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Are you considering asking companies or individuals for donations of money or supplies? Here's what you need to know to be successful and stay within the rules!  \n* Individuals, troops, and service units can accept donations that do not require a tax deductible receipt forthe donation.  \n* If a tax deductible receipt is required, the individual, troop, or SU MAY be able to accept the donation with GSCV staff approval.  \n* GSCV is the only legal entity that can issue a tax deductible receipt, letter, or statement on GSCV letterhead acknowledging a tax deductible donation. These items must be prepared by staff.  \n* For requests on letterhead, please contact GSCV.  \n* For more information and FAQs, see below.  \nSolicitation Guideline FAQs  \nQ: What is the difference between fundraising and money earning?  \nA: Per GSUSA, fundraising as an act is allowed in GS if done by adults for Girl Scouting.“Group money-earning” refers to activities organized by the troop/group (not by the council) that are planned and carried out by girls (in partnership with adults) and that earn money for the troop/group. A great example of a money-earning project is the product sales program, where the girl is working to earn funds for a particular project/trip that is Girl Scout related. Additional money-earning activities can be approved by GSCV staff. A request for approval of an additional money-earning activity must be submitted to your Membership Consultant or membership staff contact for approval.  \nQ: Do all donations have to go through GSCV staff?  \nA: No. Donations that are $250 or greater and those that come from donors requesting a tax deductible receipt or donation letter have togo through GSCV staff. Any request on letterhead must be approved by GSCV staff. Deductions for donations under $250.00 can betaken. However, since the IRS does not require documentation for charitable donations of less than $250 . 00, GSCV does not issue receipts on amounts under this threshold? Smaller donations up to the $250.00 limit can absolutely be written off, however, GSCV doesn’t provide the receipts for these donations. For donations over the $250.00 threshold, where the EIN is required, the donation would need to be made to GSCV. GSCV in turn would issue a check in the amount of the donation to the troop or service unit in the amount of the donation.  \nQ: Is it okay for an individual, troop or service unit to compose a thank you letter or tax deductible receipt on GSCV letterhead?  \nA: No, tax deductible receipts can only be issued by GSCV staff. Troops and service units may certainly write thankyou letters, but may not indicate tax deductibility.  \nQ: Is there a benefit to making GSCV staff aware of the donation I am considering requesting?  \nA: Yes, our staff is oftentimes able to leverage aspects of the entire council to generate a donation that can benefit a larger number of girls. Staff will determine if the opportunity will be pursued beyond the entity requesting a donation.  \nQ: What happens when a location requests the EIN to approve a cookie booth location?  \nA: The EIN number should not be given to any troop or service unit for any reason. The troop or service unit may request the Philanthropy Department provide the EIN numberto the requesting entity. The troop or service unit will need to provide the Philanthropy Department with the full contact information of the requesting entity.  \nQ: Can a troop/SU still have its own EIN number?  \nA: No, all troop/SU bank accounts must comply with the new Troop/Service Unit Finance and Banking Guidelines issued May 2012, which states that all troops and service units must establish a bank account at a GSCV partner bank with two (2) unrelated (by birth, marriage or shared domicile) adult signers. The guidelines were created to make it easier","cbCaiabmxLApqe8f","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiabmxLApqe8f","pdf",31209,"English","# Solicitation Guideline FAQs\n## Fundraising vs money-earning\n## Donation routing and approval requirements\n## Tax-deductible receipts and letterhead rules\n## EIN handling and in-kind donation limits\n## Community fundraisers and spirit nights","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between fundraising and money-earning?\",\"answer\":\"Fundraising is allowed in Girl Scouting when done by adults for Girl Scouting. “Group money-earning” refers to activities organized by the troop/group planned and carried out by girls with adult partnership to earn money for a troop/group project (for example, product sales). Additional money-earning activities can be approved by GSCV staff.\"},{\"question\":\"Do all donations have to go through GSCV staff?\",\"answer\":\"No. Donations of $250 or more, and donations where the donor requests a tax-deductible receipt or donation letter, must go through GSCV staff. Requests on letterhead also require GSCV staff approval, while deductions for donations under $250.00 can be taken but receipts are not issued by GSCV under that threshold.\"},{\"question\":\"Can a troop or service unit write a thank-you letter or issue a tax-deductible receipt on GSCV letterhead?\",\"answer\":\"No. Tax-deductible receipts can only be issued by GSCV staff, and troops/service units may write thank-you letters but may not indicate tax deductibility. Tax-deductible items on GSCV letterhead must be prepared by staff.\"}]","Donation Receipt Request Form - Solicitation Guideline FAQs | PDF"]