MiMo Moving In and Moving On

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MiMo(Moving In and Moving On)

• Explorer Scout Support Days

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General principles

• Active process
• Wont happen unless we make it happen!
• Role of the DESC
• Overall responsibility for developing and
  maintaining a strategy for the recruitment and
  retention of Explorer Scouts
• Role of the DESA
• Information gathering and information sharing

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General principles II

• Role of the ESL
• Provide a reason to move in to Explorer Scouts
• Keep in touch with feeder Troops
• Role of the SL
• Encourage Scouts to move on into ES
• Notify DESA of 13.5 year old Scouts

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Components of the MiMo process

• Develop a strategy
• needs to be simple and practical
• Implement the strategy
• be prepared to make changes if it is not working
• Review!

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Gathering Information

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What and from whom?

• Details of potential ES from
• GSLs
• SLs
• Need
• names
• ages
• addresses/e-mail/telephone number
• This is a DESA task

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Visible, attractive Explorer Scouting

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Need to be seen and heard

• ES need to have a good profile in the District
• good, active, balanced programme
• media profile?
• Send details of programmes to Troops and to
  potential ES
• Visit all Troops in the District

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Making Contact

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The Birthday Card

• Send birthday card at aged 13 years
• may be too early
• May be better to agree mailing at specific times
  of years
• September/January/March
• send joining pack
• details of ESUs, programmes, personnel etc

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Welcometo Explorer Scouts!

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This is down to ESLs and Units

• Make new recruits feel welcome
• Make sure they get the opportunity to integrate
  into the Unit
• Make sure the programme caters for all members

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Keeping them interested

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Balanced Programme

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Ingredients for success

• A balanced programme
• must be varied
• must cover all programme zones
• must offer opportunities for awards and badges
• with a little bit of mentoring thrown in

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Moving Onto the Scout Network

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Review

• and react!