Membership Resources
Mountain West Council Membership Vision
The Mountain West Council is dedicated to servin youth in Idaho and Eastern Oregon. We want to be of great service to the communities of our units as well as our Charter Partners. We serve youth ages 5 to 11 in Cub Scouts, 12 to 18 in Scout BSA Troops, 14 to 21 in Venturing Crews, and 14 to 21 in Explorer Posts.
This year the Council is reestablishing Scoutreach. Our target is to serve several Title 1 schools and community partners.
Online Recruitment
Invitation Manager is your leads resource tool. This is where any inquiries from BeAScout will come in and await your response. You can also add leads manually during joining events or from names provided by unit members and send invitations to join that include a link to your unit’s application. There is also a URL and QR code specific to your unit that can be downloaded from this tool to use in your unit’s recruitment efforts.
Application Manager is the place where you review and take action on applications that are submitted by families. Most families expect a response within 24 hours of submitting an application.
BeAScout Pin
Review and update (or create) your my.Scouting profile.
Review the council configurations for BeAScout. This training covers the basic settings Councils can set for pins in BeAScout. The training also covers how to access and download the Unit Pin Report which show which units have active and inactive pins.
Reviewing and Changing Unit BeAScout Pin Settings. This training shows you how to access and change unit BeAScout pin settings as well as providing a brief overview of what each setting allows a unit to do.
Marketing Request Form Coming Soon
Target completion: 15 June - Membership and Recruitment Request form for all recruitment resources available at the Council level. The Request timeline will be 2 weeks turn around or sooner.
New Unit Development
The Mountain West Council is continuing to grow and we are striving to get a Scout Unit in every town in our service area. Our goals are to serve underserved charter partners, underserved geographies, and underserved populations.
New Unit Resources:
Scouting Wire New Unit Development
Membership Applications
Merit Badge Counselor Application
Contact us:
George Thomas - Membership
Katie Downs - Scoutreach
| File Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Steps to Recruit Volunteers | One page process to recruit adult volunteers. | Download |
| Adult Recruitment Approach | Adult Recruitment Approach | Download |
| Cub Scout Family Talent Survey | Family Talent Survey to help identify strengths within the Cub Scout Pack families. This helps align people to areas in which they place value. | Download |
| Engaging Millennial Parents | Critical areas which younger famines place value and how to improve connection. | Download |
| Recruiting Adult Leaders | 5-step plan to recruit adult leaders. | Download |
| Troop Resource Survey | Parent Talent Survey for Troop Families and Adults | Download |
| Turn Parents to Helpers | Detailed file which provides tips to make little "asks" of the families. | Download |