Strengthen Your Pack.

Find Your Purpose.

Recruitment night, sign-up event, Join Scouting night…Whatever your Pack calls it, you know that the fall recruitment season is an important part of the beginning of your Pack’s program year.

Below, you’ll find resources and tips for making recruiting a fun and enjoyable experience that keeps the bigger picture in focus: growing your unit to reach more kids, strengthen your packs and have more fun!

Unit Resources:

Cub Scout Unit Leader Guidebook (PDF)
(To be released by June 1, 2020)

New Parent Orientation Guide (PDF)

Rank and Grade Worksheets (PDF)

Parent/Volunteer Interest Survey (PDF)

Attendance Roster (PDF)

Sample Pack Information Sheet/Calendar (.docx)

Station Signs (PDF)

3 Steps to A Successful Join Scouting Night

Submit your unit’s 2020 Join Scouting event information.

Order your unit’s customized marketing materials to promote your 2020 Join Scouting event.

Once you’ve completed your Join Scouting event, submit your new youth applications.
**Please be sure to have a unit leader sign each application and include the unit number**

Recruiting Methods:

School Talks:

  • A 3-5 minute talk to potential members who are interested in joining the Scouting program. Presentations can take place at schools, community centers, churches or directly to other youth-serving organizations.

Join Scouting Night:

  • Join Scouting Nights give parents and youth an opportunity to get to know Scouting and to learn how your Pack works.

Peer to Peer Recruitment:

  • Consider having a recruitment campaign within the pack and troop. Offer incentives to each Scout who brings in a friend, as well as an overall prize for the top recruiter.

Resources and References from National BSA

BSA Brand Center:  A one-stop shop for images available to units for use in websites and presentations.  As long as the images are used for a Scouting purpose, no special permission is needed.  For guidelines as to how best to utilize these tools please see the BSA Brand Identity Guide (PDF).

Sign-Up Night Playbook

Social Media Playbook

Videos:

Print:

Peer to Peer Recruitment Cards: