Welcome to 2013 GSMISTS Fall Product Sales online Training

1. Welcome to 2013 GSMISTS Fall Product Sales online Training

2. Housekeeping • This session was designed for volunteers who already received an In-Person Product Sales training last year. This session will only review updates; details of how Fall Products Sales works will need to be review with the Service Unit Product Sales manager. • Please allow 45 minutes for these session • Visit http://www.gsmists.org/Volunteer-Zone/adulthomestudies to find: • Troop Training Manual as your go-to-guide for Fall Product Sales • Fall Product Sales Quiz that will need to completed and returned to Product Sales Manager or Product Sales Director at your nearest Service Center. • If you have any questions for the Product Sales Department please email mvp@gsmists.org or call 866-566-7434

3. This year’s theme is: “Be Your Best You. Grow!”

4. Does this sound familiar? *I don’t have time to run a Fall Sale! *My girls are too busy! *It conflicts with other school fundraisers!

5. Three Easy Ways to Participate! • Address Booklet: Each girl that fills out an address booklet earns your troop $1 & the girl earns a ‘2013-2014’ Patch. • Online Magazine Orders: Each girl that provides at least 12 names and email addresses of friends & family who may choose to make their magazine purchases online. The troops earn 10% of online orders placed by October 28th. • For each girl that does one or both of the above items, your troop will earn an additional $1 pre girl. No Money to Collect! No Product to Deliver! Easy! Fast! Fun!

6. Fall Gift of Caring On the order card, customers can select the Feeding America Donation and pay $5. Cranberry Nut Mix will be donated to Feeding America West Michigan. NOTE: GSMISTS will deliver this product for you! All girls who participate will receive a SHARE patch!

7. NEW and REVISED YUMMY nuts & candy! • Girl Scout Flowerpot Tin (filled with Caramel Treasures) • Skating Penguin Holiday Tin (filled with Chocolate Covered Pretzels) • Morning Mountain Mix (trail mix) • Dulce de Leche Owls (same great product, now in the adorable owl mold!)

8. Bank Sweeps • For your convenience, we will be sweeping all Fall Product Sale payments directly from Troop Bank Accounts. • All troops must have a valid Troop Bank Account. • Before participating in a Product Sale Program– the Troop Account Auto Withdrawal Form must be turned in. Girls may not begin selling until council has this form. Please fax, email or mail the form to your nearest Product Sales Manager. • Forms can be found in the Troop Training Manual or at http://www.gsmists.org/Get-Involved/resources • Bank Sweeps on Troop Bank Accounts will be on November 5th for Fall Product payments

9. Accepting Checks Although we encourage Troops NOT to accept checks, we know that this might be unavoidable. Please follow this procedure: • Checks should be made payable to “Girl Scout Troop #___” and turned into the Troop Leader for depositing into Troop’s Account. Indicate the girl’s initials in the memo section so you can trace the check. • Be sure to write the signer’s Driver’s License # on the check • Council will cover bounced check fees only if checks are the original (legal) copy from the bank. Bounced checks will be accepted through November 30th only. VERY IMPORTANT! Once a bounced check is turned into council, we turn it into Collections. If you happen to collect money from the bounced check, notify council immediately and turn in payment directly to Council Payment for Fall Product and QSP Magazines will be due at the time the order is placed by the customer. If payment is not received, then the order will not be processed.

10. Permission to Participate in GSMSITS Product Sales Programs • Each girl in your Troop participating in the Fall Product Sale must have a parent/ guardian sign the permission form (found in the Troop Training Manual). Please keep these forms on file for your Troop. • Girls with outstanding delinquent payments cannot sell Fall Product until past payment has been received.

11. Three Ways to Participate in the Fall Sale • Magazines, Nuts, Chocolates and More! • Take Orders & Payment for: • Hundreds of Magazines (new and renewal subscriptions) • Nuts and chocolates in pop top cans, collectable tins and gift boxes • Mail-in Address Booklets • Complete 11 addresses for friends and family • Troops will receive $1 per girl for each address booklet filled out; up to ONE Address Booklet per girl. Girls will receive the 2013-14 patch. • Online Orders and Learning Activities • Girls can access the online order program through www.gsmists.org. They will first register and complete the interactive learning activity • Girls will provide at least 12 names & emails addresses of friends and family who may choose to make t heir magazine purchases online. • Girls who sell TWO magazine orders online will earn the ONLINE patch. • Credit for incentives and Troop funds are earned for magazine orders placed online by October 28th. • No Money to Collect! No Product to Deliver! Easy! Fast! Fun!

12. Girl Rewards ALL Rewards are cumulative! The Troop Training Manual you will find the different reward options at each level as well as patches that can be earned Girls will earn special Rewards for combined dollar totals of nuts and magazines; she will also be able to choose different Rewards at each level. What you need to do: Add the total dollar amount of Ashdon Farms items sold to the QSP direct magazine subscription dollar amount total for each girl. ASHDON FARM PRODUCT + QSP MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS = TOTAL AMOUNT SOLD

13. Troop Rewards • Troops will earn 10% of their combined dollars sold • Example: Troop’s total sales are $1000 = Troop Proceeds are $100 • Troops will earn $1 for every completed valid QSP Address Booklet, up to ONE Address Booklet per girl. • Cadets-Ambassadors can choose to ‘opt out’ of incentives and will receive earned patches and 12% Troop proceeds of total sales instead of incentive items. Just click the ‘opt out’ button on Nut-E • All rewarded items will be shipped to your local Service Unit Product Sales Manager. When you receive your Troop’s incentives please check the items carefully. If you find an error or damaged piece, contact your Service Unit Product Sales Manager Immediately. Rewards will be shipped the week of Nov. 18th.

14. Bonus Program for Service Unit and Troops Troops will receive $1 for every girl who sells Fall Product! Service Units will receive 50 cents for every girl who sells Fall Product within your Service Unit!

15. Safety Tips! • Never carry large amounts of cash with you. Girl Scout Daisies should let adults accept all money. • Girl Scout Daisies sell only to people they know. They can use the telephone with a grown-up’s permission. • Practice safe online marketing. Girls 13 and older may use phones, emails and social media sites to promote the Girl Scout Fall Program. • Girls’ names, telephones and addresses should never be given out. Instead, give the troop number and an approved contact phone number.

16. Safety Tips! Selling in your Neighborhood • Girls should always wear their Girl Scout Membership Pin with their uniform, sash or vest, or Girl Scout t-shirt. • Girls must be familiar with the neighborhoods where they sell. • Sell door-to-door only during daylight hours. • Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors must be accompanied by an adult when selling and delivering. • Girls 11-17 must be supervised by an adult when selling cookies door-to-door. • Girls should never enter a customer’s house. • Girls should never approach customers in cars.

17. Girl Orders – Due to Troop by October 28th Conserve your energy and avoid mistakes by completing the following: • Total each girl’s nut and candy order card by variety. Check that the amount of money turned in is correct. • Total the magazine order. You will need to know how many magazines and the total amount due. Check that the amount of money turned in is correct. • IMPORTANT: Please check and recheck your troop’s magazine orders. Many missing subscriptions were traced back to incomplete or illegible magazine forms. • Check each address booklet for accuracy and make sure it is filled out completely. • Know which reward choice each girl will prefer before beginning your order entry.

18. Due October 30th To receive credit for online magazine orders, the order must be placed by October 28. Remind your Girl Scouts to log back into the online program and print a detailed order report to turn in as proof of sales. This print-out must be submitted with your Troop’s Final Report of paperwork to get credit for the sale. Due by October 30, 11:59 PM: Your troop’s complete order must be placed in the Nut-E computer program

19. Nut - E Your Troop Training Manual has all the information needed on our Nut-E software. You must place your Troop’s order into the Nut-E system. Your Troop Manual is your go-to guide for everything Nut-E related. Print at http://www.gsmists.org/Volunteer-Zone/adulthomestudies

20. Due November 1st Final Report Envelope must include: magazine orders, address booklets and detailed order reports for online magazine orders. Every Troop Product Manager should turn in: • Detail Order Report from girls who participate in online program • Order forms for magazine – white and yellow copies • Address Booklets - bundle 25 books together • Troop Final Report Checklist

21. Product Pick Up • Your troop’s order will be delivered to a place announced by your Service Unit Fall Product Manager. • Product will be shipped to your Service Unit Fall Product Manager between Nov. 18- Nov. 20 2013. • Damaged product should be reported as soon as possible to your nearest council Service Center for replacement. • Girl Rewards’ delivery and pick up TBD. Your Service Unit Fall Product Manager will keep you informed of this shipment information. • Before picking up your troop’s order and incentives, return to Nut-E and copy or print your T-2 Report for your nut and chocolate order. Plan ahead! If you do not have a printer, find another adult in your troop who can help you by printing this and other reports you’ll need for pick-ups listed here as well.

22. Product Pick Up (continued) • Be on time at your designated time and place to pick up your troop’s order. • Count and double-check that all items in your order are there before you load up your car and leave. A fall sale receipt book slip should be signed by the Service Unit FPS Manager and yourself so there is documentation of the pick-up. • Before calling girls to pick up their orders, print G-2 Girl Reports from Nut-E to use as receipts and divide the orders and make certain all items are accounted for. Make sure both you and your parents use and sign a fall sale receipt slip to document product pick-up. • Before picking up your troop’s girl rewards from your Service Unit FPS Manager, print a copy of your G-1 Report. A fall sale receipts slip should be signed by those involved to document this pick-up. Please distribute the girl rewards to your troop families in a timely manner!

23. Quiz Please visit http://www.gsmists.org/Volunteer-Zone/adulthomestudies Complete Fall Product Sales Quiz and return to Product Sales Manager or Product Sales Director at your nearest Service Center

24. Thank You for Your Time