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Resources to Assist Volunteers of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] with their unit recruitment:
Resources to Assist Volunteers of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] with their unit recruitment:


== Unit Recruiter ==
== Recruitment Preperation (General) ==
* Recruitment Team
 
* Annual Recruitment Plan
=== Training ===
* Important Recruitment Supplies -
* Recruitment Training
# Get Scout Leader Basic Training - Having a rich understanding of the program will greatly enhance your success as a unit recruiter.
# Attend Wood Badge - This advance scouting leadership training course will give you some awesome skills to greatly enhance your success as a unit recruiter.
# Frequently attend unit activities - Look for new faces of youth, adults, and siblings that are participating or could be potential participants.
# Presentation to Unit Committee - advise your unit on how they can assist the recruitment effort.
# Participate in District Membership Committee - get update info on recruitment events and opportunities in your area.
# >Attend District Roundtable Monthly - get update info on recruitment events and opportunities in your area. Several times a year they have recruitment refresher sessions and updated recruitment collateral.
# Study BSA Year-Round Guide to Boy Scout Recruiting - 6-page pdf.
 
 
=== Recruitment Team ===
 
=== Annual Recruitment Plan ===
 
=== Basic Supplies ===
** Prepare Unit One-Sheet - one-page flyer about the unit, important contacts, annual calendar of events and unit goals (Ie "have fun").
** Prepare Unit One-Sheet - one-page flyer about the unit, important contacts, annual calendar of events and unit goals (Ie "have fun").
** Stack of Scout Interest Cards -
** Stack of Scout Interest Cards -
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** Stack of Youth Applications -
** Stack of Youth Applications -
** Stack of Boys Life Samples -
** Stack of Boys Life Samples -
* Recruitment Training
** Unit Exhibit
Get Scout Leader Basic Training - Having a rich understanding of the program will greatly enhance your success as a unit recruiter.
# BSA Recruiting Hub - More online resources.  
7. Attend Wood Badge - This advance scouting leadership training course will give you some awesome skills to greatly enhance your success as a unit recruiter.
# Prepare Recruitment Station - table, tablecloth, large posters, easles, handouts, etc. (My best posters were photos of the youth doing super fun outdoor activities. I also had old boys life magazines ready to handout too.)
8. Frequently attend unit activities - Look for new faces of youth, adults, and siblings that are participating or could be potential participants.
 
9. Presentation to Unit Committee - advise your unit on how they can assist the recruitment effort.
 
10. Participate in District Membership Committee - get update info on recruitment events and opportunities in your area.
=== Recruitment Partners ===
11. >Attend District Roundtable Monthly - get update info on recruitment events and opportunities in your area. Several times a year they have recruitment refresher sessions and updated recruitment collateral.
# District Membership Committee
12. Study BSA Year-Round Guide to Boy Scout Recruiting - 6-page pdf.
# District Executive
13. BSA Recruiting Hub - More online resources.  
# Council Membership Committee
14. Prepare Recruitment Station - table, tablecloth, large posters, easles, handouts, etc. (My best posters were photos of the youth doing super fun outdoor activities. I also had old boys life magazines ready to handout too.)
# Other Youth Service Organizations
## Kiwanis Club


== Unit New Member Coordinator ==
== Unit New Member Coordinator ==
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