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ORGANIZER’S Change HANDBOOK the World How to start a Club at your school Lead the way! As high school and college students, you have an incredible opportunity to change the world. You are the leaders who will shape Photo by Krister Jay Borja Jay Krister by Photo the future. Start building a better future today by giving the world’s children an opportunity to live, grow and thrive. How do you do this? Start by launching a Save the Children Club. Together with your friends, you’ll have fun while raising money and “Dramatic global progress is spreading the word about the amazing work of Save the Children. Read on to see how easy it is being made in saving children’s to start a club at your school. lives, and we are now at an historic point where ending INSIDE: 4 Team Up with Save the Children 6 What is a Save the Children Club? preventable child deaths lies 8 How to start your club 10 Plan your year in three easy steps within our grasp.” 12 Make your first fundraiser fantastic 14 Make your voice heard in the community – Carolyn Miles, President & CEO, Save the Children 16 Resources for your club HELP SAVE THE LIFE OF Palmer Rachel by Photo CHILDREN LIKE SAGUIROU

Once near death from malnutrition, 2-year-old Saguirou from Niger smiles while drinking the fortified milk that Team Up helped save his life. Saguirou weighed just 17 pounds when his with Save the Children mother brought him to one of our feeding centers. He was so weak that his immune system couldn’t fight off bugs and he had Join with Save the Children supporters life-threatening diarrhea. across the globe to create a better future. That’s when Save the Children supporters made all the difference! Saguirou was given Photo by Jordan J. Hay J. Jordan by Photo Save the Children invests in childhood. That means we’re there lifesaving nutrient-rich peanut paste and he for children every day and when they are most vulnerable – when quickly started to gain weight. Before long disaster strikes, in times of tragedy or when their caregivers cannot he was healthy and happy again. support them. Here in the United States and around the world, we make sure children have a healthy start, the opportunity to learn Your school club will help give millions of and protection from harm because we know that by transforming children around the world, like Saguirou, a children’s lives now, we change the course of their future and ours. reason to smile by supporting programs that

Photo by Ana Alonzo Ana by Photo provide essentials like an education, health In 1 year alone, Save the Children helped 143 million children in care, clean water and nutritious food. 120 countries. Our work focuses on 6 key areas:

• Education so that every child has an opportunity to reach their full potential

• Maternal Health and Nutrition programs that protect mothers and give their children a healthy start in life

• Child Protection for those who are the most vulnerable to

Photo by Jonathan Hyams abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence

•  and livelihoods programs that provide healthy, nutritious food, micronutrient supplements and nutrition training

• HIV and AIDS programs to stop the spread of AIDS and help orphaned children

• Emergency Response to provide child-focused relief and recovery in times of crisis

4 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 5 A school club that THIS IS THE KIND OF IMPACT changes lives! YOUR CLUB CAN MAKE! What is a Save the Children Clubs are student-led groups that meet Save the Children Club? regularly to make a difference in the world!

Your Save the Children Club joins a $100 can help stock a library growing network of high schools and for schools in the U.S. to help universities across the United States children learn to read dedicated to the same goal. Together, your club members can help raise money to support life-changing programs for vulnerable children and increase awareness of the issues facing children today.

WHY JOIN THE CLUB? $150 can help provide 3 goats First, who doesn’t want to have fun that give children and families a while helping others? When you join a source of nutrition Save the Children Club you become a part of transforming our world. It’s an extracurricular activity that helps to build stronger communities around the globe. At the same time – by working together – you will build stronger friendships and a stronger community at your own school! $200 can help provide WHO’S INVITED? ready-to-use food to help save malnourished children Save the Children Clubs are for everyone at your school! It’s best if you have a mix of students – from freshmen to seniors – so that your club will continue to be strong from year to year. Of course, your club must be welcoming to all students regardless of their gender, race, color, sexual orientation or disability. With this $300 can help provide

Photo by Suzanna Klaucke handbook, you can organize a great club healthcare essentials to 35 school and plan the kind of meetings that no clinics serving hundreds of children student will want to miss!

6 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 7 How to start your club Follow these five simple steps to launch your Save the Children Club today!

1. GATHER MEMBERS & A FACULTY ADVISOR

You will need to find at least five other Once you have received confirmation, Photo by Susan Warner students to get your club up and running. you will be an officially registered Look for energetic and enthusiastic students Save the Children Club! who can help grow your club. A faculty 4. HOLD YOUR FIRST MEETING advisor is required to oversee the club every academic year and can assist and support all Set a date and invite club members to your of your and event plans. first meeting. Talk to the group about the impact your club can have – every dollar 2. GET APPROVAL FROM raised will have life-changing potential. YOUR SCHOOL Then, use the enclosed Fundraising Guide The school must officially recognize your to brainstorm fundraising ideas and begin Save the Children Club. This will make sure planning your club events for the year. your club has access to rooms on campus, 5. ELECT LEADERS a bank account to handle donations and liability protection in case of accidents. At your first meeting, club members should Photo by Susan Warner Check with your school authorities – the vote on club officials who will ensure principal, president, or Dean – about the meetings and events are organized and specific requirements to start a club. successful. A list of suggested club officials can be found in the resource section. 3. REGISTER YOUR CLUB WITH SAVE THE CHILDREN “Through my Save the Children club It’s easy. Download the Club Agreement I was able to find many dedicated form at SavetheChildren.org/Clubs. individuals who are also passionate Fill it out and then email it to [email protected]. in providing to children.” – Save the Children Club President

8 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 9 STEP 1: IDENTIFY MAJOR STEP 2: IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT Plan your year in SCHOOL EVENTS COMMUNITY EVENTS Be sure to mark on your calendar school You will want to note events such as: events such as: • Festivals • Club registration day/week • Sporting events • Freshman orientation three easy • Town/city meetings A few important steps will help • Homecoming steps • Holiday events you build a strong Club Calendar. • Sporting events • Parades • School & holiday breaks • State fairs • Finals & midterms STEP 3: PLAN YOUR CLUB EVENTS • Other clubs’ events List all projects and initiatives your • PSAT/SAT/ACT testing, AP/IB exams club is planning to implement for the upcoming year: • Special school days (e.g. Career Fair) • Club recruitment – Early Fall • Pep rallies/school-wide assemblies • Bi-weekly club meetings – Year round • Dances/Prom • Fundraisers – Year round • Career fairs • Club elections – Spring • Volunteer fairs

Two ways your club can make a difference:

Host a fundraiser. Your club’s fundraising events have the potential to change the lives of impoverished children around the world. Use this handbook and the ideas found in your Fundraising Guide, and make your fundraising events a great success!

Raise awareness. As you learn more about the issues that affect children around the world, your events can help teach others about what Save the Children is doing, and how they can

Photo by Shannon Faulk become a part of life-changing programs

10 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 11 CREATE A BUDGET ADVERTISE

A budget will help you plan ahead for all Depending on your event you might want upfront costs of the event. Remember to create flyers, posters or printed to include an additional 10 percent for invitations. Use email and social media to unexpected costs. Save the Children get the word out, send texts or make Photo by Susan Warner encourages clubs to get food and other personal phone calls. For additional materials donated, to ensure that the materials to help develop your ideas, email maximum profit will go towards supporting [email protected]. children in need.

Make your first HERE’S A FUNDRAISING IDEA TO GET YOU STARTED! Why not host a trivia night at fundraiser fantastic! your school to raise funds? A trivia night is easy to organize SET GOALS Preparation is the most and appeals to the competitive important ingredient in a Your club works together best when you spirit in everyone. You might successful fundraising event. set clear goals for the activities you plan. Discuss what you would like to accomplish even learn a thing or two at the Here’s how to plan one! through each of your events and decide same time! how much money you plan to raise. CHOOSE YOUR You’ll need a microphone and a volunteer FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY PICK A DATE AND VENUE to act as emcee. You can charge a flat fee for people to take part in the contests. Involve your club members in brainstorming As soon as possible, confirm the date and If you can, put together individual and team and selecting the best fundraising activities location of your event. Consider hosting challenges, and a special round for kids for your school. Then make a timeline and the event on campus or in your local if the event is open to the whole family. assign specific tasks and responsibilities community and plan around mid-terms, Make sure you have prizes available for the to your club members. Use your regular holidays and campus-wide events. winners – these can be certificates for meetings to plan the activity and track your stores or restaurants in the area, or even progress. Smaller events can be planned in small customized trophies. a few weeks, but larger events can require months to plan and execute well.

12 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 13 Your Save the Children Club Photo by Susan Warner can become a catalyst for positive change for children in your community and around the world. In addition to fundraising, you can also host events to raise awareness about the needs of vulnerable children.

HOST A GET READY GET SAFE JOIN THE SAVE THE CHILDREN PREP R ALLY ACTION NETWORK

Through Save the Children’s Get Ready Help mobilize your community to engage Get Safe initiative, you can help prepare our government, businesses, partner your community to protect and care for organizations and supporters to take bold children in times of crisis. action and to hold our elected officials accountable for the youngest, and too often To do this, your club can host a Prep forgotten, global citizens – our children. Rally that will jumpstart disaster preparation in your community. This fun You can advocate to provide children with event educates children and families about a strong start in life by helping Save the emergency preparedness. And Prep Rallies Children Action Network: provide community members with the resources they need to get ready and be • Ensure that every child in the U.S. has safety advocates. access to high-quality early education

Get your Prep Rally kit at • Prevent maternal, newborn and child SavetheChildren.org/GetReady deaths around the world You can learn more at SavetheChildrenActionNetwork.org

Above: Representatives from Save the Children host a Get Ready Get Safe Prep Rally together with Save the Children’s animal ambassador, Lassie. 14 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 15 CLUB CONSTITUTION: Article I. Name: c. Secretary duties shall include, but are not limited to: i. Record and maintain minutes of all club meetings and The name of the club shall be Resources for your club prepare an agenda with the President “ [School’s Name] Save the Children Club” ii. Maintain a membership list of all official club members Article II. Authority: and their email addresses to keep the club informed of all activities and meetings The “[School’s Name] Save the Children Club” is functioning d. Treasurer duties shall include, but are not limited to: under the guidance and auspices of Save the Children USA and is i. Completing and signing all necessary paperwork Your school will likely require two pieces MAKING A DONATION not considered an independent Save the Children office, chapter with Save the Children & [School’s Name] Student of documentation to be on file: a Mission or entity. Affairs Office Online donations Article III. Purpose: ii. Be aware of all financial matters pertaining to Statement and a Constitution. In addition, the club and the process of making a donation Our Save the Children Club will serve and represent to Save the Children your club should be structured to include Donating online is an easy, fast and secure Save the Children through participation in fundraising, awareness iii. Prepare the Club Budget and oversee club’s elected officers who help lead the club, with way to raise funds. initiatives and community service projects. financial goals iv. Maintain regular contact with Save the Children Article IV. Membership: clear roles and responsibilities. and club Faculty Advisor regarding club finances Go to our Schools & Clubs webpage at 1. Membership of the Save the Children Club shall be open to and donations all students enrolled in [School’s Name], regardless of race, 3. All officers must be enrolled students in good standing at Here are some examples to help you SavetheChildren.org/Clubs, set up a creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, or physical disability. New [School’s Name]. get started. unique page for your club, then click the GIVE members may join the club at any time throughout the year. 4. Officers are elected for the following academic year by a 2. A full-time employee or faculty member of [School’s Name] majority vote of the club members. In order to become a NOW button to donate using a credit card. must serve as the advisor for the Club. A faculty advisor is club officer, a club member must attend frequent club CLUB MISSION STATEMENT: required to oversee the club every academic year. meetings and be an active member of the club. Elections shall Offline donations 3. At a minimum the club should have four officers: President, be held during the spring and positions will be held for one Our Save the Children Club is a student-run Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. These positions may academic year. To make a donation by mail, print out not be filled by the same person. group at [School Name] in [City, State] that 5. Vacancies of any of the Executive Board positions shall an Offline Donation Form at 4. The general club meetings shall be held no less than twice be officially filled at the next general club meeting by a raises funds and awareness for the agency, majority vote. SavetheChildren.org/Clubs and a month. while cultivating global citizens through Article V. Executive Board: 6. Any officer not acting in accordance with Save the Children’s enriching community service projects. send it in along with your check or money vision, mission and values or who does not meet or fulfill the 1. The officers of the club shall be [titles of officers such as standards or duties of the club may be removed from office by order to: President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer , etc.] The a majority vote. officers will form the Executive Board. CLUB CONSTITUTION: 7. This constitution may be amended by two-thirds majority Save the Children 2. The Executive Board shall be comprised of the elected officers vote at an Executive Board meeting. of the club and shall meet on a regular basis, once per week Your Club Constitution will outline the Attn: Gift Processing prior to the general club meeting, to finalize agenda items and Article VI. Faculty Advisor: club activities. purpose of your club, the responsibilities 501 Kings Highway East, Suite 400 1. A full-time employee or faculty member of [School’s Name] a. President duties shall include, but are not limited to: must serve as the advisor for the Club. A faculty advisor is of members, and financial duties. See a Fairfield, CT 06825 i. Prepare for all club meetings and compile meeting required to oversee the club every academic year. sample on the next page. You can also agenda with the Secretary, provide follow up to a. Faculty Advisor duties shall include, but are not limited to: All cash must be converted to a check organizational tasks and inform the Executive Board i. Attend club meetings when available, keep club visit SavetheChildren.org/Clubs to of other meeting information informed about School guidelines and matters, ensure made payable to Save the Children and be ii. Represent the club as a whole, both externally to club elections and transition plans, oversee club download and print a Constitution for your Save the Children and internally to the club and school sure to include the Offline Donation Form financial records and donations, respect and encourage school. community all club functions and assist with networking and risk when you send in your payment. iii. Ensure that all club activities are related to the management decisions mission of Save the Children, help coordinate club ii. Maintain regular contact with the Executive Board and CLUB STRUCTURE: fundraising events and projects and coordinate Save the Children Executive Board transitions iii. Help maintain sustainability of the club year over year iv. Seek new members and work to maintain current Each club must have a group of club officers membership Article VII. Finances: that are willing to lead the club. Consider v. Maintain regular contact with the club faculty advisor 1. The club’s financial account shall be used to hold all funds and Save the Children raised for Save the Children along with club expenses. All club electing a club President, Vice President, b. Vice President duties shall include, but are not limited to: financial activities should be tracked using an Excel record i. Assuming the duties and responsibilities of the maintained by the Treasurer and overseen by the President Secretary and Treasurer each Spring. Strong President in their absence and Faculty Advisor. leadership will help keep your club organized ii. Assisting the President in planning club meetings and agendas 2. Fundraising activity expenses should be 25% or less of and allow you to succeed in achieving your iii. Creating and maintaining a calendar of events generated revenue. goals. Refer to the sample Club Constitution iv. Coordinating with relevant departments and student 3. Should the club become defunct, all remaining funds in the organizations for guidance and collaboration club financial account are to be donated to Save the Children for the typical responsibilities of each officer. v. Help coordinate Executive Board transition and within thirty days. You can find all the resources you’ll need for your facilitate elections 4. At the conclusion of the academic year the club will remit a club at SavetheChildren.org/Clubs, or by emailing donation to Save the Children, with the Treasurer maintaining [email protected]. communication with Save the Children representatives to ensure the donation is received.

16 | SCHOOL CLUBS ORGANIZER’S HANDBOOK SavetheChildren.org/Clubs | 17 Save the Children Club Brand Guidelines

Globally, Save the Children shares one logo is used correctly by Save the Children name, one strategy and one visions of the Clubs enables us to protect it legally and change we want to achieve in the world. allows you to use the logo on flyers, banners The essential components of our brand and other merchandise as a great way to must be keep consistent, both in terms of advertise your club and its activities. Keep in our messaging (how we communicate what mind the following rules for logo use: we stand for) and our visual identity (how our communications look and feel). 1. Always use the whole logo (the symbol and the name) from the logo FOLLOWING THESE files provided to you- never recreate, GUIDELINES WILL HELP US: rearrange or recolor the logo yourself.

• Grow recognition and awareness of 2. Don’t attach any other message to the Save the Children and our work in order logo (e.g. slogans or illustrations). to increase our impact and influence 3. Don’t use the logo as part of a sentence. • Protect our reputation and the trust 4. Don’t rotate the logo in any way. we’ve built in Save the Children over 5. Don’t distort the proportions of the the past 95 years logo in any way. • And ultimately… have more impact 6. All materials containing the for children Save the Children logo should be sent SOME BASIC RULES FOR to Save the Children for approval prior LOGO USE: to their publication or usage. 7. Use the full-color logo whenever The logo – our name and the symbol possible, with the brand mark in red and that goes with it – is the most valuable the word mark in black. element of Save the Children’s visual communications. Whenever the logo If you have any questions about the appears, people will immediately make a Brand Guidelines or would like to use the link between the accompanying message or Save the Children logo, please contact us activity and Save the Children. Ensuring our at [email protected]

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