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.