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2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program Resources

To help you better manage the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie Program we have consolidated all of the resources you will need into your Troop, Service Unit, and Family Cookie Program Guides. Troop Cookie Chair Program GuideService Unit Cookie Program GuideFamily Cookie Program Guide Cookie LingoCookie Program FAQCouncil Credit Information Key Program DatesTrainingCare to ShareMarketing MaterialsCookie […]

2025 Cookie Program FAQ

Here are some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the Girl Scout Cookie Program. If youhave additional questions, email info@gsnorcal.org or call the Cookie Hotline at 510-995-2900 Scroll through the questions below or jump to a topic below: General What do I do if someone steals money or cookies?Complete and submit the Incident Report Form and/or […]

Allocating Care To Share in Smart Cookies

Smart Cookie credits the Care to Share money to Girl Scouts, but does not credit the package to them at the same time. You must allocate the Care to Share packages via the Virtual Cookie Share Tab (or Smart Booth Divider)in Smart Cookies. If you fail to do these steps (allocate Care to Share) it […]

Understanding Reports in Smart Cookies

There are several helpful reports in Smart Cookies. In this article we will take a deeper dive into a few of the most commonly used reports. When pulling any report in Smart Cookies you will start from the Report tab> Current. From the report screen you can select the report you are looking for and […]

Where can I access my Cookie Training?

Girl Scout Cookie Training for Troop Cookie Chairs can be found on your Home page in gsLearn, in either the “Not Started” or “In Progress” tabs. For assistance with finding and logging into gsLearn, check out the article Where to find gsLearn. Access to Smart Cookies is only granted once the appropriate cookie training for your role is […]

How to Transform Your Troop Meeting into a Digital Cookie Day

If you haven’t heard about Digital Cookie yet, you’re in for a treat! In a world that is increasingly virtual, the Digital Cookie platform helps Girl Scouts take their business skills beyond the booth with mobile and online channels. Our troop used one of our meetings for our very own Digital Cookie Day, helping each other get […]

Council Credit (Reward Card) Conversion

What are Council Credits? Reward dollars will be totaled and put onto one virtual card, called Council Credits, for each entrepreneur for the Fall Take Action or Girl Scout Cookie Program. Council Credits are emailed directly to the email address that we have on file for each entrepreneur’s parent/guardian. Council Credits can be used by […]

Contact List for GSNorCal Service Units

Contact your local Volunteer Support Manager or Member Engagement Manager at council for information on how to connect with your service unit team.  Sonoma and Mendocino Counties Membership Engagement Manger: Heather Wilber | hwilber@gsnorcal.org Service Unit Cities Served 101 – Montgomery Village Santa Rosa 102 – Round Barn Kenwood, Santa Rosa 104 – Redwood Empire Fulton, Santa Rosa 105 – […]

Your Role in the Cookie Product Program

You play an exciting role in giving your girls opportunities to practice the five skills as they learn how to think like entrepreneurs in a girl-led setting. Some of the things you’ll do include: Not only can girls sell individually, both in person and with the online tools provided by each vendor, they can also […]

Product Program Safety

Safety is the top priority while selling Girl Scout Cookies and other products. Volunteers, families, and girls should be familiar with and practice the safety guidelines outlined in local program resources as well as those available in troop leader resources and in Safety Activity Checkpoints. Selling Cookies OnlineWill your troop use the Digital Cookie® platform to manage its cookie business? Check the […]

Learning to think like an entrepreneur? Developing business smarts?

Getting to know customers and building lasting relationships? There’s so much more to that box of Thin Mints®. Introduction to Girl Scout Product Program  As the largest girl-led entrepreneurial program in the world, the Girl Scout Cookie Program and the Girl Scout Fall Take Action Program are foundational experiences during which girls learn to think like entrepreneurs and […]