GIRL SCOUTS - ARIZONA CACTUS-PINE COUNCIL TO 2015.PDF

Created: 06/09/2015
Last updated: 06/22/2015
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General information
Organization Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
Contact First name Katie
Contact Last name Penkoff
Contact e-mail kpenkoff@girlscoutsaz.org
Contact phone number 6024527164
Address
Street 119 E. Coronado Road
City Phoenix
State AZ
ZIP Code 85004
From what tribe is the organization requesting the grant?
Tohono O’odham Nation
Total grant amount request
500,000
The Gila River Indian Community offers multi-year awards. If your organization is requesting a multi-year grant for this
project or program from the Gila River Indian Community, enter the amount to be requested each year.
Amount
Year 1 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 2 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 3 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 4 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
Year 5 (Gila River Indian Community Grants Only)
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Tohono O’odham Nation:
Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council Proposal for
The Leadership Center for Girls and Women
Agency Background: The mission of Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) is to build
girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. GSACPC was founded
in 1936, and today it provides quality programming to more than 25,000 girls with the dedication and
support of more than 11,000 volunteers. The Council includes 2/3 of Arizona, and 85% of the girls
who benefit from Girl Scout programs reside in Maricopa County.
GSACPC provides traditional Girl Scouting for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade, where an adult
volunteer is trained by the Council to offer guidance and support to the girl-led activities that follow
research-based curriculum. GSACPC also offers camping experiences at our four campsites
throughout central and northern Arizona, including two camps in Prescott, one in Payson, and only
one – Camp Sombrero – in the Phoenix area.
GSACPC offers several nontraditional Girl Scouting programs, including: Girl Scouts Beyond Bars, for
girls with incarcerated mothers; Adelante Jovencitas (Spanish for ‘young women moving forward’), for
girls in or at-risk for juvenile detention; Baby Camp, for pregnant and parenting teens; and general
outreach to low-income girls and their families to provide the opportunities Girl Scouting offers.
The Girl Scout program can change the way girls see the world and their place in it. Girls learn the
importance of personal responsibility, the value of goal setting, the spirit of teamwork, and the thrill of
accomplishment. Girl Scouts provides girls with the tools they need to become successful leaders in
their community, including the girls currently served by GSACPC through troops and other programs
throughout central and northern Arizona. Our Council maintains a 103-year national history and 78
years of strength in Arizona. We have a solid track record of collaboration and financial management,
and are extremely well poised to meet the goals and objectives provided in this application.
a) Community Need: GSACPC recognizes that the Girl Scout program, including the uniquely
powerful girl leadership experience, is beneficial to girls of all socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity,
and geographic location. Although Girl Scouts is inclusive of all girls, the traditional model of adult
volunteers leading troops of girls is not always accessible/sustainable in all communities, especially
underserved communities. While many underserved girls are interested in Girl Scouting, and there is
a need for the positive adult role models/self-esteem programming delivered by Girl Scouts, a new
approach is required.
As reflected in our own and in independent research, it is clear that Girl Scout alumnae have excelled
in leadership at every level – all the more reason to deliver Girl Scouting in underserved communities.
The “Girl Scout difference” is evidenced by higher levels of education, as well as distinguished
accomplishments in career, social and civic engagement. In the safe and supportive environment of
Girl Scouts, girls hone social, economic, educational, health and other skills needed for a positive
sense of self, well-being, and navigation of our complex world. Building strong girls builds a stronger,
more talented workforce and social infrastructure; yet, although leadership programs for boys are
well-established, expected and funded, the same is not true for girls. Leadership training for girls is
scarce, unexpected and dramatically underfunded. Several sources agree that less than 10% of
philanthropic dollars in the U.S. are devoted to programs for girls and women. ( Please click here for a
one minute video on Arizona's investment in girls. )
Girls are the most underutilized resource in our country. Girls and girls’ programs are chronically
underfunded, even though girls’ and women’s potential contributions and leadership style are vital to a
healthy economy and society. Girl Scouting positively impacts the community’s philanthropy,
volunteerism, and economy, which ultimately sustains civil society. We agree with philanthropists and
leaders worldwide who have proclaimed that investing in girls is the very best investment in the

future of our society. Despite this, our greatest challenge as an organization is finding local
foundations and philanthropists that see Girl Scouting as urgent and necessary.
Leadership Center for Girls: The Campaign for Girls in Arizona is a strategic plan resulting from
several years of discussion and analysis by our board, staff and community members. The Campaign
for Girls in Arizona is based on community need, as well as our strongly shared belief that girls
represent the greatest underutilized talent pool and the one with the greatest potential for the future.
The Girl Scouts of today will become tomorrow’s CEOs, business owners, scientists, artists, citizens
and community volunteers. Girl Scouts become leaders who are firm in their values, capable and
caring, confident and high-achieving. Investing in girls will produce the highest return in economic
development and social progress. (Please click here to view a three minute video on the Campaign
for Girls in Arizona.)
The overall Campaign for Girls in Arizona is a $15 million capital campaign, including renovations of
Camp Sombrero and construction of the Leadership Center for Girls and Women, originally budgeted
at $10 million; an additional $5 million is budgeted for programs. Of the program portion, $2.5 million
will be used to reach Arizona girls in underserved communities. The Girl Scouts are embracing
inclusion, increasing our focus on growing communities including tribal, Latina and faith-based
populations. This outreach enables girls and families who may not have experience with Girl Scouting
to engage in girls’ leadership development in their own communities. The overall Campaign for Girls
in Arizona creates and offers flexible ways for girls to participate in Girl Scouts, either as independent
members or in groups designed especially to meet their interests and needs.
Specifically, the project will: reach 10,000 more girls, especially in underserved communities,
including tribal, Latina, and faith-based communities; develop and support 4,000 new adult volunteers
to serve girls; expand girls’ leadership opportunities through innovative programs in science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM), healthy living, environmental stewardship, financial
literacy, and global citizenship; and transform spaces and facilities to enhance the Girl Scout
Leadership Experience, creating a community facility devoted specifically to girls’ leadership
development and programming at the Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp
Sombrero.
Camp Sombrero is the ideal property to establish the Leadership Center for Girls and Women in
Arizona, as it is located on a beautiful 15-acre property at the base of South Mountain in Phoenix.
This land is home to a myriad of Arizona plants and animals, and is centrally located for thousands of
girls and adults in Arizona. Unfortunately, the camp property has not been renovated since the
1960s, and this lack of attention shows. The few buildings are antiquated and uninviting; the current
“mining huts” serve as sleeping quarters, but have concrete floors and no indoor plumbing. Most
importantly, the Camp Sombrero property does not have the capacity for more than 100 girls to gather
at any given time; this significantly inhibits using the facility for multiple Girl Scout troop gatherings,
GSACPC staff trainings, or adult volunteer training. These types of events are often held out of
necessity at one of our northern camps, where girls from Maricopa County – our largest membership
base -- are hesitant to make the journey.
The Girl Scouts–Arizona Cactus-Pine Council (GSACPC) respectfully requests that the Tohono
O’odham Nation support the construction of the landmark Leadership Center for Girls and Women
with a $500,000, five year grant. This request will fund the general construction of the Leadership
Center for Girls and Women, and include the opportunity to name the Tohono O’odham Nation
Terrace.
The Leadership Center for Girls and Women will be a safe and empowering space that offers girls the
opportunity to be seen and heard, and to create a fundamental belief in themselves and their abilities.
It will be a vibrant, dedicated space providing leadership programs for girls, as well as a space to
support adult volunteers. Often times, the center will allow girls to enjoy their first camping experience

in a setting close to home, but that feels worlds away. It will also be a place that will serve our larger
membership as well as surrounding community groups, partner organizations and schools. The
leadership created in this space will, in turn, transform Arizona.
Features of the state-of-the-art Leadership Center for Girls and Women will include: a large multi-
purpose meeting space with the capacity to hold 300 girls or adults through movable walls, portable
stage, classroom set up; small group space on the mezzanine level; office complex; 4 training rooms;
terrace with flag area; renovated archery facility; 15 cabins with indoor plumbing; 3 activity centers; a
Volunteer Resource Center and Girl Scout Museum; a retail Girl Scout Council Shop; a Health Center;
a Caretaker’s Residence; Aquatic Center with outdoor classroom; a multi-sport playing field; a walking
labyrinth; nature trail; fire pit; and a culinary center with full kitchen and eating area.
The Tohono O’odham Nation Terrace will be a centrally located outdoor space providing a transition
between the main Leadership Center building— the primary gathering space of the camp—and the
cabins and pool, located to the south. The following indoor spaces will all feed onto this dynamic
outdoor space: the large mutli-purpose space that fits 300 girls or adults; the Trading Post; four
training rooms; the elevated walkway leading to the 15 cabins and three activity centers (to the south);
and the hallway leading to the welcome plaza and reception counter (to the north). Additionally, the
terrace will be the resting place of the flag pole and will be surrounded by natural desert landscape—
the camp’s strongest resource, creating this camp’s unique identity and sense of place. One of the
goals of our architect was to provide comfortable outdoor environments that transition smoothly
between interior and exterior spaces, which is the essence of this centrally located terrace. Please
see the provided rendering for a visual of what would be the Tohono O’odham Nation Terrace.
When asked, our girl members’ envisioned the facility as an urban program center, with camp appeal.
They wanted comfortable overnight facilities with space for large gatherings. Importantly, they wanted
the desert to be celebrated and the buildings to be environmentally efficient and sustainable. The
property contains clusters of smaller scale buildings that are connected by decking, pathways and
communal outdoors spaces. The indoor and outdoor spaces work together to take advantage of the
natural beauty of the desert and South Mountain. All of the Leadership Center for Girls and Women
components were designed with input from girls and women, as well as designed by a female
architect who is a former Girl Scout.
In total, the Leadership Center will be utilized for camp activities, troop meetings and volunteer
training by 8,000-10,000 girls/adults during the first year of operation. The facilities will also be made
available to partner agencies, nonprofits, and other organizations in need of a safe space for their
community members. Renovation and construction of the Leadership Center begins in mid-June with
anticipated completion in the next 24 months.
To date, the Campaign for Girls in Arizona has raised more than $9.5 million, with an additional $7.25
million pending, and exponentially more in solicitation. The final phase of the Campaign will also
include a proposal to the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, which has invited GSACPC to submit a
request for $1.5 million once we have reached 75% of our fundraising goal. The Board is also
intimately involved with the Campaign for Girls in Arizona, with many board members serving as
Campaign advisors, and many as donors and prospect liaisons.
In terms of sustainability of the property long term, GSACPC is fortunate to have a healthy
entrepreneurship program in our annual Girl Scout cookie program, which partially funds our annual
operations. These proceeds will also help sustain operations at the Leadership Center for Girls and
Women. Additionally, the renovated campsite will be attractive to a wider community audience,
enabling GSACPC to register 10,000 more girls in the next four years. Membership fees, increased
cookie sales, summer camp revenue from the Leadership Center, and an increasingly robust portfolio
of individual, corporate and foundation donors will all help ensure long-term sustainability.

b) Population Served: Girls throughout Arizona in kindergarten through 12th grade will benefit from
the Leadership Center for Girls and Women. We estimate approximately 8,300 girls will visit the camp
each year. It will be the Girl Scout camp with the greatest capacity and the only Leadership Center for
Girls in the entire Southwest. Because of this, our sister Girl Scout council serving Southern Arizona is
a supportive partner in this effort and will have full access to the camp.
c) Budget: Although the capital costs of the Leadership Center for Girls and Women at Camp
Sombrero were originally budgeted at $10 million when it was planned five years ago, because of
escalation and architectural design, the capital costs have increased to $15 million, as shown here.
Camp Sombrero Leadership Center - Project Budget Item Cost
Leadership Center $5,115,000
Volunteer Building $710,000
Maint. Building $25,000
Pool building $600,000
Activity Buildings $625,000
Cabin Units B, C, D, E $3,700,000
Cabin Units A $775,000
Site $3,400,000
Offsite $300,000
Total $15,250,000
d) Other Funding Requests: Notable contributions/pledges to date include: The Kemper & Ethel
Marley Foundation, $1,000,000; Gila River Indian Community, $500,000; Diane and Bruce Halle
Foundation, $500,000; The Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation, $500,000; Nina Mason Pulliam
Trust, $400,000; The Herberger Foundation, $300,000; Steel Foundation, $250,000; Emerald
Foundation, $250,000; AZ Sports and Tourism Authority, $150,000; Anonymous, $500,000; Arizona
Community Foundation, $125,000; Cardinals Charities $100,000; and Salt River Project, $100,000.
Currently, there are $7.25 million in pending requests to various potential funders.
e) Previous Tribal Funding: GSACPC has not previously received funding from Tohono O’odham
Nation. However, GSACPC has received awards from other Tribes for various purposes (not
necessarily The Campaign for Girls): Ak-Chin Indian Community, $50,000 for We Believe in Girls,
January 2008; Gila River Indian Community, $80,000 for outreach, October 2011; Salt River Pima-
Maricopa Indian Community, $20,000 for Campaign for Girls in Arizona, July 2013 and again in
August 2014; and Gila River Indian Community, for Campaign for Girls in Arizona October 2014,
$500,000.
f) Designated Contact Person:
Katie Barclay Penkoff Jessica Lyon
Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations Portfolio Manager, Advancement & Campaign
kpenkoff@girlscoutsaz.org (602) 452-7164 jlyon@girlscoutsaz.org (602) 452-7088
119 E. Coronado Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004 119 E. Coronado Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85004
g) Priority Area: This proposal falls under the priority areas of: education, as it focuses on
providing the physical space for education and leadership programs benefitting girls and adult
volunteers from across Arizona; economic development since the volunteer center, which will
include our council shop, will be the only retail space located on Dobbins Road within an
estimated 5 mile stretch; and cultural and environmental development and protection priority area,
as the Leadership Center renovations are environmentally focused and sustainable, and will
become a rich part of Arizona history.
h) Municipal Partner: Maricopa County; Attn: Amanda Nash; 301 W. Jefferson St., 10th Floor,
Phoenix, AZ, 85003; (602) 506-4485; nasha001@mail.maricopa.gov.

Leadership Center for Girls and Women (back side)
Proposed Tohono O’odham Nation Terrace
Leadership Center for Girls and Women (front entrance)

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ARCHITECTS
ROOM ROOM NAME
NAME Architects
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V103 250 LLC,
1623 SF NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS &
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54 EXIT WIDTH PROVIDED IMIRZIAN
72
OFFICE
V102 FEC Associates MARLENE
118 SF R.R. FIRE EXTINGUISHER CABINET
B 50 V108 GARAGE
2 M101
48 SF 2014
426 SF
U 150 SHOP / WORK & ©
3 M104 TRAVEL DISTANCE TO EXIT
STORAGE 208 SF
M102
42 SF Imirzian
ROOM AREAS WITH ONE EXIT
8906 North Central Ave.
EXIT LIGHTING Phoenix, AZ
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V105 V104 M103
602 943 5279 v
28 SF 814 SF 195 SF STORAGE
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FIRE RISER
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VIEW DECK
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658
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PACK-OUT
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L105
219 SF OCCUPANCY- 1611 E. Dobbins Road
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DATE: ISSUED FOR:
STORAGE 30 MAY 2014 PERMIT REVIEW
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633 SF 1
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1873 SF
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P105
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BUILDING CODE
4 BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS PLAN 3 BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS PLAN ANALYSIS PLAN 7/18/2014
Scale: 3/64" = 1'-0" Scale: 3/64" = 1'-0"