Sign-Up Night

Best Practices for Sign-Up Nights

• Sign-Up night is at the school where most new members attend
  ​> Packs that have high attendance from multiple Schools offer multiple Signup nights​
  > This is really important.

• Sign-Up night is a stand alone event
  > Not back to school, or a Pack meeting​
• Sign-Up nights are held on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
  > There is no way to send a day before reminder for a Monday and Families have other activities on Fridays​

• Sign up nights take place early in the school year
  > With a goal of the second or third week of school

This is the Family’s First Scouting Experience 

Consider the expectations the new families have of an organization

• See the adventure they will be a part of
• Learn when and where meetings take place and who to contact
• Learn what is expected of the new member families – Time, Training, Volunteerism, Cost
• Sing-Up – They did come to an event called a Sign-Up Night

Be Clear in the expectations the Pack has of the families and the sign-up night

• Develop new Dens (With new volunteer leadership)
• Sing-Up new youth members

After the Sign-Up Night

Units Follow-up​

• Provide a welcome phone call and/or email to new families​
• Ensure the first den meeting is within 2 weeks of joining​
• A 2nd chance/Raincheck recruitment/Bring a friend/Fill the Den opportunity exists for all new and returning in the first month of program​
• An outdoor activity or adventure is available within the first month of the Sing-Up night​
• This can be the 2nd join activity