of the adult. Social media is a fun, fast way to get out an urgent message, such as, “It’s Girl Scout cookie
time!” Posting, tweeting, or pinning such a message will get the attention of friends and family.
Before girls use social media as a marketing tool, keep the following in mind:
● Girls must have parental permission to use social media.
● Girls must meet age limits set by the provider, which is 13 and above in most cases, as per the
United States Child Online Privacy and Protection Act and the Child Online Protection Act.
● Any use of photos requires a photo-release form signed by parents/guardians of the girls
pictured and the signature of any adults pictured.
● Any use of online video sharing sites (such as YouTube), where the video is representing Girl
Scouts or Girl Scout products, must follow specific requirements for that site, as well as council
guidelines. Girl Scout photo release forms must also be signed by parents/guardians and any
adults pictured. (In other words, this is not an easy venture, but if you and the girls are willing, it’s
worth the investment.)
Daisies: Stay Especially Safe!
Girl Scout Daisies are too young to be marketing online through their group, parent or guardian
websites, or social media sites. For this reason, Girl Scout Daisies are allowed to send out emails only
when working directly with an adult. Daisies and their adult volunteers must use only blind emails or the
online marketing tools provided by GSUSA product vendors on their websites.
Additional Group Money-Earning Activities
Product sales are a great way to earn the funds necessary for girls to travel or carry out Take Action
projects. If income from the product sale isn’t enough, however, girls have more options available to
them. Although you cannot resell products, you can offer services, such as the following:
Collections/Drives:
● Cell phones for refurbishment
● Used ink cartridges turned in for money
● Christmas tree recycling
Food/Meal Events:
● Lunch box auction (prepared lunch or meal auctioned off)
● Themed meals, like high tea, Indian meal, Mexican dinner (if girls are earning money for travel, tie
the meal to their destination)
Service(s):
● Service-a-thon (people sponsor a girl doing service; funds go to support trip)
● Babysitting for holiday (New Year’s Eve) or council events
● Raking leaves, weeding, cutting grass, shoveling snow, walking pets
● Cooking class or other specialty class
Refer to the Appendix: GSWPA Procedures/Forms for the following:
● Additional Money-Earning Activities Procedure
o Food safety requirements are located in this procedure
● Additional Money-Earning Request Form