Commissioner Resources
Churchill Updates
Bill Goebel, Area 7 President
Female Youth in Scouts BSA: Recruiting, Retention and Starting Units
Keith Cox, Assistant Council Commissioner for Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Scouts BSA Branding Guidelines
Keith Cox, Assistant Council Commissioner for Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Innovative Programs to Contact and Serve Units
Bradley Taylor, Assistant Council Commissioner for Old Hickory Council
The Positive Approach to Rechartering and Retention
Will Bishop, Assistant Council Commissioner for Old Hickory Council
Elements of Successful Commissioner Retention
Cedric Blade, District Commissioner for Old North State Council
The following Commissioner training sessions are available online at the BSA Learn Center at their My.Scouting.org account:
- Unit Commissioner Training
- Roundtable Commissioner Training
- District Commissioner Training
- Council Commissioner Training
Commissioners can sign in at the following link: https://bsalearn.learn.taleo.net/learncenter.asp
Effective commissioners find – and communicate – the answers to questions; quickly. To help them do that, the National Commissioner Team website is constantly updated to make it a commissioner’s best single reference tool. Here's a small sample of what’s available today:
Unit Service News
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/news-for-commissioners/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1976324522626471/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsa.commissioners/
https://www.facebook.com/CommissionersOfTheBoyScoutsOfAmerica/
https://discussions.scouting.org/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/news-for-commissioners/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1976324522626471/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bsa.commissioners/
https://www.facebook.com/CommissionersOfTheBoyScoutsOfAmerica/
https://discussions.scouting.org/
COVID-19 Resources
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/covid-19-resources/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/covid-19-resources/
Program Support Resources
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/program-support-resources/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/program-support-resources/
Pack and Den Recruiting
https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/unit-recruiting/
https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/unit-recruiting/
Virtual Recruiting
https://scoutingwire.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Virtual-Recruitment-Playbook-August-2020-final.pdf
https://scoutingwire.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Virtual-Recruitment-Playbook-August-2020-final.pdf
Online Registration
https://www.scouting.org/resources/online-registration/
https://www.scouting.org/resources/online-registration/
Charter Renewal
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/internet-rechartering/
https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/new-unit-development/chartered-organizations/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/internet-rechartering/
https://scoutingwire.org/marketing-and-membership-hub/new-unit-development/chartered-organizations/
Commissioner Development
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/commissioner-basic-training/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/college-of-commissioner-science/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/national/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/commissioner-basic-training/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/college-of-commissioner-science/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/training/national/
National Commissioner Newsletter
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/newsletter/
https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/newsletter/