Powered by the Girl Scout Cookie Program

Powered by the Girl Scout Cookie Program VCR & CPR Cookie Opportunity Webinar Wednesday, February 28, 2018 (Updated March 2 with additional clarification from VCRs and CPRs)

The Girl Scout Cookie Program makes it possible for girls, troops and local Girl Scout Communities to have a variety of great experiences throughout the entire year. In order to reach more girls, we are adding a couple of new incentives for the rest of the sale and will be extending the Cookie Booth dates.

New Opportunities Available for 2018 Cookie Season Snapshot In addition to: Community proceeds Troop-level tiered proceeds Incentives extended through end of sale (including Cupboard orders) Bling Your Booth contest

Current: March 16-25 Extended Cookie Booth Sale

Extended Cookie Booth Sale Current: March 16-25 Extended: March 16-31

Extended Cookie Booth Sale Booths for the new week will be available in ebudde: Friday, March 2 12:00 p.m. Troops can also enter their My Sales booths into the system at this time

Cookie Growth Incentive Community Cookie Growth Incentive Good for Never-The-Same-Weekend, Retail, Community-level programming 5% Growth $200 Community Cash 10% Growth $400 Community Cash 15% Growth $600 Community Cash Growth over 2017 Cookie Sales One-time incentive based on final 2018 Cookie Sales growth in each community

Case Pick-Up Incentive Troops can pick up an additional 15 cases and receive $50 Troop proceeds (redeemable for retail or programs)

Case Pick-Up Incentive For existing troops who have already placed a pre-order One-time incentive Cookies must be picked up from cupboard or delivery arrangements made $50 incentive is in addition to Activity Credits and proceeds already earned from order $50 incentive, redeemable for programs and retail, will be mailed in May

Troop Cookie Training Express Cookie Express Tuesday, March 6 @ 6:00 p.m. COOKIE TRAINING FOR: New complete troops Existing complete troops not yet selling cookies 2-27 3-5 Personal phone invitations to in-person and webinar training 3-6 In-person training (recorded for online viewing) 3-8 Online training available Incentives are for Troops, and do not count toward Community goals

Juliette Cookie Training Digital Cookie email promotion Online cookie training video links emailed to Juliettes

Walkabout 2018 What is a Walkabout? A Girl Scout(s) or Girl Scout troop walks the neighborhood selling cookies door-to-door in a residential area with adult supervision, and visit cookie customers they may have missed in January...or who might need to restock their favorites! In a recent national study, 78% of those customers who were not approached during a cookie sale stated they would have purchased 2-4 boxes if asked.

Walkabout FAQs Can I have a Walkabout in a shopping center, park or other public area? No. In order to maintain good relationships with property managers, stores and to be fair, walkabouts are only allowed in non-commercial areas. All booth sales must be coordinated through the council. Can we do a Walkabout as a troop at one of our meetings? Yes! What a fun outing for your troop and a great way to help girls reach their goals! Can we do a Walkabout as a family? Yes! Girl Scouts embrace family involvement. When can my Walkabout start? You can start selling in a Walkabout as soon as you get your cookies. Walkabout Patch available for purchase in GSU retail shops

New Cookie Dates & Deadlines Troop Cookie Booths Friday, March 16 Saturday, March 31 Additional Dates: Tuesday, March 20: 50% of Cookie Money due to GSU Tuesday, March 27, 10:00 p.m.: Troop Awards Forms submittal Monday, April 2: Girl Money due to Troop Cookie Manager Mon, February 5 Tues, April 3, 10:00 p.m.: All Booth Allocations completed in ebudde Tuesday, April 3: All Cookie Money due to GSU Thursday, April 5: Troop Finance Envelopes due to Cookie Program Representatives Friday, April 6: Troop Finance Envelopes due to GSU (delivered or postmarked by)

Communications VCR/CPR 2-28 Cookie Opportunities Webinar Call 3-1 Recorded webinar & updated presentation emailed to VCR & CPR 3-2 Full email sent with resources 3-2 Community Connector Newsletter emailed Troop Leaders, Girls, Parents, Juliettes 3-2 Cookie Opportunities Email Sent

Communication Channels Emails Phone Calls to volunteers Member Support Website Updates, Banners, Dates, FAQs New Walkabout page Online resources, recordings, trainings Cookie Docs Social Media (GSU Program Support, Community FB)

Communication Survey Week of March 5 Beyond Cookies GSU has been invited to participate in a research survey to help our movement better understand volunteers, families and girls interests and needs around communication and collaboration outside of troop or group meetings. Approximately 15 minutes (20 minutes for parents with girls) All participants eligible to receive a $10 Amazon gift card (one per household, if email provided)