Spring 2026 Lead & Learn

New Leader Onboarding: What Girl Scouts Do (GSUSA)

Level: One Course Per Level

Course Description: Under this course title are six separate ten-minute courses where leaders learn “what Girl Scouts do” at each program level, Daisy through Ambassador. Volunteers may explore them all or complete courses only for the levels represented in their troop. This set of courses should be the starting point for new troop leaders and assistant leaders as they begin their roles.

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Daisy

Brownie

Junior

Cadette

Senior

Ambassador

New Leader Onboarding: Family Engagement—The Key to Success (GSUSA) Level: All

Course Description: Engaging families in their Girl Scout’s experience benefits troop leaders, Girl Scouts, and families. This 30-minute course illuminates the value of family engagement and provides practical strategies for enlisting family support. It also equips leaders with an agenda to plan a parent/caregiver meeting to set the tone for family engagement for the year.

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New Leader Onboarding: Funding the Fun—Managing Girl Scout Finances (GSUSA) Level: All

Course Description: In this 20-minute course, volunteers learn how to manage their troops’ income to fund meetings and activities. It also reviews how troops manage and report their finances to council.

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New Leader Onboarding: The Girl Scout Cookie Program (GSUSA)

Level: All

Course Description: This course reviews Girl Scout Cookie program basics; how and why Girl Scouts sell cookies, who the bakers are that make the cookies, and how to use cookie proceeds with a troop. At each program level (15 minutes per level), discover exciting program options volunteers can explore with their troop as they build their entrepreneurial skills. Volunteers also learn cookie-selling safety and important ways to bring families and caregivers along in a troop’s cookie business adventure.

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