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What questions should you ask when selecting a Scout troop?

January 9, 2019 18

Start by asking each troop’s Scoutmaster a few essential questions. We polled our Facebook audience and came up with this list of 16 to get you started.

Let’s break out of the ‘recruiting season’ and welcome new Cub Scouts this winter

January 7, 2019 24

Even though the traditional fall recruiting season has ended, it’s crucial to continue working on recruiting boys and girls into your pack.

You’ve seen the delightful video — now use it to help recruit more Cub Scouts

September 14, 2018 6

The BSA released a refreshing new recruiting video featuring boys and girls talking about why they love Cub Scouting so much.

As BSA welcomes families into Scouting, councils add a Family Scouting Director

June 8, 2018 26

As the BSA welcomes all members of the family into Scouting, at least two councils are preparing for the influx by adding a newly created position: Family Scouting Director.

Things I Did Because I Was a Boy Scout: An impressive list

October 10, 2016 56

What’s something you absolutely would never have done if you hadn’t been a Scout? The result is a list called “Things I Did Because I Was a Boy Scout.”

Five tips for starting a new Scout unit in an underserved market

June 23, 2016 4

To grow Scouting, consider looking in communities where Scouting hasn’t yet flourished. That’s a skill this Florida Scouter has perfected.

American Legion: We want to help grow Scouting

May 24, 2016 11

The American Legion, the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization wants to help grow Scouting by chartering new units.

What’s the secret to recruiting Boy Scouts?

May 17, 2016 16

What are some proven ways to grow the number of Scouts in your troop? Share your Boy Scout recruiting strategies right here.

BSA signs memorandum of understanding with Unitarian Universalist Association

April 6, 2016 62

The Boy Scouts of America has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Boston-based Unitarian Universalist Association that will help grow Scouting.

How the National Baptist Convention of America plans to grow Scouting

March 15, 2016 6

A new, two-year initiative launched by the National Baptist Convention of America International is aimed at growing Scouting in five states.