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10 Steps to Organize a Unit
What is the procedure for starting a new unit?
There is a 10-step process for starting a new Scouting unit:
- Your organization adopts the program. You agree to conduct the scouting program according to your own policies and guidelines as well as those of the Boy Scouts of America.
- Your organization appoints a unit organizing committee of at least three adults. This organizing committee will work out details and plan the recruiting of unit leaders.
- The unit organizing committee meets. They review the aims and methods of scouting, and start the process for selecting unit leaders.
- Your organization appoints a member to be its representative. This person will represent the organization at the district and council levels as a voting member.
- Train the leaders. New leaders should take Fast Start training as soon as possible to have a better understanding of their roles and responsibilities. More detailed and in-depth training can be obtained later.
- Plan and organize the program. Using available resources, the new leaders plan the unit's program for at least three months. Extensive guidance, including step-by-step instructions, is available for program planning.
- Recruit youth members and orient parents. Boys and their parents from the chartered organization and from the community are invited to join scouting.
- Complete the paperwork. Check to ensure all applications and other paperwork have been correctly completed and submitted to the local council service center for processing.
- Hold the first unit meeting. The new unit conducts the first program meeting of its membership.
- Follow up. The chartered organization is presented a charter to use scouting as part of its service to its own members, as well as to the community at large.
The steps above will help to ensure strong unit organization and reinforce the unit's ability to build tenure and develop quality leaders.
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