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see also forms & publications |
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NEW LEADER HELP |
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Most online and home-study trainings have
council specific information, please check with your own council for
information specific to your area. |
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GSUSA Online Training
(council password required)
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GSUSA in Spanish
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Volunteering FAQS - GSUSA |
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Volunteering with Girl Scouts - GSUSA |
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Volunteer - GSUSA
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Leader Magazine Online - GSUSA |
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New Girl
Scout Leadership Journeys 2008-2010 |
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50 Reasons
for Becoming A Girl Scout Leader
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The
Girl Scout Promise and Law - GSUSA |
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Girl
Scout Days- GSUSA |
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GSUSA Orientation Self-Study (.pdf - 32 pages) |
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GS Orientation Podcasts |
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New Volunteer Orientation Online Training |
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Tips
and Helps for New Leaders
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GSUSA Blue Book of
Basic Documents (.pdf - 51 pg) |
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Leader's Helper Book (25 pg .pdf) |
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Basic Leaderhip
Home Study Course (.pdf - 15 pg)
Online Exam for above
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Girl Scout Basics Self-Study Workbook (.pdf - 12 pages) |
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Girl Scout Basics Self-Study Handouts (.pdf - 25 pages) |
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Daisy, Brownie,
Junior Homestudy Training
also - Ceremonies Homestudy |
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Troop Orientation Training (.pdf - 90pages)
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Transition to Daisy Girl Scouts Self Study (.pdf)
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Daisy Leader Online Training |
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Daisy
Leadership Training (.pdf - 94 pages) |
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Daisy Age Level Self-Study Workbook (.pdf - 11 pages) |
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Daisy Age Level Self-Study Handouts (.pdf - 16 pages) |
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Transition to Brownie Girl Scouts Self Study (.pdf)
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Brownie Leader Online Training |
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Brownie Leadership Training Part 1(.pdf - 51 pages)
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Brownie Leadership Training Part 2 (.pdf - 55 pages)
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Brownie Review Worksheets (.pdf - 7 pages) |
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Brownie Age Level Self-Study Workbook (.pdf - 10 pages) |
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Brownie Age Level Self-Study Handouts (.pdf - 24 pages) |
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Transition to Junior Girl Scouts Self Study (.pdf)
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Junior Leader Online Training |
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Junior Leadership Training Part 1 (.pdf - 62 pages)
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Junior Leadership Training Part 2 (.pdf - 79 pages)
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Junior Review Worksheets (.pdf - 10 pages) |
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Junior Age Level Self-Study Workbook (.pdf - 12 pages) |
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Junior Age Level Self-Study Handouts (.pdf - 40 pages) |
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Studio 2B Online Training |
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Studio 2B Advisor Self-Study Workbook (.pdf - 16 pages) |
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Studio 2B Advisor Self-Study Handouts (.pdf - 35 pages) |
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Studio 2B Advisor Self Study |
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S2B Hints, Help! and How to's (.pdf 26 pg) |
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Self Study
Adult Training - GSLLC
Leadership, Trip Planning, Age Level Transition |
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GSNC eLearning
Online Trainings |
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Transition to Brownies Self Study Training (.pdf)
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Junior Age Level Home Study Course
(.pdf 24 pages) |
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Poscasts -
Beyond BLT |
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Resource
Manual Online - GSWC |
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New Leader Booklet
October - June (.pdf) 23 pages
by Shari Teresi |
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Terrific Tips for Leaders
Part 1
Part 2 |
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Info for Leaders New and
Old
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Top Ten Pieceds of Advice
from a Seasoned Leader |
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Girls on The Move Online Training |
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Neighborhood
Online Training
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Girl Scout Terms
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Glossary of Girl Scout Lingo |
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Glossary of Girl Scout Terms |
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Humorous
Girl Scout Terms and Their Meanings |
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History of Girl
Guides & Girl Scouts
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Why come to Leaders' Meetings? |
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Attending
Leader Meetings |
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Safey Wise Home Study
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| |
Safety
Wise Quiz |
| |
Safety
Wise Quiz Answers |
| |
Safety
Wise Summary & Slider Chart by Susan Wichers |
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Mutual Of Omaha Girl Scout Insurance |
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Girl
Scout Council Finder - GSUSA |
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Uniforms & Where to put those Recognitions - GSUSA |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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RUNNING YOUR TROOP |
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Openings and Closings for Girl Scout Meetings
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Troop
Planner and First
Four Meetings Plan |
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Meeting
Structure
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Troop
Supply Lists
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Bright Ideas -
Program Activities for Download |
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Advantages of a Large Troop |
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During
Her Year as a Daisy What Every Girl Should Know |
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During
Her Years as a Brownie What Every Girl Should Know |
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During
Her Years as a Junior What Every Girl Should Know |
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Instant Program Cards (.pdf
- 27 pg) |
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Instant Program Cards - Thanks Lizbeth
These all print 4 cards to a page (.pdf)
Cover/Index - 2 pg
Crafts -
20 pg
Games -
38 pg
Outdoors
- 18 pg
Outdoor Recipes - 12 pg
Skits -
12 pg
Songs 1
- 27 pg
Songs 2
- 12 pg
Swaps -
12 pg |
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Fall Troop Ideas |
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Winter Troop Ideas |
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Spring Troop Ideas |
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Summer Troop Ideas |
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GS Fun Program Ideas Sept-May
#1 (.pdf - 9 pg) Thanks Lizbeth |
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GS Fun Program Ideas Sept-May
#2 (.pdf - 9 pg) Thanks Lizbeth |
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Program Opportunities - GSUSA |
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Troop Leader Planner
- Make your Own |
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Online
Reminder Generators |
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Troop Calendar Generator |
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Leader One
Year Planning Guide |
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Online
Meeting Planner |
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Leading a Troop with your
Daughter in it |
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Printable Checklists |
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Organizing a Troop - Calendar Planning
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DLTK Custom Monthly and
Yearly Printable Calendars
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HP Free Printable Calendars |
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Printfree Free
Printable Calendars
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Webcalendar -
Create customized web calendars to share
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Petal, Try-it, Badge, IPP Conversion Chart
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Troop Newsletter Generator
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Troop Newsletter Template
(.doc) Thanks Lizbeth |
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Microsoft Publication Templates |
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Troop Calendar Generator |
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Troop
What to Bring List Generator |
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The Girl Scout Law in Your Hands
For Teaching the Girl Scout Law - 2 versions
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The Girl
Scout Law Song |
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How I Live the Girl Scout Law
Work sheet (.pdf)
Thanks Mary Wermer |
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GS Law Coloring Book (.pdf -
12 pages) by Nancy Crossen
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GS Law Coloring Book 2 (.pdf
- 12 pg) |
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Girl Scout Promise Pinwheel |
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The Girl Scout Law in Hand Signs |
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Learn the Girl Scout Law and
Daisy Petals Bracelet |
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Learning
the Law Ideas |
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Girl Scout Law
Windsock |
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Guide Promise
and law Stick, Fence and Flower Crafts |
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Friendship Booklet (.pdf- 35 pages) |
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Cyber Girl Scouts Online Troops |
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Free and Inexpensive Materials |
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How to Start a Troop Without
Going Broke
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Troop Finance Online Workshop
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How to Kill a Scout Troop |
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Troop
Government |
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Troop
Government at the Five Age Levels |
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Troop
Patrols |
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Patrol System Training |
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Troop Government - Patrols (.doc)
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Creating the
Patrol Method |
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Planning
Patrol Meetings |
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Know Your
Patrol Quiz |
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Running a Girl
Scout Troop that Meets Boy Scout Standards |
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Girl Scout
Parents' Laws
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Family Parent
Promise
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Sample
Parent Handout |
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Parent Meeting Sample Packets
(.pdf 16 pg) |
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Parent Meeting Presentation |
| |
Parental Involvement - Ideas for Utilizing Your Resources Online
Workshop
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|
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Troop Committee
Sign Up Form (.html) |
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Troop Committee Positions
(.pdf)
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Getting
Parents Involved
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Parent Help Recruitment
Skit
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The Parent Promise
and Family Promise |
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Tools for Mentoring Adolescents |
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Multi - Age Troops -GSUSA |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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TROOP FINANCES
see also Fundraising |
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Girl Scout Money Management Guide |
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Troop
Finances Spreadsheet (.xls) |
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Instant Program Cards |
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|
Taxes and
Scouting |
|
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IRS Publication 526
- Charitable Contributions (.pdf) |
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Girl
Scouting and Taxes
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Taxes and Girl Scouting
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TOP OF PAGE |
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RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION |
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Getting to Yes - Strategies for Volunteer Recruitment GSUSA
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Dragnet Recruitment Rally Skit
(2 versions) |
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Calculator Tape
Recruitment Demo |
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|
Recruiting
and Keeping Volunteers |
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Recruit, Retain
and Recognize
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Holding Your
Volunteers |
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|
Volunteer Recruitment
Articles
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Volunteer
Recruitment - Tips from the Field |
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|
Ideas for
Recruitment Posters |
|
|
ABC's of
Volunteer Recruitment |
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Recruiting and
Membership Development |
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Keeping Girls in Girl Scouts
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Creative Volunteer
Roles |
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Value of Volunteer Time
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Giving and Volunteering in the US 2001 (.pdf) |
|
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Respectibility - Senior
Citizen Volunteers
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Finding Daytime
Volunteers |
|
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Non-Profit Nuts
and Bolts |
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Lasting Leadership
- Program for Leader Retention
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Seven Deadly
Sins of Recruiting Volunteers |
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Avoiding Leader Burnout
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20 Tips to Keep MIddle School Girls in Girl Scouts
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TOP OF PAGE |
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MANAGING GROUPS |
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Dividing into
Smaller Groups |
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Getting into
Groups |
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Challenges - Behavior in Groups |
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Robert's Rules of Order -
Summary
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Making Group
Decisions |
|
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Super Meeting Activity Book
(.pdf)
|
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Wilderom
Group Activities, Games, Exercises and Initiatives
Team building, Trust, Self-Awareness
|
|
|
Tips and
Tools - Ice Breakers |
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Ice
Breakers (4 pages .pdf) |
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Ice
Breakers and Engergizers
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Ice
Breakers 2000 |
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Ice
Breakers and Warm Ups |
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Break the Ice |
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Ice Breakers - Ultimate Camp Resource
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Resident Assistant Ice Breakers
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Teachnology
Ice Breakers
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Building
Dynamic Groups - Ice Breakers
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Ice Breakers Index
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Group Ice
Breakers |
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Wilderdom
Ice Breakers, Warm Ups, Energizers |
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Robert's Rules
of Order |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT |
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Keeping Your Cool When Things Get Hot
- GSUSA |
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The Talking
Stick - Improving Communication |
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Talking Stick - Listening and Communicating
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Behavior
Incentives |
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Reward Often No
Motivator
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Girl
Power Bucks Information Incentive System |
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Girl Scout Bucks Pattern
Holder
Pattern |
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Using the Troop Bucks System
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Challenges - Behavior in Groups
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Behavior Management 101 |
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You
Can Handle Them All - Misbehaviors
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Behaviors Index
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The
Conflict Resolution Process
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Managing Groups of Kids |
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Girls, Anger and Conflict Resolution
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Get Your Angries Out
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|
|
Sample Code of
Conduct (.pdf) |
|
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Code of Conduct for Troop Members (.pdf) |
|
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Bill Gate's Rules for Kids
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|
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The I Can't
Funeral
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Another I Can't Funeral Page
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Friendship Booklet (.pdf- 35 pages) |
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Changing Minds.org
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TOP OF PAGE |
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SERVICE UNITS AND NEIGHBORHOODS |
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Sample Service Unit
Program Guide (20 pages) Sample
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Service
Team and Support Positions
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Sample Service Unit Friendship Patch |
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Rainbow's Cyber
Service Unit |
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Leader Lobby Service Team Helps |
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Leader Guider Cyber Council |
|
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Using Technology
to Manage your Service Unit |
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Adult
Mentors for Consultants, Trainers, Etc. |
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|
Short and Snappy
Trainings for SU Meetings - GSCNC |
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SUMore Short Trainings |
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Theme Service Unit
Meetings |
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PRESS AND MEDIA |
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Writing and Sending
Press Releases |
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Writing A
Press Release |
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Write a Successful Press Release
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Tips for Press Release
Writing |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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EVENT PLANNING |
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Event Planning
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|
|
Girl Scout Event
Central |
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|
SU Event Planning
Checklist |
|
|
Service Unit Event Planner
(.pdf - 11 pg) |
|
|
Event
Director's Manual for Girl Scouts (Word file - 31 pages)
|
|
|
Event Director's
Manual for Girl Scouts (.pdf file - 31 pages)
|
|
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Service Unit Events (.pdf 23 pg) |
|
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Service Unit Event Planning Guide (.pdf 54 pg) |
|
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Sample Service Unit Encampment Plan and Program |
|
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Sample Events |
|
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Event
Planning for Dummies |
|
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Food Buying Guide
|
|
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Feeding A Crowd?
Do it Safely
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|
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Girl Scout Trip Planning |
|
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Field Trip
Factory |
|
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Words of Inclusion for Girl
Scout Events
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TOP OF PAGE |
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LEADERSHIP & TEAM BUILDING |
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Leadership
Development and Junior Leader Training |
|
|
Basic
Leadership Challenge Course Book (Boy Scout Based) |
|
|
Advanced
Leadership Challenge Course |
|
|
Colin Powell's
Leadership Rules |
|
|
Leadership Development Pin for Adults |
|
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Awaken
the Leader in You 1 |
|
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Awaken the Leader
in You 2 (.pdf) |
|
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Great
Leaders Invent Themselves |
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Team Building
|
|
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Team
Building and Training Resources |
|
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Team
Building Activities
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Team Building - Ultimate Camp Resource
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Wilderdom Team Building Exercises and Games |
|
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Jigsaw Puzzle Team Building
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10 Ways to Distinguish Between a Team and Group |
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Elements of Leadership (.pdf) |
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Team Managing Tricks and
Tools
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Exercises in Group Dynamics and Self Esteem
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Exercises in Group Dynamics and
Community Building |
|
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Group
Skills |
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Group Exercises for Insight and Self Awareness
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Goal Setting
in 7 Easy Steps |
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Leadership vs. Service -
Words to Guide |
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Motivation and Leadership Styles
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Big Dog's
Leadership Styles |
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Leadership Styles Handouts |
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Boss or
Leader Handout (.pdf) |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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GIRL PLANNING |
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The Planning Process |
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Levels of Girl/Adult
Partnership |
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Creating S.M.A.R.T.
Goals
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Girl Adult Planning Online Workshop
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Girl/Adult Partnership Handout (.doc)
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Tips on Planning/Decision Making
with Girl Scouts |
|
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Asking Good Questions, the Key to Planning with Girls (.doc)
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Scouting Seasons Girl Planning Ideas
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Girl Planning
Activity Plan |
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Girl Planning Tip Sheet |
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Planning Trips with
Girl Scouts |
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Plan to Succeed
- Teaching Kids the Planner Habit |
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Brainstorming, Organizing Thought, Generating Ideas
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Brainstorming
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|
More
Brainstorming |
|
|
Creative Quotes for Brainstorming
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Step by Step
Guide to Brainstorming
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Process Guide Brainstorming
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Studio 1151 Brainstorming
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|
Brainstorming
Techniques
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|
|
Girl
Scout Event Planning |
|
|
Muffin is Ready Planning
Exercise (.pdf) (GSSFBA) |
|
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The Muffin is Ready Troop Event Planning (.pdf)
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Another the Muffin is Ready |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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TRAINING FOR TRAINERS |
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Adult
Training - Ice Breakers |
|
|
Top Ten Ice Breakers
for Meetings/Trainings |
|
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20 Key
Points to Enhance Training |
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Ten Tips for New Trainers |
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Trainer Tips |
|
|
Teaching Tips Index - How People Learn |
|
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Online
Program Aide (PA) Training (must register) |
|
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Principals of Adult Learning |
|
|
Girl Scout
Trainers' Resources |
|
|
Downloadable
Trainer Resources GSCNC
|
|
|
Scouting Link's
Trainer's Totebag |
|
|
Trainer's Corner Outlines |
|
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Resources for Trainers |
|
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Trainer Tools & Techniques |
|
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Learning Library for Trainers |
|
|
Downloadable
Trainer Resources |
|
|
Adult Training Record Card (.pdf Fill in on screen and print)
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|
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Educator's Articles and Tips |
|
|
Business Balls - Training Tip &
Resources |
|
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Managing Volunteers Within the Law |
|
|
Scout Fact Sheets (UK, Boy Scouts but helpful) |
|
|
Scout Skills
Training Scouts (.pdf) |
|
|
Scout Skills Training Aids (.pdf) |
|
|
40
Developmental Assets |
|
|
Girl
Scout Mentors for Leaders-All AgesLevels and Trainers |
|
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Edith Macy Professional Development |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
|
|
PBS Zoom-Sci
Training - Learn to Lead Science Activities
|
|
|
CallingPost - Low
Cost Group Calling Service for Organizations
|
| |
Girl
Scout Leader Stationary |
| |
Girl
Scout Idea Exchange |
| |
Another Girl Scout
Idea Exchange
|
| |
Zink
the Zebra - Teaching Appreciation for Differences |
| |
Pluralism & Diversity for Leaders (4pg .pdf) |
| |
Diversity
Activities |
|
|
Banana
Scout Self Esteem Activity
|
|
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Girl Scout Promise in American Sign Language (ASL)
Page 1
Page 2
Thanks Jenifer Kruzan |
| |
Planting
a Girl Scout Garden |
| |
World
Wide Scouting Pen Pals |
| |
Kappa Delta
Girl Scouts Project
|
| |
Chicken Soup for Volunteers Soul Book |
| |
You Know You
have a Scouting Addiction if |
| |
Troop 1500 - Behind Bars Documentary |
| |
Flylady.net - Getting Organized
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| |
Parenting Articles - GSUSA
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Who Moved My Cheese Lesson Plans Embrace Change
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The Eight Principles of Fun |
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TOP OF PAGE |
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LEADER RESOUCE SITES |
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Joanne's Scouting
Program Resources |
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Joanne's Internet Resources |
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|
Scoutville Forums and Links
|
|
|
Scout Mom.net |
|
|
Leaders' Corner -
Clever Leader Tips |
|
|
Leader Goodies from the Internet |
|
|
Leaders' Virtual
Lounge |
|
|
Leader
Lobby
|
|
|
Leader/Guider Cyber Council |
|
|
GS Leader Camp |
|
|
Wagggs Website |
|
|
Wagggs-L
Members Favorites |
|
|
Scout.org - World
Scouting |
|
|
ScoutXing Mega Resources for
Scouts |
|
|
Scouting Links - Links to Girl
Scout Sites
Includes Council, Service Unit and Troop Sites |
|
|
Scouting Links Newsletter |
|
|
Kidlist Girl
Scouting Links |
|
|
Guidezone
|
|
|
Guiding UK
Site - Mostly Guides, but lots of good info |
|
|
Scouting Resources UK
- Boy and Girl Scouts |
|
|
Hackley Web Sites
for Scouts |
|
|
Scouting File
Cabinet
|
|
|
Scouting for All
Seasons |
|
|
Scouting Way Newsletter -
Subscribe |
|
|
AllGirlScouts.Com Members
Only - Has Email Mailing List |
|
|
AGS Resource
Center |
| |
YahooGroups
email Lists Email Mailing Lists for Special Interests
Use Keyword 'Girl Scouts' to find lists related to Girl Scouts |
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The
Leaders' Landing |
| |
A
to Z Teacher Stuff |
| |
Girl Scout
Research Institute Publications |
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