Troop Money Earning

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Troop Money Earning
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This course shares the fundamentals of troop
money earning. Participants will evaluate the
skills of the girls, decide on the skills that
they want to heighten with troop money-earning
activities and determine the interests of the
girls.
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Objectives of Workshop

• Understand why and when to do a troop money
  earning activity.
• Know various girl/adult planning activities that
  encourages girls to share their thoughts.
• Understand the progression of steps leading to
  and following a money earning activity.
• Examine current troop skills and plan activities
  to build future skills.

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Who Wants to Raise a Million Dollars?
Read through the following reasons why girls
should do money earning. Do they all support the
Girl Scout Program?
?To have fun ?To earn individual money ?To
meet new people ?To build skills
?To build confidence ?To have more
opportunities ?To support the Goals for Girls
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Which one did not support the Girl Scout program?
Click the question mark below to find out.
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Money is never the property of individual girls
or adults.See Safety-Wise Standard 29
To earn individual money!
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When should girls do money earning? Click on the
question mark next to the box that you think is
the correct answer
Before discussing and choosing yearly activities
and creating a budget.
After discussing and choosing yearly activities
and creating a budget.
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• Sorry, incorrect answer. Girls should
  participate in money earning as part of the
  girl/adult planning process. It is most
  effective for girls to plan their troop
  activities and create a budget to meet those
  goals. Money earning activities should support
  the overall goals of the troop.

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• Congratulations! You are correct. Troop money
  earning is a part of the girl/adult planning
  process. It is most effective when girls plan
  their troop year and create a budget to meet
  their goals.

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Skills of Girls

• The girls in your troop have a lot of skills that
  can be utilized when it comes time for troop
  money earning. On the next page you will find a
  list of skills and traits your girls may have.
  Examine the list. Can you identify three skills
  that you recognize in your girls?

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Skills Traits
Budgeting Enthusiasm Creativity Courage Assertiven
ess Goal Setting Decision Making Self-Confidence R
esearching Public Relations
Relating to Others Responsibility Saving
money Understanding Money Terms Evaluating Making
a Plan Punctuality Record Keeping Pride
Responsibility Honesty Time Management
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Were you able to find at least three traits on
that list? If yes, then your girls are unique
and are ready to start money-earning activities.
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• Now you need to decide what skills you would like
  to build through troop money-earning. Think
  about your girls, what skills they have and what
  you would like them to learn. Jot down the
  skills you would like them to learn.
• Why is the skill you identified important to
  build with the girls in your troop?

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Progression

• Before you attempt a troop money earning activity
  with your girls, you need to remember the idea of
  progression.
• Progression is defined as a forward motion or
  advancement to a
• higher goal.

How Do You Eat An Elephant?
One bite at a time!
Progression is like eating an elephant. You
cannot expect to sit down and complete the
planning for a complex activity in one troop
meeting. Different skills are built in different
ways. One step at a time.
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Progression

• Keep the following in mind as you help the girls
  progress in their money management and earning
  skills
• Keep the end result in mind. Focus on what the
  girls will develop by participating in troop
  money earning.
• Ask yourself the following questions
• What are the parts of this money earning
  project?
• Do we know how to do it?
• What do the girls need to learn to be
  successful?
• How can I help them learn these skills?
• Develop a plan to implement the project.
• Remember that any money earning project should
  support the goals of the troop and should only be
  done when the troop needs more money to do their
  desired activities.

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Deciding on a Money Earning Project

• Once you have
• Examined the girls skills
• Decided on the skills you would like them to
  develop
• Determined the goals of the troop
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• Recognized the need to earn money to support
  troop activities
• You are ready to decide on a money earning
  project!

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Deciding on a Money Earning Project

• Here are some ideas on how to get the girls to
  open up and talk about their ideas. Click on the
  i and learn more about the idea that will get
  girls talking and sharing ideas.

Mad Scientist
Interviews
Group Posters
Bag of Possibilities
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Interviews

• Have the girls develop a list of questions and
  interview each other. The questions can include
  favorite things to do, dreams of places they
  would like to go, goals, things they like to
  make, etc Take notes on the results and see if
  any program or money earning ideas come out of
  their interviews.

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Group Posters

• Have the girls get into small groups and tell
  them they have ten minutes to come up with as
  many different activities as possible for money
  earning or brainstorm as many ideas of things
  they could make and sell. They should draw
  pictures, write words, etc on their posters and
  share them with the rest of the troop.

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Bag of Possibilities

• Take a grocery bag and fill it with ten different
  items. Allow the girls to work in small groups
  and brainstorm anything they could possibly make
  based on the items in the bag. Some ideas may
  lead to great crafts or items that can be sold.

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Mad Scientist

• What needs to be invented to make our lives
  easier? This question may lead to some great
  money earning ideas. Have the girls answer this
  question and brainstorm ways to solve this
  problem and create a new invention.

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Money-Earning Ideas

• It is really important that the girls are the
  ones that come up with the money earning ideas.
  Here are some ideas in case your troop needs a
  jump start on ideas

• Bake Sales
• Car Wash
• Pet Care Services
• Cleaning Services
• Mini-Carnivals
• Gift Wrapping Services

• Handmaid mail or flower boxes
• Selling homemade cards
• Group babysitting
• House, attic, garage cleaning
• Yard work

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Things to Consider

• The following are things to consider when
  brainstorming money earning activities

• What role will the girls play?
• What role will the adults need to play?
• Can the girls do this?
• Is it age appropriate?
• Is it safe?
• Is it consistent with the Girl Scout program and
  the Goals for Girls?
• Are the girls excited?
• Do the girls know why they are earning money?
• What is the best time and place to market/sell
  the goods/service?

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Oops! The Nos of Troop Money Earning

• Safety-Wise (pages 74-77) outlines money earning
  activities that should not be done by Girl
  Scouts. They include

• Games of Chance
• Direct Solicitation for Cash
• Endorsement of Commercial Product

There are time periods during the year in which
money earning should not be taking place. Click
the i to find out more.
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Successful Troop Money EarningThe following is
a leader/adult checklist for successful troop
money earning

• Leader has completed the Approval for Additional
  Troop/Group Money Earning Project Form and
  submitted to the service unit manager or Girl
  Scout Center (form in the Adult Resource Manual).
• The money earning projects support the goals of
  the troop and do not exceed the amount of money
  needed to support troop activities.
• Permission has been obtained by parents/guardians
  for girl participation.
• Money earned is the property of the troop and not
  the property of an individual.
• Money earning projects are reflected in the
  Troop/Group Financial Report (completed by June 1
  every year).

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Check Your Understanding

• The following are some money earning activities.
  Are they appropriate money earning activities for
  Girl Scouts? Click the Yes and No buttons to see
  if you are correct.

Bake sale during the holidays
Yes
No
No
Yes
Selling M Ms
Yes
No
Bingo at the local senior citizen center
Yes
No
Car wash at local school
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Oh No! You are incorrect

• This is an approved activity.

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Congratulations! You are correct.

• This is an approved money earning activity.

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Oh no. You are incorrect.

• Selling M Ms is not an approved activity. It
  would be considered endorsement of a commercial
  product.
• Safety-Wise, Standard 29

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Congratulations! You are correct.

• Selling M Ms is not an approved activity. It
  is considered the sale and endorsement of a
  commercial product.
• Safety-Wise, Standard 29

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Oh No. You are incorrect.

• Bingo is a game of chance. Games of chance are
  considered inappropriate money earning
  activities.
• Safety-Wise, Standard 29

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Congratulations! You are correct.

• Bingo is not an appropriate money earning
  activity. Games of chance are inappropriate
  activities for girls.
• Safety-Wise, Standard 29

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Congratulations! You are correct.

• A car wash is an appropriate money earning
  activity for girls.

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Oh no. You are incorrect.

• A car wash is an appropriate money earning
  activity for girls.

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Troop Money earning projects can take place All
Year Long except while cookie orders are being
taken and while cookie shop sales are taking
place.Exceptions will be made if the money
earning project is small and does not compete
with the cookie sale. For example it could be a
conflict of interest to do a bake sale during the
cookie shop sales, but it would not be a conflict
of interest to make and sale Mothers Day
planters.
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Review of Troop Money Earning

• Troop money earning is a part of the girl/adult
  planning process. It should only be done when
  funds are needed to carry out the troop goals and
  activities.
• Progression needs to be considered. What skills
  do the girls want and need to learn? How can
  troop money earning be a apart of building skills
  with girls?

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Review of Troop Money Earning

• Involve the girls in deciding what project to
  implement.
• The money earned is not the property of any
  individual.
• You must follow the Safety-Wise standards when
  implementing a money earning project (pages
  74-77)

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Review of Troop Money Earning

• Girls must have parent/guardian permission to
  participate in money earning activities.
• There are activities that are inappropriate for
  money earning.
• There are times of the year when troop money
  earning can and cannot be implemented.

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Resources on Troop Money Earning (available at
the Girl Scout Center)

• Exploring Entrepreneurship Curriculum
• An Asset Builders Guide to Youth and Money
• An Income of Her Own Board Game
• Women Who Dare Exploring Entrepreneurial
  Adventure
• Production a Box Activity Kit
• No more Frogs to Kiss 99 Ways to Give Economic
  Power to Girls

Click here for more information on troop money
earning.
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Evaluation

• Please click on the button to go to the online
  registration/evaluation form. If you have
  questions about troop money earning, please email
  us at, council_at_grgsc.org.

Please click here to register and evaluate this
workshop.
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Thank you for completing the Troop Money Earning
Workshop. Good luck in planning and
implementing your money earning workshops with
girls!
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• In order to build money management skills, you
  may consider doing a progressive skill building
  activity with your girls.