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Cub ScoutRetention
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View of Membership Strictly from a Monetary Perspective
Combined* net contribution to the National and local councils per member
*Net equals income generated from product sales, Supply purchases, camp attendance, and family FOS minus the per boy costs of a unit serving executive.
Cub Scout $59 per year Of Boy Scouts, 93 percent were Cub Scouts.
Boy Scout: $19 per year Boy Scouting is the brand.
Venturer: -$15 per year Venturing is aspirational for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Retention Begins at the Unit Level!
Voice ofthe Scout
Onboarding of New Cub Scouts and
Parents
Welcome!
Roundtables
Annual Program Planning
Conference
Handbooks
Magazines
Den Meetings
Den Chief
Training
Selection and
Succession Plans
Scouting.org
/cubscouts
Summertime Pack Program
Advancement and
Recognition
Bobcats All First Pack Meeting
• I In 2011:• 618,915 Cub Scouts registered
• 284,498 Bobcats ranks recorded• 45.8 percent of new Cub Scouts received the Bobcat rank
Parent Resources
Communicate
Bonding
Social Events
“Parents of Pack” Facebook Group• Close Group – by invitation only• Parents only – no youth members• Used as:
- Scrapbook of unit photos- News source
- Reminders of items due- General announcements
- Repository of relevant documents- Unit calendar
- Event invitations- Event reminders
Takeaway Actions to Implement Best
Practices • Handbooks for All Cub Scouts
• First Den Meeting Within 7 Days • Earn/Receive Bobcat Rank 60 Days• Frequent Communication to Parents • Den Chief for Every Den• Orientation, Selection, and Training• Annual Unit Program Plan
AttitudeDetermination
DisciplineDedication
Cub ScoutRetention
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