Tips From Your Volunteer Support Team

As a Girl Scout volunteer, you are a fearless leader, empowering role model, or maybe even an innovative event organizer in the eyes of your girls. No one said this rewarding journey would be easy, but with these tips for troop leaders, you’ll be on your way to meet any challenge that comes your way. Meet your volunteer support team of experts who are passing along some advice and inspiring ideas!

Heather Mize | New Leader Specialist

Manage Your Troop With Ease

• Explore the new member management portal on myGS.

This is the one-stop-shop to handle just about everything you need to do to assist you with troop management, as well as your family membership management. • In myGS, make sure you are opted into any emails you want to receive from us—including the Volunteer Connections. • Utilize the Volunteer Toolkit to deliver easy, fun troop meetings year-round. • Explore gsLearn for just-in-time training and the ability to track all your accomplishments.

We have even more great tips to help make this year the best one yet. Scan this QR code and head on over to girlscouts.org for dozens of articles and tips for your Girl Scout troop.

Curious about Volunteer Awards?

Check out pages 6-7 for more information! Wanting to get outdoors? Check out pages 20-21 for tips on getting girls outside.

Lynn Moxley

Troop/SU Support Specialist

Use Local Experts to Enhance the Girl Scout Experience

Utilizing local subject matter experts like firefighters, professional gardeners, chefs, local retailers, medical professionals, and zoologists can really enhance the Girl Scout experience! Even your own troop parents may have expertise to share with the troop.

Get To Know Your Volunteer Support Staff

• We have 5 Troop/Service Unit Support Specialists (TSS) supporting veteran troop leaders and service units across Girl Scouts of the Missouri

Heartland. • We have 4 New Leader Specialists (NLS) supporting new troop leaders during their first two years in their role. • You’ll want to have an ongoing relationship with your Volunteer Support team member. We are here to give you a positive volunteer experience. • Give us a call, text, Facebook message, or email for any troop needs!

Bre Yelvington and Mikael Summers

Troop/SU Support Specialist and New Leader Specialist

Take Advantage of Your Resources

• The “Volunteer” and “Forms” sections on girlscoutsmoheartland.org provides a ton of GSMHspecific information for our leaders and volunteers. • Use GSUSA resources. Just head to girlscouts.org and you will find lots of great information. • Routinely check gsLearn for new trainings. • Use the Volunteer Toolkit to plan your troop meetings.

Katie Roush | Senior Troop/SU Support Specialist

Get it done by October 1!

• Renew your troop. • Complete “2020–2021

Financial Report” on the

VTK. • Sign the “Standards of

Conduct and Volunteer

Appointment” on gsLearn.

Carrie Mott and Ian Hook | Troop/SU Support Specialist

Stay on track and organized!

• Create a Google Drive folder for leaders, parents, and older girls. Include items like a troop roster, lists of upcoming opportunities, badge work, and a visual guide for badges and uniforms. • Follow the Girl Scouts MO Heartland Volunteer Facebook

Group and your service unit Facebook group for volunteer specific updates. • Maintain communication with your Service Unit Volunteer

Support Coordinator. They are great Girl Scout mentors.