Did you know that Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast invests $292 in each of our girl members annually? We know it is important to invest in the leaders of tomorrow by investing in the girls of today - the Girl Scouts who are learning to lead in their own lives and in their communities. They are discovering what is important to them, connecting with others and taking action to make the world a better place. Our goal is to provide cutting-edge program initiatives to build girls of courage, confidence and character so that they may fully grow in their leadership. Your contribution will directly help us reach that goal and will impact the girls in our Council.

Two-thirds of the women who are today's leaders in government, business, education, medicine, science and in their communities were once Girl Scouts. But we know two-thirds of too few is not enough. An investment in Girl Scouts is broader than a case or a cure. It's a commitment to a generation. Our donors and volunteers are changing the world by supporting the young women who will change it.

Imagine what an entire generation of girls will do given the confidence, the skills and the experience they need to lead!

Here's How YOU Can Help Today

• Donate - your tax deductible gift will make an immediate difference in the lives of girls

• Double or triple your gift through matching gift programs

• Make a lasting gift through Planned Giving

• Give a gift to a Tribute Fund

• Participate in the annual Friends and Family Partnership Campaign

• Attend a fundraising event

Family Partnership Campaign
The Family Partnership Campaign is an opportunity to invest in your daughter's future or that special girl in your life. It will also touch the lives of every girl served by the Council. With your gift, we can reach out to more girls who will benefit from the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. Contributions also help us ensure that quality programs and services are offered at a minimal fee and camps and properties are well maintained and safe for our members' use.

Tribute Funds
Tribute Fund Gifts are for members and friends of Girl Scouting. It is a lasting and meaningful way to honor someone special or memorialize a loved one. These gifts may be designated to either the General or Operational Fund, or you may wish to give to a specific fund that has been established in honor of someone or for a particular purpose. With each gift, we will send an appropriate card to the individual or family mentioned in your designation and will also send you an acknowledgment of the gift.

Matching Gifts
A matching gift, also known as a matching fund or matching donation, is a charitable gift made toward a non-profit organization by a matching donor (e.g., an employer) under the provision that an original donor (e.g., an employee) first makes a gift toward that organization.

The following employers have matching gifts programs. If your employer isn't listed, please be sure to check with your human resources department.

Planned Giving
A planned gift is a donor's promise to benefit the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast through a bequest that occurs at death or after a term of years. When you include the Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast in your estate planning or will, you will provide the financial strength our organization needs to help girls today. Your gift will ensure that future generations of girls will receive the best - the Girl Scout Leadership Development Program

Bequests
Retained Income Gifts
Life Insurance
Retirement Plan Benefits

United Way
The Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast is supported by five United Ways, the Combined Federal Campaign, the Combined Virginia Campaign and the Combined Charities Campaign.

• Albemarle Area United Way
• United Way of South Hampton Roads
• United Way of the Virginia Peninsula
• United Way of Greater Williamsburg
• Franklin-Southampton Area United Way
• United Way in Isle of Wight County
• Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
• Combined Federal Campaign

If you or a family member participates in a United Way Campaign or other combined campaign, designate your gift to Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast. Simply write in the council's identification number in the appropriate box on your form. There should be a listing of all the participating agencies and their ID numbers with your paperwork or if there is no ID number, write in the following:

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast
912 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322

Thanks for supporting Girl Scouting through your local United Way!

Quick Links

Family Partnership Brochure

Campaign Audit

Contribution Envelope Labels

Troop Report Form

Supply Request Form

Family Partnership Guidelines 2011-2012 (Draft)

For more information please contact the Fund Development department at (757) 547-4405
Ext. 1247.