Meetings

Service Unit Management – Sample Service Unit Meeting Plan

Basic Service Unit Meeting Plan Arrival Activity/Snacks/Start-Up Consider adding some kind of self-directed activity leaders/volunteers may do if they arrive early for the meeting. The activity should not require a lot of time to complete and little, if any, cleanup.  Supplies for the pre-meeting activity should be set up and ready for the leaders when […]

Service Unit Management – How to Hold Effective Service Unit Meetings

Effective Service Unit Meetings Providing effective Service Unit (Leader/Volunteer) Meetings gives the Leader Support Manager and the Service Unit Leadership Team the opportunity to build the leadership skills of adults within the service unit. When facilitating a Service Unit Meeting it is important to keep in mind three key objectives that help produce an effective […]

Service Unit Management | How to Partner with Girls & Youth for Events

Partnering with Girls & Youth for Events Girl and Youth-led events are possible! If your service unit volunteers feel girls and youth are not capable of planning and running events, ask your Volunteer Support Manager for advice, to put you in touch with service units that do hold successful girl-led events. If the adults hold […]

Service Unit Planning Meeting

The Service Unit Planning Meeting (formerly known as Plan for Success, or PFS) is a meeting that service unit teams conduct annually in partnership with regional council staff, in May or June. The purpose of this meeting is to start planning for the upcoming Girl Scout year.  Each team is provided with their own ‘Plan […]

Service Unit Team Summits

Service Unit Team Council Summits GSNorCal typically hosts 2-3 council-wide summits for Service Unit Leadership Team volunteers each year. At each summit volunteers can expect to network with other service unit volunteers, learn new tips and tricks to bring back to their region, find out about the latest council updates, and have fun!  Summit is […]