Boy Scouts of America

Unit and Membership Renewal

Scouting America provides an online process for member and unit renewals. Below are several resources to help ensure a smooth and efficient renewal experience. All units and members currently registered with Scouting America must complete this process annually.

Orientation Video: Unit and Membership Renewal

Member and Unit Renewal Process

Unit renewal and member renewal are no longer be one and the same. Membership is now a set 12 month term from the time of registering regardless of when the unit renews. Youth and adult leader membership are separated from the unit renewal.

Unit Renewal Steps
Login

At My.Scouting.org and go to Organization Manager (Unit Leader, Committee Chair, Chartered Organization Representative, or COR designee have access).

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Click On “Unit Renewal” on the menu
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Validate Information
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Review Information

Make any necessary changes.

4
Enter your name in the signature field
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Pay and Submit
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The annual charter agreement is mandatory and must be obtained outside of the electronic process. After completing the updated charter agreement, please file it in the unit’s records at the council office.

Individual Renewal Steps
Login

At My.Scouting.org

1
Select the Notice Icon

Found in the top right corner

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Select pop up option

“Registration for John Doe is expiring soon, click here to renew.”

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Review Information

Select “Go To Payment”

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Agree to the Terms & Conditions
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Confirm / Edit Scout Life subscription
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Enter / Confirm Credit Card info
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Select "Place Order"
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Select "Complete Registration"
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Key Steps for Membership & Unit Renewal (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

If you don’t see your question here, check out the full list of FAQs here.

Unit Leader FAQ
Master FAQ
June 2024 Webinar Q&A
October 2024 Webinar Q&A

Unit Renewal begins two months before the unit expiration date, and then we have a two month lapsed period to allow for late renewal.

The Unit Key 3 can renew the unit and renew members if needed.

Yes, they will.

Yes, reports through the Council Dashboard in My.Scouting are available showing the stages of the submittal processes of a unit.

No, the ability for a unit to pay online cannot be turned off.

No, there is an option for ACH, Credit Card or pay at the council.

Yes. The unit can designate who they are paying for.

The council can print out a screen shot of the Org manager page for the unit to sign if needed, and soon a report will be customized for this.

The COR can login to Organization Manager and sign the form and then process the renewal, or any of the Unit Key-3 can sign.

The new process is much simpler but the two things you can do before you go to renew the unit charter is to check in Roster and see if all your adult leaders are current with YPT, and then check to see if you have any “aged out” youth, Scouts BSA that are now 18 years old as an example.

Units must submit the new unit paperwork found at https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/starting-sustaining-and-growing-units/start-a-new-unit/ and the letter of release from the old chartering organization to the council and it must be approved prior to starting unit renewal.

They will move to the “Members without Unit” report and will drop off as they naturally expire. Neither the council nor the unit has the ability to “remove” them.

Yes

The Scout Executive or a Council K-3 delegate has access to Organization Manager and can make this selection.

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