Cub Scout Retention Toolbox

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Cub Scout Retention Toolbox
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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.

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Retention Begins at the Unit Level!
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INFORMATION
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Voice of the Scout
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Onboarding of New Cub Scouts and Parents
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Welcome!
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Roundtables
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Annual Program Planning Conference
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Handbooks
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Magazines
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Den Meetings
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Den Chief
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Training
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Selection and Succession Plans
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Scouting.org/cubscouts
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Summertime Pack Program
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Advancement and Recognition
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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

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Parent Resources
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Communicate
Social Events
Bonding
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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

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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

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AttitudeDetermination DisciplineDedication
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Cub Scout Retention Toolbox