European Seminar on Growth in Scouting For members of national or regional teams who support growth in their association

Growth is a very important and relevant topic for World and European Scouting. It is part of our regional plan where we commit ourselves that “by 2019, there will be a significant increase in the number of members and in the quality of Scouting undertaken in the European Region” and it’s part of our contribution to the global vision where we, “will actively contribute to the development of World campaigns and initiatives to propose growth of 5% year on year in each and every Member Organisation in Europe ».

Many Scout associations across Europe are putting tremendous effort into the area of growth: many have achieved remarkable results, many are just starting and many are desperately looking for solutions and best practices.

All European Member Organisations completed the Growth Commitment survey prior to the World Scout Conference in 2017 and this has resulted in renewed interest and commitment to the growth of Scouting in the Region. 

Objectives

• To provide an understanding of the different approaches to Membership Growth in the context of Scouting
• To equip leaders with the skills and knowledge needed to develop and manage Growth strategies and respective action plans;
• To strengthen the capacities of leaders and increase their potential to become active ambassadors for growth of their organisations, and;
• To utilise relevant platforms for future support and cooperation, using WOSM Services with specific tailored support and develop the framework for a “Member Organisations Growth Network”.

Programme
The programme of the event will be spread over four days providing space and the environment for discussions on an understanding of Growth in a Scouting context, introducing the Organisational Development Approach of the European Scout Region, developing a common European understanding of Growth based on Vision 2023, developing Growth Strategies, developing action plans, as well as implementing actions, tools and platforms to support Member Organisation Growth.

If participants would like to propose a session on the topic of growth that they would like to deliver during the event, please fill in the Session template on the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/Cv29re46gMuWsdLv2

Participants’ Profile

• Members or prospective members of national or regional teams which support growth in their association.

Participants are expected to be able to communicate well in English and should be familiar with the use of electronic communication tools (e.g. email, skype, Facebook).

Number of Participants

• The event is designed for about 60 – 80 participants.
• Registration priority is given to have the largest number of different Member Organisations represented.

Languages
The event will be held in English.

Registration

• All interested participants can register online by completing the application form.
• Once someone has completed the form, the approval of the application will be requested by the International Commissioner (IC) of the respective Member Organisation. A confirmation of the registration will be dispatched upon receipt of approval by the IC. No travel bookings should be made before receiving this confirmation.

The deadline for submitting applications is 20 April 2019!

Participation Fee

• As this is an event supported by the Erasmus+ programme, the participation fee for participants from partner Member Organisations is 120 EUR. For participants from all other Member Organisations that are not partners in this project, the participation fee is 380 EUR.
• The fee covers accommodation in twin rooms, meals and coffee breaks from dinner on 22 May to lunch on 26 May 2019. It also covers all programme materials and documentation.
• The participation fee does not include any insurance or personal expenses, such as telephone and bar charges.
• Participation fee invoices and payment details will be sent to concerned Member Organisations.
• Those wishing to participate but having financial challenges should contact, in confidence, the Regional Director to request support.

More information

Read Call for Participants – Regional Circular 08 2019 (in both English et en Français)

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