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• 16,000 girl members
• 5,000 adult members
• 13 percent market share
• 80 regular employees, most full-time
• 2006 combined income of $4.6 million and combined expenses of $4.1 million
• Combined assets of $12 million
• Nationwide, Girl Scout council boundaries are being redrawn to go from 312 councils to 109 as part of Girl Scouts of the USA 's strategic plan to modernize the organization and put it in an even better position to meet the needs of today's girls. The new structure will make the most effective use of resources to better serve local communities across the nation and deliver a superior and consistent Girl Scout leadership program to even more girls.
• In addition to streamlining its infrastructure, Girl Scouts is transforming every aspect of the organization, creating new volunteer systems that will make it even easier for adults to get involved, developing new fund-raising models and revitalizing the Girl Scout brand to inspire girls of every age and background to join - all with the goal of becoming the world's best leadership development program for girls.
• The core outcomes of this leadership development program - discover, connect, and take action - will form the basis of all Girl Scout activities beginning in October 2008. Through the program, girls will discover their personal best and prepare for a positive future, connect with others in an increasingly diverse world and take action to solve problems and improve their communities.
• Also in October 2008, Girl Scout uniforms will be updated to give girls more ways to express their own individuality.
• All of these innovative changes that will be integrated with the mainstays of Girl Scouting - troop experiences, camping, earning awards to display on uniforms - were the result of input gathered from thousands of Girl Scouts and adults nationwide during the past three years who voiced their opinions and shared ideas to decide the future direction of Girl Scouting.
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