Recruitment Resources (Boy Scouts of America): Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
VisualWikitext
Line 88: Line 88:


== General Recruiting Tips ==
== General Recruiting Tips ==
[[Image:TroopCard19.png|thumb|right]]
=== Year Round Referrals ===
# '''[[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.
# '''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.
# '''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.)
# '''Recycle that ''[[Boys Life]]'':''' Drop off your old Boys Life magazines at the waiting room for your local medical, dental, vehicle care, or other lobby.


=== '''Recruiter Award''' ===
 
=== '''[[Recruiter Award]]''' ===
====  '''A Scout is Friendly''' ====
====  '''A Scout is Friendly''' ====
[[Image:Recruiter1.jpg|right]]
[[Image:Recruiter1.jpg|right]]
Line 109: Line 104:
# '''Share Scout theme videos''' - in social media, Youtube, facebook, twitter.  
# '''Share Scout theme videos''' - in social media, Youtube, facebook, twitter.  
# '''Make New Friends''' - A Scout is Friendly - as often as possible. Look for someone who needs a friend.
# '''Make New Friends''' - A Scout is Friendly - as often as possible. Look for someone who needs a friend.
=== Other Referrals ===
# '''[https://www.scoutshop.org/gifts-collectibles/stickers-decals-magnets/stickers-and-decals.html ScoutShop Bumber Sticker]''' - [[Image:Troopsticker123.jpg|thumb|right]]
# '''[https://www.scoutshop.org/gifts-collectibles/stickers-decals-magnets/stickers-and-decals.html ScoutShop Bumber Sticker]''' - [[Image:Troopsticker123.jpg|thumb|right]]
# '''[https://tradingpost.classb.com/custom-boy-scout-troop-proud-of-my-boy-scout-bumper-sticker-sp5295/ Custom Troop Bumber Sticker]''' - place on scout vehicles, trailers, camp gear, school binders, etc, etc, etc, and more.  
# '''[https://tradingpost.classb.com/custom-boy-scout-troop-proud-of-my-boy-scout-bumper-sticker-sp5295/ Custom Troop Bumber Sticker]''' - place on scout vehicles, trailers, camp gear, school binders, etc, etc, etc, and more.  
Line 118: Line 111:
# '''Use Scouting Lingo''' - Get friends to ask you about what those words mean.
# '''Use Scouting Lingo''' - Get friends to ask you about what those words mean.
# '''Room Decor''' - Hang a mini-Scout Law or Timeless Values Poster in your workplace or office cubicle.
# '''Room Decor''' - Hang a mini-Scout Law or Timeless Values Poster in your workplace or office cubicle.
[[Image:TroopCard19.png|thumb|right]]
# '''[[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.
# '''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.
# '''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.)
# '''Recycle that ''[[Boys Life]]'':''' Drop off your old Boys Life magazines at the waiting room for your local medical, dental, vehicle care, or other lobby.


=== Social Media ===
=== Social Media ===
Retrieved from "http://en.scoutwiki.org/Recruitment_Resources_(Boy_Scouts_of_America)"