Launched in 2023, Mission 4792 is the Council Strategic Plan aimed at surpassing the number of youth we serve annually to levels realized pre-pandemic. This page explains how this Mission will impact local Scouting units in the years to come. Specifically, efforts will:
- focus upon strengthening Scout units to improve the retention of members,
- assisting units to grow membership (marketing, & recruiting youth),
- improve ratio of number of units per Service Area Executive (adding staff),
- work with units to identify targeted areas of needed support (Annual Program Planning/Budgeting, Leadership Succession Planning, Effective Communication, Marketing and Recruitment, Technology – Resources/ScoutBook),
- improve and unify Roundtables
Progress Toward Achieving 4,792 Scouts
Upcoming Adventures for Families
Cub Scouts – STEM-O-Ree, February 8, 2025, Ivy Tech College Bloomington Campus
Scouts BSA – Council Spring Camporee, March 7-9, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Cub Scouts – Eastside Pinewood Derby, April 12, 2025, First United Methodist Church, North Vernon
Cub Scouts – Westside Pinewood Derby, April 12, 2025, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington Campus
Cub Scouts – Cub-O-Ree Adventure, May 3-4, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Scouts BSA – Summer Camp, June 1 -28, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Scouts BSA – National Youth Leadership Training, July 7-12, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Cub Scouts – Cub Scout Family Camp, July 18-20, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Cub Scouts – Shoot-O-Ree, September 13-14, 2025, Maumee Scout Reservation
Resources to Strengthen Scout Units
Unit Program Planning – Ideal Year of Scouting
(Explanation of planning philosophy, annual budget development tool, planning resources, planning considerations, and fund-raising solution)
Membership Growth & Marketing
- Cub Scouts Marketing Resources
- Scouts BSA Marketing Resources
- 7 Points of Contact Philosophy
- Social Media Playbook
- Graduating Webelos into the Troop
- Conduct a Troop Open House
- Joining Venturing Information
- Branding Guide
- Marketing Webinars
- Scout Unit Public Relations Toolkit
Planning for Adventures – Scouting Safely
Technology – Getting Started with Scoutbook
Assets to Improve Unit Programming
- What Field Staff should you contact for support?
- Rod Kates – Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, and Orange Counties
- Jon Ocheltree – Dearborn, Jefferson, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland Counties
- Jon Ocheltree – Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, and Jennings Counties
- Colton Cawood – Brown, Monroe, Morgan, and Owen Counties
Mission Initiatives Beyond Unit Service
Some key initiatives of Mission 4792:
- Council staff will be added to increase the number of Field Executives, the addition of a Council Development Director, and the addition of outreach Program Aides.
- The Functions of the Districts will be moved to be supported by Council Committees, eliminating a layer of administration and enabling Field Executives to spend more time serving local Scout units.
- Before and After School programs will be organized to serve a more diverse market, within communities across the council.
- The responsibilities of the council staff will be altered to create specialists and spread duties out.
- Financial resources will be used to stabilize operations and to make the changes made sustainable for years to come.
- Investments will be made to make Maumee Scout Reservation a premier facility that is the canvas for many Scouting adventures.
