Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri

Kansas City, MO

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Physical Address:: Kansas City, MO 64133
EIN:: 43-0892926
Web URL:: www.girlscoutsksmo.org
Leadership:: Ms. Karen Grode

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Fiscal Year Starting: Oct 01, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Sep 30, 2011

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Total Revenue	$12,465,639

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Total Expenses	$10,793,707

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Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri

Physical Address:: Kansas City, MO 64133
EIN:: 43-0892926
Web URL:: www.girlscoutsksmo.org
NTEE Category:: O Youth Development; O42 Girl Scouts
Year Founded:: 1923
Ruling Year:: 1968

Mission Statement

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit

<div dir="LTR" align="LEFT"> Accomplishments in 2011-20121.Girl Scouts celebrated its 100thAnniversary in 2012. Locally, we developed and executed program opportunities for our key stake holders: girls, adults, alumnae and other community leaders and hosted a 100thAnniversary Gala in March with more than 500 attendees.2.With a goal to increase girl membership, girl retention and council market share, 2011-2012 brought about significant changes in infrastructure of the volunteer delivery system and upgrades to council properties.3.Expanded marketing efforts were launched with features in broadcast and print materials to showcase the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and the 100thAnniversary of the organization. The council also launched a new website with online training opportunities and easier to access resources in January 2012.Goals for 2012-20131.In September 2012, our council will begin strategic learning, a process for creating and implementing breakthrough strategies that will assess community needs and guide work into the future. Strategic learning drives continuous adaption through four linked steps: learn, focus, align and execute.2.Strategic membership targets identified and built. Increase girl membership, girl retention, and council market share and concentrating on underserved areas including urban and rural areas in the council. Increase overall satisfaction of key volunteers, recruit and retain Hispanic adults.3.Increase strategic partnerships in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) to provide more girl programming opportunities to encourage girls toward future careers in this expanding field.4.Increase programming to support the Girl Scout Leadership Experience through engagement of local organizations, universities and corporations.5.Create and support more segmented communication opportunities for Girl Scout audiences including parents, troop leaders, girls and alumnae using electronic, print and social media platforms. </div>

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Leadership

Ms. Karen Grode

Term:

Since Sept 2011

Profile:

Karen Grode joins Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri after spending 11 years as a Girl Scout CEO with two councils in Iowa. During her tenure, Ms. Grode increased the council’s total assets by 35%, maintaining a girl retention rate of 63% and an adult volunteer retention rate of 61%, both higher than the national average, and established several new donor and community partner relationships. Prior to joining the Girl Scout organization, Ms. Grode worked for a family-owned business in industrial recycling. She has been awarded the nonprofit staff leader of the year from American Humanics in Waterloo, Iowa and youth advocate from the YWCA Women of Persimmon. Ms. Grode holds a B.S. from Upper Iowa University and an MBA from the University of Northern Iowa.

Leadership Statement:

One girl makes a difference; girls together are changing the world. It is with this in mind that Girl Scouts provides a place for girls to build their leadership skills. Our Girl Scouts provide thousands of hours supporting their communities from organizing collection drives for local food pantries to making sure troops overseas have a taste of home with special care packages. Girl Scouts making a difference today and into the future is the core of our mission.Girl Scout alumnae are the proof of the impact Girl Scouts have on girls. Eighty percent of women business owners were Girl Scouts, sixty-nine percent of female U.S. senators were Girl Scouts and virtually every female astronaut who has flown in space was a Girl Scout. America’s most accomplished women in public service, business, science, education, the arts, and community life are Girl Scout alumnae.Through Girl Scouts, girls develop their leadership potential by participating in activities that enable them to discover their values, skills, and the world around them; connect with others in a multicultural environment; and take action to make a difference in the world. Girls can participate individually or in a troop setting through diverse program opportunities including camping (day, troop and resident), challenge (archery, ziplining and rappelling), equestrian, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), and other skill-building activities.A Girl Scout’s journey is made possible with support from committed parents, adult volunteers, and community donors. Thank you for your past support. We hope you will join us as we embark on the next 100 years of Girl Scouting.

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Program: Girl Scout Leadership Experience

Budget:: $8,543,916
Category:: Youth Development, General/Other
Population Served:: Females, all ages or age unspecified; Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)

Program Description:

Since its founding in 1912, the development of girl leadership has been at the heart of Girl Scouts. Upon its 100thanniversary, Girl Scouts USA has renewed the commitment to leadership development and created a new model— the Girl Scout Leadership Experience—that provides the framework for all Girl Scout activities and experiences. This new model comes as the first major overhaul of the Girl Scout program since 1956, and redefines Girl Scouts with the single focus of leadership development. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience is a streamlined and simplified, outcomes-based national Girl Scout program with a strategic set of core program materials. The program engages girls in three key areas of leadership: discovering themselves, connecting with others, and taking action to make the world a better place, and provides skill-building activities that give girls the knowledge and confidence they need to live successful lives.

Program Long-Term Success:

In addition to the three keys to leadership, Girl Scout activities are designed to encourage cooperative learning, learning by doing, and be girl-led, whenever possible. Achievement of the fifteen short- and intermediate-term outcomes leads to attaining the long-term outcome and Girl Scout mission:"Girls lead with courage, confidence and character to make the world a better place."

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<div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">The Girl Scout Leadership Experience identifies three keys to leadership. Each of these three keys has five expected outcomes measured by age appropriate indicators to determine if the outcomes are being met. </div><div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">Discover: Girls understand themselves and their values and learn to use their knowledge and skills.</div><ol><ol><li>Girls develop a strong sense of self</li><li>Girls develop positive values</li><li>Girls gain practical life skills</li><li>Girls seek challenges in the world</li><li>Girls develop critical thinkin</li></ol></ol>Connect: Girls care about and connect with others.<ol><ol><li>Girls develop healthy relationships</li><li>Girls promote cooperation and team building</li><li>Girls can resolve conflicts</li><li>Girls advance diversity in a multicultural world</li><li>Girls feel connected to their communities, locally and globally</li></ol></ol>Take Action: Girls act to make the world a better place.<ol><ol><li>Girls can identify community needs</li><li>Girls are resourceful problem solvers</li><li>Girls advocate for themselves and others, locally and globally</li><li>Girls educate and inspire others to act</li><li>Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world</li></ol></ol>

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In the spring of each year, Girl Scouts in NE Kansas & NW Missouri council conducts theGirl’s Voicessurvey to measure the fifteen Discover, Connect, and Take Action outcomes above. The survey is anonymous and includes a random sample of girls ages 5 to 17 from throughout the council’s forty-seven county jurisdiction. Rather than aiming to a single experience yielding a particular outcome, the surveys are designed to measure repeated exposure to activities that are tied to specific outcomes over a period of time through Girl Scouting.Every four years, our national organization, GSUSA, conducts a performance assessment with each Girl Scout council to determine if the council is meeting criteria and standards for an effective Girl Scout council.

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<div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">The council currently focuses on three of the outcomes above:    Discover: Girls develop a strong sense of self.</div><div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">   Connect: Girls develop healthy relationships.</div><div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">   Take Action: Girls feel empowered to make a difference in the world.</div><div dir="LTR" align="LEFT"> </div><div dir="LTR" align="LEFT">2012 Girl’s Voices survey results show:</div>91% of all girls surveyed answered "Always" or "Most of the Time" to questions related to developing a strong sense of self (Discover).79% of all girls surveyed answered "Always" or "Most of the Time" to questions related to developing healthy relationships (Connect).86% of all girls surveyed answered "Always" or "Most of the Time" to questions related to feeling empowered to make a difference in the world (Take Action).

Program: Staff-directed Urban Core Troops

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In Kansas City’s urban core where there is often an absence of volunteer involvement, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri works to ensure that positive youth development experiences are available to every girl by providing paid, trained staff to serve as troop leaders in schools, community centers, public housing projects, and Boys and Girls Clubs. Financial aid for membership, program materials, and event participation is made available for the over 4,000 girls served in Kansas City’s staff-directed urban core troops.

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Program: Hispanic Initiative

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The relatively new Hispanic Initiative provides an entry into the Girl Scout program to the rapidly growing Hispanic American population in the United States. Girl Scouts offers many superb bilingual English/Spanish resources and programming for girls, and the mission of Girl Scouting – to create girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place – fits well with the family-oriented values of the Hispanic community. Mothers, especially, express a strong desire to help their daughters stay on the right path. Connecting with Latinas through activities such as Folklórico Ballet, Quinceañera, and a Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri offers both girls and their families a path to participating fully and positively in community life. The initiative is currently hosting troops at seven schools in Wyandotte and Jackson counties and served 307 girls in 2010.

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The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program helps girls discover their potential, develop critical thinking skills, and increase interest in STEM careers through hands-on, inquiry-based learning on topics such as aerospace, digital photography, forensic science, Lego Robotics, and exploring wetlands. The STEM programs support the GSLE through community partnerships, volunteer-led programs, and core program materials such as the Girl Scout journey, It’s Your Planet—Love It!, which is environmentally focused and has activities for all ages, lasting for ten to twelve troop meetings.

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Program: Girl Scout Camp

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Girl Scout Camp allows girls the opportunity to discover their natural world, understand the science behind nature and become strong environmental stewards. Five area camp properties of over 1,200 acres total host over 2,000 resident campers, 7,000 day campers, and 22,000 weekend and adventure participants annually. Featured activities include rapelling, zipline, sailing, kayaking, horseback riding, archery, canoeing, hiking, swimming, sports, etc.

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