Membership Resources
The Mayflower Council wants to help you grow your unit. We want to be able to offer every youth in our community an opportunity to join an organization that prepares youth to become responsible, participating citizens and leaders that are guided by the Scout Oath and Law.
Unit growth is a very important part of a unit’s health! Units with strong recruitment activities and well planned joining nights will have much more success throughout the rest of the year. The Mayflower Council realizes this and has put together some tools and materials that we hope you will use to increase parent participation as well as grow your unit’s membership. A great way to get new parents and youth engaged in Scouting is by letting your community know about the fun, exciting things that your unit is doing.
Below you will find both new and time-tested tools that Mayflower Council has put together to help your unit with their Spring and Fall recruitment drives. Please keep this page in mind when you start planning your recruitment drive.
Quick Links to Our Content
Our Program Areas
2024 Recruiting Initiatives
Membership Support Materials
Support Documents
- I Want to Start A New Pack, Troop or Crew
- Adult Leader Application
- Adult Leader CORI
- Additional Disclosures & Background Check Authorization Digital Signature Form
- Youth Member Application
- What is a Unit Key 3?
- Important Changes to Membership Card and Charter Certificate Printing
- Changing Functional Roles on My.Scouting
- Transfer Between Councils on My.Scouting
- Transfer & Multiple on My.Scouting
- How to Run A Dropped Youth Report on My.Scouting
- Youth & Adult Membership Fees As of August 1, 2024
- Mayflower Council Activity Fee Waiver Application
Unit Marketing Support
Unit Success Workshops
Around the Campfire Podcast
Mayflower Council’s “Around The Campfire” Podcast, a show designed specifically for unit leaders and volunteers. Hosted by Rob DiFazio, an Eagle Scout from East Bridgewater serving on the Membership & Unit Service Team. Each episode will be packed with useful information. Don’t miss out on this informative podcast!
Membership News & Updates
Halloween Recruiting Ideas
With Halloween just around the corner, here are some great recruitment ideas for your Cub Scout or pack to use to recruit new Cub Scouts and families to join the Scouting program. These can [...]
Who Doesn’t Love A Treasure Hunt?
An interesting piece of Camp Resolute history was recently re-discovered thanks to some historical research, impeccable timing, top-notch observational skills, and a little bit of good fortune. A memorial stone bearing an inscription dedicating [...]
What is a Unit Key 3?
The Unit Key 3 is a critical component to the success of the unit. The unit Key 3 consists of: Committee Chair – The top volunteer in the unit is the [...]
New to Scouts BSA? Get the Quick Start Guide!
If you're new to Scouts BSA, we've created a digital "10 Essentials Quick Start Guide" for you. These are 10 easy steps with videos, links, etc. to get you and your Scout started on [...]
Recording Youth Training
The unit key 3 has the ability to access the Training Manager in my.scouting to record face to face training that youth have completed. This would include Den Chief Training, Introduction to Leadership Skills, [...]
BSA Incident Reporting Requirements
Incident Reporting will be a highly monitored reporting area in the Scout post-bankrupt operating environment. We need to ensure that all Scout leaders understand what Incident Reporting is and why it is important that [...]













