We’re in the Money
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We’re in the money!
We’re in the money!
We’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along!
GSUSA didn’t quite get what it wanted when it came to a membership dues raise back in October, but any disappointment should have been short lived when it was announced that the Lilly Endowment recently awarded a grant of $30 million to GSUSA to “create, test, implement and sustain strategies that support character development in the young people they serve.” There’s been no word on whether councils will receive any of these funds. What will this grant support? Don’t know about that either. Hopefully something more than a hastily developed patch program.
This isn’t the first time Girl Scouts has received a grant from the Lilly Endowment. In 2022, six councils that serve Indiana girls received a total of $15 million to “find creative solutions to reach and better support Hoosier girls and families in all 92 counties with a particular focus on girls and families who have historically not engaged with Girl Scouts.” Continue reading
Another National Council Session (NCS) is in the books, albeit this one comes a little sooner within the triennium due to it being the first ever special session. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to listen to this 12 hour marathon from start to finish due to my attending and running trainings at our council’s leader weekend at Camp WaBak. However, I did get to hear a good portion of the NCS between sessions so I feel like I caught about two-thirds of it. I also had some friends take very good notes and catch me up on what I missed. If you’re interested in a high level play by play, be sure to check out 
A friend of mine recently called me the Girl Scout version of Cassandra of Troy. I can’t think of a better description, especially lately. So once again, I bring you my ramblings. This time over 
On August 26, 2024, paperwork was filed to dismiss the Middle Tennessee council’s lawsuit versus GSUSA. I had actually gotten word that both sides came to a settlement a few weeks ago, but I am not one to publish things on GSWAC (Not a Council) without public references, so I waited for the paperwork on 
A few years back, I decided to recreate the discontinued Memory Books that GSUSA published years ago but using a different premise. If you want to read about the thought process behind them, you can 
It’s that time of year! I’ve published the Badge, Journey, and Award summaries for all levels for the 2024-2025 membership year. These PDF files are a combination of what you’ll find in GSUSA’s 
For the past few years, I’ve been putting together a very simple summary of GSUSA’s financials over on