This award has seven requirements. Requirements one through three may be done in any order, but they must be completed before you work on the fourth requirement, the Girl Scout Gold 4Bs Challenge Award.

STEP 1: BUILD A FRAMEWORK

• Read the Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert
• Meet with troop/group leader or Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor to develop a timeline for steps 2-4

STEP 2: EARN THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD LEADERSHIP AWARD CHARM

• Earn three Girl Scout Interest Project awards related to parts of the Girl Scout Law.
• Set goals and earn one charm from the STUDIO 2B Focus book of your choice.
• Log 30 hours in two leadership roles.
• Keep records and journal in Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert.

STEP 3: EARN THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD CAREER AWARD CHARM

• Complete a total of 40 hours related to career exploration.
• Or, “Fast Track” it with a paying job or your own business.

STEP 4: EARN THE GIRL SCOUT GOLD 4Bs CHALLENGE AWARD CHARM

• Become: Assessment of skill set and setting and achieving two goals related to self-improvement.
• Belong: Create a community profile to find out more about your community’s needs and assets.
• Believe: Create a vision for change by focusing on community needs. Come up with an actual vision statement for one's Girl Scout Gold Award project based on challenge focusing.
• Build: Focus on developing a specific network of people who might help with the vision.
• Use page 18 in STUDIO 2B Focus: Write Now on building persuasive skills to help convince others to support your position on this issue.
• Use Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert to keep records and journal for discussion and evaluation with your Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor.

Note: Hours spent on the Girl Scout 4Bs Challenge can be applied to the Girl Scout Gold project hours.

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STEP 5: PLAN YOUR GIRL SCOUT GOLD AWARD PROJECT

• Plan it: Keep record of time and process using Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert.
• Know more about it—research information on it.
• Choose it—brainstorm ways to solve problem, create a budget. Council must approve any money-earning or gift-in-kind plans related to project.
• Map it—create a timeline of project steps and list of resources needed. Fill out project plan for council.
• Work with Girl Scout Gold Award project advisor.
• Submit plan to Girl Scout council for approval
  ~ Follow council submission guidelines. A girl cannot start on project until go-ahead is received from council.
  ~ Receive feedback from council.
  ~ Make adjustment to plans if necessary.

STEP 6: ACT

• Do it! Put plans into action.
  ~ Take approximately 65 hours to complete (including planning time)
  ~ Provide community service, must be done outside of Girl Scouting
  ~ Approved by Gold Award Committee.
• Adjust plans if necessary
• Carry out project

STEP 7: REFLECT

• Evaluate
• Celebrate!

A more complete discussion of the Girl Scout Gold Award can be found in the new Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert or materials available at the Sahuaro Girl Scout Council Shop.

Do's and Don'ts

• Use the Go for It! The Girl Scout Gold Award STUDIO 2B insert for planning and documenting your activities.
• Attend a council workshop/orientation on "Going for the Girl Scout Gold Award" if possible.
• Get council approval before starting on your Girl Scout Gold Award project.
• Find out if your council has a schedule for submission of reports for award ceremonies and plan accordingly.
• Follow all national and council guidelines for money-earning and safety.
• Work with a Gold Award project advisor.
• Be realistic about planning a budget for your project.

• Be afraid to do an individual project based on your own interests that meets a need in your community.
• Start a project until you have had your project plan approved by your Girl Scout council.
• Lose your vision and leadership in the course of the project—you are the one in charge, even when facilitating the work of others.
• Don't ask for money or donations yourself. Work with an adult who has to do "the ask" after getting council permission.
• Get locked into earning the Gold Award—it is a personal choice.