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Girl Scouts Grow Stronger in Oregon and SW
Washington
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Town Hall meetings will soon be scheduled
for early this summer to be held in the four areas of our council (details
TBA).
Delegates, Mark Your
Calendars!
To
attend the final meeting to
vote on realignment issues on
AUGUST 23, 2008.
New
Information available(4-9-08) on our New Council website concerning Bylaws:
 | Proposed By-Laws |
| Proposed Region Map |
| Governance Flow (A Decision Influencing Matrix) |
| Proposed Community Leadership Cabinets |
CRC March
update:
- Beginning website for the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest
Washington is up and live. More information will be added as soon as
possible (See link at right).
- The new council will have its official address “in the Greater
Portland area” and the street address there will be 9620 SW Barbur Blvd.,
Portland.
- CRC members will be attending as many of the merging councils’
annual meetings as possible.Some draft or preliminary information will
be available for discussion at the annual meeting.
- CRC subcommittees are very active and engaging more volunteers and
staff in their process.
- The April CRC meeting will be held electronically.
- The search for the new CEO for Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest
Washington has begun. The Council Realignment Committee (CRC) has
contracted with the national search firm Evergreen Executive Source, LLC
to assist with identifying candidates. A timeline for interviewing and
hiring has been determined, with July 1, 2008 being the target date for
the new CEO to be on board with the new council. Interested individuals
may contact Evergreen for the vacancy announcement at
evergreen.source@att.net .
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Our New Council Website is
www.girlscoutsosw.org
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| Our merging
councils:
Girl Scouts -
Columbia Rivers Council - Oregon
Girl Scouts
of Santiam Council - Oregon
Girl Scouts of
Winema Council - Oregon
Plus our neighboring councils whose shared boundaries are changing to
some degree:
Girl Scouts Eastern Washington &
Northern Idaho
Girl
Scouts of Western Washington
Silver Sage Girl
Scout Council - Idaho
Additional information through our national
organization's website:
GSUSA
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News to Print:
The
VISION for
Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington
January 12, 2008:
Summary of CRC meeting
October 20, 2007:
Minutes from CRC
meeting
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (pdf)
June 20, 2007:
Good
Faith Resolution re Merger (pdf)
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Girl Scout
councils in Oregon and SW Washington are in the process of realigning to
form one high-capacity Girl Scout council serving approximately 20,000 girls
in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. This is part
of a national initiative to create councils that are better equipped to meet
the needs of girls in today’s fast-changing world.
Girl Scout councils across the country are joining Girl Scouts of the USA
(GSUSA) in a historic transformation to modernize the iconic organization
and focus on leadership development for girls in the 21st century.
Girl Scouts of Western Rivers, Winema, Santiam and Columbia River, plus
parts of Silver Sage and Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho councils,
will be merging to form Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW Washington Council.
This name was chosen after a survey of volunteers and girls in all the
affected councils and with the approval of GSUSA.
The realignment process began in October 2007 and the
merger is planned to be completed in October 2008. Councils are entering
into the realignment process with minimal interruption of services. “In all
our planning the primary goal is to provide a seamless program transition
for our girls and volunteers,” said Lorraine Thomas, Co-Chair of the Council
Realignment Committee. “We are excited about the many opportunities and
resources we will gain by joining together as Girl Scouts of Oregon and SW
Washington.”
Council Realignment Subcommittees
Our Council will be allowed to share one or two names of people that we would
like to recommend for the realignment subcommittees. The Council Realignment
Committee (CRC) will want to balance skills, experience, geographic
representation etc…. to obtain the broadest possible range of views. If you
would like to suggest yourself or another person for consideration, please
e-mail Pat Shaw with skills/experience/abilities at
pshaw@wrgirlscouts.org /
1-800-522-8772 ext. 113.
Subcommittees will not all be formed at the same time and when they do get
started, their work is apt to be intense for a few months.
Girl Scout
volunteers who have an interest in a particular topic can give input through
subcommittees' study groups.
Realignment Timeline Pre-Realignment
| Use “Our new council” – not “the new Western Rivers Council” |
| President and executive director list serve |
| Joint adult development course content |
| Key volunteers and staff create stronger working relationships |
| Attend GSUSA training |
Realignment First Quarter - (begins Oct. 1, 2007)
| Ratify new jurisdiction |
| Good-faith agreement |
| Council Realignment Committee (CRC) formed |
| CRC reviews councils’ profiles |
| CRC subcommittees formed and begin work |
Work of the CRC
| Builds the framework of our new council
 | Foundation |
| External walls |
| Framing |
| Initial layout |
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Corporate Structure Subcommittee
| Determine governance model |
| Determine number of board members and officers |
| Determine how the new board will be built |
| Select members of new nominating committee |
Service Delivery and Operations Subcommittee
| Develop framework for staff structure |
| Design volunteer structure |
| Recommend the general locations of service centers |
| Recommend possible headquarters location |
Human Resource Subcommittee
| Identify process for filling staff positions |
| Consider how CEO search will happen |
| Establish general timelines |
Finance Subcommittee
| Build very preliminary budget |
| Identify process of bringing existing councils’ finances
together |
| Identify and schedule all other financial work |
Second Quarter (January, February, March, 2008)
| Subcommittees continue their work |
| Progress reports made |
| CRC begins building blueprint of our new council |
| Nominating committee makeup developed |
Third Quarter (April, May, June 2008)
| Nominating committee candidates identified |
| Blueprint completed |
| Blueprint endorsed by current boards of directors |
| Special meeting of the corporation |
| Approve plan to combine jurisdictions |
| Approve new board structure |
| Elect new nominating committee |
| Give the CRC temporary authority |
Fourth Quarter (July, August, September 2008)
| Subcommittee work moves from planning to integration |
| Bylaws completed |
| CEO search begins |
| Combined meeting of delegates |
| Adopt bylaws |
| Elect a new board |
| Any other final actions |
Celebrate !
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