Supporting Volunteers in New Ways
Pilot Project Participants
SU 623 - Lacey
Sister SUs 601 & 602 - Steilacoom/ DuPont & Lakewood
SU 510 - Shoreline THANK YOU GSWW extends a huge thank you to ALL of the service units that applied to participate! |
Building girls of courage, confidence & character through you!
Girl Scouts of Western Washington is committed to strengthening our volunteer systems to better meet the needs of our volunteers.
Over the past two years, staff and volunteers from Pacific Peaks and Totem Council participated in a Volunteer Systems Research and Action Project that identifed system improvements that will ensure volunteers can join easily, serve in flexible ways, learn continuously, and feel appreciated.
Pilot Project
Girl Scouts of Western Washington is excited to announce that three service units have been selected to participate in the Pilot Project. Each of these pilot sites builds upon our work over the last two years, and will help GSWW with a project that will test new ways to:
- Offer more support to new volunteers throughout their first year and beyond.
- Build community amongst new volunteers and improve retention rates.
- Provide a local/neighborhood troop experience for every interested girl.
- Achieve the mission of Girl Scouts.
The pilots will begin in Fall 2008 and will last two years.
What we've learned so far
Here are some of the invaluable suggestions that volunteers have shared:
- February 2007: Top Tips: How to Involve Parents in Girl Scouting (PDF)
- October 2006: Volunteer System Research & Action Project: Fall 2006 Update (PDF)
- July 2006: Results of the Volunteer System Survey
Note: the survey results do not include responses to open-ended questions.