Recruitment and Advertising

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Recruitment is one of the most time consuming parts of leading a group. Even established groups will have attrition, so it is important to think of this as an ongoing process.

Generally if you are thinking of starting a scout group, you may have a few families in mind who are interested in scouting together. These core families are a great pool to recruit your initial leadership team from. If you don't have a group of families interested in scouting together yet, you may want to check into our Lone Scout Program.

As your group grows, most of your leadership pool will come from the families of the scouts interested in your program.

There are several ways to get the word out about your group:

Once you have secured your group's name and ordinal, it's a good idea to obtain the domain name and social media accounts associated with those names. Aim for consistency and try to keep the handle the same across platforms where possible.