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Fall Product Sale 2015
“STAND TALL”
Meet Your Fall Product Sale Team!
Christine AlflenVice President of
Product and Retail Sales
Mecca StevensonProduct Sales
ManagerMStevenson@GirlScoutsWW
.org
Paige WalkerProduct Sales
“Contact me with any program,
delivery, or reward
questions!”
“Thank you for joining us for the 2015 Fall Product Sale!”
“Contact me with any
administrative, M2, or TNOS questions!”
ProgramWhy participate?• Learn and perfect the Five Skills!– Goal Setting, Decision Making, Money
Management, People Skills, Business Ethics
• Earn special Fall Product Sale rewards!• Earn money for troop activities!• Help your friends and family enjoy
delicious nuts and candy and great magazines!
Getting Started!
Troops need:• Troop Fall Product Manager
(TFPM)– GSWW Member– Volunteer Application– Criminal Background Check– Valid email address– Have a troop bank account
or start the process of opening one.
• Troop Banking Agreement– Troop Treasurer + TFPM OR
Troop Leader• Signer assumes financial
responsibility
Girls need:• Signed Parent
Permission & Financial Responsibility forms.
• Email required for use of Me2 Online store
ProductsTrophy Nut offers 16 nut and candy items on the Nut Promise
Order Card with 35 additional nuts, candy, gifts, and magazines online!
Back for 2015!
Soft & Chewy… Yum!
NEW for
2015!
These are the great
products for sale on the
girl delivery
Order Card!
NEW for
2015
!
Care to ShareWould you like to donate
$5 to purchase assorted
nuts and candy to be
donated to Food Lifeline
and brighten someone’s holiday?
Council will purchase and deliver a variety of delicious $5 items sold via the Order Card and
online with the total donation dollars!
Proceeds
Troops earn $1 per item sold!• Nut Promise order cards• Online shipped orders• Online magazine
subscriptions
IRMs receive banded Cookie Dough proceeds on their 2015 Cookie Dough
Card.
• 10+ items = “Branch Out” Participation Patch
• 35+ items = Giraffe Plush
• 55+ items = “Stand Tall” Super Seller Patch
• 75+ items = “Keep Calm” Giraffe tee (sizes from Youth M-Adult 2XL)*
• 100+ items = Top Seller Recognition Plaque
• 125+ items = Scavenger Hunt Experience for 5
• 5+ Care to Share items = “Care to Share” Patch
• 12+ emails sent = “Online” Patch
• 15+ online items = “Do GR8 Things” Online Patch
• $250 in online sales = Personalized Me2 Avatar Patch*
*M2 will prompt parents to enter a shipping address and
tee size when girls reach these reward levels! Volunteers can
also add missing tee sizes.
Parents should watch for progress emails so they know how close their girls are to the next rewards level!
Service Unit and Troop Rewards
• Troop Fall Product Managers can earn their very own Personalized Me2 Avatar Patch when their troops reach $500 in online sales!*
• Service Unit Fall Product Managers can earn their very own Personalized Me2 Avatar Patch when their Service Units reach $1200 in online sales!*
*M2 will prompt volunteers to enter a shipping address when
they reach this sales goal!
M2 and TNOSTwo Great Databases, One Great Sale!
M2• The M2 System makes
the volunteer’s role very easy by prompting users with progress emails!
• Access TNOS via M2!
TNOS• The Trophy Nut Order
System (TNOS) is our delivery, report, and finance/banking resource
• TNOS is updated automatically by M2 to include all online orders!
What is M2?M2 is our online storefront where all online orders are processed. This is where girls create their personal sales page, Me2 Avatar,
and Virtual Room!Girls are automatically
downloaded to the Trophy Nut Order System (TNOS)
from M2 into their appropriate troops where you can keep track of all
online orders easily!
Hi! We are Me2 Avatars! We live in M2 and help
your girls have a fun and successful
Fall Sale Experience!
Nut Promise vs. Online Orders
Customers have options when purchasing nuts and candy! If they choose the Convenience shipping option, they will have
different shipping methods to choose from based on the types of products in their order. Remember, magazines can only be
ordered in the online system.
M2• The M2 system
automatically sends an email to the Troop Fall Product Sale Manager that provides a link to get started and enables password set up
• Once logged in, the TFPM will be able to manage their Troop Dashboard
• This dashboard provides a snapshot of participation and sales for the entire troop.
• If a TFPM manages more than one troop, they can select the troop they wish to view
• The TNOS system is also easily accessed through this Troop Dashboard
How Do Parents Use M2?
With the help of a parent, girls can:• Set up their very own
personalized profile• Create their very own Me2
Avatar! • Create their own Me2 online
storefront • Invite customers to shop by
choosing to send one of several pre-populated emails
• Post personal photos and videos• Track sales• Enter “Paper Orders” from their
order cards• Visit their Virtual Room to view
rewards earned and the Avatars of fellow troop members
Customers for whom girls/parents have entered emails to earn the
“Online” patch will be sent emails at pre-set intervals during the sale
to remind them to place their order… cool!
Creating a Personalized Sales
Flyer in M2
It’s easy! Simply click on the “Personalized Sales
Flyer” button on the girl’s account home page and
select “Print” in the top right corner when the flyer pops up. You can also save this
flyer and share it electronically!
How Do Troop Fall Product Managers (TFPMs) Use M2?
• Create a Me2 Avatar that girls can view from their Virtual Rooms
• Upload a video viewed by friends and family contacted by girls in your troop
• Enter “Paper Orders” that parents have not yet entered
• Enter TNOS via the <Nut Tally System> link on the Troop Dashboard
• View troop sales entered online by customers and parents
How Do Service Unit Fall Product Managers (SUFPMs) Use M2?
• Enter TNOS via the <Nut Tally System> link on the Service Unit Dashboard
• Manage Service Unit and Troop level volunteers
• Create a Me2 Avatar that can be viewed by others online
• View troop sales entered by customers, parents, and TFPMs
• Enter missing “Paper Orders” after TFPMs get locked out of the M2 system
Lock Out DatesThe M2 system uses a tiered lock-out process to easily and efficiently move
orders forward.1. PARENTS can enter paper orders until midnight on 10/11.
– Paper Orders are entered as a total number, not individually by customer.
– Parents can continue entering tee sizes after this lock-out date
2. TFPMs can then edit paper orders and tee sizes through midnight on 10/12
3. SUFPMs can then edit paper orders and tee sizes through midnight on 10/13
4. Fall Product Team can then make edit paper order and tee sizes before submitting final orders to Trophy Nut on 10/15
No Submit Button
• Troops will see when parents enter paper orders
• TFPM sends an email to their SUFPM – Subject Line: “TROOP 77777 ORDER
COMPLETE”
• SUFPM sends an email to Girl Scouts of Western Washington– Subject Line: “SU 777 ORDER
COMPLETE”
M2 Set-Up
By 9/18: SUFPM adds TFPM information to each existing troop– If troop number is missing, contact [email protected]
*Separate emails are necessary for volunteers who are also parents to manage troop, SU, and girl accounts
By 9/15: all registered girls, troops, IRM “troop” numbers, and SUFPMs will be uploaded
By 9/25: TFPMs invite parents via email to create girl account
Adding Troops, Girls and IRMs
• Report missing troops to [email protected]
• PARENTS add missing girls to existing troop numbers
• TFPMs can add girl orders by using the “Add Paper Order” option
• Girl rosters are viewed in TNOS• IRMs will be assigned an IRM “troop”
number and then use the “I don’t see my name” option to begin
Selecting or Adding a GirlParents will select the girl’s name from the drop down
menu in Step 2 to set up her profile. If the parent does
not see the girl’s name listed, they can add that girl to her troop by selecting “I don’t see her name” and
following the steps. Once her account has been set up,
parents can help their girl do things like create her Me2 Avatar and customize the
email invitations they’ll send to family and friends!
Wrong Troop? No Problem!
If a girl is not appearing in the correct troop within
M2, contact me at [email protected]
and I’ll get her and her proceeds moved to the
right troop!
Paige Walker
Product Sales Assistant
What is TNOS?TNOS is your resource for delivery information, reports, and finances
related to the Fall Sale!
Hi, I’m Dave! I’m your TNOS Helper! You can access TNOS via M2 to…• Print delivery tickets• Enter girl payments• View and print reports
• See banking and financial records• Update SU addresses
• Access online resources and forms
Getting to TNOS via M2
ALWAYS enter M2 to get to TNOS!
Delivery
• SU Delivery Agents– South – Ed’s Moving and Storage– King County – Ed’s Moving and Storage– North of King County - TBD– Peninsula – Independent Contractor
• Scheduling – More information to come• Count, Count, Count!!! – Don’t sign for product you didn’t get. Report
all shortages or damages to [email protected]
Distribution
Products• Keep products in a
cool, dry place• Select Delivery Tickets
in TNOS and print for troop distribution
• Count, Count, Count!!!– Don’t let a troop take
products without counting and signing a receipt
Rewards• Click Reports in TNOS
and select Recognitions Earned by Troop
Money and Banking• Troops deposit 100% of the sales into the troop bank account • Overages in reported Fall Product funds will be credited as Care
to Share donations• IRMs and Troops without bank accounts will deposit money into
the Girl Scouts of Western Washington Product Sales Account– Contact [email protected] for deposit slips
• Troops MUST enter all girl payments into the TNOS system• Girl Scouts of Western Washington will automatically withdraw
the amount owed to council from the troop account on 11/23– Online payments are accounted for and subtracted from the amount
owed to council
• Withdrawals from troop accounts will be posted to TNOS as Payments to Council
How To Enter Girl Payments1. Choose the girl from the troop roster in TNOS2. Click on the Green Payment Summary and click Add
ALWAYS enter M2 to get to TNOS!
Outstanding Debts and Bounced Checks
Outstanding Debts must be reported via email to [email protected] by 10/18
Hard copies of debt reports and documentation must also be included in the troop envelope
Changes to NSF Policy for 2015• Troops are responsible for bounced
checks and related fees• Troops can choose to use a collection
agency to recover bounced check fees
How To Help Girls Succeed• Spread the word to troops early and
often!• Create your Me2 Avatar!• Encourage TFPMs to create their Me2
Avatar!• Encourage girls to participate online!• Encourage troops and girls to load
videos onto their online storefronts!• Encourage girls to try magazine sales!
Don’t forget to have FUN!
Important Dates• 9/25: Signed Troop Banking Agreement Due
to SUFPM• 9/25-10/11: Girl Order Taking• 10/8: Last day for girls to send emails in M2• 10/11: Parent Deadline to enter orders in M2• 10/12: Troop Deadline to enter orders in M2• 10/13: SU Deadline to enter orders in M2• 10/27-11/14: Product delivery and money
collection• 11/16: TFPMs deposit all proceeds into troop
bank accounts by 5:00 pm• 11/16: TFPMs enter all Girl Payments in
TNOS via M2 System• 11/18: Outstanding Debt Report(s) due to
[email protected]• 11/18: Troop/IRM Envelopes due to SUFPM• 11/23: Reconciled Troop/IRM Envelopes due
to your closest council regional office
Stand Tall and have a great Fall
Sale!
