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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 of

the Scout

Onboarding

of New Cub

Scouts and

Parents

Welcome!

Roundtables

Annual Program

Planning

Conference

Handbook

s

Magazines

Den

Meetings

Den Chief

Training

Selection

and

Successio

n 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

Attitude

Determination

Discipline

Dedication

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