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Today’s Girl Scout Experience…and You!
Girl Scout Council
Central New York
Fall Area Meetings 2008
Cookie Program Training
Girl Scout MissionGirl Scout MissionGirl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and
character who make the world a better place.
Girl Scouting ayuda a las niñas a desarrollar la confianza en si mismas, el valor y los principios para
hacer del mundo un mejor lugar.
Girl Scout Promise
On my honor, I will try: To serve God* and my country, To help people at all times, And to live by the Girl Scout Law.
* The word "God" can be interpreted in a number of ways, depending on one's spiritual beliefs. When reciting the Girl Scout Promise, it is okay to replace the word "God" with whatever word your spiritual beliefs dictate.
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Girl Scout LawI will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do,and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout.
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Purpose Tonight
Board of Directors and Membership
Membership and Board of Directors
Information Sharing
Membership feedback to the Board about governance
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Additional Information
www.gsccny.org/areameetings2008.asp
• Complete powerpoint presentation•Alignment update
•National Council feedback•GSCCNY: Our Promise- goals and budget for 08-09
•Survey of Member Needs
GSCCNY Priorities for 2008-2009: Meeting Agenda
• Integration of GSUSA Core Business Strategies: Leadership Journeys
• Successful transition to new aligned Girl Scout Council- Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways, June 2009
• Sustained resources: people, places and financial
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GSUSA Core Business Strategies
• World’s best integrated personal leadership development program differentiated by grade level, which defines activities and outcomes and offers flexible ways to participate.
• Nimble, state-of-the-art system for volunteerism. • Increased contributed income to fund a vibrant Girl Scout
Movement. • Compelling, contemporary brand to transform the Girl Scout image • Effective organizational structure and democratic governance
system that enhance decisiveness, speed of action and use of resources
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What drives our economic
engine?
What can we be best in the
world at?
What are we most
passionate about?
Going from GOOD TO GREAT Going from Good to Great Going from Good to Great
ChallengesChallenges• Growth in diverse
communities
• Population shifts
• Competition
• Change in family dynamics
• Expectations from funders
Transformation Imperative for Transformation Imperative for SuccessSuccess
Given where we are today, we face a
challenge of transformation.
Incrementalism will not get us there!
Bold Brand StrategyNew Volunteer Systems
New ProgramExperience
Philanthropy/Funding for Girls
Streamlined Structure & Improved Governance
Girl ScoutGirl ScoutMissionMission
Girl Scouts Strategic Priorities Girl Scouts Strategic Priorities
Alignment Positions All Councils To:Alignment Positions All Councils To:
• Expand program delivery to more girls
• Attract adequate funding
• Achieve brand consistency
• Respond to population shifts
Research In Support of AlignmentResearch In Support of Alignment
• Internal nationwide analyses
• External research on strategic restructuring
Leveraging Our StrengthsLeveraging Our Strengths
• History
• Scale
• People
• Expertise
• Brand
Imagine…
The Future State
Girl Scouts
Of
NYPENN Pathways
** June 2009**
Alignment partners: county jurisdiction
– Thousand Islands: St Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis– Foothills: Oneida, Madison, Herkimer– Central New York: Oswego, Onondaga, Cortland– Indian Hills: Chenango, Broome, Delaware, Otsego– Seven Lakes: Wayne, Cayuga, Ontario, Seneca,
Yates, Allegany, Steuben, Chemung, Schuyler, Tompkins, Tioga, Tioga (Pa.), Bradford (Pa.)
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NYPENN Pathways
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Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
• GSUSA Board vote August 26, 2006: Re-alignment and Core Strategies
• CRC selected and work begins
• GSCCNY Board approves good faith and letter of agreement –May 2008
• New Name- Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
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Council Alignment Committee
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Next Steps Alignment
• Day One anticipated June 2009
• Work of the Council Realignment Committee and all subcommittees continues with
integration of council work and activities.
• New CEO: recruitment and hire- Anticipated February 2009
• Location of office of CEO to be determined
• Developing combined workplace culture for staff and volunteers
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Delegate Education and Information Session
Saturday January 249-11am
Promise Center
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Next Steps Alignment
• Delegate Meeting January 2009 for information and education
• Special meeting GSCCNY- Tentatively March 2009: delegates take a binding vote to combine jurisdictions.
Vote to:
– approve the board structure.
– elect members to a Nominating Committee to build the new board.
– give the Council Realignment Committee the authority to act as a
temporary board, where needed, to move realignment forward
CELEBRATION
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Building A High Capacity Council
– Leadership that inspires, prioritizes, makes decisions, provides direction and innovates
– Is adaptive and exhibits a high degree of flexibility– Exhibits seamless integration and coordination of
effort among departments, programs and services– Designs and implements superior organizational
functions that maximize services for its members and constituents
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Day One
Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways
Girl Scout Leadership Program
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The New Girl Scout Leadership Experience
• The world’s best leadership program: defines activities and outcomes, differentiated by grade level K-12, and offers flexible pathways for participation.
• Focused on core mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
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Discover
Connect+
Take Action
Leadership
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=
New Leadership Journeys
• Help us transform Girl Scouting and guide girls through their new leadership journeys as they become courageous, confident leaders of the future.
• The first Journey- fall 2008
• Two new Journeys- spring/summer 2009
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Leadership JourneyIt’s Your World- Change It
FIRST JOURNEY PROGRAM FAL 2008
• Girl Scout Daisy Grades K-1
• Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden
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Leadership Journey
• Girl Scout Brownie Grades 2-3
• Brownie Quest
• Girl Scout Junior Grades 4-5
• Agents of Change
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Leadership Journey
• Girl Scout Cadette Grades 6-8
• aMaze
• Girl Scout Senior Grades 9-10
• GIRLtopia
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Leadership Journey
• Girl Scout Ambassador
• Grades 11-12
• Your Voice Your World
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Processes
• Girl led
• Learn by doing
• Learn cooperatively, together
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Girl Scout Pathways
• Girl Scout Pathways—the ways that girls and adults participate in Girl
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PassportMultipathway participation
encouraged
EventsDifferent girls, each
event
EventsDifferent girls, each
event
Troops/GroupSame girls, all
sessions; typically spans of the length of a school year
Troops/GroupSame girls, all
sessions; typically spans of the length of a school year
Special Interest
Same girls, all sessions relating to a specific theme or
purpose
Special Interest
Same girls, all sessions relating to a specific theme or
purpose
TravelRegional, national, and international
trips
TravelRegional, national, and international
trips
CampDay and Resident Camps, focus on
out-of-doors and/or environmental,
outdoor education
CampDay and Resident Camps, focus on
out-of-doors and/or environmental,
outdoor education
Virtual High-quality, interactive
program; safe, secure, online environment
Virtual High-quality, interactive
program; safe, secure, online environment
Girl Scout Pathwaysfor Girls
Sustaining and growing resources
• Our People
• Our Places
• Our Financial Well Being
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Resources: People
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People
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Places
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Places
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Financial
• Annual Appeal 12/08
• Camp Appeal 3/09
• Family Partnership 4/09
• Sweet Sensations 2/4/09
• Women of Distinction 4/23/09
• Young Women of Distinction 5/09
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How volunteers can help
• Promote the goals and values of Girl Scouting in your community
• Encourage philanthropy and giving with parents and business partners
• Attend and financially support events• Share your connections with us
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Thank You
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Thank you
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Thank You
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The volunteer value
• The expertise, interests, skills and life experiences of volunteers are essential to shaping fun and enriching leadership experiences for girls, and inspiring them to reach their personal best.
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The volunteer value
• As a Girl Scout volunteer, you bring the New Girl Scout Leadership Experience to life for girls and are critical to the program’s success.
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The volunteer value
• Your commitment and passion to the Girl Scout Movement are indispensable.
• We value and celebrate your dedication and ask you to join us as we embark on our newest adventure.
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Additional Information
www.gsccny.org/areameetings2008.asp
• Complete powerpoint presentation•Alignment update
•National Council feedback•GSCCNY: Our Promise- goals and budget for 08-09
•Survey of Member Needs
Girl Scout MissionGirl Scout MissionGirl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and
character who make the world a better place.
Girl Scouting ayuda a las niñas a desarrollar la confianza en si mismas, el valor y los principios para
hacer del mundo un mejor lugar.