1. IGM Cookie Coordinator Webinar
2017 Cookie Season Girl Scouts – Arizona Cactus Pine

2. What is an IGM? IGM stands for Independent Girl Member.
An IGM is a girl who participates in Girl Scouts independent from a troop.

3. Why an IGM?... Why Not??? Awaiting troop placement
Too busy to attend regular troop meetings but wants to remain active in Girl Scouts.
Explores own interests.
The IGM program is growing fast! Many girls find that the IGM program fits perfectly into their busy lives.

4. Why participate in the Cookie Program?

5. The Importance of the Cookie Program
It’s More Than Money
Girls develop lifelong skills to successfully navigate through life.
The Five Skills
Decision Making: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Girls decide what they want to do with the money they earn.
Is it a long or short term goal? Maybe a combination of both.
Goal Setting: Cooperation and Team Building
Girls set goals to fund the activities girls want to do for the year.
One year goal to visit Disneyland; 5 year goal to visit New York City

6. The Importance of the Cookie Program
Money Management: Practical Life Skills
Younger girl learn how to count boxes and make change.
Older girls create budget and business plan.
People Skills: Healthy Relationships and Conflict Resolution
Girls learn how to talk to customers and articulate her thoughts.
Girls learn that it’s okay if a customer says, ‘no thank you’.
Business Ethics: Positive Values
Girls learn about philanthropy and supporting her troop and her Council.
Girls will learn that it is her responsibility to communicate with her Troop Leader about her cookie inventory.

7. Cookie Business Curriculum
Girls develop specific business skills through the ‘learning lab’ of the Cookie Program.
Girls work through the Cookie Business badges in the Girl Guides.
Badges are earned in a cookie season, not one or two meetings.
Troops can use the online Toolkit to incorporate badge requirements into meetings.
Girls can use the Digital Cookie Platform to work through cookie badge requirements.

8. The Activity Pin is available in the Council shop for only $1.50!
Cookie Activity Pin
All participating girls earn the annual Cookie Activity Pin by applying the Five Skill to their work in the Cookie Program:
What was her goal?
Did she work as a team?
Did she help develop her troop budget?
Did she develop an ‘elevator speech’?
How does the troop give back to the community?
The Activity Pin is available in the Council shop for only $1.50!

9. Cookie Line-Up

10. Specialty Cookies! Only available while supplies last--$6.00 a box

11. Our Goals
Girl Goal: Every girl in the Council sells 15+ packages of cookies. Council wide goal: To sell 3,000,000+ packages of cookies.

12. Motivation and Goals

13. Girl Rewards

14. Program Credits
IRS and GSUSA guidelines prohibit private benefits (individual accounts).
IGMs do not earn troop ‘proceeds’ but earn IGM Program Credits.
Additional Reward Program Credits can be earned in lieu of Girl Rewards. Cookie Dough in now called Program Credits.
All Program Credits expire 15 months from date of issue.
Program Credits can be used for summer camp, council-sponsored programs, neighborhood activities, GSUSA destinations, membership dues and Council shop purchases.
Girls must be currently registered and in good financial standing with the Council to receive and redeem Program Credits. .

15. Program Credits
COOKIES PROGRAM
IGM Program Credits
Packages Sold
Number of Cases
Base Program Credits Earned
Bonus Program Credits at Select Levels
Total Program Credits Earned
0-14 1
$0.00
15-19
$5.75
20-29 2
$11.50
30-39 3
$17.25
40-49 4
$23.00
50-59
$28.75
60-69 5
$34.50
70-79 6
$40.25
80-89 7
$46.00
90-99 8
$51.75 9
$57.50
$5.00
$62.50
$63.25
$68.25 10
$69.00
$74.00 11
$74.75
$79.75 12
$80.50
$85.50 13
$86.25
$10.00
$96.25 14
$92.00
$102.00
$97.75
$107.75 15
$103.50
$113.50 16
$109.25
$119.25 17
$115.00
$15.00
$130.00 18
$120.75
$135.75 19
$126.50
$141.50
$132.25
$147.25 20
$138.00
$153.00 21
$143.75
$20.00
$163.75 22
$149.50
$169.50 23
$155.25
$175.25 24
$161.00
$181.00
$166.75
$186.75 25
$172.50
$25.00
$197.50 26
$178.25
$203.25 27
$184.00
$209.00
*Ranges continue in 10 package increments and Program Credits earned are $5.75 for each range. Bonuses increase $5 at each 50 package level. Amounts are not cumulative.
IGM Program Credits have been adjusted to reflect the price increase; a 13% increase plus bonuses.
IGMs who sell 460 packages of cookies will earn $304 in IGM Program Credits. That is about the cost of 1 week at GS residential camp!

16. Cookie Contests

17. Cookie Contests

18. IGMs and the Service Units
IGMs work with an IGM Cookie Coordinator in their Service Unit.
An IGM Coordinator works on the Service Unit Cookie Team and is responsible for IGM:
eBudde entries
Family training
Communicating with IGM families
Coordinating initial delivery and booth schedules
Network with other IGMs and troops
Distribution of rewards
Verifying bank deposits

19. IGM Coordinators get their girls ready for the Cookie Season
Supply List
Family Guide
Cookie Program Manual for IGM Families (online)
Parent/Guardian Financial Agreement
Girl Order Card
Digital Cookie Information
Receipt Book
Three Council bank account deposit slips.

20. Initial Order
IGM Coordinators mentor IGMs to make a healthy initial order.
IGMs should consider Girl Scouts availability, goals and family obligations. Is she boothing this year?
It’s important that she doesn't over order because cookies cannot be returned to Council.

21. Initial Order Calculating her initial order:
Instruct her to use the Initial Oder Calculator on our website. Follow the directions and make adjustments as needed.
Girls who order 150 packages earn the
Powered by Cookies t-shirt.
IGMs needs to turn their initial order into you
before Dec Your may give her a
specific date.
Initial Orders must be entered into eBudde by Dec. 13
Cookie must be ordered in full cases, but you may be able to transfer cookies to other IGMs.

22. Delivery Service Unit Delivery- January 21-22
If your IGMs submits an initial order, you will arrange pick up times. Work with your Service Unit Cookie Manager to determine the best method.

23. Cupboards Warehouse or Cupboard Cookie pick-up- January 23- March 5.
If the IGM did not place an Initial Order, or needs addition cookies, the cookies are picked up from the Council Warehouse or Cookie Cupboard.
IGM parents may pick up individual packages at the Council Warehouse only.
Use the Cupboard Link for real time updates.
Requirements
Parents must write the IGM group number and girl name on each transaction receipt. IGM Group number is SU (plus the Service Unit Number).
Parents must notify the IGM Coordinators BEFORE picking up cookies.
Cupboard Managers may ask when notification was sent to the Cookie Coordinator.

24. Boothing
IGMs will work with their IGM Cookie Coordinator to schedule booths. All booths must be entered into eBudde. Community Approach: Girls pool together. Cookies are sold from the community pot and the money goes into one till. After the booth, the money and the cookies are divided evenly. Join a Troop: IGMs may booth with a troop. After the booth the troop leader can simply transfer the cookies to the IGM group and give the money for the cookies to the parent with a receipt. 1:1 Ratio Boothing: Juniors and up may booth with their registered, background checked parent or guardian. Sister may booth together.

25. Banking Making Bank Deposits:
IGMs use the Council Bank Deposit slips to deposit money into the Council account. She needs to deposit the entire amount: $5 or $6.
The IGM will write the IGM group number and girl name of deposit slip.
Deposit should be made weekly or as needed. IGMs should not keep large amounts of cash.
The IGM will contact you if she need deposit slips.
The IGM will send you a copy of your verified bank deposit slip as soon as she makes the deposit. She may scan or take a picture of the deposit slip. You may instruct the IGMs how you would like that done.
Notify the Product Program Team at if an IGM is not making timely deposits or is checking out cookies faster then depositing money.

26. Closing out the sale
IGM Coordinators must submit their final Girl Rewards in eBudde by March 9. All verified deposit slips must be sent to the Product Program Team at by March 13. Girl Rewards will be distributed to the Service Units in May. You will distribute to the IGMs. Girl Reward Events: May 6th- 1,000 Event at Dave and Buster’s Westgate May 7th- 515 Event at Golfland Sunsplash Mesa June ,500 Grand Canyon camping weekend June 16- Staycation at Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort

27. IGM Questions
General IGM Questions: Susanne Wells- Innovation Manager IGMs Product Program Questions Contact your Cookie IGM Coordinator for specific questions

28. Questions?
Does anyone have any questions? Please type them into the chat box.