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Fun Ways to Celebrate the End of Girl Scout Cookie Season

Fun Ways to Celebrate the End of Girl Scout Cookie Season

by Marissa Vessels (GSNorCal Staff) | Feb 28, 2017 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

Now that this year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program is coming to a close, it’s time to sit back, relax, reflect on your achievements, and #treatyoself (and your girls) to a bit of R&R. To get you started, here are 3 fun ways to celebrate the end of cookie season with your troop!

How to Build a Girl Scout Cookie Mastermind Group

How to Build a Girl Scout Cookie Mastermind Group

by Carrie Hirsch | Feb 2, 2021 | Building Strong Girls, Cookies & Fall Product Program

Every year more of the cookie sale goes digital, and Girl Scout troops need new virtual keys to success. Enter the mastermind group—a peer-group of like-minded Cookie Bosses who meet online to build S.M.A.R.T. entrepreneurship goals, and rely on each other for support, accountability, collaboration, and inspiration.

How to Logistically Wrap Up the Cookie Program

How to Logistically Wrap Up the Cookie Program

by Gwen Shapiro (GSNorCal Staff) | Mar 1, 2018 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

With the cookie season’s end in sight, it’s time to prepare for a smooth close. In this post, our Product Sales Specialist, Gwen put together a few items to check off your list to help you wrap up the more logistical, business side of your cookie sale.

How to Sell More Girl Scout Cookies: Tips from a 4,000+ Box Seller [Video]

How to Sell More Girl Scout Cookies: Tips from a 4,000+ Box Seller [Video]

by Marissa Vessels (GSNorCal Staff) | Feb 8, 2018 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

The Girl Scout Cookie Program brings out tons of goal-getters, like Junior Girl Scout, Allura. Last year, Allura sold 4,018 boxes of cookies, so she’s here to share some exclusive insights about how your girls can increase their cookie sales and exceed their goals!

Cookie Program Tips for New Troop Leaders

Cookie Program Tips for New Troop Leaders

by Gwen Shapiro (GSNorCal Staff) | Jan 11, 2018 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

From placing your troop’s initial cookie order to reflecting on your troop’s goals, there are a lot of things that have to get done before, during, and after the cookie sale. In this post, Gwen outlines some tasks that all new troop leaders (and returning cookie volunteers) should check off to help them better prepare for the upcoming cookie season!

14 Awards That Complement Your Cookie Program

14 Awards That Complement Your Cookie Program

by Marissa Vessels (GSNorCal Staff) | Jan 16, 2018 | Badges & Awards, Cookies & Fall Product Program

As you’re gearing up for your cookie sale, check out these 14 awards that seamlessly integrate into the Girl Scout Cookie Program and will help your girls kick-off their cookie biz with ease!

How to Boost Cookie Sales with a Girl-Led Booth Design

How to Boost Cookie Sales with a Girl-Led Booth Design

by Jessica Henricks (GSNorCal Staff) | Dec 7, 2017 | Cookies & Fall Product Program, STEM

Design may sound useful in art, but it’s just as important for STEM! Get your girls to start thinking like engineers as they practice the design process and take their cookie booths to the next level.

5 Ways to Get Your Girls Outdoors with Cookie Money

5 Ways to Get Your Girls Outdoors with Cookie Money

by Leah Takahashi (GSNorCal Staff) | Feb 23, 2017 | Camp & Outdoors, Cookies & Fall Product Program

Girl Scout Cookies provide girls with unforgettable experiences, making them a whole lot more than just a tasty treat. Opt for Cookie Reward Cards and your girls can fund their next outdoor adventure!

How to Sell More Girl Scout Cookies: Tips from a 2,000+ Box Seller

How to Sell More Girl Scout Cookies: Tips from a 2,000+ Box Seller

by Leah Takahashi (GSNorCal Staff) | Feb 16, 2017 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

Want to help your girls meet their goals and sell more Girl Scout Cookies? We found a 2,000+ box seller to supply you with eight tried-and-true tips for you to share with your girls so they can be the best cookie sellers they can be!

3 Fun and Easy Ways to Bling Your Booth

3 Fun and Easy Ways to Bling Your Booth

by Ash Redfield | Feb 9, 2017 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

Looking for that extra something that will give your troop a leg up during your Girl Scout Cookie sale? Check out these 3 fun ways to make sure your cookie booth stands out this year!

How to Set Cookie Program Goals With Your Troop

How to Set Cookie Program Goals With Your Troop

by Carrie Hirsch | Jan 31, 2017 | Cookies & Fall Product Program

Whether this is your first Cookie Program or your fortieth, we’ve got some tips to help you teach girls about setting goals and how to achieve them!

How to Transform Your Troop Meeting into a Digital Cookie Day

How to Transform Your Troop Meeting into a Digital Cookie Day

by Richel Newborg | Dec 11, 2018 | Cookies & Fall Product Program, New Troop Leaders

They say the average person has 155 friends on Facebook. Multiply that by a troop of 12 and you have 1860 possible cookie customers just waiting to buy Thin Mints and Samoas! Setting up your Digital Cookie platform is a cinch — find out how to set it up together and turn your troop meeting into a Digital Cookie Day!

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