Who decides how the Girl Scout Cookie Sale money is spent and how the sale is run?
A. Each council is responsible for funding the Girl Scout program in its jurisdiction. Councils get support from many community sources, including individual donors and federated funders such as United Way. The Cookie Sale Program Activity produces program-related revenue that is also an important source of income for each council. Within the council, a volunteer committee recommends the cookie sale procedures and retail price. The volunteer board of directors accepts or modifies these recommendations. The board then delegates to the executive director of the council the responsibility for managing a successful cookie sale, which she does with the assistance of council volunteers and staff.
