admin – Page 2 – Cookie Program

Cookie Program Update

For all our Girl Scout Go Getters! We understand that the recent storms have made it difficult for to sell cookies going door-to-door and at booth sales. Our Council has been listening to your concerns, and in response, we are happy to announce that we are extending the cookie sale through March 17th!

For more information, please reach out to your Troop or Service Unit Cookie Team.

During the Cookie Program Girl Scouts use their Entrepreneurial skills to run their Cookie Businesses. Part of being an entrepreneur is practicing business ethics.

At Cookie Booths, remember to practice business ethics by being honest and responsible. Here are some other tips on how to practice business ethics at a Cookie Booth:

Girl Scouts should be friendly and professional when speaking to customers
Cookie Booth Guidelines should be honored
Being responsible is important, remember to bring everything you need to a Cookie Booth
Be neat and clean with your Cookie Booth and dispose of trash correctly
Remember to be courteous and respectful to the store customers and associates
Thank every customer for supporting your Cookie Business

To learn more about the Entrepreneurial skills a Girl Scout learns, check out this link to learn more about the 5 skills!

Allocating Online Girl Delivery and Donation Order Cookie Shares

The Troop Cookie Coordinator can run the “Order Data” report in Digital Cookie to see all direct shipped, Online Girl Delivery, and Donation Cookie Share orders. Online Girl Delivery and Donation Cookie Share packages must be allocated to the girl in ABC Smart Cookies.

Here’s how:
Option One – If the troop is participating in the council’s VIRTUAL Cookie Share program, the Troop Cookie Coordinator makes the entry for the girl using the “Virtual Cookie Share” feature under the “Orders” tab in ABC Smart Cookies. See page 36 in the Troop Plan Book for step-by-step instructions.

Option Two – If the troop is donating cookies to their own organization (Troop’s Own Cookie Share) and has submitted the “Intent to Donate Form” to council, the Troop Cookie Coordinator will order their cookie share packages from a cupboard and allocate those cookie packages to the girls who sold them using the “Transfer” feature under the “Orders” tab in ABC Smart Cookies. See page 37 in the Troop Plan Book for step-by-step instructions.

Cookie Share orders placed through the direct ship option will automatically show up in the girls’ totals and will be included in the council’s VIRTUAL Cookie Share Program. To see these totals run the “Order Data” report in Digital Cookie. The direct ship Cookie Share orders will appear under the “Donation” column on the report. These orders cannot be switched to be included in a Troop’s Own Cookie Share donation.

The customers’ payments for Direct Ship, Online Girl Delivery, and Donation orders will automatically be credited to the girl’s account in Digital Cookie and to the Troop’s account in ABC Smart Cookies. These payments can be seen on the “Girl Balance Summary” and the “Troop Balance Summary” reports as well as in the “Financial Transaction” feature on the “Finances” tab in ABC Smart Cookies.

Celebrate National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend with $5 off shipping on orders of 9 or more packages (excludes cookie donations).

How?

Enter the Contest today!