Instilling the spirit of giving from Girl Scout to Girl Scout.
Sister to Sister encourages Girl Scouts and their families to participate in philanthropy while providing the Girl Scout Experience to all girls.
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • Fundraising Ideas • Bling Your Bank – Sister to Sister Patch • Shareable Flyer • Matching Gifts Company List
Participate! All troops must participate in the Fall Product and Cookie sales before initiating Sister to Sister fundraisers. Discuss! Explain the importance of giving to others to your troop. Decide! Look through the fundraising ideas or choose a creative idea of your own. Fill it out! Go to Troop Money Earning Form and to out a Troop Money Earning application and choose the Sister to Sister option, if your troop is hosting an event. Take Action! Encourage your troop to participate in Sister to Sister. Earn a Patch! Girls can create a piggy bank (get creative!) and participate in Sister to Sister activities to earn a Sister to Sister patch. Be on the lookout for more information at: S2S-Believe In Her (Link)
Donate! Send your funds to Hornets’ Nest Council and 50% will be applied to your troop account and 50% to your Service Unit’s goal. If your troop or Service Unit wants to donate 100% of your funds, just indicate in the check’s memo line or with a quick note! Share! Let us know what worked. Share photos of your girls with their piggy bank creations.
For any questions or concerns, please contact the GSHNC Advancement Department at [email protected] or (704)731-6500. Frequently Asked Questions 6. How much does my Troop or Service Unit receive? 1. What is Sister to Sister? 100% of funds raised for Sister to Sister by your Troop will be Sister to Sister is a campaign that encourages Girl Scouts automatically applied to S2S. In all cases, there is always the and their families to participate in philanthropy while option to split the funds with 50% to the Sister to Sister providing the Girl Scout Experience to all girls. Funds raised Campaign and 50% to the troop. The portion of your through Sister to Sister offset the cost of Girl Scouting by donation that remains with the Council will be applied to supporting programming, events and financial assistance. your Service Unit’s Sister to Sister goals. Send a check for the entire amount of money raised to GSHNC. 2. As Troop leaders, we ask parents to pay registration fees, sell products and cookies. How do I explain the All checks received by GSHNC should have four items in the Sister to Sister Campaign to them? memo line:
The best way to explain to parents the need for Sister to • Sister to Sister Campaign Sister is to break down where support is needed and how • Troop Number the funds they have already given are used: • Service Unit Name • 50% or 100% to support Sister to Sister
Registration Fees: 100% of your daughter’s membership fee supports our national organization, Girl Scouts of the United States, headquartered in New York City
Fall Product and Cookie Sales: support about 74% of our annual budget
3. What do the donations to Sister to Sister support?
Through Sister to Sister, you can help provide another Girl **Note: Checks from Troops or Service Units without Scout with the same Girl Scout Experience that you may “50%” or “100%” indicated will automatically have have had as a child and your daughter is experiencing now. 100% sent applied to Sister to Sister. Funds raised through Sister to Sister support programming, See example above.** events and financial assistance.
• Financial Assistance: 100% of the funds from Sister 6. What if I can’t afford to give? to Sister directly supports We understand and want Girl Scouts to be there for every • Girl Assistance: (95%): Uniform basics, books, girl. That’s why we have financial assistance, and it’s also event fees, Troop fees for Girl Scouts why we ask families who can afford to give to join us in our • Adult Assistance (5%): CPR and First Aid Sister to Sister Campaign efforts. Our families provide reimbursements for Troop leaders support with their time, talent and treasure. 4. What is our Service Unit goal and how was it 7. May I spread my payments out over time? determined? Yes, you may sign up for recurring credit card payments by The goal for your Service Unit is the average of the prior 3 filling out a pledge card or contacting us at Development@ years of donations made to the Sister to Sister Campaign by HNGirlScouts.org your unit (formerly known as the Family Giving Campaign). 8. What other ways can I participate in Sister to Sister
5. Why does the donor make donations payable to We have many ways you can help: GSHNC? • Online: GSHNC is a federally recognized nonprofit with a 501(c)3 https://www.hngirlscouts.org/en/donate/sister-to-sister.html exemption; which allows GSHNC to provide tax deductible • Matching Gifts: Ask your employer if they will match receipts to donors. Tax receipts will be provided for your Sister to Sister donation, check here: donations of more than $250. Receipts for donations less Matching Companies than $250 are available upon request. • Matching Volunteer Hours: Your employer may match your volunteered time • Note: (100% of Matching Gift and Volunteer Hours are If you need assistance, we are here to help. applied to Sister to Sister and Service Unit goals Please contact the Advancement Department at unless otherwise indicated) [email protected] to have your volunteer hours confirmed and/or inform us of any matching gifts or volunteer hour grants designated to GSHNC. Contact the GSHNC Advancement Department at [email protected] or 704-731-6500. Check out these 5 Quick Sister to Sister Fundraising Ideas
1. VOLUNTEER GRANTS 4. COMMUNITY SPIRIT NIGHTS Some companies match the hours you Have a relationship with a local restaurant or volunteer! Simply submit your hours to business? Have them host a community night your company’s volunteer program and with a percentage donated back to your Troop notify GSHNC Advancement Department at or Service Unit!* Please fill out a Money Earning [email protected]. Ask your Form. company today! 5. HOLIDAY GIFT WRAP 2. MATCHING GIFTS Contact stores such as Barnes and Noble; they Some companies match your charitable often allow troops to set up a table and wrap contributions. Submit your donation to your gifts for donations. company’s matching gift program and notify GSHNC Advancement Department by emailing [email protected]. 3. DIME DRIVE Did you know that one 20 oz. bottle filled with dimes can amount to $100.00? Fill up an empty sports drink bottle (they have bigger openings for the coins to come out later) with your dimes over a year and easily raise $100! Have your change turned to cash or check and turn it into the GSHNC for your Sister to Sister Goal! (See attached piggy bank ideas!)
Fundraising Guidelines Guidelines: • A troop MUST participate in Fall Product and Cookie sales in order to initiate and participate in Sister to Sister fundraising initiatives. • All gifts MUST be paid directly to “Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council” and are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Individuals who contribute $50 or more to Sister to Sister will receive a tax receipt. Tax receipts for contributions less than $50 are available by request. • GSHNC prohibits fundraising activities that are game of chance (raffles or Bingo). • GSHNC prohibits the sale or endorsement of commercial retail products (coupon books, Autobell tickets, Krispy Kreme Doughnut sales, etc.). • *Troop Money Earning Application must be completed if an event or sale is being held to benefit the Sister to Sister campaign. The form will be available online under the Resources link at: Money Earning Form • If the troop number is indicated in the memo line of a check, 100% of Matching Gifts and Matching Volunteer Grant Monies will be paid back to the Troop or Service Unit unless designated not to do so.
Bling Your Bank April 1st – May 1st Bling your Bank or get jiggy with the piggy! It doesn’t have to be a pig! Encourage your troops to get creative. Create individual banks for the girls to collect spare change at home. Name your troop’s bank, dress him or her up and send us a photo! All entries will be used to support the S2S Patch Program & be recognized at Annual Meeting. 2018-19 Council will not host a council wide contest on Facebook. Service Units are encouraged to use this fundraising activity to host this own SU Facebook contests April 1st - May 1st. Congratulations to Union 1’s Troop 3607, winners of the 2017-18 contest!
Sister to Sister Patch Program
The Sister to Sister Patch Program helps girls to understand the importance of philanthropy while continuing to develop compassion for others. The program involves girls creating their own piggy bank and taking part in learning about the ways in which nonprofits use fundraising to help others. View the Sister to Sister patch design & program guidelines by visiting our patch program at: Sister to Sister - Believe in Her Patches may also be earned by troops that give an average of $5 per girl during Registration Renewal, ending September 30th each year. Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
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The Sister to Sister Campaign – Girl Scouts helping Girl Scouts
When troops, family, friends and neighbors give to the Sister to Sister Campaign, they help make sure that every girl who wants to be a Girl Scout has that chance and is supported by our Council - Sister to Sister.
Believe in her! Believing in yourself and others is part of what makes Girl Scouts amazing. Courage! Confidence! Character! All girls should be supported and included while making lifelong friendships. Girl Scouts are passionate about helping others and making a difference in their communities!
Did you know? • Girl Scouts, Hornets’ Nest Council supports more than 14,000 girls in eight counties? • The cost to support one girl for a year of Girl Scouting is about $324? Each year, the Hornets’ Nest Council helps girls who want to attend camp, programs and events. In addition, the Sister to Sister campaign helps lower programming costs and assists adult volunteers with training fees (First Aid and CPR for troop leaders).
Your Sister to Sister contributions have an impact.
LastTHANK year, the YOU Sister! to Sister Campaign (formerly known as Family Campaign) directly helped an more than 2,700 girls in our Council to join Girl Scouts and feel included!
Make the difference: help her believe in herself.
Through your support, you can help us to make the difference in another girl’s future by including her in Girl Scouts today. We can make a difference for another girl – Sister to Sister!