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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

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