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Enhancing Cub Scout Retention: Strategies for Unit Success

This guide highlights effective strategies aimed at improving Cub Scout retention rates, emphasizing the importance of unit-level engagement. With insights from Don Shepard, the Youth Development Team Leader, the document covers best practices like timely den meetings, effective parent communication, and the establishment of den chiefs. The vision is to retain more Cub Scouts and significantly increase participation, projecting a potential lifetime value of over $90 million with a 75% retention rate. Together, we can strengthen our scouting community and ensure each scout's successful journey.

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Enhancing Cub Scout Retention: Strategies for Unit Success

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  1. Welcome Northeast RegionArea 6 Program Representatives

  2. Don Shepard • Youth Development Team Leader • Program Impact Department • don.shepard@scouting.org

  3. Cub Scout Retention Toolbox

  4. The lifetime value of 500,000 more Cub Scouts at a 75 percent retention rate: $90,214,245

  5. Retention Begins at the Unit Level!

  6. INFORMATION

  7. Voice of the Scout

  8. Onboarding

  9. Welcome!

  10. Roundtables

  11. A Key Retention Tool Program Planning Conference

  12. High Performing Healthy New Packs

  13. A Key Retention Tool Handbooks 45% in 2012

  14. Magazines

  15. Good Den Meetings

  16. A Key Retention Tool

  17. Den Chief

  18. Training

  19. Selection and Succession Plans

  20. Scouting.org/cubscouts

  21. Summertime Pack Program

  22. Advancement and Recognition

  23. Bobcats For All in 60 Days In 2011 • 618,915 Cub Scouts were registered. • 284,498 Bobcat ranks were recorded—that’s only about 46 percent of all Cub Scouts.

  24. Parent Orientation

  25. Communicate Social Events Bonding

  26. Communication is a Key

  27. Takeaway Actions to Implement Best Practices • Handbooks for all Cub Scouts • First den meeting within seven days • Earn/receive Bobcat rank, 60 days • Frequent communication to parents • Den Chief for every den • Orientation, selection, and training • Annual unit program plan

  28. AttitudeDetermination DisciplineDedication

  29. THANK YOU! • Don Shepard • Youth Development Team Leader • Program Impact Department • don.shepard@scouting.org

  30. Cub Scout Retention Toolbox

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