MiMo (Moving In and Moving On)

1. MiMo(Moving In and Moving On) Explorer Scout Support Days

2. General principles • Active process • Won’t 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

3. 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

4. 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!

5. Gathering Information

6. What and from whom? • Details of potential ES from • GSL’s • SL’s • Need • names • ages • addresses/e-mail/telephone number • This is a DESA task

7. Visible, attractive Explorer Scouting

8. 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

9. Making Contact

10. 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 ESU’s, programmes, personnel etc

11. Welcome…to Explorer Scouts!

12. This is down to ESL’s 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

13. Keeping them interested…

14. Balanced Programme

15. 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

16. Moving On…to the Scout Network

17. Review… …and react!