#gsusa

[camp-counselor-life]

My favorite part of my (one-sided) beef with GSUSA is that, in 2020, in the midst of the beginning of the pandemic, I was carefully reading a badge booklet and ended up emailing them with:

"This is completely wrong and here are my sources."

And they said, oh, you are right, we will change that for future prints.

So I won that one.

[spark123]

Successfully gave my first solo archery lesson today! And no middle schoolers were harmed in the process!

[rover-reindeer]

Scouts, fall in!

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[girl-scout-camp]

Hi! What do you mean by a "cluncil"? How do I find a local one?

I always wanted to be a Girl Scout growing up but I was super super shy and couldn't get up the courage to join. As an adult, can I volunteer to work with my local Girl Scouts in any way even if I myself don't (yet) have kids?

Here is a handy dandy little infographic that I borrowed from google that I feel like is a good visual

Within GSUSA are councils. Councils are in charge of things such as the camps within their area and trainings. Within councils are service units. Service units are comprised of volunteers and they are in charge of things like planning events for the girls within their area and helping individual troops.

Having kids is not a requirement for any position within Girl Scouts as far as I am aware. Most positions require you to be at least 18, some require you to be at least 21.

I know a lot more about camp specifically than all of girl scouting because while I was (and still am!) a girl scout I’ve only worked within camp and all my volunteering with council is organized through people I’ve met at camp or at events. However, @camp-counselor-life is a lovely human who knows a lot and suggests the following:

Here is a link to a website where you can plug in your zip code and it tells you your local council and gives you the contact info for them.

If you have any further questions I am more than happy to try to answer them!

[finalfortunart]

Hi, I've got an update on my online shop in the form of two new products, a ceramic mug (with colored handle and insides) and vinyl stickers. It took a bit longer than the tote bags to get these ready because neither looked as good as I wanted them to in the first samples I ordered, but they're here and ready now!

Both feature my red eft design, and 10% of the profit from the sale of these products will be donated to the Friends of Timbercrest, a volunteer group in western New York that helps maintain and run events at Camp Timbercrest, owned by the GSUSA. You can find all the red eft products here!

[scouting-culture-is]

if it's not too personal what scouting group/rank are you in right now?

hi there! i am a minor, so i won't be sharing my level, but i am in GSUSA! this is my 6th year in girl scouts and i really like it- i feel like there's also a completionist aspect to it, i just want to get all the awards and all the badges! i am hoping to get my gold award eventually :D

[callmedarthrevan]

Hey I saw your tag about no gs booths at the rich grocery store and that's because the councils have approved locations and times. Cookie season this year has just started across the nation, so you might still see them there but you might not because the franchise owner of that particular location didn't give permission for any number of reasons

Anyway good luck on finding your cookie fix! -from a no longer a girl but still a scout 🏕

So true! Thanks for reminding me, it's been like 7 years since I was actively a girl scout (and like 2 years since I was actively a girl lol). I wonder if my manager just doesnt like girl scouts or if corporate doesnt or if. God forbid. Theyd rather sell the fucking keebler knockoffs at teeny tiny rates than let girls comes in and fundraise for whatever fucking thing they want.

(I've gone on rants about cookie sales and the GSUSA being like. Exploitative of its child labor force before, anyone ask and I will again please thank you)

[rebeleden]

Health Matters: Here’s How The Girl Scouts Of The USA Are Prioritizing Mental Wellness | Essence

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[omgculturemagazine]

Girl Scouts of the USA Selects Noorain F. Khan as New National Board President

Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has elected Noorain F. Khan as its new National Board President, effective July 19, 2023. Khan is the first Muslim American and millennial leader to hold the position. #girlscoutsusa

Noorain F. Khan, GSUSA National Board member and esteemed nonprofit leader, has been elected to the position As GSUSA’s National Board President, Noorain Fatima Khan will lead the organization for the 2023–2026 triennium, starting July 19, 2023. An alumna of Girl Scouts and the first Muslim American and millennial member of the board, Khan is an inspiration to girls, volunteers, and staff of the…

[camp-counselor-life]

Ok, this may as well be my journal, but I think that a lot of this is worth bringing up, for the benefit of many. I will lead this by saying that I am not Latina, and this reflects only my experiences as someone in a youth serving position who is navigating bridging an English and predominantly white program with the Latine community. It's long, so below the fold.

Please keep discussion respectful of everyone.

Basically what happened is the training revealed a lot of gaps in our council and how we work with predominantly Spanish-speaking troops. Namely, communication from staff and support from all departments. My coworker who came with me and I talked a lot about it in the car on the way home.

So within Girl Scouts, coming from GSUSA, there is a big push to recruit Spanish-speaking kids and volunteers. So big that, while they haven't finished translating badges (or even gotten into it more than just starting), they are making translated recruitment materials, and we're instructed to have bilingual staff at recruiting events.

Unfortunately, the framework does not exist to support Spanish-speaking or even bilingual troops. Curriculum is minimal, staff support is highly variable, and online resources are barely there, from both GSUSA and many councils. Not to say some councils aren't doing it right (or better), but we're not, and GSUSA certainly isn't.

So basically, where we're at now, is that we have 2 membership specialist and one executive who speak Spanish, and me who speaks Spanish well enough to hold a basic conversation about GS, but is not fluent. And there is this huge push to recruit Hispanic families right now, with Spanish recruitment materials and patch programs and starting to translate badge booklets.

But. It is not a comparable program if you only speak Spanish. I invite you to check out GSUSA's website, look at the resources and info, then toggle it to Spanish. The number of badges that have been translated is 10, maybe 15, and only Daisy/Brownie (idk if the Brownie ones are actually out yet, I might be telling you a secret, oops).

So basically, we make our Spanish-speaking staff recruit Latine families, then we don't have adequate resources to support them. Which is super frustrating, because it's shitty to promise something and then be like, but, you won't actually get that because it's in a language you don't speak.

So the feelings I had after the training were frustration and guilt. Frustration that this troop was having such a fractured experience, frustrated that they hadn't even been able to talk to a Spanish-speaking staff until then, and (selfishly) that I was in that situation, that I'd been asked after saying I wanted another year before I ran something in Spanish. Because that's not fair to them either, that I'm like half a Spanish speaker. They should have someone who is fluent, leading quality programs.

The guilt was that I felt like I hadn't done enough. My boss told me months ago that she was communicating with them via Google translate. That they were doing it all via Google translate. And like, I should have called that out earlier. But also guilt that I hadn't done enough. It's not my job at all, but it is also my responsibility to work towards an inclusive and supportive environment for all girls and adults in our program.

Anyway, that's what I got on this one.

[airasilver]

This is their own fault. Not the bakery’s, just theirs.

[znewstech]

Millions of cookies: MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85 million - Times of India

Millions of cookies: MacKenzie Scott gives Girl Scouts $85 million – Times of India

NEW YORK: Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches, the 110-year-old organization said Tuesday, calling it a vote of confidence. “Her support of our organization means honestly just as much as the donation,” Sofia Chang, CEO of GSUSA, said in an interview. It’s the largest donation the Girl Scouts have received from an individual…

[listentamilsong1]

மில்லியன் கணக்கான குக்கீகள்: மெக்கென்சி ஸ்காட் பெண் சாரணர்களுக்கு $85M வழங்குகிறார்

மில்லியன் கணக்கான குக்கீகள்: மெக்கென்சி ஸ்காட் பெண் சாரணர்களுக்கு $85M வழங்குகிறார்

பரோபகாரர் மெக்கென்சி ஸ்காட், அமெரிக்காவின் பெண் சாரணர்கள் மற்றும் அதன் 29 உள்ளூர் கிளைகளுக்கு $84.5 மில்லியன் நன்கொடை அளித்தார் என்று 110 ஆண்டு பழமையான அமைப்பு செவ்வாய்கிழமை கூறியது, இது நம்பிக்கை வாக்கெடுப்பு என்று கூறியது. GSUSA இன் தலைமை நிர்வாக அதிகாரி சோபியா சாங் ஒரு நேர்காணலில், “எங்கள் நிறுவனத்திற்கான அவரது ஆதரவு நேர்மையான நன்கொடையைக் குறிக்கிறது. 1912 இல் நிறுவப்பட்டதிலிருந்து பெண்…

[citylifeorg]

Girl Scouts of the USA Celebrates International Day of the Girl by Honoring Nearly 3,500 Girls of the 2022 Gold Award Class

Girl Scouts of the USA Celebrates International Day of the Girl by Honoring Nearly 3,500 Girls of the 2022 Gold Award Class

The 2022 class of Gold Award Girl Scouts used practical leadership skills to create sustainable impact in their communities and become the next generation of influential leaders. Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) is recognizing the 3,500 members of the 2022 Gold Award Girl Scout class who identified the root cause of pressing issues in their communities, created sustainable solutions, and took…

[dramatical-gatsbytalia]

"I don't support the Girl Scouts! They are LGBTQA friendly and a women's right to choose and contraception and blah blah blah. The Boy Scouts are better!"

1. I know you crush up Thin Mints and snort them don't lie to me. You know what people do with Boy Scout popcorn? Throw it in the trash. Because it's gross.

2. Maybe you don't agree with a woman's right to choose but at least we don't have a full-page legal ad in the back of People magazine of all places talking about going bankrupt or diddling kids.

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