Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal

Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal
This form will help you think through the details of your project, helping you make sure you have a plan in place that will set you up for success early on. Let’s get started!

How to complete this form:
1. Familiarize yourself with Silver Award guidelines. Cadettes should review the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and with work with their Troop Leader to review the gsLearn modules GSUSA Silver Award Overview and Silver Award Requirements: A Closer Look and Silver Award Quest: Complete the Steps for Earning Your Silver Award (3 modules) and/or the Volunteer Toolkit Silver Award Meeting Plans 1-4.
2. Read the Silver Award Project Proposal questions ahead of time and think about your answers. If you are working in a group, fill it out together! You can work with a team of up to three other Cadettes or on your own. One form should be completed per project.
3. When submitting this form, please be aware that it is NOT a savable form, be prepared to complete all at once. You will need signatures from your adult Girl Scout volunteers, so they will need to be present when the form is completed.
4. Complete and submit the Silver Award Project Proposal. Approval is necessary BEFORE the project may continue.
A few friendly reminders:
- Finish your Silver Award Take Action project and Final Report by September 30 of the year you or your oldest team members complete 8th grade.
- Take photos and/or video to document your project along the way – you’ll be asked to share them in your Final Report!
- The Final Report will require updating and reflecting on your approved Project Proposal. Keep a copy of this Project Proposal so you can answer your questions more easily.
- When the Silver Award project winds down, the outcome may not be exactly as planned. That’s OK! Girl Scouts earn the Silver Award as long as the requirements have been met. What Girl Scouts learn in the process about themselves and the world around them is what’s most valuable. Look at any unexpected twist as a learning opportunity.
- If your project ends up significantly changing from your current Project Proposal, please contact the person who approved your proposal to let them know and they will advise you on next steps.

Team Members
Confirm the full names of each Girl Scout on the project. Please include troop number, current grade, caregiver email and mailing address. (See Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 2).
Team Member Information*

Additional Adult Resources
Troop/Group Leader

Responsibilities include managing guidelines for any project donations, money-earning activities, or use of troop funds and approvals, where relevant.

Volunteers in this role must be registered and background checked.
Troop/Group Leader - Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Troop/Group Leader - Email*
example@example.com
Troop/Group Leader - Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Adult Girl Scout Volunteer Supervisor

Responsibilities include Silver Award project team supervision, including managing safety and Silver Award procedures. May be the same person as the Troop/Group Leader.

Volunteers in this role must be registered and background checked.
Check if the Leader/Group Leader is also taking on this role.
Adult Girl Scout Volunteer Supervisor - Full Name

First NameLast Name
Adult Girl Scout Volunteer Supervisor - Email
example@example.com
Adult Girl Scout Volunteer Supervisor - Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.
Project Advisor (optional)

An adult who has some level of knowledge, skills, expertise, or access to resources that can help with your project.
Project Advisor - Full Name

First NameLast Name
Project Advisor - Email
example@example.com
Project Advisor - Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.

Have you completed the digital form that you would prefer to upload rather than fill out the entire online form?*

Yes, I'd like to upload my digital formNo, I'll complete the online version

Upload a completed digital version of the Silver Award Project Proposal form.

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Prerequisites
Team Member Prerequisite Information*

Project Plan
Project Title*
Proposed Start Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
Proposed Completion Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
The issue the project will address is...*
It matters because...*
My target audience (who is going to benefit) is...*
Community members who I contacted or partnered with to research my issue and find the root cause.
A root cause of my issue is...*
My team's project idea is...*
How will you create a plan to make your project sustainable? Check the boxes that apply. (See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5)*

Create a permanent solution that can be used after the project is completeEducate and inspire others in the community or within Girl Scouts to be part of the changeAdvocate to change a rule, regulation, or a law and encourage others to join
Specifically, my team will plan to make the project sustainable by...*

Project Plan - Additional Questions
Please provide a description of your team's leadership. (See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Steps 2 and 5.)*
Silver Award projects sometimes require money or nonmonetary donations of goods*. If your project requires this, then please estimate supplies/donations needed and potential costs. A budget worksheet with actual supplies and costs will be required with the Final Report. (See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5 and the template pages.)
If you have a list already created, you can upload a copy of it below instead.

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*Please follow GSMW guidelines found on the Money-Earning Request Form and submit if relevant.
Team Member Time Log Agreement

Check this box to indicate you are aware that each individual team member should spend approximately 50 hours working on their Silver Award project and will maintain a time log. (See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 6 and the template pages.)
Try It: Describe how you will try to make your project measurable by sharing the goal your team set to measure your project's success... (OPTIONAL)
Try It: Describe how you will try to make a national and/or global link... (OPTIONAL)

Signature Page
We* - the Girl Scout Cadette(s), troop/group leader, and adult Girl Scout volunteer supervisor – agree and understand that the Silver Award Project:
- Cannot be just a collection or donation drive. Donations may be part of a larger Silver Award project.
- Cannot be a fundraiser for another organization, program or individual.
- Is not simply volunteering time for another organization in an already existing project.
- Cannot be done by multiple teams. Only one team (1-4 Girl Scouts) may collaborate on each Silver Award project.
- Is a Take Action project, not a community service project-even if the community service project is very large and takes a lot of time and hard work.
I, Cadette Girl Scout, have read and understood all the requirements and guidelines specific to the Girl Scout Silver Award as outlined by the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and council-specific requirements. I am aware of all the deadlines for the Girl Scout Silver Award. Should any major plans change, I will contact the person who approved my proposal.
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I, adult Girl Scout volunteer supervisor, recognize it is the Cadette’s responsibility to fulfill the requirements for the Girl Scout Silver Award including all deadlines. I understand that they must uphold guidelines specific to their project as outlined by the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award and the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, and council-specific requirements.
Adult Full Name*
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
I, the Girl Scout troop/group leader, have reviewed the above Girl Scout Project Proposal. I am aware of the requirements and guidelines outlines by Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award and the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, and council-specific requirements and believe the project aligns with those requirements.
Adult Full Name*
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
*Adults may cover multiple roles in the Silver Award process.
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Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal

Team Members

Additional Adult Resources

Prerequisites

Project Plan

Project Plan - Additional Questions

Signature Page