Troop Leader Experience: A Podcast about Girl Scouts for Troop Leaders and other Girl Scout Volunteers

This week features Nicole M. and her mom, Heather, from Arizona Cactus-Pine Council. Nicole was a Girl Scout from Kindergarten through 12th grade, was a super seller in her council, and helped plan multiple encampments.  Heather shares tips for troops to optimize cookie sales and offers some suggestions for volunteers to make Girl Scouts a safe and supportive environment for special kids (like Nic...

This week we are catching up with Merana Cadorette, a lifetime Girl Scout who is focused today on history, archives, and art. Join her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/FLGirlScoutCollection Check out the Juliette Low book she refers to here: https://www.amazon.com/Stacy-A.-Cordery/e/B001H6L8HU You can find the 2nd edition of the Collector's Guide here: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Degen...

This is an episode you do not want to miss. We got a chance to talk to Rylee K. from Georgia, who earned her Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards and was a Girl Scout from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.  She's now a college student who founded her school's chapter of Campus Scouts and is a board member for the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia! Rylee chats with us about her high award projects, what Gi...

This week features an interview with Laura R. from Girl Scouts Western PA, a Brownie Troop Leader and Service Team Finance Manager/MagNut Manager. Laura talks about single level troops vs multi-level troops & troops that span multiple schools, robotics, volunteering on the service team, tips and tricks for managing your troop finances, and more.  Laura describes her favorite resource:  https://vol...

For our first episode, we interviewed Kate M. from Girl Scouts New Mexico Trails, a troop leader for a multi-level Daisy and Brownie troop. Kate talks about the pressure and beauty in 100+ years of tradition, managing a multi-level troop, encouraging a take action mindset in girls even as young as Daisies, and more!  Kate describes her favorite resources: https://volunteers.girlscoutsrv.org/ - Mee...

Welcome to Volunteer Connection, a podcast for Girl Scout volunteers, parents, and Girl Scouts of all ages! This is the first ever podcast of its kind! We're bringing you interviews with volunteers from across the country - and even the world!, conversations with high-achieving girls who set BIG GOALS and CRUSHED 'EM, and panel discussions and debates about all the latest news and information rega...