Rallyhood

Rallyhood is our place to connect, share resources, and get inspired with Girl Scout families, volunteers, and Council staff!

Rallyhood is an all-in-one platform that combines many of the tools we all use to communicate with each other, manage event promotion and registration, share files and photos, post, respond, and collaborate with other volunteers and parents, and more!

Join our "Welcome Volunteers" Rally to get started! You’ll be asked to create an account or login

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rallyhood for? How will it help me, my service unit, and/or my troop? toggle arrow

The purpose of Rallyhood is to make the day-to-day responsibilities of our members and volunteers easier and to build a more connected Girl Scout community. The Rallyhood platform combines the functionality of tools like Eventbrite, SignUp Genius, Shutterfly, Facebook, Flickr, Google Calendar, Google Forms, and Survey Monkey in one place. It seamlessly integrates many of the functions we all need — communication, calendaring, file sharing, surveys, and payment — and that’s just a partial list! Service units and troops can customize their sites with their own photos and information, creating their own space for volunteers and parents to communicate.

Why did our Council choose Rallyhood? toggle arrow

Our Council launched Rallyhood to provide an additional level of support to our members, volunteers, service units, and troops at a time when staying connected online is more important than ever. Rallyhood has been working with Girl Scout councils for 5+ years—they’re familiar with the Girl Scout movement and the needs of our volunteers. Rallyhood has worked directly with Council staff and volunteers to build out functionality that addresses our organization’s unique needs. Rallyhood has created an ecosystem customized to our Council and volunteer groups and will continue to work with Council staff to improve how the system works for our families and volunteers.

How is Rallyhood different from other apps? toggle arrow

We have heard from many volunteers that using fragmented tools creates lots of challenges and makes the work we all do difficult. A key benefit of Rallyhood is that it helps us take a more streamlined approach. The intent is to have one platform with all the tools and all our Council groups in one place. It provides us with a council-wide solution that brings all of our groups, troops, committees, and forums together on one platform to create a more consistent and efficient Girl Scout experience for all of us.

How much does it cost? toggle arrow

Our Council covers the cost of using Rallyhood so members can enjoy it for free! The only cost for volunteers is the Stripe processing fee if they use the payment feature for events or activities. However, our Council will reimburse these fees for Service Units that submit Stripe account reports.

How does a Rallyhood Community work? toggle arrow

There are a number of council-level community hubs categorized by types of volunteer roles and activities where council staff will post content for volunteer groups or Girl Scout families. In addition to these council-level Rallyhood communities, each service unit may have its own community hub with additional rallies (sub-groups) within it, such as rallies for troop leaders, troop cookie managers, families, event coordinators, day camp/encampment volunteer committees, and others that are specific to that service unit. Within these community hubs and rallies, a service unit or troop can promote events, post information, start conversations, take registration for activities, create calendars, etc.

You can learn more about Rallyhood in our guidebook.

How do I start a Rallyhood community for my Service Unit? toggle arrow

Our Council has already created a Rallyhood community hub for each service unit! Service unit managers will receive an email invitation to access and start using their Rallyhood site, which they can choose to use, ignore if not interested (it’ll be there later if you change your mind!), or delegate to another volunteer on their service unit team.

What if my service unit or troop already uses Rallyhood? toggle arrow

We know some service units and troops are already using Rallyhood on their own. That’s great! Your existing Rallyhood community can be integrated into our council ecosystem, which will allow you to stop paying for your own account and allow your volunteers to access other council-level Rallyhood communities. Additionally, if you are currently using a free version of Rallyhood, moving your Rally to the council ecosystem will allow you to access premium paid features. Please email your Rallyhood ID to volunteerlearning@girlscoutsaz.org to be added.

Who can see my Rallyhood community hubs and rallies? toggle arrow

Community hubs and rallies can be set to public or private. If set to public, anyone could find that hub or rally in a search, join it, and access content. If set to private, an individual would need to be invited in order to access the hub or rally. This way, you can control who is a member of individual rallies, such as inviting all troop cookie managers within your service unit to a rally specific to them.

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Discover a basic overview of Rallyhood here. Our guidebook can help you along, too.
Contact the GSACPC staff member who is a Rallyhood owner/admin for questions.
Contact Rallyhood Support with technical questions.
Contact Rallyhood Client Services to talk with an expert about best practices for setting up and managing your Rallyhood community.

Join our "Welcome Volunteers" Rally to get started! You’ll be asked to create an account or login