This document provides an agenda and overview of a summit about volunteer engagement between Groupon and the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana. The agenda includes introductions, presentations on each organization's volunteer programs and best practices, and an overview of their joint "Scout Out Engineering" program for girls. The program has engaged over 450 girls and 175 volunteers since 2013, building STEM activities like popsicle stick bridges. Plans are to expand the program to more cities in 2017 and deepen the partnership between the organizations.

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Alicia Koch | Groupon
Program Manager, Employee & Community Engagement
Julie Gilmartin | Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago & Northwest Indiana
Director of Volunteer Services
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AGENDA
3:00 – 3:05 Welcome, Introductions & Opening Remarks
3:05 – 3:20 Partner Profiles & VolunteerMatch Best Practices
3:20 – 3:40 Overview of Scout Out Engineering
3:40 – 3:55 Q & A
3:55 – 4:00 Wrap Up & Thank You!
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MEET ALICIA
• I got sucked into volunteering
when I was a kid and have been
hooked ever since
• Started at Groupon in March 2013
on, what is now, the Social
Responsibility team
• I have the great pleasure of
managing the following:
– Global EVP and leadership program
– Pro Bono | Grouponsultation
– STEM partnerships
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MEET JULIE
• I enjoy people and have been fortune
to turn that into a career with an
organization that focuses on girl
leadership and success
• As a former teacher, I like the fact that I
can interact with Girl Scouts on
occasion but can also spend the
majority of my time networking and
recruiting adults to work with Girl
Scouts
• Naturally active, my job keeps me busy
in various offices, networking in the
community and interacting with people
of all ages
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Groupon is building
the daily habit in local
commerce, offering a
vast mobile and
online marketplace
where people
discover and save on
amazing things to
do, see, eat and buy.
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GROUPON

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GROUPON + VOLUNTEERMATCH
• Launched our VolunteerMatch
solution to North America
employees in April 2014
• Grew volunteer activity tracked
by 600% in the first year
• Have being using the reporting
features to further motivate
competitive teams across
Groupon’s global offices
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BY THE NUMBERS
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3.9KVOLUNTEERSSINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION
33%GLOBAL
ENGAGEMENT
YEAR TO DATE
48KHOURSSINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION
552PARTNERSSINCE PROGRAM INCEPTION
34%REPEAT
VOLUNTEERS
YEAR TO DATE
20OFFICES
ENGAGED
CURRENTLY

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Girl Scouting builds girls of courage,
confidence, and character, who make
the world a better place.
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and
Northwest Indiana is dedicated to
providing girls in our communities with
exceptional experience that enrich their
lives, energize their passions and
empower them to go after their big
dreams.
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THE GIRL SCOUTS

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NUMBERS WORTH KNOWING
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55.4KGIRLS
21.4KVOLUNTEERS
104YEARS
10COUNTIES

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GROUPON + THE GIRL SCOUTS
• Women@Groupon reached out to
The Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago &
Northwest Indiana
• Hosted troops in our HQ office
throughout cookie season
• Through conversation, we realized
there was a gap in STEM
programming for the girls
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SCOUT OUT ENGINEERING
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• Assembled a team internally to help build out a
set of activities and curriculum for the half day
program
• Kicked off with our first event in October 2013
• Hosted our fifth iteration of this month
• Since then, we have:
– Involved 450 girls
– Engaged 175 volunteers
– Built 100+ popsicle stick bridges

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NEW THIS YEAR
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• Added a second program to
the roster each school year in
Chicago
• Piloted expansion to Palo Alto
in February
• This October, we invited more
girls and added activities in
beginner, intermediate and
advanced levels

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WHAT’S NEXT FOR SCOUT OUT
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• Plans to expand and host
Scout Out programs in
Chicago, Palo Alto, Seattle
and Baltimore in 2017
• More parent
programming and
engagement
• Continue iterating

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BEYOND SCOUT OUT
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• Shift beyond the “done in a day”
partnerships
• Engaged the Girl Scouts in a pro
bono pilot project supporting
an alumnae engagement strategy
• Continue exploring opportunities
to engage Girl Scout councils
across the country to deepen
the relationship and enhance
community impact

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Q & A
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