Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal

Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal
This Project Proposal is to be used by you (and/or your team)—a registered Girl Scout Cadette in grades 6 to 8—with assistance from your adult Girl Scout volunteer supervisor, troop/group leader, and project advisor (optional) to gain approval for your Silver Award project idea BEFORE continuing your project.

This form will help you think through the details of your project, helping make sure you have a plan in place that will set you up for success early on. Let’s get started!

How to complete this form:
1. Familiarize yourself with Silver Award guidelines: review the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and complete the Silver Award Orientation in GSLearn.
2. Read the Silver Award Project Proposal questions ahead of time and think about your answers. If you are working in a group, fill it out together! You can work with a team of up to three other Cadettes or on your own. One form should be completed per project.
3. Complete and submit the Silver Award Project Proposal. Approval is necessary BEFORE the project may continue and may take up to 10 business days from submission.
4. The final deadline to submit a preapproval form is July 15 after you or your oldest teammember completes 8th grade
A few friendly reminders:
- Finish your Silver Award Take Action™ project and Final Report by September 30 of the year you or your oldest team member completes 8th
  grade!
- Take photos and/or video to document your project along the way- you'll be asked to share them in your Final Report!
- The Final Report will require updating and reflecting on your approved Project Proposal. Keep a copy of this Project Proposal so you can answer the questions more easily.
- When the Silver Award project winds down, the outcome may not be exactly as planned. That’s OK! Girl Scouts earn the Silver Award as long as award requirements have been met. What Girl Scouts learn in the process about themselves and the world around them is what’s most valuable. Look at any unexpected twist as a learning opportunity.
- If your project ends up significantly changing from your current Project Proposal, please us at customercare@gsema.org to let us know and we will advise you on next steps.

Who is Involved?
Number of Girl Scouts on this Silver Award project*
1-4

Team Members*

	Full Name	Troop Number	Current Grade	Email Address	Mailing Address	Silver Award Orientation Completed
1
2
3
4

List additional adult resources:*

	Full Name	Email	Phone Number
Troop/Group Leader*
Adult Girl Scout Volunteer Supervisor*
Project Advisor (optional)

*volunteers in these roles must be registered and background checked

Prerequisites
Team Member #1
Team Member #2
Team Member #3
Team Member #4

Project Plan
Project Title*
Proposed Start Date*

MonthDayYear
Proposed Completion Date*

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1. The issue the project will address is...*
(Please include a 3-4 sentence description. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 4.)
2. It matters because...*
(Please include a 3-4 sentence description. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 4.)
3. My target audience (who is going to benefit) is...*
(Please include a 1-2 sentence description. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 4.)

4. Community members who I contacted or partnered with to research my issue and find the root cause:*

	Name	Organization	How they might help?
1
2
3
4

5. A root cause of my issue is...*
(Please include a 3-4 sentence description. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Steps 3 and 4.)
6. My team's project idea is...*
(Please include a 3-4 sentence description of your project, including the result and how it addressed the root cause of your issue. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 4.)
7. How will you create a plan to make your project sustainable? (Check the boxes that apply. See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5.)*

Create a permanent solution that can be used after the project is complete.Educate and inspire others in the community or within Girl Scouts to be part of the change.Advocate to change a rule, regulation, or a law and encourage others to join.
Specifically, my team will plan to make the project sustainable by...*
(Please include a 3-4 sentence description.)

8. Please provide a description of your team's leadership.*

	Name	Leadership Roles	Responsibilities
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2
3
4

9. Silver Award projects sometimes require money or nonmonetary donations of goods. If your project requires this, then please estimate supplies/donations needed and potential costs. A budget worksheet with actual supplies and costs will be required with the Final Report. (See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5 and the template pages.)

	Supplies/Donations	Cost (even if $0)
1
2
3
4
5

10. Check to indicate you are aware that each individual team member should spend approximately 50 hours working on their Silver Award project and will maintain a time log.*

Yes
11. Try it: Describe how you will try to make your project measurable by sharing the goal your team set to measure your project’s success... [OPTIONAL]
(See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5.)
12. Try it: Describe how you will try to make a national and/or global link...[OPTIONAL]
(See the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, Step 5.)

Signature Page
We*—the Girl Scout Cadette(s), troop/group leader and adult Girl Scout volunteer supervisor—agree and understand that the Silver Award Project:
- Cannot be just a collection or donation drive. Donations may be part of a larger Silver Award project.
- Cannot be a fundraiser for another organization, program, or individual.
- Is not simply volunteering time for another organization in an already existing project.
- Cannot be done by multiple teams. Only one team (1–4 Girl Scouts) may collaborate on each Silver Award project.
- Is a Take Action project, not a community service project—even if the community service project is very large and takes a lot of time and hard work.
I, Girl Scout Cadette, have read and understand all the requirements and guidelines specific to the Girl Scout Silver Award as outlined by the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award and council-specific requirements. I am aware of all deadlines for the Girl Scout Silver Award. Should any major plans change, I will contact the person who approved my proposal.
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I, the adult Girl Scout volunteer supervisor, recognize it is the Cadette’s responsibility to fulfill the requirements for the Girl Scout Silver Award including all deadlines. I understand that they must uphold guidelines specific to their project as outlined by the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award and the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, and council-specific requirements.

*Adults may cover multiple roles in the Silver Award process
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I, the Girl Scout troop/group leader, have reviewed the above Girl Scout Silver Award Project Proposal. I am aware of the requirements and guidelines outlined by the Adult Guide for Earning the Silver Award and the Cadette Workbook for Earning Your Silver Award, as well as council-specific requirements and believe this project aligns with those requirements.

*Adults may cover multiple roles in the Silver Award process
Signature*

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Email where you'd like to receive a copy of your responses:*
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