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Todays Girl Scout Experienceand You!

• Girl Scout Council
• Central New York
• Fall Area Meetings 2008
• Cookie Program Training

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Girl Scout Mission

• Girl 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.

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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 Law

• I 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

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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

• Worlds 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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Going from GOOD TO GREAT
Going from Good to Great
What can we be best in the world at?
What drives our economic engine?
What are we most passionate about?
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Challenges

• Growth in diverse communities
• Population shifts
• Competition
• Change in family dynamics
• Expectations from funders

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Transformation Imperative for Success
Given where we are today, we face a challenge of
transformation. Incrementalism will not get us
there!
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Girl Scouts Strategic Priorities
Bold Brand Strategy
New Volunteer Systems
Leadership Development Experience
Girl Scout Mission
New Program Experience
Philanthropy/ Funding for Girls
Streamlined Structure Improved Governance
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Alignment Positions All Councils To

• Expand program delivery to more girls
• Attract adequate funding
• Achieve brand consistency
• Respond to population shifts

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Research In Support of Alignment

• Internal nationwide analyses
• External research on strategic restructuring

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Leveraging Our Strengths

• History
• Scale
• People
• Expertise
• Brand

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Imagine The Future State Girl Scouts Of NYPENN
Pathways June 2009
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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
SessionSaturday January 249-11amPromise 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 worlds 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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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 JourneyIts Your World- Change
ItFIRST 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 Pathwaysthe ways that girls and
  adults participate in Girl

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Events Different girls, each event
Girl Scout Pathways for Girls
Special Interest Same girls, all sessions
relating to a specific theme or purpose
Camp Day and Resident Camps, focus on
out-of-doors and/or environmental, outdoor
education
Travel Regional, national, and
international trips
Virtual High-quality, interactive program safe,
secure, online environment
Passport Multipathway participation encouraged
Troops/Group Same girls, all sessions typically
spans of the length of a school year
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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 programs 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

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Girl Scout Mission

• Girl 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.