Recruitment Resources (Boy Scouts of America): Difference between revisions
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
3) '''[[Invite A Friend]]:''' By far the single most effective recruitment tool is a word of month '''referral''' youth-to-youth or parent-to-parent. Scouting holds weekly, monthly annual activities that are fun. All activity announcements sent to families by phone, mail, flyer, text, etc should always carry a note to Invite a Friend. | 3) '''[[Invite A Friend]]:''' By far the single most effective recruitment tool is a word of month '''referral''' youth-to-youth or parent-to-parent. Scouting holds weekly, monthly annual activities that are fun. All activity announcements sent to families by phone, mail, flyer, text, etc should always carry a note to Invite a Friend. | ||
<br>3.1) '''Visitor Attendance Log:''' Each unit should keep a visitor attendance log. Some units may award a year end prize or family membership discount to the top 1-3 recruiters of the year. | <br>3.1) '''Visitor Attendance Log:''' Each unit should keep a visitor attendance log. Some units may award a year end prize or family membership discount to the top 1-3 recruiters of the year. | ||
<br>3.2) '''Pass-A-Long Card:''' A simple 3x5 type invite card. Front side is a colorful invite and the backside has contact information for the troop, troop website, BeAScout.org, etc. | <br>3.2) '''Pass-A-Long Card:''' A simple 3x5 type invite card. Front side is a colorful invite and the backside has contact information for the troop, troop website, BeAScout.org, etc. (See example to the right.) | ||
<br>4) '''[[BeAScout.org]]:''' Every Scout unit should check their listing here periodically. | <br>4) '''[[BeAScout.org]]:''' Every Scout unit should check their listing here periodically. | ||
Revision as of 00:20, 21 March 2019
Resources to Assist Volunteers of the Boy Scouts of America with their unit recruitment:
Unit Recruiter
Unit New Member Coordinator
General Recruiting Tips
3) Invite A Friend: By far the single most effective recruitment tool is a word of month referral youth-to-youth or parent-to-parent. Scouting holds weekly, monthly annual activities that are fun. All activity announcements sent to families by phone, mail, flyer, text, etc should always carry a note to Invite a Friend.
3.1) Visitor Attendance Log: Each unit should keep a visitor attendance log. Some units may award a year end prize or family membership discount to the top 1-3 recruiters of the year.
3.2) Pass-A-Long Card: A simple 3x5 type invite card. Front side is a colorful invite and the backside has contact information for the troop, troop website, BeAScout.org, etc. (See example to the right.)
4) BeAScout.org: Every Scout unit should check their listing here periodically.