2022 Annual Report

Making a Difference

My first year as CEO of Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska was marked by tremendous learning and growth. I have enjoyed traveling the state to learn about the incredible difference Girl Scouts are making in their communities. I have appreciated feedback from fellow leaders to learn how we can best support troops to provide a meaningful and engaging Girl Scout experience. Most of all, I have been excited to meet Girl Scouts and hear about their goals and how being a Girl Scout has positively impacted their lives.

This past year, Girl Scouts celebrated its 110th birthday. We increased our membership by 20% and provided high quality services to 14,789 members. Through school and community-based partnerships, we extended access to Girl Scout programs to more than 2,000 under-resourced youth.

I am proud of the difference we are making for Nebraska girls. Through our girl-led programs and activities, Girl Scouts are learning new skills, improving their communities, enjoying the outdoors, and expanding their horizons through travel. With support from thousands of Girl Scout volunteers across the state, the overwhelming majority of Nebraska Girl Scouts feel like they can be themselves, that they belong in Girl Scouts and that they can make a difference in the world.

Thank you to all our volunteers, donors, and supporters for all you are doing to help build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Together, we are preparing girls to be leaders.

Gratefully yours,

Sarah Waldman Chief Executive Officer

2022 Community Impact

Locations

6 service centers across Nebraska

6 camps across Nebraska

Girl Scouts dream big and do good

Membership Activities

2,380 members in our Community Outreach program

more than 77,300 square miles across 92 Nebraska counties increased

20%

14,789 Girl Scout members

86% feel like they belong

91% of girls earned a patch or badge

81% volunteered or took part in community service

60% engaged in an outdoor activity like hiking and canoeing

1 out of 2 girls traveled out-of-state or nationwide

3 out of 4 girls believe they can make a difference in the world

Rediscovering Girl Scouts

In 2022, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska enthusiastically pressed play after more than a year of pausing programs and events. Our focus was on bringing families back for those one-of-a-kind personal Girl Scout experiences.

What better way to do so than with the program theme, Rediscover Girl Scouts. From vintage to modern, and everything in between, programs recognized history, customs and traditions while embracing today and looking ahead!

Girl Scouts celebrated its 110th anniversary. The very first Girl Scout troop was formed on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia by Juliette Gordon Low. Today, Girl Scouts has more than 59 million Girl Scout alumnae—united by the desire to do big things to make the world a better place.

The year also brought our first Volunteer Retreat Weekend. In June, Volunteers came together at Camp Catron to be recognized for their incredible efforts to support Nebraska Girl Scouts. Networking opportunities, informative workshops, and a Volunteer Award Ceremony were just a few of the highlights.

Spirit of Nebraska prioritized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion creating a three-year strategic plan that was launched in October 2022. From Lunch and Learns led by external experts to participating in various multicultural

events across the state, the council’s DEI efforts focus on creating a culture of belonging and ensuring the fair treatment and full participation of all people.

The Gold Award is our world-renowned leadership program. It has launched countless girls into college, the military, career paths, and entrepreneurial endeavors. We had 22 Girl Scouts go for the gold in 2022. From implementing reading programs in schools to authoring a mental health activity book, Girl Scouts from across Nebraska took action to make the world a better place!

Cali D’Agosto, received Girl Scouts of the USA’s Gold Award Scholarship for her project, The Pad Project. She was inspired by learning that girls in other countries miss up to a week of school each month due to the lack of products for their menstrual cycle. With help from other Girl Scout troops, her grandmother’s quilting group, and a local church, 200 sets of reusable pad packs were created, assembled and sent to Kenya.

We finished out the year with an overall 20 percent increase in membership. Our dedicated employees and volunteers are committed to provide a positive experience for all girl Scouts and families. Thanks to you for making it possible for Girl Scouting to continue building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.

Thank you to our Donors!

For more than ten decades Girl Scouts has been building girls of courage, confidence, and character. We couldn’t do what we do without the dedication of our donors, volunteers, and employees. Your support is what makes a difference in the lives of girls across Nebraska!

artVenture

On March 19, 2022, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska hosted its 18th Annual artVenture Art Show and Auction. Girl Scouts and professional artists created works of art that were sold in a silent auction raising funds for Girl Scout programming. Spirit of Nebraska is the only council in the country boasting this unique programming and fundraising partnership!

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Women from across the state gathered at Camp Catron in August to unplug and reconnect with Girl Scouts to support vital outdoor programs for girls. Mark your calendar for our 2023 event, August 26-27. We hope to see you there!

Donor Dinner

In October, our Annual Juliette Low Donor Dinner honored longtime supporters of Girl Scouts. The featured speaker of the evening was Gold Award recipient, Marigold Helvey. Marigold’s Gold Award Project involved drafting a bill lowering the organ donor age from 16 to 14.

Here’s how you can support Nebraska girls. Join Daisy’s Circle!

Daisy’s Circle is Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska’s monthly giving program designed to cultivate philanthropy among friends, members, and volunteers of Girl Scouts. Funds raised provide financial assistance for girls and volunteers. To learn more about Daisy’s Circle, email development@girlscoutsnebraska.org.

*Management and general includes costs associated with Marketing and Communication, Information Technology, Finance/Accounting, our six service center locations.

5,378 Girl Scout Cookie Program Participants

4,616 Online Cookie Sales

758 Fall Product Program Participants

2022 Donors

Thank you to our many generous supporters! We are proudly supported by United Way.

$100,000 AND ABOVE

Robert E. Catron Family

Lozier Foundation

$50,000-$99,999

Anonymous

Dixon Family Foundation

Nebraska Environmental Trust

United Way of the Midlands

$25,000-$49,999

Anonymous

Peter Kiewit Foundation

Richard P. Kimmel and Laurine

Kimmel Charitable Foundation, Inc.

William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation

$10,000-$24,999

BlueCross BlueShield of Nebraska

Collective For Youth

Columbus Area

United Way

Cooper Foundation

Anabeth Cox

Dillon Foundation

Donlan Foundation

Girl Scouts of the USA

Heartland United Way

Imperial Foundation

Inspire Brands

Foundation Inc.

Lancaster County Human Services

Fran Marshall

Adah and Leon Millard Family Foundation

Mutual of Omaha

Pinnacle Bank - Omaha

The Manufacturing Institute

Union Pacific Railroad Foundation

United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County

Sarah and Tom Waldman

Donna and Dr. Chuck Wilcox

Wirth Foundation, Inc.

Woods Charitable Fund, Inc.

$5,000-$9,999

Acklie Charitable Foundation

Kate and Jeff Betsworth

Charities Aid Fund of America

Diane Duren and Drew Collier

Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska

Julie and Lance Fritz

Kiewit Corporation

Stephanie and Jack Koraleski

Mammel Family Foundation

Rogers Foundation

Susan and Stephen Taylor

Ted Baldwin Donor Advised Fund

Union Bank & Trust

Union Pacific Corporation GivePLUS Program

$1,000-$4,999

Abel Foundation

Ameritas Life Insurance Corp.

Sarah Labedz Anderson

Carol Aten

Jennifer and Guy Bailey

Baird Holm LLP

Angela Batson

Sharon and Randy Blackburn

Benevity Charitable Community Impact Fund

Melissa Camara

Caswell, Panko & Westerhold, LLC

Yvonne Norton-Leung and Kam Ching

Laurel Marsh and Dan Clark

Juli Comstock

Conagra Brands Foundation

Libby (Mary) Davis

Deloitte

Laura Fender

Firespring Foundation

May L. Flanagan Foundation, Inc.

FNBO

Frontstream

Katie and BJ Glover

Google, Inc.

Jennifer Hamann

Hampton Family Foundation

Rachel and Brandon Hays

Lisa and Jeremy Hiatt

Nicole Brown and Cecil Hicks

Holland Basham Architects

Hornady Manufacturing

Sarah Jackson

Larissa Johnson

Anne Jones

Joseph Kizer

Lexington United Way

Lincoln Community Foundation

Lynn Harland and Harmon Maher

Irene and Joseph Malek Charitable Trust

Betty and Dr. Roger Meyer

Valerie and Robert Monzingo

Nelnet, Inc.

Mary Ann O’Brien

Mark O’Connell

OPPD

Linda and Larry

Pearson

Fride Philpot

Janet and Louis Pol

Maria Lamagna Reiter

Kori Gross-Rhode and Chad Rhode

Kassi Riordan

Memorial Endowed Fund

Edward and Lida Robinson Charitable Trust

Lynne and Bart Ruth

Sandhills Global, Inc.

Scheels

Marian Othmer

Schultz Fund

Susan Seidel

Ashley and Jesse Sladky

Snow-Redfern Foundation

Fiona and Michael Sullivan

Dina Tilgner

Susan Toohey

Michelle Trawick

UNICO Group

United Way of the Kearney Area

UNL Extension

UNO The Center for Collaboration Science

Wayne Area

United Way

Carol and Mike

Whetstine

Jean and Robert Wick

Linda and Ed Willis

WoodmenLife

Gail and Michael

Yanney

$500-$999

Misty Ahmic

American National Bank

Denise Bash

Penny and

Michael Bode

Deborah and Bill

Brennan

Pam Carrier

Traci Cherrington

Michelle Clark

Cobalt Credit Union

Carol and John Dennison

Betsy Flood

Wendy Hamilton

Vicki and Richard

Hanus

Whitney and Alan Hayes

Pam Hernandez

Karen and John Hovanec

Charitable Fund

Jennifer Jerram

Tami Marie Johnson

Kearney Area Community Foundation

Kendra Scott

Lori Kleinschmit

Wende and John Kotouc

Laurie McAloon

Cindy Miller

Tatum Morris

Kathy and Joseph O’Connor

Marguerite O’Neill

Sue and Tom Pirnie

Pledgeling Foundation

Halsey Ruhl

Laura and Brian Runge

Seim Johnson, LLP

Sarah Trotter

Union Pacific Fund for Effective Government

United Way of York

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Lindsay and Alex VanZee

$250-$499

Kandy and Todd Adams

Anonymous

Arbor Bank

Pamela Baker

Behlen Manufacturing

Mark Borchers

Julia Brecht-Johnson

Adelle Burk

Richard Castagna

Susan Chenoweth

College of Saint Mary

Cornhusker Bank

Beth and Mark Dietz

Jan Doiel

Cortnee Else

First State Bank & Trust Company

Hannah Fischer Frey and Nathan Frey

Melissa Gittins

Chris Hanlon

Amber Harewood

Kim and Jason Hess

Hightower Reff Law LLC

Lisa Hukill

Michelle and Hasan Hyder

Heather Jacobson

Katherine Jens

Mary Kaura

Kristine Klopnieski

Susan Koenig

Rhonda Lutt

Marjorie Maas

Colleen Maciejewski

Nancy and Andy

McGregor-Jader

Tricia and Rick Montague

Denise Moore

Patrick Murphy

Network for Good

Susan Nickels and Larry Newell

Caitlin O’Connor

Kristine Olson

Omaha Summer Arts Festival

Delores Hope Partridge

Nancy Mocroft and David Paulson

Anne Pierce

Mary Raimondo

Margaret and John Rebensdorf

Lisa Reese-Parish

Kimberly Reeves

Brenda Robinson

Laura Schnackel

Amanda and Joel Schmidt

Emily Maxwell and Nathan Sheldon

Angelica Size

Mark Slattery

Rachael Smurick

Meghan Sonderegger

Kate Spielman

Stephanie Stickels

Brad Thrasher

Michele Volavka

Karen and Larry Walklin

Troop 44427

United Way of Greater Cleveland

Unity Eye Centers, Inc

Wells Fargo Foundation

WRK Family Foundation

$100-$249

Huberta Adams

Amazon Smile Foundation

Robert Anderson

Katelyn Asmus

Karen and Jerry Authier

Barbi and Steve Beberniss

Jacqueline Bendon

Cindy and David Biehl

Anna Blahut

Booz Allen Hamilton

Bridge Street Auto

Beth Ann Brooks

Melanie Boudreault and Eric Brown

Kelly Carlson

Brenda Christensen

Michelle Cleary

Dr. Samuel Cohen

Collins Aerospace

Jamie Cooksley

Dr. Charles F. Craft

Mary and Hal Daub

Breanna Davis

Kristi Deardorff

Tonya Eggspuehler

Margaret Egleston

Eiler’s Machine & Welding

Misty Elliott

Kyla Endorf

Alisha and Barrett Epp

Patty and Dennis

Fogland

Janice Fonda

Rebecca Gdowski

Jenn and Tyler Gjerde

Mark Goodall

Debra Graeve-Morrison

Marilynn Grotrian

Alise Guzman

Maggie and Lannie

Hallowell

Amy Hansen

Kerry Heinrich

Loretta and Jason Hellmuth

Kath Henebry

Cyndi Hevi and Yao

Hevi-Doglan

Jan and Roger Hirsch

Harriet Hoglund

Barbara HoppeJohnson

Rhonda Hornberger

Iowa West Foundation

David Janda

Sara and Grant Janke

Karen and John Janovy

Tarna Kidder

Kiwanis Club of Columbus, Nebraska

Kelly Krob

Cheryl and Lonnie Lentsch

Lexington Community Foundation

Mark Lutz

Brenda Mainwaring

Dulcey Mannel

Zoe May

Angela McMullen-

Gunn

Ian Meyer

Sonja Dianne Mosiman

Ethel and Henry Mount

Amy and Kevin Moyer

Lila Munsell

Karen and Larry Nelsen

Gwendolyn Newkirk

Jennifer Noteware

Kelli Olsufka

Britany Parrish

Theresa Sue Pederson

Paula Pittman

Amanda Ponce

Dee and Jim Price

Principal Financial Group

Ann Marie Quinlan

Cyndi Rauenhorst

Portia and Dr. Jerry Reed

Lucia Kroeger Renz

Joanie Rich

Margaret and Fred Rickers

April and Kenny Rocker

Paul Royster

Anna Runge

Katie and Evan Runge

Sue Schreiber

Scully Estates Limited Partnership

Libby and Ricky Snipes

Tori Alecia Sorensen

Kara Stockdale

Pam Sukup

Michelle Teters

Theodore M. and Sarah N. Seldin

Family DA Fund

Christine and Marc

Tompkins

Julie Lasto and Jeff Totusek

Abbie Vollers

Michele and Scott Weaver

Tracy and John Wells

Judy and Gale Wickersham

Wendy Wohlers-Gerdes

Margery and Stephan Woodman

Diane and Dan Yenny

In-Kind Donations

Sarah Labedz Anderson

Kate and Jeff Betsworth

Juli Comstock

Embassy Suites Omaha Downtown

Katie and BJ Glover

Whitney and Alan Hayes

Nicole Brown and Cecil Hicks

Hornady Manufacturing

Larissa Johnson

KIOS

Macrae Productions

Mary Raimondo

Kori Gross-Rhode and Chad Rhode

Seim Johnson

Meghan Sonderegger

Lindsay and Alex VanZee

Sarah and Tom Waldman

Juliette Gordon Low Society

Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska’s Juliette Gordon Low Society encourages major and planned gifts to support Girl Scouting well into the future.

Misty Ahmic

Judy Beveridge

Dianne Belk and Lawrence Calder

Elizabeth Campbell

Jenny and Tom Cardwell

Theresa Cassaday

Susan Chenoweth

Anabeth Cox

Rita Jean Fleischer

Lori Frank

Kay French

Kaylynn and John Goldner

Helene Grgurich

Wendy Hamilton

Pamela James

Deborah J. Keating

Jeanne Krenk

Fran Marshall

Karen and John Morey

Pat Norris

Marie Odgers

Barb and Ray Pille

Barb Rader

Lynne and Bart Ruth

Sharon Robino-West

Peggy Roit

Dalyce Ronnau

Helen Saathoff

Deborah and Paul Salansky

Sue Schreiber

Susan Seidel

Coleen J. Seng

Sändra Washington and Deb Cirksena

JoAnn Ward

Linda and Ed Willis

2021-2022

Board of Directors

President—Kate Betsworth, Union Pacific Railroad

First Vice President—Juli Comstock, Community Volunteer

Second Vice President—Katie Glover, Hornady Mfg. Co.

Secretary—Melissa Camara, Wright Service Corp.

Treasurer—Sarah Labedz Anderson, First National Bank

Members at Large

Angela Batson, UNMC

Nicole Brown, Redroom Productions

Joyce Cooper, OPPD

Laura Fender, Ameritas

Hannah Fischer Frey, Baird Holm Law Firm

Jennifer Gjerde, State of Nebraska

Rachel Hays, Big Giant Oil

Whitney Hayes, Object Partners

Larissa Johnson, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Colleen Maciejewski, Method Insurance

Emily Maxwell, Ameritas

Lisa Reese Parish, Kearney Public Schools

Louise Pickens, OBI Creative

Meghan Sonderegger, Union Bank

Mike Sullivan, Baird Holm Law Firm

Jacqueline Tabke, Nolan, Olson and Stryker

Lisa Taylor-Jones, Immanuel

Alex VanZee, Conagra Brands

Mission:

Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.