1. Association of Girl Scout Executive Staff: Annual Meeting
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

2. Welcome
The Association of Girl Scout Executive Staff (AGSES) is the only national professional organization maintained for the purpose of
enhancing professional excellence
for all employed (and formerly employed)
Girl Scout staff.
AGSES is an independent, voluntary association and is an active, working organization that encourages participation from every member. It serves as a nationwide voice for all Girl Scout staff.
Kate welcomes and reviews purpose/mission statements

3. Housekeeping How GoToWebinar works… Use computer with headset or
computer with phone
All muted
Can type into question log
to ask question or raise your hand
and we will unmute you 
Wendy Weeden reviews technology for today’s meeting and she can resolve any issue

4. Business Agenda President’s Message – Kate Genaitis
Financial Report – Jean Ann Hughes
Membership Update – Janet Ridenour
Nominating Committee –Beth Yates
Professional Development Update – Wendy Weeden
IGNITE – Mary Edna Wuertenberger and Wendy Weeden
Website Update – Beth Yates
G.I.R.L Convention Plans – Kate Genaitis
Hall of Fame – Bonnie Batchelor
Adjournment Business Meeting
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Allebach
Kate reviews agenda
Leadership Message – Kate Genaitis (2-3 minutes)
Financial Update – Jean Ann Hughes (2-3 minutes)
Membership Update – Janet Ridenour (2-3 minutes)
Nominating Committee Call for Candidates – Beth Yates (1-2 minutes)
Professional Development Update – Wendy Weeden (2-3 minutes)
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Website Update (2-3 minutes) – Beth Yates
G.I.R.L Convention Plans and Hall of Fame ( 8-10 minutes) –Kate Genaitis and Bonnie Batchelor
Adjournment

5. President’s Message Kate Genaitis, President
Today’s message is one of uplifting hope…hope that what you will hear today will resonate with all of you and be a beacon to enlighten the path to a new era of Empowering and Enervating Girl Scout Staff through the Association of Girl Scout Executive Staff. Your board has acknowledged the seismic shift in what today’s Girl Scout staff are experiencing in roles and functions, have spent many thoughtful hours over this past year sounding out various strategies and testing the reality of the now and future need for an organization that exists for the single purpose of enabling staff to strengthen their skills and value to our Girl Scout Movement.
After a short recap on activities that took place in 2016 and necessary items of business , we hope to involve, ignite, celebrate and take you on a journey of organizational renewal!
Lets get going!

6. YOUR BOARD Kate Genaitis Wendy Weeden Janet Ridenour Jean Ann Hughes
Mary Edna Wuertenberger
Bonnie Batchelor
Kelly Day
Kay Flavin
Joan Gibson
Rachael Caslow
Patty Williams
Anne Hyde
Bertha Koch
Beth Yates
Silvia Comfort

7. Treasurer’s Report
Jean Ann Hughes

8. Financial Update Balance in savings and checking
as of 12/31/ $31,053.86
Membership Pins on hand
(373 regular, 91 Lifetime x 3) $
Leaders are Born Pins on hand (1102 x 4) $ 4,408.00
Total Assets as of 12/31/16                $ 36,107.86
2016 Income $ 2,695.00
2016 Expense  $ 4,659.38

9. Membership Update
Janet Ridenour,
Member at Large

10. Membership Report
Annual Members 55 5 Year Members 5 Lifetime Members 202 Total: 262
PUT IN NEW NUMBERS

11. Membership Report
Membership Fee Structure Annual 1-year Membership Dues - $50 Annual 5-year Membership Dues - $200 Lifetime Membership - $500 Council Partnership - $1000

12. Nominating Committee Report
On behalf of the
Nominating Committee
Call for interest on board or nominating committee
One vacancy on the Board (2018 term)
One vacancy on Nominating Committee

13. Nominating Committee Report
Vacant
Beth Yates - Virginia
Mary Edna Wuertenberger - Delaware
Laura Wijkowski - Oklahoma
      Rachael Caslow – Indiana
recommendations to

14. Professional Development
Wendy Weeden,
1st VP

15. Professional Development
Opportunities in 2016:
      Shop Talks: 
            Human Resources (5!)
            Outdoors
            Net Promoter Scores
          Skill Builders:
               Building Rapport
               Connecting with Volunteers
               Leading Virtual Teams
               Developing Your Professional Career Strategy
Shop Talks:  
      Human Resources (5!) -Joan Gibson and Julie Fox
      Outdoors – Janet Ridenour
      Net Promoter Scores – Janet Ridenour and Rachael Caslow
 Skill Builders: 
      Building Rapport – Mary Edna Wuertenberger
      Connecting with Volunteers – Mary Edna Wuertenberger
      Leading Virtual Teams – Donna Horn and Jan Oestreich
      Developing Your Professional Career Strategy  - Laura Watkins

16. WEBSITE UPDATE Beth Yates, Webmaster The Homepage Slideshow
Tuesday Tips are back
Getting ready for Convention
Kate is speaking on behalf of Beth who had to attend to a family emergency. She is focusing on updating our website view with a current focus on 2014’s Hall of Fame inductees, backing up Kay Flavin who provides our Tuesday Tips and will be posting Nominating Committee and Convention needs going forward. We hope that you will add AGSES web page to your favorites bar and check in every two weeks or so!

17. Taken in 2014, when this connection was discovered!
An AGSES Story.....
Way back in 1990 or 91, there was a section conference in Saratoga Springs, NY. Encouraged by one of her co-workers, Wendy Weeden attended to see what this organization had to offer. She was so impressed by the conference and the people that she enthusiastically joined, learned and grew, made friends and became part of this amazing organization. This section conference was planned by Mary Edna Wuertenberger, who was a new program chair at the time. Imagine if Mary Edna had not cared so much about what staff needed! Wendy credits her GS path to the opportunities, role models, mentors and learning through AGSES. Staff today need the dedication, knowledge and passion of AGSES members. 
Taken in 2014, when this connection was discovered!
Kate to narrate!

18. What is the best thing about AGSES?
Do you think today’s young GS staff could benefit?
Mary Edna – pose question....ask people to type their answer into the question log

19. Our Strength It’s in our members and our ability to connect people
It’s in convening critical conversations with diverse groups (blind to position in GS)
It’s in providing learning and growth opportunities
It’s in the long-term commitment to the Girl Scout Movement
Mary Edna

20. Delivery Model
Regular, face to face is not practical for today’s world
Virtual gatherings based on topic or learning opportunity having limited success
Wendy

21. Our Challenge Relevance for our young staff members
Defining who we are and what we do
Need to build membership
We are competing with on demand sources for information and knowledge. Need to sell mission.
Wendy

22. Ignite Your AGSES
Wendy: Think fire circle—what happens there?

23. Millennials Not brand loyal – follow based on network
Professional development is key
Want Mentorship
Looking for people to help build them
Intergenerational communication
How to learn from one another – young and old speak together about a topic
Join us! It will look good on a resume and help you progress
Mary Edna: We spoke with an influential GS millennial

24. Ignite Your AGSES
Identify younger GS staff members (millennials and young x-ers)
They are the Igniters! People who want to make a difference, make a change in the world
Have them identify 4 – 8 others to build a ‘fire circle’ to determine what they want/need
Could be physical or virtual gatherings, mentoring, directed discussion, professional development, fun activities, peer sharing
More circles can start as people step forward. Organic!
We provide elements to include, resources and a champion. Champions support the Igniters by fanning the flames!
Mary Edna

25. Goals of AGSES Fire Circle
Build circle of GS staff who are eager to connect with each other!
Share, learn and build network!
Keep the circle growing (and start new circles, too!)
Wendy

26. Ignite Your AGSES 3 key outcomes: Re-invigorate AGSES
Get back to our roots of connecting people (especially for a new generation)
New service structure – regional, but virtual too – imagine overlapping circles!
Mary Edna

27. What Do We Need? What are we asking of YOU? Get involved!!
Volunteer to be a resource for a specific topic
Volunteer to be a champion
Identify an igniter – young GS staff
Explain goals of fire circle
Support igniter in inviting 4 – 8 others to join – virtual or in person
Help them determine their needs – maybe learning, face to face or virtual meeting, networking.
Mary Edna: Be sure to write in the question log how you'd like to get involved!

28. Ignite Your AGSES
Wendy:  What do you think of this? Raise your hand if you like this!  

29. G.I.R.L. 2017 2017 Convention in Columbus OH
Presence in Hall of Experiences
AGSES Microphone Operations for the National Council Session
Kate: We need YOU!!  Can you help with either our booth in the Hall of Experiences OR as a microphone attendant?

30. AGSES Celebrates Girl Scout Staff!
IGNITE YOUR PASSION RECEPTION
Thursday Oct 5th at 8:00 pm (location TBC)
Open to all current and former Girl Scout Staff
Professional development opportunity with Guest Speaker
Honor our 2017 Hall of Fame inductees who have ignited the passion for Girl Scouts by making an impact on the girls, volunteers, and staff for the council they serve.
Recognition for IGNITE!
An evening to honor your own heart, your passion for what we have done and will continue doing for the girls of today and tomorrow.
Bonnie

31. Hall of Fame
Do you know a current or former GS staff member who has made a significant impact on staff, volunteers or girls through their role in Girl Scouts?
Has their career in Girl Scouting been a passion path?
           
                 2014 Inductees with 
                               Anna Maria Chavez
Bonnie

32. AGSES is ALL of US! We need YOU!
Your assistance  (IGNITE, Columbus, board and committees, Professional Development)
Your participation in our community!
Visit the website
Share with others you know
Your membership renewal
Your assistance in updating our records
Hall of Fame promotion and nomination
Kate: Write in the question log so we can follow up with you!

33. Our Featured Speaker
Jennifer Gamble Allebach Girl Experience Executive, Girl Scouts of the USA
Wendy introduce

34. Program Content Rollout April 26, 2017 f
Girl Scouts of the USA
Program Content Rollout
April 26, 2017
Jennifer Allebach, Girl Experience Executive
Jennifer

35. Agenda Program Roll Out
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience- the Logic Model
Brief History 2008 to present
Philosophy- Why are we developing new content
Methodology
The National Program-Attributes
Program Development Timeline
Our customers –what do they need?
Communication
Council Shops
Support
Thanks for joining me today for an overview of the Program Content Roll Out. I am joining you from Pennsylvania, but want to get right into the presentation so let’s begin. An overview of what we will cover is listed here. I want to provide you with the full picture of the program –the history, why we are developing new program, the attributes, and timeline.
We will discuss our customers and what they need for the roll out, communication and information.

36. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) Model
Communicate
GSUSA has played a pivotal role in preparing girls to be ready for a globally competitive work place by providing program that helps girls:
Dig deep by thinking critically about the information at their finger tips, develop insights and apply them.
Communicate persuasively
Understand and practice empathy
Create healthy relationships
Learn how to learn.
In Girl Scouting, girls discover their skills, talents and what they care about. They connect with other Girl Scouts and people in their community. And they take action to change the world. This is called the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. When done as intended –when it’s girl led, with hands on activities where girls can team up and work together, they achieve one or more of the five Leadership Outcomes. And what happens when this occurs? It results in girls becoming go getters, innovators, risk takers, leaders G.I.R.L Is the brand platform that showcases how Girl Scouts gives girls the chance to define leadership their way
Girls need a 360 experience to include time with family, school days, and the place GS owns– OST or Out of School time.
And how do we own it? GS developed Leadership Development Curriculum or program called journeys – project-based, mulitidisciplinary learning adventures that help girls identify and solve problems in their community and have fun. This non formal education provides what girls need for OST, led by caring adults.
Journeys are the NATIONALLY Standardized program and Badges offer girls the chance to try new things and develop new skills They are visually appealing to girls with easy to understand options for completion and most people know about badges, but don’t know that a whole curriculum lies underneath them.
STOP Here
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Background:
The Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GLSE) model describes how we accomplish our mission to develop girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Guided by supportive adults and peers, Girl Scouts develop their leadership potential through age-appropriate activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world around them; connect with others in a multicultural environment, and take action to make a difference in their world. When these activities are girl led, cooperative and hands-on, girls gain short-term outcomes – specific skills, attitudes and behaviors – that ultimately result in Girl Scouting achieving its mission.

37. The timeline of GSUSA Program Development
Program Content Development History
The timeline of GSUSA Program Development
2008
2009
2010
2011
Girls Guide to Girl Scouts
Imagine Your STEM future
Journeys
3 per grade level = 18 Total Journeys
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
So let’s take a quick look at the way the program has evolved
The journeys were developed between 2008 and There are three for each level for with three topic areas they cover. Advocacy, Environment and Self Esteem.
They included a printed girls book and a printed volunteer book.
Then in 2011
We created the Girls Guide to Girl Scouting (handbook badges and all that a girl needs to be a girl scout)
And then began a period of creating topic specific versions of our leadership development curriculum (journeys) offering girls both the opportunity to learn new skills and dive deeper into issues that are relevant to them.
2011 Imagine your stem future is a career exploration series for hs girls that helps them experience the excitement of stem careers.
2012 BFF is an evidenced based bully prevention program for MS girls
2013 Dove Free Being me-self esteem program k-12
It is safe to say that we have not created large quantities of program content since 2011.
The two programs in 2012 and 2013 were all that we did until
2015 and 2016 when we created 5 outdoor girls choice badges each year.
2012-Be A Friend First
2013- Dove-Free Being Me
5 badges per year=10 badges total

38. Take Action to Change the World Girl Scout Leadership Experience
National Program and Outcomes
STEM
Outdoor
Life Skills
Entrepreneurship
Take Action to Change the World
Girl Scout Leadership Experience
SENSE OF SELF
POSITIVE VALUES
CHALLENGE SEEKING
HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS
COMMUNITY PROBLEM SOLVING
So lets move to fall of 2015 or the beginning of the 2016 membership year. I took over the lead of the department and began to develop the strategy and implementation plan to address the recommendations make from the movement strategy work.
We landed on four national pillars encased with the GSLE and threaded with TA to change the world throughout.
We also moved from a more complicated outcomes model of 15 outcomes to 5 and committed to developing all new content that is aligned to one or more of the outcomes.
So what did we do?
To begin, we started with the strategy recommendations from Fall 2015, with the specific charge to “simplify” the program. We rolled up our sleeves and got to work. Here’s what we did:
We confirmed that all new content for girls will be aligned to four program pillars:
STEM
Outdoor
Life Skills
Entrepreneurship 
We committed to ensuring that all content will be grounded in the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (the Keys: Discover, Connect, and Take Action; and the Processes: Girl Led, Learning by Doing, and Cooperative Learning)
We developed a national STEM strategy with three priority areas:           
Engineering
Computer Science
Outdoor STEM
We implemented the Outdoor Strategy, the foundation of which was introduced at the 2014 Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, with three priority areas:
Outdoor Skills
Outdoor Adventure
Environmental Action
We determined that curating great content from the field and from expert content partners will enable us to make the program:
Relevant
Impactful
Fast to Market
We aligned all content developed this year and for the future to the new five national outcomes:
You may ask why we chose STEM and Outdoor and created new foundational topics? Given the VOC responses that said it was the delivery not the content that folks were upset about– we developed the template for new six session Journeys in topics that girls volunteers and parents gave input on!! Expand on this
And most importantly we are supporting volunteers with a different delivery method and support (DISCUSS HOW IT WAS DONE IN 2008)

39. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)

40. Engineering Outdoor STEM Computer Science STEM-STRATEGIC PROGRAM FOCUS
The three STEM priorities are Engineering, Computer Science, and Outdoor STEM

41. STEM Journeys and Badges — Summer 2017
Think Like an Engineer Journeys
Focus on Design Thinking
Curated content from Design Squad
K – 5 and Multi-Level
Awards:
Think Like an Engineer Award
Take Action Award
Robotics Badges
Focus on robot basics: what they do, how to build, how to program
3 badges each for Daisies, Brownies and Juniors
Engineering
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Each Journey has 6 sessions. The first three sessions each have a hands-on activity related to the topic. For example, girls who do the Think Like an Engineer Journey will do a hands-on Design Challenge in each of the first three sessions. The last three sessions are focused on doing a Take Action project and a final celebration.
The engineering theme is Design Thinking. Girls learn to think like an engineer. We used content from Design Squad to create the series. We piloted it last fall with 10 councils and 96 troops and got great feedback which we’ve used to revise the content. In the Engineering category, we also have robotics badges – 3 each for Daisies, Brownies, and Juniors. That’s 9 badges in total. These badges introduce girls to robotics. They teach the basics — what robots are, what they can do, how they’re programmed and how they’re built — through hands-on activities. They are intentionally designed to be “unplugged” activities, meaning that girls can earn the badges without buying robotics kits. That’s so the program is accessible to all girls. Of course, if a volunteer wants to use kits to help girls complete the requirements, that’s fine.
The computer science theme is Computational Thinking. Girls learn how to think like a programmer – how numbers work, what algorithms are – through hands-on activities from code.org. In addition to the activities for girls, we were able to use code.org training videos as volunteer resources. We tested the activities with girls and volunteers. We were thrilled when some volunteers said, I wasn’t sure I could do this, but I watched the code.org videos and read the materials and thought, yes, I can handle this – and I did!
The outdoor STEM theme is Citizen Science. Scientists often need lots of data for their research, so they ask regular people — ie, citizens — to help collect it. Girls will use the scientific method when they do a citizen science project: they will make observations, collect data, and analyze it. There are two reasons why we chose this theme for Outdoor STEM. 1) The majority of citizen science projects are done outdoors. 2) Not every girl will grow up to be a scientist, but every girl is a citizen – and we want citizens who understand and appreciate science. We partnered with Scistarter, an organization that’s created a web site with more than 1,500 projects. The cool thing about the site is that list projects that children can do. They are helping us by selecting projects that are appropriate for our Girl Scout grade levels. We tested these with girls and volunteers. Our favorite anecdotes? After doing the activities, one group of girls decided that they wanted to organize a Day of Citizen Science as their Take Action project!
Think Like a Programmer Journeys
Focus on Computational Thinking
Curated content from code.org
K - 5 and Multi-Level
Awards:
Think Like a Programmer Award
Take Action Award
Computer Science
Think Like a Citizen Scientist Journeys
Focus on the Scientific Method
Curated content from SciStarter
K - 5 and Multi-Level
Awards:
Think Like a Citizen Scientist Award
Take Action Award
Outdoor STEM
Confidential, Girl Scouts of the USA

42. Outdoor

43. OUTDOOR Journey — Summer 2017
Focus on progressive outdoor experiences for for Daisies through Ambassadors
Each Journey will be comprised of badges to build outdoor skills, the new Troop Camper badge and a new Take Action badge for all six grade levels
Multi-Level Leader Tips and Guides
Available for K-5 on the VTK
Available for 6-12 in PDFs
Awards:
Badges + Take Action Award
New Badges
Daisies - Outdoor Art Master and Buddy Camper
Brownies - Cabin Camper
Juniors - Eco Camper
Cadettes - Primitive Camper
Seniors – Adventure Camper
Ambassadors – Survival Camper
Outdoor Skills
The Outdoor Journey is a new format, focusing on earning badges that lead to a Take Action project.
Each Journey has
for Daisies, there will be six sessions, and girls will earn 2 badges and a Take Action badge
for Brownie – Ambassadors there will be nine sessions and will earn 3 badges and a Take Action badge
For Daisies, we are adding an Outdoor Art Maker badge so that Daisies will now have an outdoor art badge as the other grade levels do.
For each of the outdoor journeys, we worked to provide girls with the skills necessary for outdoor success while sparking their interest in outdoor stewardship.
We are asking girls to earn specific outdoor badges in a sequential order to ensure that outdoor progression skills are developed every step of the way.
For example: Brownies will earn their First Aid badge first, then their Hiker badge, followed by Cabin Camper. All in an order to develop skills in a progressive manner.
Then they will go on a campout and be ready to Take Action in the outdoor world around them.
The first 6 sessions culminate in a camping trip where girls have the opportunity to practice new skills learned and perhaps even learn some additional skills.
Once the badges are earned, girls then create and complete a Take Action project of their choice and earn a Take Action badge.
Outdoor Adventure
Environmental Action
Confidential, Girl Scouts of the USA

44. Outdoor -STRATEGIC PROGRAM FOCUS
Outdoor Skills
Adventure
The three Outdoor Priority areas are Outdoor Skills, Adventure and Environmental action
Environmental Action

45. Suzanne Harper 5/9/16
This progression chart developed in 2014 outlines the way girls can learn skills to become competent in the outdoors. GSUSA and Councils rely on this chart to show girls, parents, and volunteers how to challenge girls to embrace the outdoors.

46. Life Skills

47. Entrepreneurship

48. 2017 Build –In Market for Back to Troop 2018
New Program Content
2017 Build –In Market for Back to Troop 2018
Current Content Original Journeys:
We have three for each grade level, focused on:
Advocacy (It’s Your World—Change It!)
Environmentalism (It’s Your Planet—Love It!)
Self Esteem (It’s Your Story—Tell It!)
The original Journeys are not going away! Badges:
The Legacy badge requirements are found in The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting, with additional badge requirements sold separately.
We have developed 10 Girls’ Choice badges in the past two years; they are available both in council shops and for digital download. In June, we will have six more Girls’ Choice badges on Troop Camping. To date, all of our Girls’ Choice badges are on Outdoor topics.
New Content Over the past year, you may have heard us refer to new content as “Series.” Moving forward, they will be called “Journeys.” Each new Journey will be:
Topic specific
Based on five new national outcomes
Prerequisites to Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards
Available on the Volunteer Toolkit
For STEM: Six sessions, including Take Action sessions
For Outdoor Skills: Nine sessions, including Take Action sessions
STEM:
Engineering Journeys: Design Thinking (Partner: Design Squad/WGBH)
Computer Science Journeys: Computational Thinking (Partner: Code.org)
Outdoor STEM: Citizen Science (Partner: SciStarter)
Outdoor:
Outdoor Skills Journeys for all grade levels will be based on three badges (including this year’s Girls’ Choice badge, Troop Camping) and a Take Action project.
Badges:
Girls’ Choice, Troop Camping: Daisy through Ambassador
Engineering: GoldieBlox: Daisy and Brownie (Piloted—stay tuned for more information.)
Engineering: Robotics: Daisy through Junior (three progressive badges per grade level)
Outdoor: Daisy
Citizen: Daisy
R.K. Mellon: Currently on the Volunteer Toolkit, leaders have access to outdoor meeting activities by simply clicking the Get Girls Outside icon (evergreen tree) where they will find a selection of activities, specially-designed to get girls outside. NASA: We are developing six space science badges, Daisy–Ambassador, that will be piloted with ten councils to ensure that volunteers can deliver them successfully and that girls will love the activities. Daisy, Brownie, and Junior badge requirements will be released nationally for back to troop 2018–2019. Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador badge requirements will be released for back to troop 2019–2020. We also have three Destinations that are being held during the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse, Train-the-Trainer workshops over the next four years at both the University of Arizona and Goddard Space Flight Center, and eclipse boxes with space science activities which will be used at summer camps prior to the 2017 eclipse. Daisy Content: We will be uploading Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden to the Volunteer Toolkit. This will allow a new Daisy leader to choose from all three Journeys on the Volunteer Toolkit, in addition to the new STEM and Outdoor content. Timeline   STEM and Outdoor Skills Journeys: Summer, 2017:
STEM Journeys (Engineering, Computer Science, Outdoor STEM) will be available for Daisy, Brownie, Junior and Multi-level.
Outdoor Skills Journeys will be available for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior with multi-level instruction resource sheets.
STEM and Outdoor-specific outcomes will be developed.
The content is currently being developed and curated. It will be uploaded to the Volunteer Toolkit for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior by July 2017.
New badges:
Daisy, Brownie, and Junior badges will be available on the VTK in July; all badges will be available for digital download in July and in council stores by August.

49. 2017 New Program Rollout - Volunteers
Administrative Volunteers:
Preview Webinars
Driven from council feedback at the March Summit
A special preview of the program and its exciting aspects
Marketing Assets
Working internally with marketing and communications to develop assets for direct communications
Troop Leaders:
Working internally with marketing and communications to develop assets for council communications
VTK
Content and new functionality to be available in mid-July
Additional resources:
FAQ’s for council staff to utilize and share with volunteers as needed
To solve for the lack of volunteer support during the last time we had an extensive program roll out, we did things differently.
First we will have almost 100% adoption of the CEI which includes the Volunteer Systems, Website and Volunteer Toolkit.
We aligned teams in the customer office to be laser focused on the customers girl parent volunteer
With an eye to increasing membership and maintaining and increasing retention.
Lisa Sorbie spoke to this chart at the webinar last week and I have included it so that you see the types of volunteers and needs they have to accept and adopt the new program

50. Girl Scout Merchandise – Product Availability
Product Roll-out
All badges will be shown in the Fall Catalog
All badges will be available for sale on-line
Some requirements will be available for download
Some requirements will be available as hard copies in council stores and on-line
Here is an overview of product availability via our retail GSM
Timing
Requirements available for download mid-July
Badges in stock mid-July
Printed badge requirements available mid-August
Confidential, Girl Scouts of the USA

51. Questions?
Jennifer Allebach

52. THANK YOU
We look forward to engaging with you in 2017 and beyond! Feedback, questions can be sent to