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M2OS Quick Tips for Troops
Use this step-by-step guide for navigating the Snacks & Magazines software M2OS as a troop leader.
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Key Dates 
Training
Forms and Recources
- Girl Scout Snacks and Magazines Family Responsibility and Permission Form
- All sellers are required to complete this digital form in order to particpate
- ACH Form
- Automatic Clearning House is a tool that banks use to wire or transfer money. This form is required for troops to fill out annually in August.
- Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada Fall Product Lineup
- See all the Snacks & Magazines that are for sale.
- For Fall Product Sellers
- See all the resources available to girls and families.
Troops
M2 Media Quick Tips
Before the Sale
- Make an account
- Click on the account registration link sent to your email to set up your account
- If you did not receive this email, contact our support team at cookievolunteer@gssn.org
- Note: these instructions are for setting up your Troop account. Be sure to click the Volunteer button when logging in as a troop volunteer. You will need to access your Girl Scout's account separately, either through logging in or registering under Girls and Parents/Guardians.
- Watch the training video as you log in. This video will be on your dashboard to refrence at any time.
- Click on the account registration link sent to your email to set up your account
- Create your Avatar
- You will be prompted to do this when registering your account
- Or you can click Edit Avatar on your dashboard
- The girls in your troop will be able to see your avatar when they check out their troops' group photo in their avatar's room!
- All currently registered girls in your troop will be uploaded in the system. If a girl is not listed, remind the family to complete the registration.
- Check that all girls in your troop are in M2OS by clicking Manage Troops & Girl Scouts. [1] You have two options, (either will work, and you do not need to complete both.
- You can ask the families in your troop to register their girl account at gsnutsandmags.com/gssn under your troop number. OR
- You can send them a registration email to the girl's parent/guardian from M2OS by clicking the Parent and Guardian Email Blast icon [2] either when you are the first setting up your campaign or later from your troop dashboard. Girls will receive an email on Go Day inviting them to set up their online account.
During the Sale
- Changing Roles: If you have multiple roles and need to change the troop you are viewing, or change to the parent guardian role, click the drop-down arrow next to the troop number.
- Monitoring the Sale: Check out the Stats bar at the top of yout dashboard or view specifics by clicking the reports icon.
- To search through a long list quickly, click on Search Tools (you will see this option appear on multiple pages of M20S)
- You can also sort the girl's sale by type of sale by changing the tab above the Reports screen.
- To look at sales details for specific girls, click the plus sign next to their name (when you see these plus signs, they are a signal that there are more options available for that item).
- For each report, you are given the option at the bottom of the screen to Print, Download PDF, Export to Excel, or Email the Report as either an Excel or PDF.
- Selling: Snack order card sales will need to be entered in M20S at the end of the sale by the family or troop. On-line orders are automatically populated into M20S.
- Promoting the Sale: Here are some optional activities for Girl Scouts/troops who want to take their promo skills up a notch!
- Encourage Girl Scouts in your troop to create an avatar and make a recording explaining their goals, so that their customers can hear a personalized message from their favorite Girl Scout.
- Make sure girls know about the options to make business cards, door hangers, and fliers on their girl account.
- Create a troop video that girls can upload to their Personalized Storefront explaining why your troop is selling and what their goals are! The default video and instructions on creating a video can be found by clicking the icons on your dashboard.
- Messaging: You can click the Send Messages icon to contact Girl Scouts and volunteers in your troop who have an account in M2OS.
- You can use the email type choices to get sample text for emails you might want to send, or you can send a completely unique email to the entire troop.
- By selecting a specific email type, you will only be sending the message to participants that fall into that category.
- You can also write in Girl Scout's virtual notebooks and set how long the message will stay visible. This is great for things like deadline reminders or patch requirements
- Messages to the notebook will appear at the top right-hand corner of the girl's home screen in the green box
- You can use the email type choices to get sample text for emails you might want to send, or you can send a completely unique email to the entire troop.
After the Sale
- Entering snack order card (aka paper orders):
- Families who are using the online system will need to enter their Girl Scout's snack order card sales into M2OS before the family deadline.
- Troops can enter or adjust paper orders collected as needed only after the family deadline has passed and before the troop deadline timeframe ends.
- Only IN PERSON snack order card sales need to be recorded. All online orders, including girl delivery and shipped orders will be placed automatically. You will not be able to enter orders after the troop deadline.
- To add and review orders:
- Click the Paper Order Entry icon on the Dashboard [1]
- Locate and select the name of the Girl Scout whose order you need to add or review [2]
- If the girl is not listed in M20S at this time, you must contact Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada to have her added to the system
- Enter or adjust the quantity for each item as needed (these numbers are the cumulative totals for that girl's snack order card sales).
- Be sure to save the information entered
- Late orders cannot be honored.
- Rewards:
- After families have had the chance to review the rewards earned by their Girl Scout, they may be required to select one of two items. When they are finished, review these selections to make sure they are correct.
- Under Rewards and Patches select Rewards
- Select the Girl Scout whose rewards you need to review. A girl that is missing a choice will have an alert near her name [*]
- Make changes as needed and click update to save changes.
- You may want to review the status of each girl's progress for earning the Personalized Patch.
- Under Rewards and Patches select Personalized Patches.
- Select the Girl Scout whose patch status you need to review.
- Make any changes or updates to the patch or shipment address that are needed and click save.
- After families have had the chance to review the rewards earned by their Girl Scout, they may be required to select one of two items. When they are finished, review these selections to make sure they are correct.
Finances
- Deposit all money collected into your troop bank account.
- Update or add your troops bank account information in M20S.
- Click the Banking and Payments icon
- Click Edit ACH
- Verify that the uploaded banking information is current
- You can also track girl payments from the Banking and Payments screen.
- The Payments Due Troop column will update based on snack order card sales entered for each girl.
- Click on the plus sign to the left of a girl's name to add a payment to her record.
- Money should be collected at the time orders are placed.
- Ask your troop leader when payment should be turned in to them
Deliveries and Reports
Troop Delivery Tickets
- On the M20S dashboard, go to Delivery Tickets. (The Delivery Tickets icon will appear after the orders have been submitted to the vendor).
- Under Troop Tickets, the troop should automatically appear. If you manage multiple troops, you will need to arrow down to choose another troop.
- Click on Create Ticket. This will generate a PDF to print for your entire troop totals To print individual girl delivery tickets, look for the Girl Scout Tickets section. To print all the girl snack orders, keep the selection at "All" under the Girl Scout.
- Click on Create Ticket to generate a PDF you can print and use to sort the snack orders by girl.
- Girl Reward delivery tickets can be found under the Delivery Tickets
- Under the Reward Delivery Tickets, look for the Girl Scout Tickets section
- To print individual girl reward tickets, keep the selection "All"
- Click on Create Ticket to generate a PDF you can print and use to sort the rewards by girl.
Reports
- Click on the Reports icon on your dashboard to view the various reports available to you: All Sales, Magazine Sales, Direct Ship Nuts, Nut Order Card, Online Nuts Girl Delivered, Special Reports, and Summary Report.
- When using the Special Reports option, you can export many useful reports to Excel. Explore the many report options available to assist you in reviewing girl orders for both snacks & magazine items, but also rewards. The Girl Scout Summary Report is very helpful to determine the amount each family owes for their Girl Scout's sales.
Questions?
Please contact our Product Support team at cookievolunteer@gssn.org
