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Sarah Waldman

Aug 17, 2026

7:41
Tell me more about why this is so central to the ethos of Girl Scouts and what it means in the broader context of workforce development here in Lincoln.
7:49
Yeah, absolutely.
7:50
So first and foremost, Girl Scouts started selling cookies because they struggled from the very beginning to seek or to to get funding.
8:00
So philanthropy historically for organizations that support girls has roughly been about two percent of all philanthropy goes to organizations that support women and girls.
8:10
Yeah.
8:10
So when Girl Scouts was first starting out, they struggled to get the support to introduce this type of skills-based and development-based programming for girls.
8:21
So they turned to something they knew and they baked cookies.

8 MINS LATER

15:55
Reading and crafts will get you a long way in life.

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