Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal Form

Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal

Girl Scouts of Rhode Island

125 Charles St, Providence, RI 02904

Attention: Hlee Kue

Submit the original completed form to your council a minimum of 4 weeks prior to starting your project. Do not begin project until you have received council approval. Make copies for yourself and your Girl Scout Silver Award project advisor. APPLICATION MUST BE TYPED. The Silver Award Final Report form and the Time Log must be received by GSRI by 9/30 of the year you enter 9th grade. We recommend that you submit your final report no later than 8/1 of that year. This will allow you to make revisions or answer any questions the committee may have.

Contact Information

Name: Troop/Group Number:

Address:

City: State: Zip code:

E-mail: Phone: ( )

Age: Current Grade When Applying: School:

Troop/Group Volunteer: Phone: ( ) E-mail:

Girl Scout Silver Award Project Advisor:

(*Must have expertise with project topic and cannot be a family member)

Project Advisor’s Organization:

Project Advisor’s Phone: ( ) E-mail:

Project Title:

GSRI Strive for Silver/Go for Gold Training Date: Location:

Prerequisites: One Cadette Journey. List the Journey that you have completed along with your troop/group volunteer’s signature.

*Note: Family Member(s) may not sign off on the prerequisites or be the project advisor.

MONEY/DONATIONS and Your Project

One of the challenges facing every girl “Going for the Silver” is financial. Often, when the planning gets serious, adjustments have to be made. On the one hand you are asked to meet a need in your community; on the other hand, you have some major constraints outlined in Safety-Wise and by your council. So what’s a girl to do?

OK. The reality first. Then some possible ways to approach it. Think of those who have gone before you. They figured it out, and so can you! Then clear the adjustments you have made in your plan with your Girl Scout council.

1. You can’t ask for money as a girl member of Girl Scouts. You can’t ask for materials or services (technically called gifts-in-kind) either. This asking is considered fundraising by the IRS and Girl Scout policies – and for a lot of reasons (legal and otherwise), adults are the only people who can raise money for Girl Scouting.

What you can do: Since adults can solicit money, work with an adult partner if you really need to get a donation of materials or need some funds. You can describe your project to others, write a letter, create a PowerPoint presentation or write the grant, but an adult has to do the actual ask and sign on the dotted line. And don’t forget to clear the solicitation with your council. No way around it.

2. You can’t raise money for another organization as a Girl Scout. That means you can’t have a bake sale and tell people that you are giving the proceeds to a homeless shelter for meals, you can’t ask for pledges for a walk-a-thon to benefit breast cancer research, and you can’t hold a benefit dance to raise money for Sally’s kidney operation.

What you can do: This is where it gets a bit tricky. Your troop/group can hold a bake sale or birdhouse sale and can charge a fee to an approved event that you put on to earn money for your troop/group’s activities. However, your troop/group must have council permission for any money-earning activity. Your troop/group may then decide to use that money toward the completion of a Girl Scout Gold Award Project, such as the purchase of materials. It must be a troop/group decision on how to allocate the funds, which can be used for group or individual projects.

If you are an individually registered member, things are slightly different. You cannot earn money as an individual Girl Scout for yourself. The money you earn must go to an account held by a group (troop/group, service unit, or your council). Next, you must present your need for funds to that group. There is no guarantee that you will get back the amount of money you earned for the group, as the dispersal of funds will be a group decision. We suggest you first check with your council about the options open.

Girl Scout Silver Award Proposal, continued *****APPLICATION MUST BE TYPED*****

Take Action Project: Project Title:

Proposed Start Date: Proposed Completion Date:

Please attach another sheet with your answers if needed. Be sure to include the question with your answer.

A. Describe your project in detail.

B. Describe the issue your project will address. Who will benefit from this project? (Remember your 15-second pitch).

C. Discuss your reasons for selecting this project.

D. Describe the steps involved in putting your plan into action, including resources, facilities, equipment, and approvals needed. (Attach a detailed project plan.)

E. Which of your leadership skills do you think you will use as you work on this project?

Girl Scout Silver Award Proposal, continued *****APPLICATION MUST BE TYPED*****

F. Which groups or organizations can you work with? Who can you ask for help?

G. If you need money or materials for this project, where and how will you get these? (Make sure you are aware of money/donation policies.) You must receive a written approval from GSRI for any donation.

H. What methods or tools will you use to evaluate the success of your project?

I. Explain how your project could be sustained beyond your involvement. (i.e. by someone other than yourself)

J. Describe how you plan to tell others about your project and what you have learned (Web site, blog, presentations, posters, videos, articles, and so on).

*Note: Family Member(s) may not sign off on the prerequisites or be the project advisor.

Time Log for Girl Scout Higher Award Project

* Please make copies of this page if you need to expand.