The document provides information about the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Fall Product Program. It outlines the program details, including new products and packaging. It discusses eligibility, responsibilities of troop leaders and managers, and the timeline and process for the nut and candy sale and magazine sale. Girls can earn proceeds and rewards for their troop through selling nuts, candy, and magazines. The program allows girls to develop skills while fundraising for their troop.
2. What is the Fall Product
Program?
• A friends and family sale!
• Girls sell nuts, candy and
magazines.
• Huge troop profit potential!
3. What’s New this Year?
• NEW products!
• NEW product packaging!
• Additional ways for girls to participate with
magazine sales!
4. Eligibility and Responsibilities
Girl Eligibility
– Current Registration
– Parent Permission
SU Fall Product Manager
Responsibilities
– Keep in touch with Council
– Distribute materials, products, prizes, etc
– Train and supports Troop Fall Product Managers
– Ensure that all troops place an order in Nut-E.
– Deliver troop Final Paperwork to Council by deadline.
– Read your position description in manual, you will be
5. Before the Sale Preparation
Service Unit Fall Product Manager will:
• Train Troop Fall Product Manager
• Create and assign each troop coordinator
a Nut-E username and password
• Distribute forms and materials to each
Troop Fall Product Manager
6. 3 Ways for Troops and Girls to
Participate
1. Magazines
– Online
– Direct Magazine Orders using the Magazine
Catalog and paper order forms
1. Address Booklets
2. Nuts and Candy
7. Troop Fall Product Manager
Responsibilities
– Make sure all girls are registered
– Give out girl packets
– Have parent meeting, get permission forms signed
– Keep parents informed of due dates
– Place order in Nut-e
– Distribute products, collect money
– Make deposit, hand in final paperwork
– Read your position description in your manual, you
will be given a copy to sign at training
8. Troop Proceeds
• Fall sale is an easy way for troops to earn
start up funds
• 20% for any nut or candy item
• 15% for any magazine or book order
– Online orders-troop receives 5% more!
– 5% additional opting out of incentives
– Juniors, Cadets, Seniors, and Ambassadors
only
• $2 for each completed and unique Step 2
Booklet. No duplicate addresses
9. Nut and Candy Sale
• Troop earns 20% of total sales for nut and
candy items
• Order Taking for nuts and candy is
Sept 14 – Oct 10
• No Booths – friends and family sale!
• Collect money when product is delivered!
10. Placing the Nut & Candy Order
• Troops enter the girls’ orders into Nut-E by-
11:59 pm on October 15th or you will be
locked out.
• SU double checks all orders on Nut-E by-
11:59 pm on October 17, 2012 or you will be
locked out.
11. Magazine Sale
• Online Ordering available Sept 1 and
Direct Magazine sales runs from
Sept 14 – October 12
• Troop earns 15% for every magazine
subscription/renewal.
• Troop earns additional 5% for all online
orders
12. Address Booklets
• Girls complete an address booklet,
providing mailing addresses for their
friends and family out of the area.
• The troop earns $2 for each completed
address booklet. (maximum of 1 per
participating girl)
13. Delivering Product
• SU will be assigned a delivery agent. Delivery will vary
depending on which area of the council you are in.
• Products will be delivered to the SU from October 29 –
November 1
• SU should receive a call or confirmation e-mail from
the Delivery Agent before your delivery.
• ALWAYS count your order during delivery
• Distribute the merchandise to each troop
• ALWAYS use receipts when distributing product and
receiving money
• Keep copies of the receipts for your records!!!
14. Review of Important Dates
• Nut and Candy Sale – 9/14-10/10
• Magazine Sale– 9/14-10/10
• Troops enter orders into Nut-e – 10/15 by 11:59 pm you will be
locked out at midnight
• SU confirms orders in Nut-e – 10/17 by 11:59 pm you will be
locked out by midnight
• Product delivery to SUs – 10/29-11/1
• Deposit due – November 20
• Troop paperwork due to SUFM – November 27
15. Fall 2012 Theme
• What Can A Girl Do?
• Focus on the 5 Skills girls learn through
the Product Program
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24. Troop 2 Troop
Thank You Nuts!
• Program allows customers
to purchase nuts as a
donation. Nuts are sent by
• Ashdon Farms to our non
profit partner to deployed
military.
$5
25. When placing your order, remember troops should
order to the piece
You will be contacted by the delivery agent to
finalize time and date
REMINDERS
Count products carefully before signing
Keep chocolate away from light and heat
Do not store products outside
If you have specific program questions,
refer to your training materials or contact your
Service Unit Fall Product Manager
26. QSP Online Nut/Candy Program
• Beginning Sept 1, this button can be found
on the GS N/C ALABAMA website.
• It takes girls to….
27. Registration Page
• Families register and create an account using an adult’s email address
Fill in required information
Select an age level
Includes an option to add additional Girl Scouts to this email address
28. Gi rl s Can Send Em l s As ki ng
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29. Online Nut Orders
• Offers girls an opportunity to take Nut
Orders through emails.
• The girl is responsible for product delivery
and collection of money.
• Average girl sales of 4 to 5 nut units per
girl.
• Average council sales of 2% of total sales.
30. Girl Can Personalize Her Landing Page
Council’s Message
Girl’s Message
Girl’s Photo
Girl’s Goal
Council’s
Goal
31. Girl Options For Promoting Nuts & Magazines
• Girl Scout Can Select Who
Receives Nut Order Emails
• Girls Age 13 Or Older Invite
Facebook Friends to Help
• Detailed Order Report
Shows Who ordered nuts
and candy and Who ordered
Magaz i ne s
• Option To Receive An Email
Every Time a Nut order is
placed
32. Customers will see…
Magazine store
Email (Sample Copy)
Hello Karen,
(Girl Scout) is participating in a magazine product sale
and needs your support! It’s fast, convenient, and
easy for you to help Girl Scouts. When you buy,
renew, or extend your favorite magazine
subscriptions, or purchase books from our online
store, 40% of each purchase helps Girl Scouts!
Just click on the link below and you will be able to
view the council’s web page, offering:
-Over 600 popular magazine titles at savings of up to
85% off newsstand prices Online nut order taker
-Online shopping available 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week!
link
When you have finished shopping for magazines, you
can also make a promise to purchase nut and
chocolate products. No payment is necessary now.
Claire Phillips will receive your selections and contact
you later to collect money and deliver products.
Simply click on the following link to browse our nut &
chocolate offerings:
link
Thanks Karen for your support.
33. Facebook Post To Profile
• Post to Profile Within
Facebook
• Opportunity To Reach
Broader Network Of
Just Click Family and Friends
Here
• Friends and Family Can
Thi s Pops Up Purchase Within The
Facebook Environment
• Any Sales Directly Track
Click &
Done
to Girl Scout’s QSP/Nut
Online Program
Registration
34. DETAILED ORDER REPORT
• Check back in during the
sale to track your success
• Send more emails and get
more orders
• All Detail Order Reports
must be submitted by the
deadline date to count
towards girl rewards and
troop proceeds
35. PAPER FORM MAGAZINE ORDERING
Majority of orders still collected using paper order forms
Have customers fill out the paper order forms
Included 10 new names in the Address Booklet
36. WHERE THE ORDER FORM GOES
• White and yellow copies are returned to the troop
volunteer and then service unit product sale manager
• Pink copy stays with the customer
37. ADDRESS BOOKLET-MAGAZINE OFFER
• Used for family and friends not contacted during the direct order
taking portion of the magazine sale
• Personalize each postcard with valid and unique names and
addresses of family and friends
– Complete 10 postcards
– Personalize with a personal note
– For missing zip codes, visit www.usps.com
– NEW CUSTOMERS CAN USE CREDIT CARD AND GO ONLINE
38. WHY MAGAZINES?
• People already buy magazines!
• The average family subscribes to 4 magazines a
year and spends $125
• People can support Girl Scouts without spending
any additional funds
• Reading is good for girls and helps to establish a
love of reading
– 7 out of 10 of our top sellers are children’s magazines
• When people order their magazines through Girl
Scouts, everyone wins!
39. EQUAL CREDIT FOR ALL MAGAZINE
ORDERS
• Troops earn proceeds for each order generated
online
• Families simply print out or email the “Detailed
Order Report” and submit it to the Troop FPS
Chair along with the paper orders to receive
credit
Bounce back email
containing DOR at
the end of the sale
44. Construct a
successful plan
Thank You for All You Do
Design specific
goals
Your
enthusiasm is
contagious
Motivate troops
to participate
Work together
as a team and
everyone wins
You are the key
to the success
of the Fall
Product Sale
For a girl to be eligible to participate in the Fall Product Program, she must be a currently registered member and have a parent permission form turned into her troop. The Service Unit Fall Product Manager’s responsibilities include: keeping in touch with council, distributing materials, products, and prizes to the troops in the service unit, train and support the troop coordinators, ensure that all troops place an order in Nut-e, the online ordering system, and deliver the troop final paperwork to council by the deadline.
Before the sale begins, you should train 1 fall product coordinator per troop. You will create a login for each fall coordinator in Nut-E and provide them with a password. Lastly, you will distribute the forms and materials to each troop coordinator once they’ve been trained.
Girls can begin taking orders for nuts, candies, and calendars on October 1 st . Girl will take orders until October 10 th . Please be sure and stress how important it is to stay safe. No booths are allowed, as the Fall Product Program is a friends and family only program. Girls should not collect money until the product is delivered. Girls who choose to participate in the Online Magazine program may begin sending emails to invite friends and family to purchase or renew magazine subscriptions on October 1 st . Girls should check their progress on the QSP website often and send more emails to other friends and family.
The troop fall product coordinator will enter the girls’ orders into Nut-E by no later than midnight, October 13th. The troop does not need to turn in a paper order form. The Service unit should double check Nut-E to be sure that all participating troops troops have placed their order in Nut-E. The service unit can make changes or additions to orders in Nut-E until midnight on October 16th.
Each service unit will be assigned a delivery agent. Delivery dates will vary depending on which area of the council you are in. Products will be delivered to each service unit between October 25 th and November 4 th . The service unit should receive confirmation from the delivery agent before the delivery occurs. When the Delivery Agent delivers the products, be sure to count the items and notify the agent of any shortages. Once the service unit has received the products, distribute the products to each troop. Be sure to use a receipt when distributing products. Be sure you both sign the receipt and each of you get one copy. Keep copies of your receipts for your records.
From the link, the participating girl/parent will arrive at the registration page. Here the participants information is entered. This is needed even if the Girl participated last year, because the information is not saved each year. More the one girl/sister can be entered under one email address. The girls can each send their own emails.