GSOFCT Bronze Award Pitch Proposal

Bronze Award Completion Project Pitch Proposal

Use this form to introduce us to your Bronze Award Take Action Project idea. This form should be completed by the Adult Volunteer who will oversee the completion of the project. Use the Bronze Award Checklist on our Council Website to make sure that you meet the Bronze Award requirements and prerequisites! When you're ready to start your Bronze Award Take Action project, fill out this form.
When Girl Scout Juniors team up to make a difference in their community, they learn important leadership skills, discover new passions, and watch how seemingly small actions make a big difference. It all adds up to the Girl Scout Bronze Award—the highest honor a Junior can achieve! Learn more about the Bronze Award on our website.

To qualify for the Bronze Award, Girl Scout Juniors should:
- Be a registered member of GSOFCT
- Be in 4th or 5th grade
- Complete one Junior Journey with the accompanying Take Action Project prior to starting the Bronze Award
- Build a team! (The whole troop can work together on this project, but be sure to also include community members as well)
- Investigate the community for issues
- Find the root cause of the issue
- Create a plan to tackle the root cause.
- Ensure the project will be sustained after you are done with it
- Measure your impact
- Spend 20 hours working on the project. Each Girl Scout working on the project should have 20 individual hours.
- Allow each girl to have a leadership role in the project
- Share what you have accomplished with others.
- Be completed by September 30th of the year the Girl Scout finishes 5th grade and start 6th grade.
The following are not allowed as Bronze Award projects:
- Projects that focus solely on collecting, beautifying, decorating, redecorating, rebuiliding, donating, and/or cleaning. The are considered service projects. These aspects can be part of a larger project, but cannot be the only part of the project.
- Projects that focus solely on implementing an already existing solution (i.e. Little Libraries, Buddy Benches, Badge Workshops) are not Highest Award projects. These aspects can be part of a larger, unique solution, but cannot be the only part of the project.
- Projects that raise money for another organization. Per GSOFCT and GSUSA policy, Girl Scouts may not raise money for another organization and any money raised for the purpose of funding your project may not be directly donated to another organization.
- Projects planned and organized by adults that Girl Scouts only implement. Remember: adults should guide Girl Scouts through the process and ensure they meet guidelines, but should allow the project to be girl-led.
You will need the following information to complete this form:
- Names of all Girl Scouts who earned the Bronze Award
  The date the award was earned (this is typically the day the project was completed)
- The issue the project addressed
- A brief description of the project
- A description of how the project is sustainable
- A description of the measurable impact the project had
Questions?: Customer Care is here to help! Reach out to customercare@gsofct.org or 1-800-922-2770.

About You

Tell us a little bit about yourself!
Name*

First NameLast Name
Email: *
example@example.com
Phone Number: *
Grade Level: *
As the Bronze Award is the Highest Award for Junior Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts must be in 4-5th grade to work on the Bronze Award.
Which of the following describes you?

I am in a troopI am not in a troop, I'm an IRM/Juliette

About Your Project
Troop:
Troop Leader Name:
Troop Leader Email:
example@example.com
Town/ City project will occur in: *
Number of Juniors working on this project: *

Prerequisites

In order to start on a Bronze Award, you need to have completed one Junior Prerequisite. Completing a Junior Prerequisite means you completed all required steps for the Award or Journey.
What prerequisite did you complete?*

Teaching Leadership Award: Junior AidePersonal Leadership Award: True NorthCommunity Advocacy Leadership Award: Take ActionCommunity Advocacy Leadership Award: Global ActionA Girl Scout Junior Journey
If you completed a journey, please state which below:
Ex: It’s Your World—Change It!

About Your Bronze Award Team
Please enter the names of all Girl Scouts who will complete this Bronze Award Take Action Project. *
How do you plan to show leadership during your project?

Delegating or assigning tasks to other peopleGuiding a team in designing or creating part of the projectTraining others in how to complete part of the project

Your Bronze Award Project
Briefly Describe your project idea. How will your Girl Scotus address their root cause?*
What issue in the community will this Bronze Award project address? What have you identified as the root cause of the issue (ie. the aspect you will solve)?*
Example: "The problem my project focuses on is a lack of fitness for youth. A root cause I discovered in my community is that physical education classes are not exciting enough for students not interested in basic sports!"
How will you make your project sustainable?*
Sustainable means there is a plan in place for the solution to continue to have an impact even after the project is complete! How will your project live on when you're finished?
Will your Girl Scouts be educating community members about their project's issue/ root cause, raising awareness, teaching skills to the community, or advocating for local or statewide policy change? If so, how do your Girl Scouts plan to teach or advocate?*
Share more about how your Girl Scouts will interact with their community through this project!
How will you measure your impact?*
Example: "I will measure my project by giving a before and after survey to attendees about their current fitness level and how the club has helped them." or "I will count the number of students who have attended the first two sessions of the club and show interest in joining regularly."

Funding
Please remember the following concerning earning money for your project.

The following ARE allowed:
- Utilizing troop funds
- Setting goals with product sales (cookies and treats and reads) to fund your project
- Using personal or family money to fund your project
- Asking people to donate supplies as long as they know they will not get a tax deduction for doing so
- Holding an approved Money Earning Activity
The following ARE NOT allowed:
- Asking people to give you money
- Approaching businesses for goods or services
- Using GoFundMe, Venmo, or any other platform to solicit money from others
- Applying for youth grants (unless you've discussed this with GSOFCT first)
Not abiding by these monetary policies may jeopardize earning the Bronze Award, and may leave you with a tax liability.
Will your Girl Scouts use GSOFCT Entrepreneurship program funds (Cookie Sales/ Treats and Reads) to complete their project?**

YesNo
I agree to the above monetary policies:*

Yes
I understand and agree to these project guidelines:*

Yes
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Bronze Award Completion Project Pitch Proposal

About You

About Your Project

Prerequisites

About Your Bronze Award Team

Your Bronze Award Project

Funding