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Growth Resources/Tools:
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Jumpstart 2 Growth Website: This site includes fresh ideas, customizable templates, talking points and program ideas in handy Jumpstart forms. There are 7 Jumpstarts to assist you in various situations:
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Retaining and Recruiting Youth
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Launching a New Scout Group
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Retaining and Recruiting Volunteers
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Scout Group Sponsors
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How to Host an Open House
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Run a Bring-a-Friend Event
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How to Run a Registration Event
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Get Scouting! Website: An fun and Interactive registration and information site for parents and youth that includes games for youth and information about how to Register for parents.
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Recruitment Toolkit: This toolkit has been developed to help you create awareness and increase your membership. This online resource provides you all the electronic tools you need to run a successful recruitment campaign, including brochures, flyers, ads, postcards and posters.
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Volunteer Support Toolkit: Competent and confident leadership is the cornerstone of a high quality and successful youth program that will enable Scouts Canada to attract and retain more members, volunteer and youth alike. It is with this in mind that we have assembled the Volunteer Support Toolkit. Within it you will find a series of tools and tips that can help you in your role supporting our volunteers.
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New Leader Welcome Kits: The New Scouter Welcome Kit is designed as the key supporting documentation for your entry into the world of Scouting and a welcome to our greater family. It will likely be the first documentation you have received as a new leader and as such is designed to also provide you with sufficient information to get you started in the first few weeks.
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ScoutingNow: An Action Plan for Canadian Scouting, v.2, July 2009: An action plan that outlines the various projects and initiatives that Scouts Canada is working towards in the coming years.
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Strategic Directions for Scouts Canada 2006-2016, Nov. 2005
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Creating a Growth Strategy, Fall 2009
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Making it Easier for Potential Members to Join, Spring 2010
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Group Locator
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PR Resouces:
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Brand Centre: You’ll find tools and guidance to help you produce professional and inspiring materials that have been carefully designed to motivate and engage each of our Scouts Canada audiences. Not only will the materials here help you produce bolder, inspiring communications; they will help you showcase the best of the Scouts Canada experience. In doing so, you’re making a very real contribution to increasing our visibility as Canada’s premier youth organization.
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Group Media Challenge: We'd like to challenge you to contact your local community newspaper, TV, cable or radio station. Maybe they have some ad space or airtime available and can run one of our ads? We provide you with ad materials and tips for getting the media attention – check out the Tips and GMC Resources sections. And when you’re successful, we’ll send you a great Scouts Canada camp chair
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Social Media for Scouting: This guide provides you with all the information you need to leverage social media as a communications and/or marketing tool for your Section, Group, Area or Council. It will outline how to set up and maintain social media accounts from a beginner’s perspective, focusing on the two most popular channels in use today: Facebook and Twitter.
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School Flyers/Doorhangers (contact your CFE to obtain these)
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Scouting Promotional Pamphlets, Give-Away materials (contact your CFE to obtain these)
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Area PR Kits (contact your Area Commissioner to obtain this kit)
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Professional Pop-Up Displays (contact your CFE to borrow these)
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EZ-Up Tent (contact your CFE to borrow this)
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Welcome Back Postcard (contact your CFE to obtain these)
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Scouting Life Magazines - past issues. (contact your CFE to obtain these)