eBiz Important Update for End of Girl Scout Year

 

 

Please be reminded that the current Girl Scout Membership year ends on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Midnight ET.  

This means that online membership registrations for Troop Leaders renewing 2016 proformas through Troop Management should be concluded before Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 11:59 PM ET.

• On Wednesday 9/30, when Troop Leaders click on the ‘My Troops’ tab in eBiz, a specialized maintenance page will appear that only affects troop management.
• Troop Leaders will not have access to their troop(s) in eBiz for the full day on Wednesday.  
• eBiz websites will remain up and Personify will not experience any downtime.
• Active 2016 Troop Leaders will be able to access their troop(s) on Thursday, October 1, 2015 and will see all active 2016 troop members.
• Family Managers will be unaffected and will continue to see their family members.

 

For eBiz assistance, please contact GSSI's helpdesk at helpdesk@gsofsi.org.

Important Information for Upcoming 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Program

 

 

IMPORTANT COOKIE PROGAM INFORMATION! GSSI plans to upload all Troop Leader and Girl Member information into the eBudde system later this week. GSSI send e-mail notifications once the upload has occurred.

We’ve noticed that not all troop l...eaders are correctly identified as “01 – Leader,” so we are missing some important data which may cause a delay. We encourage all Service Unit teams to go into eBudde to verify correct information for their troops after the upload is complete. This information also needs to be corrected in eBiz – updating information in one system will not automatically update in the other at this point. Please remember to input all information when registering to prevent complications in the future.

After Jan. 8, Troop Leaders will be allowed to enter in all NEW girls into the eBudde system. Upon saving the girl’s information, eBudde will prompt the Troop Leader to fill out an additional form to obtain e-mail address, guardian name and girl’s date of birth. This will allow the newly added girl to sell through the online Digital Cookie program.

For more information, please contact Director of Product Program Kelly Jansen by e-mail kjansen@gsofsi.org.

GSSI Program Registration Updates: Fall 2014

Important Information -- The Registration Process Has Changed!

Register online using eBiz

Starting December 1, 2014 the preferred method for registering for council programs and trainings is online. eBiz is a great tool that allows volunteers and parents to purchase memberships online as well as sign up for GSSI programs and trainings!

 

 

Benefits to signing up using eBiz:

You can search for activities by Girl Scout grade level, event focus, date and geographic location.

eBiz listings contain the most up-to-date information on programs and trainings. If there have been any changes regarding date, location, time, etc., those changes will be reflected.

Programs and trainings added throughout the year will be reflected on eBiz.

Capacity information reflects the number of openings left for each event so you see immediately if there are enough spaces to accommodate an individual girl or multiple girls in your troop.

After completing the purchase online, you receive an e-mail confi rmation verifying your purchase.

 No need to complete paper forms!

IMPORTANT!  REGISTER EARLY! Nothing cancels a program quicker than waiting until the last minute to register! At some point, program staff must determine if an event has met the minimum
number of participants. Slow-filling events may be cancelled due to low enrollment.


Registration Policies


Deadline means DEADLINE! eBiz operates on Eastern Time, so the deadline to register for events is 10:59:59 p.m. central time on the deadline date. Once the event cannot be purchased on eBiz, no more registrations will be accepted. Deadlines will be enforced. The time between the deadline and the day of the event is used to provide registrant numbers to collaborators, order and receive supplies and make other necessary preparations for a successful event.

In some cases, deadlines may be extended by GSSI

Events not meeting the minimum number of participants will be cancelled.

 

GSSI cannot accept registrations for participants after the deadline or beyond the capacity.


In case of cancellation or event change, you will be notifi ed as soon as possible.

Refunds will be made up to the deadline date. After the deadline date, money will NOT be refunded unless GSSI cancels the event.

If a registrant cannot attend a program, another registered girl in the same grade level may take her place. Please notify the program registrar at programregistrations@gsofsi.org of the change in advance. Provide the name of the person unable to attend and the name & complete address of the replacement. Only girls may be substituted for girls and adults may be substituted for adults.

Refunds will not be given out for girls who do not attend programs or trainings for which they are registered. GIRLS WHO DO NOT ATTEND A PROGRAM OR TRAINING WILL NOT RECEIVE MATERIALS, INCLUDING PATCHES OR AWARDS.


Register Using Paper Forms

The paper form reflects all the information we need to process each order. Registration staff may return incomplete forms to you for missing information.

 Forms received without payment will not be processed.

 Paper forms will be processed during council’s normal business hours. They are processed in the order they are received and as space allows. A completed online registration immediately holds the spot and may be purchased any time before the deadline.

The paper registration form may be found in the Forms & Library section of www.gsofsi.org. The form is fillable, so you can type directly into it. This section of the website contains all the forms related to membership registration, program registration, financial assistance, training registration, etc. If you are unable to locate the necessary forms, please contact us.

Submit your form along with payment in one of the following ways:

1. E-mail it to programregistrations@gsofsi.org

2. Fax it to 618.692.0685

3. Mail or drop off:

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois

Corporate Service Center
#4 Ginger Creek Parkway
Glen Carbon, IL 62034


NOTE: All program information, plus additional information and necessary forms, can be found on our website: www.gsofsi.org. In addition, as new program opportunities arise, they will be added to our website, so please check it often!

Remember to Have Online Membership Renwals Complete By 11:59 PM ET

 

 

Please be remember that the current Girl Scout Membership year ends in Personify on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 at 12 a.m. ET.  This means that online membership registrations for Troop Leaders renewing 2015 proformas through troop management should be completed before Monday, Sept. 29 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

• Troop Leaders will not have access to their troop(s) in eBiz for the full day on Tuesday.  
• On Tuesday, when Troop Leaders click on the ‘My Troops’ tab in eBiz, a specialized maintenance page will appear that only affects troop management.
• Active 2015 Troop Leaders will be able to access their troop(s) on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 and will see all active 2015 troop members.
• Family Managers will be unaffected and will continue to see their family members.