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Are you interested in Girl Scout Governance at either the National Level or locally in your council? This website, launched in January 2019, is open to all members of the Girl Scout Movement who are interested in governance.
Read More »Proposal 3: Preservation of Girl Scout Leadership Experience Relating to the Entrepreneurship Program
Submitted by: Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland To amend the GIRL SCOUT TRADEMARK section of the Blue Book of Basic Documents as follows: Current Wording Proposed Amendment If adopted, will read GIRL SCOUT TRADEMARK Every product sold in…
Read More »Proposal 2: Membership Dues and Procedures for Registration
Submitted by: Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana To amend the Credentials Section of the Blue Book of Basic Documents, Membership Dues and Procedures for Registration as follows: Current Wording Proposed Amendment If adopted, will read…
Read More »Proposal 1: Girl Scout Highest Awards Solicitation of Contributions
Submitted by: Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania To amend the Policies of GSUSA as follows: Update the first paragraph of the Solicitation of Contributions part of the Policies section of the Blue Book of Basic Documents on page…
Read More »2026 NCS Alert Released
The Alert for the 2026 National Council Session (NCS) has been released. Three proposals will be on the agenda for the 2026 NCS: Girl Scout Highest Awards Solicitation of Contributions, submitted by Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Membership…
Read More »Parliamentary Procedure Training for NCS Delegations
As a credentialed Registered Parliamentarian, I would like to offer free services to councils when it comes to parliamentary procedure training and what to expect during a National Council Session (NCS). For the past few National Council Sessions,…
Read More »Announcement Regarding GSUSA’s Property Strategy
This message was shared by GSUSA this afternoon: Good afternoon, National Delegates – As GSUSA’s invaluable partners in developing our Movement strategy, we are reaching out to share an important update about GSUSA’s long-term property strategy approved by…
Read More »Governance Challenges on the Local Level
If you’ve followed my blog, you’ll know that I’ve been a big advocate for healthy governance within Girl Scouting for quite a while now, and I’ve attempted to take action to shore up what I see as deficiencies…
Read More »GSUSA to Partner with Harvard University to Assess Movement Governance
GSUSA is working with the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Center for Public Leadership to conduct a democratic governance assessment of GSUSA’s governance processes, intended to complement the ongoing Movement governance assessment launched by the National…
Read More »New Blue Book published for March 2025
A new edition of the Blue Book is now available based on changes approved by the National Board at its March 27, 2025 meeting. You can download a copy of the most recent version from the GSUSA website….
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