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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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