The Troop Opportunity Catalog is an online listing of available troops. The catalog makes it easy for new and returning members to find a troop that best fits their needs and makes Girl Scouts accessible to everyone!

As new girls and volunteers are in the process of joining Girl Scouts, they are able to view the Opportunity Catalog to find troops near them. When a new girl or new volunteer selects your toop, you'll get an email notification with their contact information so that you can reach out and welcome them into your troop.

Since girls and volunteers will be looking for opportunities in their areas, it will list the schedule (Meeting Day, Meeting Frequency, and Meeting Start Time) and the approximate location of your troop meetings, as well as your troop number and troop level. If you meet at a person’s house or other private location, you may choose to identify a nearby intersection or landmark. The exact address of your meeting location is never displayed. 

Since the system is location-based, we expect that most parents will enroll their daughter near the area she lives or school that she attends. Because parents will select troops whose meeting dates and times fit their schedules, our hope is that more parents will also choose to volunteer. All volunteers for designated troop roles, with exception of "Troop Family & Friends" will have completed the background screening process. We encourage you to reach out to the new volunteer to discuss his or her role before the first meeting. Please contact a Girl Experience staff member at 1-800-583-7272, press 7, if you have specific concerns. 

Call our Girl Experience staff at 1-800-582-7272, press 7, and we can help you get updated in the Troop Opportunity Catalog. 

Meeting Day, Meeting Frequency, and Start Time are updated as soon as you hit "save." The remainder of the troop information is sent to council staff for review, and we then manually update these fields within one week. We may make minor revisions to your information based on our requirements. For example, we have standards for the Meeting Location Name to ensure consistency across all troops. 

Please contact a staff Girl Experience Specialist at 800-582-7272, press 7, so we can connect with the member. There may have been a miscommunication, or we may find another troop for the girl so that we can open up that spot in your troop for another girl. 

You can update your Troop Meeting Information at any time through your online MY GS profile, then clicking on the View/Edit Troop Information link on the Troops tab. Please update it whenever you have changes to your meeting location or troop availability. 

Your troop can be open in the Volunteer Opportunity Catalog without being listed in the Girl Catalog. Each troop has the following associated roles: Troop Leadership Team, Troop First Aid, Troop Training Camping Adult, Cookie Chair, Fall Product Chair, Troop Support Volunteer, Troop Family & Friends. Once the position is filled, it will no longer appear in the catalog. The Troop Helper roles are defaulted to 20 positions so every parent can take a role in helping out. Call a Girl Experience staff member at 800-582-7272, press 7, if you would like to open up a volunteer role or if you have any questions! 

If all of your existing members do not renew by September 30th, their spots will be opened up to anyone looking for a troop in your area. For example: if you currently have 9 girls and you open your troop up for a total of 12 girls, but only 8 girls renew for the next membership year, 4 available spots will be listed for your troop starting October 1st. If a girl renews after September 30^th, she can still renew into your troop, but there is a possibility that your troop will be above the desired number of girls. 

For more information on the Opportunity Catalog, please call Customer Care at 800-582-7272, press 7.