2. COMMISSIONER STRATEGIC REVIEW
MAY 31, 2019

3. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER
ELLIE MORRISON
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER

4. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER SERVICE TEAM CHAIR
LARRY CHASE
NATIONAL COMMISSIONER SERVICE TEAM CHAIR

5. LOOKING FORWARD
Expand Use of Simple & Unified Approach to Unit Service
Address Critical Needs
Increase trained, engaged unit commissioners
Improve support of starting, sustaining, and growing units
Increase technology awareness
Improve support of unit leaders
Increase team bench strength and diversity
Expand Use of Simple & Unified Approach to Unit Service
Assess – Plan - Act
Enable focus on our mission, vision.
Strengthen relationships & communication to improve unit service
Align objectives
Increase commissioner resources
Address Critical Needs
Increase trained, engaged commissioners
Improve support of starting, sustaining, and growing units
Increase technology awareness
Improve support of unit leaders
Increase team bench strength and diversity

6. SCOUTING MAGIC

7. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
MIKE MOEGENBURG
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR

8. MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS OPPORTUNITIES
Develop and Implement a Marketing & Communication Plan for
Continue to Develop a Diverse Team Adding Additional Skills
Improve Communication Through Understanding Commissioners’ Needs and Preferences
Implement New Communication Tools and Techniques Based on Improved Understanding
Develop and Implement a Marketing & Communication Plan for 2019 – 2020
Update and implement the 2019/2020 social medial calendar
Update the marketing schedule
Implement these communication plans
Continue to Develop a Diverse Team Adding Additional Skills
Graphic design
Photography/video
Others
Improve Communication Through Understanding Commissioners’ Needs and Preferences
Research tools and techniques to gain knowledge regarding commissioner communication [started]
Joined Sheboygan Communication task force
Team member added with a strategic communication background
Determine commissioner communication needs and preferred communication channels
Overall preferred channels
Does preferred channel change for specific types of information?
Implement New Communication Tools and Techniques Based on Improved Understanding
Identify and implement a new communication tool or channel
Optimize the mix of options of content and channel to improve communications
Create additional promotional resources

9. RECRUITMENT & RETENTION CHAIR
KEVIN BAKER
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION CHAIR

10. RECRUITMENT & RETENTION OPPORTUNITIES
Continue to Develop & Promulgate Consistent Messaging on Commissioner Recruiting
Build a Team to Support that Effort
Build Relationships
Continue to Develop Process and Steps Needed to Write an Effective Recruiting Plan
Update Commissioner Website Content on Recruiting, Engagement & Retention
Continue to Develop & Promulgate Consistent Messaging on Commissioner Recruiting
Consistent messaging is critical to giving focus to our mission by recruiting and engaging more unit serving commissioners. Emphasize “New Breed” dynamics. Same book – same page.
Vision: Every member of the BSA has a great Scouting experience.
Train – the – Trainer model means selecting the right people to serve as trainers
Create feedback loops
Measure and monitor for continuous improvement
Utilize scheduled conferences & colleges
Build relationships
Continue to Develop Process and Steps Needed to Write an Effective Recruiting Plan
Process and steps to write an effective recruiting plan
Why we do what we do
Ways to do it the way we do
Impact on the BSA to do or not to do what we do. Back to “vision”
Update Commissioner Website Content on Recruiting, Engagement & Retention
Commissioner website Recruitment – Retention overdue for an update
Need for current information relevant to our national conversation regarding building our base of unit serving commissioners.
Commissioner Recruitment Initiative

11. STARTING & SUSTAINING UNITS CHAIR
SUE SIMMONS
STARTING & SUSTAINING UNITS CHAIR

12. STARTING & SUSTAINING UNITS OPPORTUNITIES
Revise the Unit Performance Guide
Strengthen our Approach to Starting New Units
Charter Partner Engagement
Partner with Professionals & Membership Teams
Develop the District Service Plan Concept
Revise the Unit Performance Guide
Engage the team that has been established to develop a more user friendly model
Increase usage of the Unit Performance Guide by volunteers and professionals through training
Strengthen our approach to Starting New Units
Increase use of the Unit Performance Guide by volunteers and professionals
Build and expand the connections with the Relationship Team and the Organizing Team
Increase awareness and use of collaborative detailed unit health assessment and unit service plan
Develop the District Unit Service Plan
Establish a pilot program
Document and communicate processes for the District Service Plan
Build consensus for broader implementation

13. CRAIG MARTIN
EXPLORING CHAIR

14. EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES
Increase Awareness and Familiarity
Update and Expand Resources
Clarify Roles and Responsibilities
Recruit, Recruit, Recruit
Increase Awareness and Familiarity
Of Exploring similarities with and differences from Cub Scouting/Scouts BSA/Venturing/Sea Scouts
Of similarities with and differences from serving Exploring posts and clubs and serving packs, troops, crews, and ships
Update and Expand Resources
Include Exploring in commissioner reference and training materials
Increase access of commissioners to Exploring reference materials
Increase access of Exploring service team members to Unit Service reference and training materials
Clarify Roles and Responsibilities
Document and communicate processes for commissioners to serve Exploring posts and clubs
Document and communicate processes for Exploring service team members to serve packs, troops, crews, and ships
Recruit, Recruit, Recruit
Enable recruiting of volunteers to provide service to packs, troops, crews, ships, posts, and clubs

15. JOHN CHERRY
DEVELOPMENT CHAIR

16. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Build a Diverse Team to Support Work
Build Relationships
Plan and Ensure Delivery of Effective National Conferences
Impact Sessions
Weeklong Conferences
New Initiatives
Build a Diverse Team to Support Work
We will continue to grow our diverse team to deliver excellent Impact Sessions and weeklong national conference. Plus we will expand our team of subject matter experts to address several new initiatives
SME Team
Faculty for 4 Impact Sessions
Faculty for 6-7 National Conferences
Maintain Relationships
We will continue to build and expand relationships across relevant parts of the organization to ensure that Unit Service development needs are addressed.
With professionals and Staff - ScoutingU, Philmont Training Center, Florida Sea Base, Bechtel Summit Reserve
With Volunteers – ScoutingU, Safe Scouting Champions, Awards and Recognition
Plan and Ensure Delivery of effective National Conferences
Impact Sessions - Have been well received...we're going to continue our commitment to deliver at least 4 each year (one per region/no repeat of location year to year/gradual introduction of new topics). We believe they offer an opportunity to deliver focused training closer to volunteers and develop our training bench strength)
August 2019 – Applying Technology in Unit Service. Indianapolis, IN. Central Region
October 2019 – Delivering a Great Commissioners College. Houston, TX. Southern Region
November 2019 – Recruiting and Engaging Commissioners. Philadelphia, PA. NE Region
4 sessions in One per Region
National Conferences – We are going to continue our commitment to deliver meaningful weeklong conferences at National venue. We believe that these experiences are of great value to those able to attend.
1 at Florida Sea Base in January 2020
6 - 7 at PTC in June 2020
Revisit conferences at SBR in 2020
New Initiatives
We are going to focus on a number of new initiatives over the next year. We will do this to ensure that commissioners have the most current information available and to ensure that updates can be done on a timely basis.
Implement rolling curriculum updates for Basic and CCS
Implement feedback loop for national curriculum for Basic and CCS
Evaluate additional development content
Evaluate additional delivery methods

17. DISCUSSION

18. COMMISSIONER STRATEGIC REVIEW
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