Having it All: Girls & Financial Literacy

While lack of financial literacy is a growing concern for everyone today, relatively little research has been done on how young people think about and experience money and finances, with even fewer studies focusing on girls specifically. To address this gap, the Girl Scout Research Institute conducted a nationwide survey with over 1,000 girls ages 8−17 and their parents to better understand girls' level of financial literacy and their confidence about, attitudes towards, and experiences with money. Having It All: Girls and Financial Literacy reveals that girls need and want financial literacy skills to help them achieve their dreams, with 90 percent saying it is important for them to learn how to manage money. However, just 12 percent of girls surveyed feel "very confident" making financial decisions. Learn more about the financial literacy study. You'll find the summary and full report, along with the Girl Scouts Financial Empowerment Program materials here: http://www.girlscouts.org/research/publications/financial_literacy/



Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Donation Page is Active on Idaho Gives Campaign Website. Schedule Your Donation for May 2, 2013 Today!

On May 2nd, Idahoans will come together for a day of giving to support the nonprofits in communities across our state. From midnight -11:59pm a share of every dollar raised by Idaho nonprofits will be matched with funds from the Idaho Gives award pool. In addition, the top five organizations with the most unique donors (nonprofits are divided by size) will receive bonus grants of $3,000, $1,000, $500, $250, and $250 respectively.

Please help the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage raise $10,000 for our programs!

What can you do to spread the word about Idaho Gives?

•Like and follow Idaho Gives on Facebook and Twitter. Share the posts with friends.
•Promote Girl Scouts of Silver Sage participation in your emails, website, newsletters, groups and forums.
•Post flyers and hand out post cards with our donation page QR code at your workplace, school, church or club meetings (find these at the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage website: www.girlscouts-ssc.org on the Idaho Gives web page)
•Like the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage Facebook fan page. Follow our Blogger posts.
•Subscribe to our Girl Scouts of Silver Sage You Tube Channel. Follow us on Twitter.
•Tell your friends and family about Idaho Gives, even if they don't live in Idaho. They can schedule a donation for May 2nd so they don't forget about the incredible day of giving.
• Visit the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage donation page at www.idahogives.razoo.com and search for Girl Scouts.

If your company would like to offer a matching gift to the Girl Scouts of Silver Sage to encourage more donations on May 2, please contact Mary Ann at mreuter@girlscouts-ssc.org for details.

Silver Sage Council Girl Scout Cookie Booth Sales Begin Friday, April 5

Cookie Manager Clint Kofoed (aka the "Cookie Man") and Jeannie Pattan, program manager, staff the Silver Sage Council "cookie cupboard" in Boise. They will help troops load up their cookie supplies for booth sales, April 5 through April 21. Only a few short weeks to buy Girl Scout Cookies in southern Idaho!

BOISE – There’s more to Girl Scout Cookies than what’s in the box. That’s the message on every package of cookies sold by over than 400 Silver Sage Council troops this season. Some 3,500 girls will be selling Girl Scout cookies from community booths in southern Idaho beginning Friday, April 5.



Visit www.girlscoutcookies.org and enter your zip code in the “cookie finder” to locate a booth near you. The cookie finder is also available as a downloadable Smartphone app from the site. Booth sales end on April 21.



The Girl Scouts of Silver Sage is also sponsoring a 5 for 5 Cookie Contest this year. Customers who buy five boxes of cookies are entered into a contest with a chance to win five cases premium favorites, including Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils and Savannah Smiles. Look for details on the Silver Sage website: www.girlscouts-ssc.org. Freeze the extra cookies to serve for the holidays!



The Girl Scout Cookie Program is the largest girl-led business in the world. The new cookie box describes the five financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills the program teaches. These critical skills - goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics - will last girls a lifetime. Did you know that 80% of women business owners in the U.S. are former Girl Scouts?



To learn more about the local Girl Scout Cookie Program and the 5 Skills and Girl Scout Leadership Outcomes, visit the Girl Scout Cookie page on the Silver Sage website.