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Category: Recruiting

  • Starting a Venturing Crew

    Starting a Venturing Crew

    Starting a Venturing Crew can be a great way to bring the values of Scouting to a new group of young adults. Venturing is a co-ed program for youth ages 14 to 21 that offers high adventure and leadership opportunities. Here are some steps to help you get started.

  • Welcoming Webelos to Scouts BSA Troop

    Welcoming Webelos to Scouts BSA Troop

    Aaron sent in this question about welcoming Webelos to a troop: “I am looking for ways to welcome Webelos into Scouts BSA at Pack Meetings, any ideas? Like a cross over, but not as formal.”

  • How to Revive a Venturing Crew

    How to Revive a Venturing Crew

    Karah sent in this dilemma about how to revive a Venturing Crew: “My crew has never been extremely active. Meetings were dull and half of the activities were canceled before we even did them. But this fall I was in for a shock. Almost all the members left, either for college, or because they were…

  • Recruiting Scouts BSA

    Recruiting Scouts BSA

    We know of a number of middle school students who are not currently involved in Scouting. So this is a good time of year to try to recruit them into the Troop.

  • Recruiting Cub Scouts and Retention

    Recruiting Cub Scouts and Retention

    Recruiting Cub Scouts and retention are hot topics in Scouting. How do we get them and how do we keep them?

  • Getting Parents to Sign Kids Up for Cub Scouts

    Getting Parents to Sign Kids Up for Cub Scouts

    A reader writes in looking for advice about convincing parents to sign their children up for the Cub Scouts. What ideas can you share with her about getting kids to join Cub Scouts?