National Territory 10, BSA

Presents Its… 

2023 Membership Conference

When:              Saturday April 1^st, 2023 (9am-3pm)

Where:             Chenango Forks High School - 1 Gordon Dr, Binghamton, NY 13901

Dress:               Scout Uniform (for your current scouting position)

Target Group:   Council VP’s & District Membership Chairs and their teams

                        Commissioners and Program Volunteers who affect membership retention

                        District and Council Professionals

                        All Scouting Volunteers who have the passion for growing our membership

Cost:                $40 (Facility, Lunch, Program Materials)

Registration:   https://scoutingevent.com/397-nst10Membership2023 

Contact:           Bob Koch, NST10 Membership Lead (bobbsa57@gmail.com)  631 981-1399 (H), 516 416-2216 (M)

Why Should I Attend?

In order for the best youth development program in the world (The BSA) to remain vital, we need to continue to recruit and retain Scouts.  As we all know, it has become a real challenge to accomplish our membership goals.  The best way to achieve success is to:

• Team together to share our successes
• Better understand the latest tools and technology to assist us with our quest
• Network with others who have shared and overcome our similar challenges
• Gain a better understanding of our recruitment market
• Learn how to build a better membership team
• Have a well-developed and communicated Membership Plan that needs to be worked

Schedule:

Overnight Accommodations:

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2023 Membership Conference

Detailed Program Breakout Sessions

1.  Membership Best Practices - Sharing is Caring

 An exchange of best practices that have worked well for councils in growing membership and discussion based on capturing new ideas using a collaborative approach.

2.  Scout Reach – Making Scouting Available for all Youth

While Scout Reach has been around for a while, many councils have not been able to formulate a plan to break down barriers for entry into this program.  Hear from Councils that have been successful in the development of Scout Reach programs.

3.  Growing an Excellent Exploring Program

Councils have been successful in growing their Exploring programs.  Exploring provides an opportunity to reach out to those that would normally not join scouting.  There is a strong history of first responder Exploring partners, but there are other potential opportunities.

4.  Marketing for Membership – A Unique and Valuable Skill

In general, Boy Scout Councils don’t have successful Marketing programs.  Marketing for Membership growth is critical.  We have the opportunity in teaming together to build a stronger talent in this area.

5. Membership Plans – Developed a Great Plan, Now How Do We Maximize its Use

We are moving forward in developing better and more timely plans that create a higher level of success.  Now, we need to maximize the benefits of our plans.  How can we monitor, adjust and communicate our plan for improved success?

6. Sustaining Membership – Non-Membership Specific Roles Have a Huge Impact for Success

Membership recruitment is only one element of Membership Growth.  Who has the responsibility of retaining our scouts in our program?  What are their roles and responsibilities? From the Commissioner staff to the program team and others… how can they provide the best value in retaining our members.

7. Data, Data, Data … It’s Not Just For Reporting

As Volunteers and Professionals, now that we have access to our membership and other data, how can we use the data for more than just reporting purposes? 

8. A New Look at Charter Partnership

With the youth protection issues that we have experienced, the concept of charter partnering has changed dramatically.  What are the various replacement options, and how can we leverage this new paradigm… that is still developing?