Roles of the Council, District, and Unit in Recruitment Drives
Council Responsibilities
- Provide the recruitment plan and resources to grow Scouting throughout the council.
- Develop and provide relevant helpful resources to units through district volunteers including;
- Training and Signup event templates.
- Marketing materials.
- Cultivate council level relationships to increase visibility and opportunities for recruitment events
- Fund the recruitment efforts.
- Develop and provide relevant helpful resources to units through district volunteers including;
District Responsibilities
- Serve as the conduit of information and resources to units from the council.
- Present district level trainings and share available resources with all units.
- And provide results, feedback and status updates to the council from the units.
- Verify the Scouting Footprint of our units to identify which communities recruitments are needed in.
- Gather recruitment planning information so marketing materials can be provided in advance of events.
- Collect results and feedback from units so all youth are registered in a timely fashion and improvements to the council plan can be made quickly enough to positively impact unit growth.
- Support unit recruitment events through the presence and participation of a district volunteer.
Unit Responsibilities
- Grow the local community Scouting Program utilizing the council recruitment plan and best practices.
- Ensure all eligible youth within the units Scouting Footprint are provided an appropriate opportunity to join Scouting.
