Online Support for Volunteers
The Volunteer Toolkit is a digital resource that supports troop leaders and co-leaders, making the process of running a troop easier and more efficient.
We’ve got you, Girl Scout volunteers!
When you volunteer with Girl Scouts, you’ll uncover new strengths and build on them. And we’re here to help you shine.
Check out these online resources and training courses that you can access whenever, wherever to make the most of your volunteer experience.
My GS
My GS is your Girl Scout home base and how you access other great tools to manage the Girl Scout experience for your family and troop! By logging into My GS in the upper right-hand corner you can:
- Manage your Girl Scout membership and all the memberships in your household and troop(s).
- Find exciting in-person and virtual events for your Girl Scout, your family, or your troop to attend.
- Maintain your contact information, preferences and manage any changes within your troop.
- Access essential tools like the Volunteer Toolkit and gsLearn to make your Girl Scout volunteer experience a breeze!
Volunteer Toolkit
The Volunteer Toolkit is your official source for delivering easy, fun troop meetings year-round! This fully customizable digital planning tool is accessible on any computer, tablet, or mobile device and provides you with Girl Scout program content, award requirements, and other resources.
Through the Volunteer Toolkit, troop leaders can:
- Plan the troop’s calendar year.
- View the troop roster and email families with one click.
- View badges, Journeys and awards for all program levels including prepopulated tracks for younger and older Multi-Level troop groups (K–5 and 6–12).
- Explore meeting plans that show a breakdown of every meeting, including a list of materials needed and editable time allotments for each activity within a meeting.
- Record girls’ attendance at meetings and their badge and Journey achievements.
- Add council or custom troop events to the troop’s calendar.
- Enter the troop’s finances (depending on the council’s process).
- Easily locate resources both national and local council resources, such as Safety Activity Checkpoints.
The Volunteer Toolkit isn’t just for troop leaders!
Caregivers and administrative volunteers can have access too.
- Caregivers of Girl Scouts in a troop can see troop financial reports, download their attendance and achievement record and stay up-to-date on the great things the troop is doing throughout the year.
- Individually registered Girl Scouts and their caregivers can access badges, Journeys and awards to take charge of their experience individually.
- Administrative volunteers can see a demo version of the Volunteer Tookit to see all the programming available to troops and families, as well as provide support and training to their local volunteers.
Ready to learn more?
Check out the Volunteer Toolkit trainings in gsLearn before you start.Click on My GS in the upper right-hand corner to login and access gsLearn and the Volunteer Toolkit.
Caregivers
Check out our easy-access trainings available on YouTube!
gsLearn
gsLearn is Girl Scouts’ official online and on demand training platform. Confident leaders are prepared leaders, and these online learnings will give you all the info you need to be a great troop leader.
gsLearn isn’t just for volunteers! All members have access to this great tool. Click on myGS in the upper right-hand corner to login and check it out.
gsZoom
Zoom is an easy, reliable video conferencing and messaging platform with powerful security, that works across mobile and desktop devices. Safely meet with your Girl Scouts and families through virtual meetings to stay in-touch when meeting in-person is difficult. GsZoom is our unique partnership with Zoom organization to provide this essential product at a vastly reduced price point for our volunteers.
Your Support Team
Volunteer Support Resources
We know how important volunteers are to the Girl Scout organization and we want to ensure that as a GSOC volunteer you have all of the resources available to help you feel well prepared and supported throughout your journey with us.
As a Girl Scout volunteer, you will have the most contact with your local Girl Scout support team, which is called a Service Unit. Never hesitate to contact these fellow volunteers, because your Service Unit is your expert in all things Girl Scouting. If you have questions about the Girl Scout program, working with girls, resources in the national program portfolio (leadership journeys and The Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting), or selling Girl Scout Cookies and other products, go to your Service Unit team for answers and ongoing support. You will receive your Service Unit roster/contact list at your Volunteer Orientation. These rosters are also available on the Volunteer Network under the “Forms and Docs” tab.
In addition to your service unit team, council staff is dedicated to providing assistance to volunteers in several different capacities. Each Service Unit is assigned a member of council staff called a Volunteer Specialist (VS) who is responsible for providing ongoing support and guidance to the Service Unit Team.
We also offer online and in-person training opportunities and resources that you can find at GSOC Learning. From volunteer essentials to delegate training - we've got some great tools to set you up for success.
VOLUNTEER FORMS
- Financial Aid Request for Camp
- 2017 Council Service Fee & Dues Increase FAQ
- How to Wear Girl Scout Insignia
- Health History Form-English
- Health History Form-Spanish
- Health History Form-Vietnamese
- Important Information for Families
- Permission Slip-English
- Permission Slip-Spanish
- Permission Slip-Vietnamese
Yep! There's a Badge for That.
Check out this shareable Girl Scout Volunteer Digital Badge made just for you! The owner of this badge is dedicated to fostering emotional, intellectual, and physical growth among girls in our communities!
