Partnerships & Sponsorships
Partnerships
Partner with the Girl Scouts to help girls grow strong! We welcome religious organizations, civic and community organizations, businesses and corporations, and schools to join us to offer activities especially for girls. Call us if your core values include:
- Advocacy for girls and young women
- Encouraging strong families
- Strengthening communities
- Support for volunteer-based organizations
Sponsorships
Sponsorships, as opposed to partnerships, provide support to individual troops or events on a more local level. Click here for more information on sponsorships.
Potential Partners
A. Religious Institutions
Religious institutions play a vital role in the community and share many common goals with Girl Scouts. The partnership concept is supported by the study, "Girl Scouts: Who We Are, What We Think", which found that girls who are active in both Girl Scouts and a religious organization make better moral decisions than girls who participate in only one or the other organization.
Both the religious organization and the Girl Scouts gain from partnerships.
Benefits to Religious Organizations:
- Youth Programming-Girl Scout programs expand opportunities for girls and young women
- Lay Leadership-Adult members receive quality leadership training from the Girl Scouts
- Membership-Families new to the community will be introduced to the religious institution
- Outreach-New channels will be available to reach out to girls and young women
Benefits to Girl Scouts:
- Girl Scout membership-New locations for recruitment and program deliver
- Adult volunteer-Expanded volunteer base to identify potential volunteers
- Awareness of the Girl Scout program- Opportunities to promote Girl Scout ideas
- Spiritual Emphasis-Program components that are at the heart of the Girl Scout Promise
B. Civic Organizations
Civic organizations often have "service to community" as a part of their organization's focus. Partnerships with the Girl Scouts helps civic organizations with a youth and/or family emphasis reach a wide local audience in an effective manner.
Benefits to Civic Organizations:
- Promotion and expanded awareness of their organization
- Opportunity to provide community service
Benefits to Girl Scouts:
- Increased awareness of the Girl Scout program
- Expanded adult volunteer base
- Expanded program delivery
- Potential funding source for troop activities
C. Businesses and Corporations
Today's thriving businesses and corporations are often those who actively work to improve the quality of life in their communities. Partnership agreements are good investments for both business and Girl Scouts. Employee volunteer programs are also a direct way to support positive development for girls and young women through Girl Scouts.
Benefits to Businesses and Corporations:
- Promotion and expanded awareness of product or service
- Additional employee benefit
- Enhanced reputation in the community
- Ability to positively impact youth development
Benefits to Girl Scouts:
- Increased awareness of the Girl Scout program
- Expanded adult volunteer base
- Expanded program delivery
D. Community Centers
Community centers are in the business of providing support and activities for youth and families in area neighborhoods. Partnerships enable the center staff to strengthen and expand girl-focused programs while Girl Scouts are able to reach more girls right in their own neighborhoods.
Benefits to Community Centers:
- Expanded program opportunities for girls
- Leadership development for girls and adults
- Increased awareness of the center programs
- Increase in the number of girls and adults using center facility
Benefits to Girl Scouts:
- Meeting and/or program event facility
- Expanded program activities related to sports
- Expanded base for recruitment
E. Schools
Schools are challenged to provide for the academic and social development of their students, which is also part of the challenge for Girl Scouts. According to the study, Girl Scouts: Who We Are, What We Think compared with girls of the same age in the national study, Girl Scouts reported achieving higher grades in their school work, and are more active in extracurricular activities at school.
Benefits to Schools:
- School Leaders- Girl Scout leadership training prepares girls to be leaders
- Parent Leaders- Girl Scout adult development encourages greater school participation
- Greater girl and adult involvement in school activities
Benefits to Girl Scouts:
- Girl Scout membership- New locations for recruitment and program delivery
- Adult volunteers- Expanded volunteer base to identify potential volunteers
- Awareness of the Girl Scout Program- Opportunities to promote Girl Scout ideals
A few of our partners who have signed Partnership Agreements:
- Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco
- Nuevo Mundo Children's Center in Richmond
- Department of Recreation, City of Richmond
- Richmond Chamber of Commerce
- Richmond Mainstreet Initiative
- Bay Area Rescue Mission
- Watershed Project Contra Costa
- YMCA of East Bay
- Hilltop Mall
- Doctor's Hospital
- Prayer Tower Church
- Chinatown YMCA-San Francisco
- Mervyns
- Frick Middle School
- Douglass Playground-San Francisco
- Visitation Valley Community Center
- Stonestown Mall-San Francisco
- After School Enrichment Program- San Francisco
- Hayes Valley Playground
- California National Guard (Drug Demand Reduction Unit)
- United States Tennis Association
Click here to view a Partnership Agreement
Call (510)558-8630 and ask for the Partnership Division to discuss how we can work together.
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