Girl Scout Council Of The Southern Appalachians Inc
Girl Scout Council Of The Southern Appalachians Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place.
About
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS (GSCSA) BUILDS GIRLS OF COURAGE, CONFIDENCE AND CHARACTER, WHO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE AND GIRL SCOUT OUTREACH, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 GIRLS IN GRADES K-12 IN 46 COUNTIES IN VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA. THE COUNCIL ENDED THE 2019 MEMBERSHIP YEAR (OCT. 1, 2018 SEPT. 30, 2019) WITH 9,958 GIRL MEMBERS AND 4,912 ADULT MEMBERS. DURING THE 2019 MEMBERSHIP YEAR, 8,653 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN 216 PROGRAMS, EITHER ORGANIZED BY GSCSA STAFF OR ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAM PARTNERS. GIRLS DID EVERYTHING FROM STEM WORKSHOPS TO RAFTING TO HELPING OTHERS, MANY EARNING BADGES ALONG THE WAY. IN THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE, GIRLS LEARN THROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT EARN THEM BADGES FOR THINGS LIKE LEADERSHIP, STEM, FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS LITERACY, HEALTHY LIVING, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.WHILE GIRLS ARE DEVELOPING LIFE SKILLS, HAVING FUN AND MAKING FRIENDS, THEY ALSO EXPERIENCE: 1) AN ALL-GIRL ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE RISKS AND STEP FORWARD TO LEAD2) A WELCOMING, SUPPORTIVE, RESPECTFUL AND INCLUSIVE CULTURE WHERE GIRLS CAN DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND A STRONG SENSE OF SELF, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, THE ABILITY TO BE RESOURCEFUL PROBLEM SOLVERS AND A CIVIC ORIENTATION TO TAKE ACTION3) A DEDICATED NETWORK OF CAREFULLY SCREENED AND WELL-SUPPORTED VOLUNTEERS WHO MENTOR GIRLS ON THEIR LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS4) A PROGRAM THAT IS CONTINUALLY UPDATED TO BE RELEVANT TO THE CHANGING ISSUES GIRLS FACEGIRLS WHO ARE GIRL SCOUTS DO BETTER IN SCHOOL AND, AS ADULTS, ARE BETTER EDUCATED, HAVE A HIGHER INCOME LEVEL, ARE MORE ACTIVE AS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND VOTE MORE OFTEN THAN GIRLS WHO WEREN'T. GIRL SCOUT ALUMNAE SAY GIRL SCOUTING PREPARED THEM TO FACE LIFE'S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH RESOURCEFULNESS, INGENUITY AND DISCIPLINE. COMPARED TO WOMEN WHO WEREN'T GIRL SCOUTS, OUR ALUMNAE FEEL MORE CAPABLE AND COMPETENT IN THEIR LIVES, HAVE MORE SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, AND FEEL MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THEIR FUTURES. (GIRL SCOUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, GIRL SCOUTING WORKS: THE ALUMNAE IMPACT STUDY, 2012)GIRL SCOUTS PERFORMED NEARLY 30,000 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR COUNCIL. AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF GIRLS GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES WAS DEMONSTRATED DURING OUR 4TH ANNUAL FOOD DRIVE FOR FOOD BANKS ACROSS OUR COUNCIL. THIS YEAR, 5,769 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DONATED, WHICH WILL HELP THE FOOD BANKS PROVIDE 4,807 MEALS TO FAMILIES ACROSS OUR SERVICE AREA. 1,453 PATCHES WERE GIVEN TO GIRLS WHO PARTICIPATED.WE ALSO HAD TWO SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT PROGRAMS THAT HELPED FUND ALL THAT FUN: FALL PRODUCT AND THE COOKIE PROGRAM. GSCSA IS PROUD TO SAY THAT GIRL SCOUTS SOLD 1,579,511 BOXES OF COOKIES AND GIRL AND TROOP PARTICIPATION WERE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH FOR THE FALL PRODUCT PROGRAM. BY SELLING COOKIES AND FALL PRODUCT, GIRLS DEVELOP FIVE ESSENTIAL SKILLSGOAL SETTING, DECISION MAKING, MONEY MANAGEMENT, PEOPLE SKILLS, AND BUSINESS ETHICSALL OF WHICH HELP THEM SUCCEED TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. THEY GROW THEIR CONFIDENCE AND PRACTICE LEADERSHIP, TOO. ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE GIRL SCOUT RESEARCH INSTITUTE, GIRLS HAVE AN ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET AND WANT TO HAVE CAREERS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BE THE MAKERS AND CREATORS OF TOMORROW.MORE THAN 300 GIRLS ATTENDED OUR SUMMER RESIDENT CAMP AT CAMP TANASI THIS YEAR. WHETHER THEY SPENT A FEW DAYS OR TWO WEEKS, GIRL LEARNED A VARIETY OF OUTDOORS SKILLS AS WELL AS THINGS THEY CAN USE IN THEIR EVERYDAY, INDOOR LIFE. GIRLS ALSO HAD THE CHANCE TO TRY OUT ARCHERY, CLIMBING, SWIMMING, BOATING, AND HIKING.OUR GIRL SCOUT OUTREACH PROGRAM HAS GROWN SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN THE SUMMER OF 2018. THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE 394 GIRLS THROUGH 21 OUTREACH SITES. GSCSA RECOGNIZES THAT NOT EVERY GIRL IN OUR AREA IS ABLE TO ACCESS GIRL SCOUTS BECAUSE OF LIMITATIONS DUE TO FAMILY FINANCES, TRANSPORTATION, OR FINDING VOLUNTEERS TO LEAD TROOPS IN SPECIFIC AREAS. THAT'S WHERE THE GSCSA OUTREACH PROGRAM COMES IN TO ENSURE GIRLS CAN JOIN GIRL SCOUTS AND GAIN THE SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE THAT IS SO NECESSARY TO SUCCESS. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM IS STAFF-LED IN COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SCHOOLS FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA THROUGHOUT ALL OF EASTERN TENNESSEE AND ON INTO NORTHWEST GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BRING THE GIRL SCOUT LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE (GSLE) DIRECTLY TO THE GIRL IN HER COMMUNITY.GIRL SCOUTING GOES WAY BEYOND COOKIES AND BADGES AND ENCOURAGES GIRLS TO MAKE REAL, CONCRETE CHANGE FOR THE BETTER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ONE WAY OUR SENIOR AND AMBASSADOR LEVEL GIRLS DO THIS IS BY WORKING TO EARN A GOLD AWARD, THE HIGHEST HONOR A GIRL SCOUT CAN EARN. BY COMPLETING A GOLD AWARD PROJECT, GIRLS TACKLE ISSUES THAT ARE DEAR TO THEM AND DRIVE LASTING CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. SEVENTEEN AMAZING GIRLS IN OUR COUNCIL EARNED THEIR GOLD AWARD THIS YEAR. AND, FOUR OF GSCSA'S CENTRAL AREA GOLD AWARD GOLD SCOUTS WERE HONORED IN THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL'S '20 UNDER 20' CLASS OF 2019, QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT!
Interesting data from their 2017 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “To provide direct services to the community for the advancement anddevelopment of girls and young women.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “To build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of TN, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2017 as 1567 DOWNTOWN WEST BLVD, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919.
- The non-profit has a total of 137 employees, as reported on their form for 2017.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$620,312.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1957.
- The organization pays $3,522,875 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $330,910 in fundraising expenses.
