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Tag Archives: Recruitment
Recruitment: BeAScout.org & Yard Signs
This one should be easy… Get the yard signs available from your district. I’ve found the best way to get a neat appearance for unit info is to use a stencil and spray paint. Although, I have heard of others … Continue reading
Recruitment: Peer-to-Peer Cards
Very nice… Earlier this week I posted an entry on using Business Cards as a recruitment tool. Well, in that line of thought, BSA announced earlier today the availability of these Peer-to-peer recruitment cards that you can print yourself. They … Continue reading
Recruitment: A FUN Program
Without this one, what’s the point? Boys don’t join to sit in a school setting, they join to have fun! And if they’re not having fun, they won’t tell their friends about scouting. Boys love to share what is fun … Continue reading
Recruitment: A Catchy Display
And the PWD cars always seem to do the trick. The boys see the cars and are immediately drawn to them dragging their parents with them. We have a open kit there too to explain to the boys how the … Continue reading
Recruitment: A Persistent Presence
In my mind, this is one of the more important ones. For people to know about your program, they first have to know that you exist. A couple of moms within the pack made this awesome banner that we’ve used … Continue reading
Recruitment: Fliers
Unfortunately, we are not able to go in to the schools to talk to boys as its been set as a rule of the School District and prohibits it. However, what they do allow, we try to take every advantage … Continue reading
Recruitment: Pack Business Cards
These have been incredibly handy. Vistaprint will allow you to create a set of 250 business cards for FREE. We used them for our Pack Family and Friends Picnic & BeltLoop Extravaganza. We provided each boy with 4 cards each … Continue reading
Recruitment: A Pack Web Site
I can’t say that we have the perfect recruitment plan, but we have a plan and we’re working it and it appears to be working. Perfect or not, I can share with you all what I believe was beneficial in … Continue reading