GSME Resources
Resources for volunteers
We have put together some resources for volunteers, troop leaders, and service units.
Outdoor Resources 
New Leader Resources
Online Participation Catalog
VTK Videos and Resources
Volunteer Handbook
Safety Activity Checkpoints
Troop Activity and Simple Sleepover Guides
Traditions & Ceremonies Handbook
Additional Volunteer Troop or Group Resources
Service Team Planning Materials
The resources below will support your work as a service team. These resources should be reviewed by the team and updated each year.
Download the following documents:
- Current Leader Workshops (PDF)
- Service Unit Contact List (PDF)
- Service Unit Plan for Success (PDF)
- Welcoming New Leaders (PDF)
- Service Unit Budget (PDF)
- Service Unit Bank Information Form (PDF)
- Mid-Year Assessment (PDF)
- End of Year Assessment (PDF)
- Service Unit Treasurer's Report (PDF)
- Reimbursement Request (PDF)
Service Team Handbook
Marketing
These resources will help you to share Girl Scouts in your community. If you would like to share a story about your troop with local news outlets, please see the materials below for guidance. Guidelines for creating troop t-shirts/signs and other materials can be found here too.
Marketing Toolkit
Press Release Toolkit
Social Media Guidelines for Troops and Volunteers
Event Resources and Toolkits
The resources below will guide your service team as you provide programming for Girl Scouts in your service unit.
Templates
Toolkits
- Badge Connections Toolkit* (PDF) Note: This document refers to the old Cookie Business badges. Please refer to the current Cookie Business badges.
- Cookie Kickoff Toolkit (PDF)
- GSME International Day of the Girl Toolkit (PDF)
- Hosting Successful Community Events (PDF)
- Let’s Plan: Camporee! Toolkit (PDF)
- Ooey Gooey Science Toolkit (PDF)
- Our Story, Our World: Celebrating Girl Scouts Event Toolkit (PDF)
- Resilient. Ready. Strong. Community Engagement Event Toolkit (PDF)
- Resilient. Ready. Strong. Writeable Flyer (PDF)
- Are you hosting a Resilient. Ready. Strong. event? Use the images below for your Eventbrite and Facebook events.
- Resilient. Ready. Strong. Writeable Flyer (PDF)
- Virtual Founder's Day (PDF)
Facebook Event Cover
