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Three new videos to entertain, inspire, help you recruit

August 30, 2013 6

Authentic, gritty, visceral. That’s how I describe three new videos released today by the Boy Scouts of America. They’re yours to view, download for offline viewing, share and use as you see fit. Each gives

For the 99.9 percent of kids who won’t go pro in sports, Scouting offers a leg up

August 2, 2013 41

If you know a kid who dunks like Blake Griffin, runs like Marshawn Lynch or hits like Miguel Cabrera, you’ll have a hard time recruiting him to join Scouts. Because, as the Scouting recruiting video below

Visual Storytelling Workshops back in action this summer

April 30, 2013 0

Who doesn’t love a good sequel? After last summer’s successful premiere of the BSA’s Visual Storytelling Workshops in Atlanta and at Philmont, the return engagement is almost upon us. Two more workshops are scheduled for 2013,

New recruiting materials will help you catch a Tiger (or Cub Scout or Boy Scout or Venturer)

November 5, 2012 5

The first step’s always the hardest. And when it comes to recruiting future Scouts, that first step is simple awareness. If a boy (or Venturing-age girl) in your area doesn’t know about your Scout unit, how

Give your advice to a parent whose son wants to drop out of Scouting

June 25, 2012 124

If your son told you tomorrow that he’s thinking of leaving Scouting, what would you say? For “Dave,” a concerned parent from an East Coast troop, that’s no hypothetical question. The parent, whose name I

Find the tools to make recruiting for your Venturing crew easy

June 19, 2012 2

Have you ever slept 300 feet underground? Stood atop a 14,000-foot peak? Created a robot? The BSA is betting those questions and other enticing messages will help bring prospective members to your Venturing crew. It’s

Room to grow: Bringing Scouting to the Hispanic community

March 6, 2012 2

You can’t ignore the numbers. According to the 2010 Census, 16.3 percent of U.S. citizens are of Hispanic or Latino origin. In the BSA, the proportion is much lower. Hispanic youth account for just 6.8 percent of all

Check out the BSA’s new National Recruitment Campaign

November 3, 2011 8

Ever wish you could see the future? Now you can. You’re looking at next year’s slick, new National Recruitment Campaign — in your hands a full two months early. In the past, marketing materials were