2023 Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Sponsorship Booklet

BETTER TOGETHER Girl Scout Corporate Partnership Opportunities 2023-2024

Program Partnerships Invest in life-changing, leadership programming for girls Patch Programs 2023-2024 Tagalong Opportunities At-A-Glance

Daisy Drop Box & Brownie Bundle 2023-2024 Girl Scout Council-led Programs 2023-2024

Event Sponsorships Support one of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s flagship community events Dessert First 2024 Women’s Leadership Network 2023-2024 Girl Scout Cookie Run 2023 April Showers 2024

Girls are the future leaders and innovators that our community requires. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) provides the tools they need to navigate today’s world successfully. With the help of supporters like you, we can continue to create and optimize an environment where girls explore freely, broaden perspectives, and discover their unimaginable potential. Like the peanut butter and chocolate in the iconic Tagalong Girl Scout Cookie, we are better together with YOU! I am excited to share opportunities for partnership and invite you to consider all the varied ways in which we can collaborate to positively impact the lives of girls in eastern Missouri! Your partnership with us will provide the ability to create transformative and innovative experiences, connecting the girl of today with critical resources that will equip her with courage, confidence, and character as she develops into the leader of tomorrow. ALL GIRLS EVERYWHERE Soar Higher

Whether it be your time, talent or treasure, your invaluable contribution will encourage all girls everywhere to discover their untapped potential and soar higher!

Please take a moment to review the opportunities in this booklet and choose what aligns best with your individual or company interest. We thank you and appreciate your interest in enhancing the lives of girls across eastern Missouri.

Yours in Girl Scouting,

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.

Dr. Natissia Small Chief Executive Officer

Program Partnership

Company Branded Patch Programs

What is a Girl Scout Patch Program? Like Girl Scout’s iconic badges, patches are earned by Girl Scouts who complete a curriculum and set of activities that address one of the four core pillars of Girl Scout leadership programming: STEM, Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Outdoor Adventure. Once earned, patches are proudly worn by Girl Scouts on their uniforms to represent a mastery of the topic covered. While traditional Girl Scout badge curriculum is developed at the national level by Girl Scouts of the USA, patches represent a unique opportunity for collaboration on the local and regional levels between Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and YOU, our corporate partner. Each year, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri welcomes the expertise of our Patch Program partners in developing unique and innovative curricula around academic, social, and professional topics that enrich our girls’ skill development and advance the mission, culture and work of your company within the greater community. Edward Jones is proud to partner with Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri to train and equip the young entrepreneurs who will become tomorrow’s business leaders. As Girl Scouts prepare for this year’s cookie season, our message is good luck, have fun, and you’ve got this! -Laura Ellenhorn, Edward Jones

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Unique Benefits

Investment With a $50,000 investment in a Girl Scout Patch Program of your choice, your company may co-design and brand a Girl Scout Patch that young members earn and wear proudly as part of their Girl Scout uniform.

• Girl Scout patch branded with your company’s logo (potential to be earned by 30,000+ Girl Scouts) • Option to co-design your own patch or contribute to existing patch curriculum development • Option to support age-appropriate patch curriculum at every Girl Scout level (K-12) or as a progressive series of programs for a targeted Girl Scout level (Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, etc). • Option to provide guest speakers/ contributors to Girl Scout patch-related programming • Dedicated mailing to targeted participants, promoting the patch program and recognizing your support (Reach varies by Girl Scout audience) • Logo inclusion in GSEM Publications: • Inspire Discovery (30,000+ reach) • Impact Report (30,000+ reach) • Members eNewsletter (30,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion/partner recognition on GSEM website (610,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion in digital marketing and select social media campaigns (12,000+ followers) • Recognition in GSEM donor newsletter, Our Promise (2,000+ reach)

Examples of Current Patch Program Partnerships include:

Health Care Education Maryville University

Cookie College Edward Jones

Existing Exclusive Opportunities for Patch Program Collaboration include: • Disability Awareness • Money Management • STEM • Outdoor Adventure • Mental Health Awareness • And much more! *Patch partners may also propose and/or co-design a curriculum specific to your company’s areas of interest. Your logo here! Disability Awareness Girl Scout Brownie Your logo here! Like badges, Patch Programs are designed to be progressive and skill-building so that Girl Scouts may deepen their understanding of important topics over their Girl Scout lifetime. For example, a Cybersecurity badge is offered at every level of Girl Scouting. As a Girl Scout Daisy (K-1st grade), a girl learns what a computer is, how they work and what safety and protection means. By 11th 12th grade as a Girl Scout Ambassador, she is debating the ethics of hacking, learning to secure data, and exploring cyber careers. Patch Programs can also be offered as a series to one Girl Scout level, nurturing deeper understanding at the right age-appropriate moment for the topic.

Program Partnership

Daisy Drop Box & Brownie Bundle

Together we are better with our volunteer troop leaders, our fearless frontline champions and facilitators of Girl Scout leadership programming. In 2022, we successfully supported 287 troops, serving 4,200+ Daisies in eastern Missouri. The concept is simple and the reward is great. Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri mails Daisy Drop Boxes EVERY MONTH to kindergarten and first grade Daisy troop leaders who then deliver the curriculum contained within using the supplies provided. Materials include everything needed to run one troop meeting every month. The activities within the box align with our national curriculum, including options for Girl Scouts to explore the worlds of STEM, Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Outdoor Adventures. Now Supporting Our Brownie Leaders Due to the overwhelming success of the Daisy Drop Box program, we are launching our brand new Brownie Bundle for the 2023-2024 membership year. It will be piloted to our first year Brownie troop leaders this fall and serve our 2nd grade Brownies.

Unique Benefits

Investment A $25,000 contribution will support ONE MONTH of Daisy Drop Box OR Brownie Bundle programming which includes mailings to first year AND second year members of Daisy troops or first year Brownie troops. (Second year Brownie Troops will be added in 2024-2025!)

• Company choice of themed box (STEM, Money Management, Life Skills, etc.) • Mailing with company branded collateral materials (4,200+ Daisies OR 5,000+ Brownies reached) • Logo inclusion in GSEM Publications: • Inspire Discovery (30,000+ reach) • Impact Report (30,000+ reach) • Members eNewsletter (30,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion/partner recognition on GSEM website (610,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion in digital marketing and select social media campaigns (12,000+ followers) • Recognition in GSEM donor newsletter, Our Promise (2,000+ reach)

4,200+ Daisies Reached in 2022

2,600+ Daisy Drop Boxes Distributed to Troop Leaders in 2022

5,000+ Potential Reach with Brownie Bundle

Program Partnership

Girl Scout Council Led Programs Did you know that Girl Scout programming extends beyond traditional troop meetings, badgework and cookie sales? GSEM also hosts year-round individual programs that celebrate lifelong learning in the areas of STEM, Life Skills, Entrepreneurship and Outdoor Adventure. And those programs are made better by the participation and support of our corporate partners who contribute to the curriculum, serve as one-time guest speakers, host field trips at their places of employment, and much more! The Junior Budget Maker program was both fun and rewarding. The staff at GSEM helped us every step of the way, from lesson-planning to last-minute decorating ideas. In the end, everyone’s time was well-spent, dreams were discovered (and saved), and laughs were shared and THAT’s what makes volunteering with GSEM so rewarding! -Danny Shaver, Charles Schwab

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Unique Benefits

Investment With a $10,000 contribution, your company may support curriculum development and provide a guest speaker for ONE standalone leadership program within the Girl Scout year. GSEM delivers these programs in a variety of ways including: In-person programs at the Berges Family Girl Scout Program Center For a full overview of GSEM’s year-round programming, scan the QR Code below for the latest edition of Inspire Discovery , Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s program catalog. Live from Girl Scouts—Virtual Programming Launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Live delivers Girl Scout pillared programming virtually so that members may participate from the comfort of their homes with curriculum and supplies mailed to them for each session. The heightened accessibility that came with Live from Girls Scouts has prompted GSEM to continue its delivery post-pandemic. Scan the QR code below for the current Live schedule. Field Trips Want to connect with emerging female leaders in your field and introduce them to the work you do? Host an interactive Girl Scout field trip at your place of work.

• Company branded collateral materials distributed to participants through box mailings (virtual programs) or handouts (in-person pillar programs) • Guest speaker opportunities • Logo inclusion in GSEM Publications: • Inspire Discovery (30,000+ reach) • Impact Report (30,000+ reach) • Members eNewsletter (30,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion/partner recognition on GSEM website (610,000+ reach) • Logo inclusion in digital marketing and select social media campaigns (12,000+ followers) • Recognition in GSEM donor newsletter, Our Promise (2,000+ reach)

Scan the QR code to see the latest edition of Inspire Discovery !

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FIRST

You should always eat Dessert First! 2024 will mark the 14th year of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s signature event, Dessert First. And we will be celebrating that occasion on Leap Day—February 29, 2024 at the Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta Hotel. Dessert First experienced its most successful year to date in 2023 with more than 550 Girl Scout supporters in attendance, 11 local chefs crafting confections from your favorite Girl Scout cookies, more than 30 corporate sponsors, and almost $300,000 raised in support of leadership programming for our region’s girls. Take the leap and be a part of this momentous evening where we will honor three outstanding Girl Scout Changemakers with academic scholarships as well as Individual, Corporate and Community Legacy Builders who, year after year, support more than 30,000 Girl Scouts across eastern Missouri.

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The only challenge my colleagues encountered with this great event was that the desserts were TOO tempting. -Dave Woolley, Daugherty Business Solutions

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Unique Benefits

Event Sponsorship Levels With the help of corporate sponsors, Dessert First raises significant funds every year in support of Girl Scout programming across eastern Missouri. More than 500 people attend this flagship February event where St. Louis chefs flex their baking skills and deliver one-of-a-kind Girl Scout Cookie-inspired creations.

• Complimentary tickets to Dessert First • Naming rights to the People’s Choice Dessert First Chef Award (new this year!)* • Title sponsor of the Make New Friends Reception* • Company branding opportunities for onsite event takeaways* • On-stage verbal recognition* • Logo/name listing* on Dessert First collateral • Save the Date (2,100+ reach) • Invitation (2,100+ reach) • Onsite signage (500+ reach) • Exclusive event signage* (500+ reach) • Company ad in Dessert First program* (500+ reach) • Logo/name listing in FEAST Magazine ads* (150,000+ reach)

Presenting Sponsor: Secured Trefoil Sponsor: $25,000 Make New Friends Sponsor: $25,000 Legacy Sponsor: $20,000

Gold Sponsor: $10,000 Silver Sponsor: $5,000 Bronze Sponsor: $2,500

500+ Attendees

11+ St. Louis Chefs

3 Changemaker Scholarship Recipients

*Limited to select sponsorship levels and subject to timing of sponsorship commitment.

2023-2024

Nothing illustrates the idea of “Better Together” more than GSEM’s Women’s Leadership Network. Women who lead in their homes, in their workplaces, and in their communities only grow with the support of their peers. By coming together regularly throughout the year, members of the Women’s Leadership Network model that mindset for today’s Girl Scout, encouraging her to embrace that collaborative spirit as she discovers her path forward. Year-round Women’s Leadership Network events provide women in the region with opportunities for celebration, reflection and conversation. Members share their journeys in leadership with each other and consider together how their experiences may enhance the leadership potential of today’s eastern Missouri Girl Scouts. The WLN connects you to the leaders of today, who support each other and give of their personal time, professional expertise and financial support to prepare the way for your leaders of tomorrow, our Girl Scouts. -Karen Miller, WLN President

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Unique Benefits

Event Sponsorship Levels

• Complimentary tickets to Networking Reception & Celebration Luncheon • Company branding opportunities for onsite event takeaways* • On-stage verbal recognition* • Logo/name listing on all WLN collateral • Networking Reception & Celebration Luncheon invitations (2,000+ reach) • WLN member email updates (2,000+ reach) • Onsite signage (500+ reach) • Exclusive event signage* (500+ reach) • Company logo/listing in GSEM publications: • Inspire Discovery (30,000+ reach) • Impact Report (30,000+ reach) • Member eNewsletter (30,000+ reach) • Company listing/partner recognition on GSEM website (610,000+ reach) • Company logo/listing in digital marketing and select social media campaigns (12,000+ followers) • Company logo/listing in GSEM donor newsletter, Our Promise (2,000+ reach)

As a sponsor of the Women’s Leadership Network, you will not only support four distinct networking events throughout the year that bring together women (and men!) of all backgrounds, expertise, and experiences, but you will also enhance thoughtful conversation around salient professional, personal and social topics. In fact, the theme of the 2022 Networking Reception was Resilience and featured a panel of speakers who addressed the necessity of that attribute in their careers and their lives, how they have applied it to challenging situations, and what they learned as a result of their experiences.

Presenting Sponsor: $25,000 Gold Sponsor: $10,000 Silver Sponsor: $5,000 Bronze Sponsor: $2,500

Annual WLN Events

Networking Reception

Celebration Luncheon

Women in Leadership Mentor Breakfast

Mindful Conversations (Quarterly)

*Limited to select sponsorship levels and subject to timing of sponsorship commitment.

GIRL SCOUTS GO: RUN FOR THE COOKIES 2022

November 25, 2023

The Girl Scout Cookie Run is a family-friendly 5K and 1-mile fun run/walk which draws more than 1,000 participants every year. The event combines the benefits of two of Girl Scouts’ core pillars of programming—Life Skills development and Outdoor Adventure— both of which lead to improved self-confidence and conscientious decision-making and motivate girls to seek challenges that improve the mind and body. Your investment in the Girl Scout Cookie Run not only supports the event itself, but also your commitment to the mission of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and the ongoing development and leadership needs of today’s girl.

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Whether one mile or 3.1 miles is your thing, the Girl Scout Cookie Run has something for the whole family. This is my 5th year participating and I look forward to it...and the cookies...every year. -Aubrey D., Girl Scout Cadette

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Unique Benefits

Event Sponsorship Levels Corporate sponsors of the Girl Scout Cookie Run may enjoy company recognition in multiple arenas including the Girl Scout Cookie Run registration website, onsite signage, all race communications (email/social), official Girl Scout Cookie Run apparel and commemorative items, and much more.

• Complimentary race registrations • Opportunities to distribute company merchandise* • Logo inclusion/listing on select event collateral • Event apparel/merchandise/ commemorative items* • Registration website • Onsite event signage • Race communications (email/social) • Company logo/listing in GSEM publications: • Inspire Discovery (30,000+ reach) • Impact Report (30,000+ reach) • Member eNewsletter (30,000+ reach) • Company listing/partner recognition on GSEM website (610,000+ reach) • Company logo/listing in digital marketing and select social media campaigns (12,000+ followers) • Company logo/listing in GSEM donor newsletter, Our Promise (2,000+ reach)

Presenting Sponsor: $25,000 Gold Sponsor: $10,000 Silver Sponsor: $5,000 Bronze Sponsor: $2,500

1,000+ Participants

5K Run/Walk

1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

*Limited to select sponsorship levels and subject to timing of sponsorship commitment.

April 5-7, 2024

Together, Girl Scouts make a difference – and strive to make lives better -- through community service initiatives like April Showers. April Showers is Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest annual community service event, as well as the ONLY large-scale personal care item drive in the region. Throughout the month of April, Girl Scouts collect 1 million+ personal care items (deodorant, toothpaste, diapers, first aid items, feminine hygiene products, soap, and more). Those items are then distributed to local pantries by our Girl Scouts with additional support provided by Operation Food Search. Not only do our Girl Scouts serve our 28-county region through April Showers, but they also gain valuable insight into the needs of their communities and the change they can spark there with their actions alone. I think it is important to participate in April Showers because it’s a way to give to people who are having a hard time getting what they need. Everyone deserves the basic things in life to care for themselves, and we as Girl Scouts have the power to bring that to people. -Dana C., Girl Scout Alum

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Unique Benefits

Event Sponsorship Levels April Showers has a greater impact with community partners like you who help our Girl Scouts with their personal care item collection efforts. As a sponsor of the event, your company will enjoy a variety of recognition opportunities including logo inclusion or name listings on select event collateral material* as well as robust volunteer opportunities connected to the program’s Showering the Community drive in which Girl Scouts host personal care collection booths outside various Schnucks and Dierbergs in the region.

• Volunteer opportunities at Showering the Community • Logo placement/name listing on: • Community billboard for April Showers* (reach varies by location) • April Showers sticky note* (placed on 800,000+ doors in eastern MO) • Showering the Community shopping lists (43,000+ reach) • April Showers volunteer training PowerPoint materials (13,000+ reach) • April Showers Quick Reference Guides for participating Girl Scout troops (13,000+ reach) • April Showers website landing page (5,700+ reach) • April Showers social media campaigns (12,000+ followers)

Presenting Sponsor: $25,000 Gold Sponsor: $10,000 Silver Sponsor: $5,000 Bronze Sponsor: $2,500

33,000+ Girl Scout Service Hours

1.4 Million+ Personal Care Items Collected

230+ Health and Human Service Partners

*Limited to select sponsorship levels and subject to timing of sponsorship commitment.

Event Sponsorship Matrix

PRESENTING

Benefits

Dessert First 2024: Trefoil ($25,000)

Dessert First 2024: Make New Friends ($25,000)

Dessert First 2024: Legacy ($20,000)

WLN 2023-24: ($25,000)

Girl Scout Cookie Run 2023: ($25,000)

April Showers 2024: ($25,000)

Dessert First 2024: ($10,000)

WLN 2023-24: ($10,000)

Event Participation

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16 Reception

20 Runners

16 Dessert First

10 Reception

16 Celebration Luncheon

8 Celebration Luncheon

Early Access to Reception

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Company ad inclusion in event program

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Logo inclusion or name listing on select event collateral, digital marketing, media, social media, event website* Logo inclusion or name listing in GSEM publications ( Inspire Discovery and annual report) Brand opportunities for on-site event take-aways/specialty branded event items (stickers, T-shirts, medals, ribbons, etc.) On-stage verbal recognition/remarks made by company representative Opportunity to distribute branded merchandise, collateral

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People’s Choice Chef Awards

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Girl Scout Cookie Run 2023: ($10,000)

April Showers 2024: ($10,000)

Dessert First 2024: ($5,000)

WLN 2023-24: ($5,000)

Girl Scout Cookie Run 2023: ($5,000)

April Showers 2024: ($5,000)

Dessert First 2024: ($2,500)

WLN 2023-24: ($2,500)

Girl Scout Cookie Run 2023: ($2,500)

April Showers 2024: ($2,500)

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8 Dessert First

8 Reception

10 Runners

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6 Runners

8 Celebration Luncheon

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Your Partnership Includes…

Young Professionals Association (YPA) • Company representative to join GSEM’s Young Professionals Association (YPA) (21-35 years old) Board and Committee Service Opportunities • Board & Governance Committees • Women’s Leadership Network Steering Committee • DEI Committee • Highest Awards Committee/Changemaker Scholarship Review Committee

Other Volunteer Opportunities • Individual Program Volunteer/Guest Speaker • Support for Cookie Season

• Girl Scout Mentor/Role Model Support (preferred partner) • Group Volunteer Opportunities for Corporate Partners • Notification of Volunteer Opportunities throughout the Year Other Partner Benefits • Exclusive Corporate Networking Events • Holiday Cookie Sampler Mailing

DEI at Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is committed to fostering inclusivity in our organization and creating an environment in which all employees feel valued, included, and empowered and all girls and volunteers know they belong. By partnering with Girl Scouts, you can leverage your company's resources to help build a diverse pipeline of female leaders and a more equitable world for today's girls. Learn more about GSEM’s DEI efforts in our 2022 Impact Report at vr.girlscoutsem.org/2022DEI .

Want to reach a more specific audience? Support one of our ongoing programs:

Robotics (STEM) Support the training, ingenuity and travel of GSEM’s more than 80 all-girl FIRST competitive Robotics and SeaPerch (underwater Robotics) teams.

Community Troop Program GSEM staff-led Girl Scout troops serving 3,000+ Girl Scouts in underinvested communities of eastern Missouri. Financial assistance supports annual Girl Scout membership and uniform fees as well as program participation for these members.

Girl Scouts Beyond Bars & Specialty Troops GSEM staff-led troops serving girls in crisis situations. Financial assistance supports annual Girl Scout membership and uniform fees as well as program participation for these members.

Power Girls (trades) A new camp program that encourages girls to explore skilled trade careers including, but not limited to, carpentry, plumbing, welding, painting and more.

Camp Fury STL (first responders) A week-long summer camp that introduces girls in grades 9-12 to the career field of emergency responders. Camp Fury STL is presented in collaboration with the Metro West First Protection District, Fenton Fire Protection District, and other regional fire protection, law enforcement and emergency medicine agencies in eastern Missouri.

For more information, contact Erin Vlasaty at 314.592.2365 or evlasaty@girlscoutsem.org .

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