marketing Materials
Membership
BeAScout Unit Pin Management
Self help for families looking for a unit
check it out

12. Put the Tools Together

13. Retain Keeping Your Pack Healthy

14. Your Retention Toolbox
Program
Communication
Camping Opportunities
Attitude
Recruit the Parents
Succession Plan

15. Program
Fun Pack meetings
Fun Den meetings
Program delivery method

16. Communication Pack Calendar Emails or Phone Calls from Den Leader
Pack Announcements and Handouts
Volunteer Involvement
Technology
Pack Website
Microsoft Live or Google Group
Facebook

17. Camping Opportunities
Pack Camping Event
Summer Day Camp
Residence Camp
Mom and Me

18. Attitude
“We are ALWAYS happy to see you!”
Patience

19. Recruit the Parents
Parent opportunity to spend one-on-one time with your son – no standing on the sidelines
Great use of their family time
Scouting offers unique activities and opportunities
There is something for everyone

20. Succession Plan
Identify and personally invite parent to join as a volunteer
Volunteer opportunity is a small identifiable task
Opportunity to show your son how an entire community joins in raising a child

21. Recruit Retain Enjoy