For Volunteers | Girl Scouts

Everything you need to keep your troop running smoothly

Find resources, guides, and more that are essential to volunteers

Everyone can use a little guidance, whether you’re a brand-new volunteer or a seasoned veteran. The resources on this page will help you along the way in your volunteer journey. Whether you’re looking for guidance on managing troop finances or need help planning your first year of meetings, you’ll find everything you need.

Volunteer Essentials

Your helpful guide for troop management, finances, and more.

Troop Year Plans

A customizable resource featuring our most popular activities to plan a year.

Forms and Documents

Search for important forms and documents for managing your troop, traveling, and more.

Volunteer resources available on MyGS

Many of your must-have tools, like gsLearn and the Volunteer Toolkit, are accessible when you log in to MyGS —always accessible via the icon on the upper right corner of our website.

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The Volunteer Toolkit is a customizable planning tool where you can find suggested meeting plans for most badges, access activity guides and badge requirements, track your Girl Scouts’ achievements, and so much more. It’s the digital planning assistant that will help you power a fun-filled—and organized—Girl Scout year.

You’ll find the Volunteer Toolkit via the left menu bar of MyGS in My Account. It’s accessible on any desktop, tablet, or mobile device.

gsLearn

gsLearn is full of essential volunteer trainings and courses, like how to lead activities the Girl Scout way, safety procedures, and advice for guiding Girl Scouts at every grade level.

You’ll find gsLearn via the left menu bar of MyGS in My Account. It’s accessible on any desktop, tablet, or mobile device, and it will be populated with any trainings you should view.

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Scope: This operational task group is made up of volunteers to partner with council staff to advise on mission delivery projects and initiatives. These projects and initiatives may include program delivery, camp, retail, recruitment and retention/renewal strategy, entrepreneurship (fall and cookie program), and more.

Goal: Partner with volunteers across entire council to advise on operational strategy and tactics to increase overall girl experience.

Who: Active volunteers (5-7 total).

Commitment: November – May. Once a month virtual meeting + emails in the interim when schedules insist on quicker turnaround.

Timeline: Applications accepted through October 15^th. Selected task force members will be notified by November 1st. The task force will begin meeting in November.

Apply now

Application

Name
Role
City/Location
Year of service
Description of Girl Scout experience
What interests you in joining the Mission Delivery Task Group?
What do you hope to contribute to this task group?

Looking for more helpful documents?

Check out Forms and Documents for local most-used resources.

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Volunteer Cookie Resources

Help your Girl Scout cookie entrepreneurs shine with these volunteer resources.

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