Tag: national board
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…
Read More »Proposal: Reestablishing the National Council as the Authority to Determine Membership Dues Amounts
STATUS This proposal does not have a sponsor who can submit it to a council board. Please consider submitting it to your board for consideration. It does not involve a constitutional amendment, so per Article VI/Proposals to the…
Read More »Proposal: Engaging National Delegates throughout the Triennium
STATUS Approved by the Board of Directors of Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana at their January 29, 2019 meeting and sent to other boards on February 13th, 2019. SUBMITTED BY Marty Woelfel of Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana STATEMENT OF…
Read More »Governance and Operations – What’s the Difference?
It’s very important to know the difference between these two things as a delegate.
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