BUILDING A STRONGER TSA CHAPTER

Technology Student Association

A guide to help grow, promote, and run your chapter

Letter To The MembershipGreetings Members of TSA!

The 2012- 2013 national TSA officer team has created a new TSA Promotional Toolkit to complement the useful resources on the national TSA website. This toolkit includes outreach and networking ideas meant to keep pace with modern technological innovations and styles. Its focus is to help members increase chapters’ membership numbers and also expand our organization to include new chapters. Our goal is to create a new promotional campaign that focuses on how TSA helps its members become better students, by providing them with an environment that fosters exploration in fields that interest them, no matter how varied students’ interests may be. We hope though, with the help of this new tool, this goal can be accomplished. Later in this presentation (which is meant as an instructional presentation for chapter and state leaders only) we will explain the “ins and outs” of our new toolkit, how to best utilize it, and cover all the exciting new materials included.This was the product of our work. We hope that you find the information contained in the slideshow and in the rest of the toolkit to be both informational to you as a member of TSA and effective in growing your chapter’s membership. As members of TSA, you are the backbone of our organization and it is only through you that we will be able to truly expand TSA. It is our job to provide you with all the resources you may need. This presentation is a resource and is just one tool you can use when doing outreach to grow your chapter. Be sure to check out the Total TSA CD and the rest of the toolkit, and contact the national TSA office with any questions or ideas you might have.

Wishing you all the best, The 2012- 2013 National TSA Officer Team

What’s Included

How to use the new toolkit Promotional PowerPoint “Dream it. Create it. Live it.” flyers Brochure

Growing and promoting your chapter Recruiting strategies Ways of promoting your chapter Fundraising ideas

Running your chapters Leadership and personal development Ideas for meetings Planning your year

A guide to understanding and using the new TSA promotional PowerPoint® presentation, flyers, and brochures

How To Use The New ToolkitSection:

Introduction and Explanation

Promotional PowerPoint®

Flyers

Brochure

Tips on effective recruiting strategies, promotion, fundraising, and website creation for your chapter

Growing And Promoting Your ChapterSection:

Recruiting And Promoting Strategies

Recruiting And Promoting Strategies

Recruiting and Promoting Strategies

A model for developing leadership ability, running meetings, and planning for the year

Running Your Chapters Section:

Leadership And Personal Development

Leadership and Personal Development

Ideas For Your Chapter Meetings

Ideas For Your Chapter Meetings

Ideas For Your Chapter Meetings

Planning For The Year

August September October

• Create a plan of work, brainstorm fundraisers and service projects, and train new officers.

• Organize management system, conduct first chapter meeting and establish committees.

• Attend fall leadership conferences, promote and recruit for your chapter, and celebrate National TSA Week.

November December January

• Plan a community service project and fundraiser with your chapter.

• Execute your service project and fundraiser.

• Take a chapter trip and invite speakers to come in and help with projects.

Planning For The Year

May June July

• Write an editorial for the local newspaper with an announcement about your chapter’s accomplishments for the year.

• Attend national TSA conference and hold an end-of-year chapter party.

• Set up chapter officer elections for the coming year.

February March April

• Prepare for and attend regional and state conferences.

• Continue to prepare for conferences and arrange a meeting with local legislators to promote TSA.

• Sponsor an open house and invite the community to come and see all that your chapter has accomplished.

Contact Us!

For Additional Information Please Contact:

National TSA1914 Association DriveReston, VA 20191-1540

phone 703.860.9000fax 703.758.4852

toll-free 888.860.9010www.tsaweb.org

References and Credits

http://tsaweb.org/Mission-Motto-Creed http://www.tsaweb.org/search/node/TSA%20logo http://www.tsaweb.org/Toolkits-and-Resources http://nrccte.org/sites/default/files/publication-files/

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