Recruiting Tom Bogart Scoutmaster

N Establishing the Need 30 X 30 48

N What is Wood Badge? A BSA adult training course that teaches a diverse set of leadership skills that is relevant to all BSA programs.

N Why Take Wood Badge See the value or the need Meet a requirement Get the beads Those that don’t see the need or value

N Show Them the Value! Adults don’t learn until they realize they don’t know it! We need to help them SEE the need or the value!

N WB Recruiting Game Stump the Course Director!

N Wood Badge It’s in There Generic Solution 1.What do you want to happen, what does success look like – Vision 2.Possible solutions – Problem Solving (brain storming, etc), Listening 3.Pick a solution and try it – Decision Making 4.Develop a plan to make it happen – Project Planning 5.Execute plan – Communicating, Leading Change 6.How is it going -, Stages of Team Dev, Managing Conflict, Assessment, EDGE

N Wood Badge It’s in There Cub Scout Issues - Cubmaster pain points / Questions Are your pack meetings chaotic? Do your pack planning meeting go forever? Are you stuck in the same rut year after year doing the same old things? Do you want to plan better meetings, activities, trips. Do have problems dealing with crazy parents or un- scout like youth. Need adult leadership

N Wood Badge It’s in There Boy Scout Issues - Scoutmaster pain points / Questions Do your PLC meeting run forever and not accomplish what is needed? Are your troop meeting a shambles? Do you do the same thing year after year? Do you want to plan better meetings, activities, trips. Do have problems dealing with crazy parents or un- scout like youth. Improved advancement Need adult volunteers

N Wood Badge It’s in There Venturing Issues – Venturing Crews pain points / Questions Do your planning meeting / meeting run forever and not accomplish what is needed? Do you want to plan better meetings, activities, trips. Do have problems dealing with crazy parents or un- scout like youth. More youth leadership Improved advancement More adult leaders

N Wood Badge It’s in There District /Council Issues – Key Three pain points / Questions Getting more volunteers Do your planning meeting / meeting run forever and not accomplish what is needed?

N What is a Wood Badge Ticket? A Wood Badge Ticket demonstrates the participant’s proficiency of the learned leadership skills through the successful completion of the participant’s selected meaningful scouting endeavor. (Shows that you learned and can apply the leadership skills taught in the course).

N Wood Badge It’s in There Final Selling Points Keep in mind the first change is FREE – it comes with the course (your ticket) complete with coaching (ticket counselor)! If you’re serious about your involvement in Scouting, sooner or later you’ll take Wood Badge training. You will be kicking yourself for waiting. Bring leadership to life!!!

N Personal contact- #1 effective promotion tech A great brochure – size is important Always have fliers in your car Color and flash are important- make it stand out from the rest Show at all major events, Pow Wow, OA Conclave Displays at all camps Displays of picture of courses and projects at round tables Promotion Ideas

N Council and District websites with links to course info, possible social networking sites Course website Articles and pictures for Council Newsletter Buttons or signs worn by all Recruiters – “Ask me about Wood Badge” Give aways: Pencils, candy, and food at events – put course info and contact on pencil The “Courses” 1 st Gilwell gazette Promotion Ideas

N Business Cards for each staff member to give out while recruiting A lottery – out of the first “15” who sign up: 1 st – pick your own critter 2 nd – a free t-shirt 3 rd – 2 “QM treats” for your patrol, 1 each wkend 4 th – 1 “QM treats” for your patrol, 1 each wkend 5 th – 15 th – a free CD of all the photos taken on the course. Promotion Ideas

N Personal invitations from Scoutmaster Out of Council Letter to SE and Training Chairs UOS Flier in mailboxes Promotion Ideas

N What else can you think of? Promotion Ideas

N That Personal Touch Who do we have already Who is on the hook Staff Assignments

N Questions?

N Thank you!