How Do Commissioners Help?

Some of the ways commissioners may help a unit include:

  • Brainstorm ideas with unit adults to solve unit problems.

  • Listen to unit leaders-their needs, ideas, and successes.

  • Suggest resources to improve the unit's program.

  • Help improve the relationship between unit adults and chartered organization leaders.

  • Help recruit additional adults

  • Facilitate the on-time unit charter renewal by assisting with the membership inventory of youth and adults, helping conduct the charter renewal meeting, and presenting the new charter to the chartered organization,

  • Offer encouragement and recognize success.

  • Work to assure an effective unit committee.

  • Be a "Scouting paramedic" when a unit has a "critical illness."

  • Help the unit understand Scouting standards and practices.

Source: Scouting Magazine, September 2002 edition, "Learning To Help" article sidebar on page 48.