2020 Resources

It's time for Yard Signs!
Contact the membership team to have them delivered to you.
2020 Council Recruiting Kickoff
Learn about the plan to recruit families to the Scouting program. This year the membership drive will run from August 1-September 16 with three virtual joining options. Families can choose to go to any of the three presentations to learn more about Scouting. View the presentation and slide deck presented on July 14.
Use these planning resources for your next Scouting year
- 2020-2021 Boys’ Life Planning Calendar, a fill-in-the-box calendar, complete with religious holidays, monthly BSA program themes and steps for building a council annual plan.
- 2020-2021 Boys’ Life Scouts BSA Leader Program Notebook, a resource featuring monthly calendars, meeting planning pages and primer of available trainings.
- 2020-2021 Bilingual Pack Program Planning Chart, a poster-size chart in both English and Spanish for pack leaders with spaces to write in den and pack activities.
- Den Leader Meeting Resources
IS YOUR UNIT’S BEASCOUT.ORG PIN UP-TO-DATE AND ACCEPTING ONLINE APPLICATIONS?
BeAScout.org is THE tool for families to find your Scouting unit and register online, so it’s critical to make sure your unit’s BeAScout pin is accurate. Your unit should also enable online registration if it hasn’t already.
Who Can Update Your Unit’s BeAScout Pin?
Your unit’s “key-3:”
– Unit Leader (Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Varsity Coach, Crew Advisor, or Skipper)
– Unit Committee Chair
– Unit Chartered Organization Representative
UNIT NEW MEMBER COORDINATOR (NMC)
Sustaining strong membership in a unit depends not only on having new members join the unit, but also on engaging youth and their families in the unit experiences so that they feel welcomed and want to stay. The role of the New Member Coordinator is to ensure that both keys to success take place.
The New Member Coordinator (NMC) position has been designed to:
– Be a FUN and engaging position.
– Form relationships with new members and their families.
– Use a team approach by encouraging more than one NMC in a unit, allowing them to tailor their work to individual interests/expertise, as well as to recognize the particular needs of the unit.
– Fit every type of unit, every age level and every program.
– Be recruited and supported by key unit leadership.
– Be provided with training both online and face to face.
– Be mentored by the district membership chair and become part of the district membership team.
– Be visible and easily identifiable at unit gatherings by their Welcoming smiles and their BSA “Welcome” logo that they display and wear on an activity shirt, on a hat or vest or in some cases, a pin on a field uniform.