Tag: national board
GSUSA’s Uniform Policy and How It’s Interpreted
What is GSUSA’s policy on uniforms for girls and adults, and how is it interpreted in practice? Here are some tips for what you need to know for National Conventions or any time you need uniform information to look your best!
Read More »The National Council, National Board, and National Board Development Committee: Who are They and What Do They Do?
This article focuses on the composition and roles of the three groups defined in the GSUSA Constitution.
Read More »“The Democratic Process: THE Solution to What’s Troubling the Girl Scout Movement” White Paper
The following is a white paper originally published on the Girl Scout With a Cause blog. Please share this white paper with your council’s leadership, board members, council and National Delegates, and whoever else you think should read it. A PDF is also available for download and distribution.
Read More »So What’s Next?
Now that the August 31st deadline for councils to submit proposals to the National Board has come and gone, what’s next?
Read More »Built-in Civics Education
This is a follow-up to my governance post from February and also a commentary on the webcast GSUSA hosted recently about civics education and how we are missing an opportunity to educate ourselves through our organization’s governance and democratic process. However, it’s been wiped away in many places.
Read More »Proposal: Geographic Diversity and Girl Scout Experience Within the GSUSA Board
Submitted by: Farthest North Girl Scout Council Status: Submitted to councils Proposal: To amend Article X, Section 2 of the Constitution of the Girl Scouts of the USA by inserting to end of paragraph two: At least four…
Read More »Call for Nominees to National Board
We’ve gotten word that the National Board Development Committee has sent a memo to council CEOs and board chairs about the nomination process for our National Board of Directors and our National Board Development Committee (NBDC). The people…
Read More »February 2019 Blue Book Update
The Blue Book of Basic Documents was recently updated by the National Board of Directors at its January 24th, 2019 meeting to reflect a lifetime membership promotion that will run in April of 2019. Added asterisk under Credentials/Membership…
Read More »Why Is This Unofficial Website Needed?
Revised: 3/1/2020 When we began this website in January 2019, we said that we had recently heard via some council-level sources that GSUSA intended to be more engaged with delegates, the National Council Session (NCS), and our democratic…
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