Leader Advice and Inspiration Archives

Ideas from your fellow Scouters

Need some encouragement or ideas on how to run your unit? Let’s ask your fellow Scouters.

The New-Leader Guide: Tips to Get You Started Down the Scouting Trail

We created this handy guide to help you through the first months of your Scouting career. Half of the tips stem from our own experience; the other half come from Scouters across the country.

This Webelos den leader is welcoming girls to her pack

She’s welcoming girls to her pack with open arms.

How your pack can live happily alongside other youth activities

It can be a juggling act to find time for Scouting, sports and other extracurricular activities, but it is possible.

This volunteer builds the foundation for unit success

After a bad experience, this volunteer still saw the value in Scouting.

This volunteer is growing Scouting in the inner city

Lauren Hopper grew up as a Boy Scout tagalong, always envious that she couldn’t fully participate. As an adult, she has gotten that chance.

10 historic BSA moments every Scouter should know

From the first Eagle Scout to the first pinewood derby and more: How many of these historic BSA moments do you recognize?

Scouter Ginny Conway shares how the Order of the Arrow strengthens her troop

The Order of the Arrow is no ordeal for Ginny Conway — it’s a way for her to help retain and recruit more Scouts.

Why you should exercise caution — not impatience — during a Scout trip

Four scenarios prove that it’s better to exercise caution — not impatience — during an outing with Scouts.

Scouter Bob Roylance introduces Scouting to refugees in Utah

Bob Roylance and his troop 1262 have helped involve more than 85 refugees from Myanmar in Scouting.