Helpful Facebook Groups for Girl Scout* Troop Leaders

*Updated 10/2022

Looking for Helpful Facebook Groups for Girl Scout* Troop Leaders?

Facebook has incredibly helpful groups for Girl Scout* troop leaders! Facebook’s mission “to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together” really holds up in the scouting community.

Facebook groups are so helpful for troop leaders.  They’re a great place to connect with new people, share knowledge, get ideas, and get needed support! The possibilities are endless.

So many groups – Where do I start?

There are literally 100’s of Girl Scout* focused groups on Facebook.  Some are incredible, helpful, and resourceful communities.  Many more are inactive or have been forgotten about by their admins and now are filled with spam.  So how do you know which ones to join?  We’ve done a lot of the work for you! We’ve narrowed down the groups to this list of the most helpful Facebook groups for troop leaders.

Troop Leader Central Facebook Groups

• Girl Scout Leader Chat  “Calling all Girl Scout leaders and volunteers; past, present, and future! We have the perfect chat group for you! … This closed group is the perfect place to discuss all things related to scouts and scouting. Ask for or give advice, share your ideas & programs, share your troop antidotes, share your resources, share your successes & your failures, vent, learn, inspire … Have a question? We have thousands of members online at any time ready to help you out.”
• Girl Scout Cookie Chat (& Fall Sale – Magazine & Candies)  “A place for Troop Leaders, Cookie Moms, Parents, Volunteers, etc. to discuss everything involved with Cookie Sales (as well as other sale campaigns). This is not a place to sell, buy, or trade cookies.”
• Girl Scout Leader Shop – Buy & Sell  “A space for buying and selling all things Scout related! Including but not limited to badges, patches, t-shirts, jewelry, your own creations, vintage items… you name it!”
• Freebies & Deals for Girl Scouts & Youth Groups  “This is a space to share & discuss all the great free (along w/deals) resources available to Girl Scout & other youth groups leaders.”
• Girl Scouts Exchange -SWAPS, Flat Juliettes, PostCards, PenPals
• Patch Programs for Girl Scouts & Youth Groups  “This is an international group for sharing & discussing patch programs for youth groups & home schoolers; including but not limited to Girls Scouts, Girl Guides, AHG, Frontier Girls, 4-H, and BSA.”
• Girl Scout Camp Chat  “This is a space to discuss all things camp and how to camp with your youth group! This is a community for youth group leaders (Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, parents, volunteers, etc.) to discuss the youth camping experience. This is a place to share ideas, ask questions, get help, and discuss everything about camping!”
• Girl Scout Travel Chat (& other Youth Groups)  “This group is for those wishing to discuss all things travel. Share your experiences, get recommendations, make suggestions.”

What we Recommend!

If you are a Girl Scout* troop leader, I would recommend joining at least one general scouting group.

For starters join our group Leader Chat!

Our Leader Chat group is the largest, most active group on Facebook dedicated to Girl Scout* chat.  It is an inclusive group of troop leaders (past & present) and troop volunteers, run by our community volunteers.  It’s the perfect place to ask for advice, learn something new, stay up to date on scouting issues, share your ideas, antidotes, resources, your successes & your failures, vent, inspire…

Level Specific!

Next, you’ll want to join a group that’s specific to your troop’s level.  Here’s our recommendations for each level.

Daisies

• GS Daisy Leaders Think Tank “This is a place for all Daisy GS Leaders to share information and ideas, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other as we learn to lead new girl scouts in their first level of scouting.”
• Daisy Scouts- GS “This group is for leaders, co-leaders, troop helpers for Girl Scout Daisies who are in kindergarten and first grade.”

Brownies

• GS Brownie Leaders Think Tank “This is a place for all Brownie GS Leaders to share information and ideas, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other as we learn to lead our girls in our new level of scouting.”
• Brownie Leaders “This is a group for Brownie Girl Scout Leaders, Co-leaders, Cookie Parents and helping parents, to share ideas and use as a sounding board in all things Brownie.”

Juniors

• GS Junior Leaders Think Tank “This is a place for all Junior GS Leaders to share information and ideas, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other as we learn to lead our girls in our new level of scouting.”
• GS Junior Leaders “Use this group as a sounding board and to share meeting ideas, projects, badge programs and anything Girl Scout Junior related.”

Cadettes – Seniors – Ambassadors

• GS Cadette Leaders Think Tank “This is a place for all Cadette GS Leaders to share information and ideas, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other as we learn to lead our girls in our new level of scouting.”
• GS Senior/Ambassador LeadersThink Tank “This is a place for all Senior/Ambassador GS Leaders to share information and ideas, ask questions, and bounce ideas off each other as we learn to lead our girls in our new level of scouting.”

Buy/Sell Groups

Girl Scouts – Scout Shop Buy & Sell “We’re an unofficial group for buying & selling all things Scout related! Including but not limited to badges, patches, pins, clothing, uniforms, jewelry, books, collectibles, your own creations, vintage items… you name it!”

Girl Scout Badge Swaps “a happy place to sell buy and trade girl scout pins and patches”

Girl Scouts resale vests/extra badges/books/patches

Girl Scout badges buy sell trade

Girl Scouts stuff for sale/trade “Here is a page for you to post what you need or want for girl scouts! If you have something you no longer need, please feel free to post it! Uniforms, books, petals, whatever it may be! 🙂 You can sell or give things that are girl scouts related, things for crafts for a troop, books for leaders and so forth.”

ALL SCOUTS MARKETPLACE – Buy/Sell “A site where anything to help the Scouting movement in buying or selling or swapping items, crafts, ideas/projects associated with Troops and their activities. Girl, Boy and Cub items in SCOUTING are allowed to be sold/bought/swapped or given for free.”

Girl Scout Badges, Patches and More “This group is for selling, buying, and trading all things GS. Makes no difference if old or new, swaps, cloths, books, patches, pins etc……just as long as it is GIRL SCOUT merchandise.”

Travel Groups

Girl Scouts Travel Chat “Here’s a group to discuss traveling with scouts & youth groups. Share your experiences, get recommendations, make suggestions.”

Girl Scouts Travelling to Convention ORLANDO 2023! “July 18-22, 2023 in Orlando FL. Is your troop making plans to travel to the 2023 Girl Scout Convention in Orlando? … Let’s talk!”

GS Traveling to Savannah, Georgia “Girl Scouts planning a trip to Savannah, Georgia, birthplace of Girl Scouts. Ask questions, share ideas, etc.”

GS Traveling to Washington, D.C.

Girl Scouts Traveling to NYC “Girl Scouts traveling to NYC – find out who is going and maybe meet up!”

Girl Scouts Traveling to Disneyland California “Ideas and planning trips for Girl Scouts traveling to Disneyland California”

GS Traveling to Disney World

Girl Scouts Traveling to Niagara Falls, NY “This group is for Girl Scout volunteers working to plan a trip for their Girl Scouts to Niagara Falls, NY.”

GS Troops that travel abroad…or want to! “A group where troop leaders can discuss traveling abroad. Whether it is advice or what worked for them, or warnings as to what didn’t!”

Convention

Girl Scout Convention Chat “We are an Unofficial forum for Girl Scout Volunteers, Staff, Delegates, (Age 14 and up), and Supporters.  At present, we are discussing our upcoming National Council Session, which decides issues important to all.”

Girl Scouts Travelling to Convention ORLANDO 2023! “July 18-22, 2023 in Orlando FL. Is your troop making plans to travel to the 2023 Girl Scout Convention in Orlando? … Let’s talk!”

Misc 

Girl Sprouts “This UNOFFICIAL group for Girl Sprouts is a fun (not official) way for families/troops doing Girl Sprouts in an UNOFFICIAL way to connect and share ideas.”

GS Service Unit Managers/Coordinators/Directors “This group is for Service Unit Managers, Directors, Coordinators or whatever your Service Unit calls the lead position. The purpose of this group is to share ideas/thoughts and what works/doesn’t work in your Service Unit. Networking with other Service Unit Managers/Directors/Coordinators can help us lead our Service Units and make them a successful Service Unit.”

The Outdoor Journey Idea Facebook Page – UNOFFICIAL “We are a Take Action Movement of Girl Scout Member-Volunteers, Girl Scout Staff Members (both Council and National), Girl Guides, Boy Scout leaders, and other Supporters … We also are Taking Action to save remaining Girl Scout Camps and work for more Progressive Skills and Badges in Girl Scouting. We also like to find exciting Patch Programs for the girls, share Events, and also work for other needed change in our GS Movement.”

Girl Scout Journeys “GIRL SCOUT Journeys are fun but, we all can learn from each other share your ideas here.”

Girl Scouts, Girl Guides and WAGGGS Pen Pals! “Make new friends by connecting with girls all over the world! We welcome all girls from WAGGGS, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts!”

Cricut and Silhouette and Scouting “A group for Girl Scout and Boy Scout/Scouts BSA Cricut (other machines welcome too) users to share information, ideas, tips, and tricks, files, and so much more.”

Silhouette and Cricut for Girl Scouts “This group is for leaders and creators using Silhouette or Circut machines to make fun things for scouts.  In this group we will share things that are Girl Scout related.”