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Membership Committee

The membership committee is the district structure responsible for the whole Scouting family and the organization of packs, troops, teams and crews.

Committee Tasks
Gather information
• Work with the district executive to establish a district growth plan for new-unit and membership growth in the district.
• Plan and conduct youth-fact surveys to find out how many youths there are of Cub Scout and Boy Scout age.
• Plan and administer Explorer career interest surveys (if your district does not have a Learning for Life committee).
• Analyze district membership figures on the number of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts and Venturers for the past several years.
• Find out where units of each age level are located to help decide how many units of each type will be needed and where.
• Track membership growth throughout the current year.
• Develop a list of all potential chartered organizations in the district.
• Gather information about various types of community organizations, as well as individual organizations within each type.
• Keep a list of all Scouting units that have not added new members during the past six months. District Scouters help coach units that have shown no growth in members.

Cultivate relationships with community organizations
• Encourage community organizations to use the Scouting program.
• Conduct district relationships conferences.
• Share information with other district Scouting leaders on how to work more effectively with various types of organizations.
• Run a training conference for heads of chartered organizations and chartered organization representatives.

Organize units
• Recruit and train organizers for new units as well as those needing reorganization.
• Organize new packs, troops, teams and crews.
• Conduct a together plan—a plan to bring Scouting to a number of organizations.
• Reorganize units that need a new start.
• Make sure that new or reorganized units are under the care of a member of the commissioner staff before leaving.

Help youth join existing units
• Plan and carry out district roundups and other youth recruiting campaigns.
• Help existing units develop a plan of year-round recruiting and a willingness to look for new members.