Lyn Fiscus

Educators who find themselves taking on the role of adviser to a student activity organization often have received no training on how to be an effective adviser. Rather than leaving new activity advisers to sink or swim on their own, the Adviser's Guide to Student Activities offers guidance on how to work with a student organization. Chapters on getting started, organizing the work, meeting management, financial management, evaluation, and recognition provide strategies and tools to help make the advising role go smoothly. This essential resource for any adviser of a student activity organization features: - Listing of typical adviser responsibilities - Tips for understanding the organization and getting started with officers- Guidance on project planning and working with committees- Tips for planning and conducting effective meetings- Information on developing project and organization budgets- Ideas for successful fundraising- Techniques for effective evaluation - Strategies for giving constructive feedback- Ideas for recognizing students, staff, parents, and community volunteers- Reproducible forms- And much more

Project planning is the backbone of most student activity groups. Aside from meeting skills, student leaders use project-planning skills most often to carry out the work of their organization. Although no two projects are ever the same-each has many specific details that make the event unique-the steps involved in planning the projects are usually similar. Adviser Essentials: Project Planning offers guidance for both novice and veteran advisers on how to help student leaders work through some of the usual tasks that are common to all projects and encourage them to consider aspects they might not think of on their own. This essential resource for anyone who is responsible for planning projects and activities at school features: * Generating ideas* Backwards planning* Project budgets* Committee guidelines* Tracking progress of projects* Keeping project files* Reproducible forms* And much more By making the use of the information and forms in Adviser Essentials: Project Planning part of your project planning routine, student leaders will begin to develop their own expertise at project planning.

Fundraising has become an indispensable aspect of student activities programs. With this book advisers and student leaders will find fresh ideas, organizing tips, and forms to ensure that their efforts are successful. Written by student activity veterans Lyn Fiscus and Earl Reum, this essential resource for anyone who conducts school fundraisers features: * Hundreds of ideas for making money through group activities* Project planning guides for organizing fundraisers* Pitfalls to avoid* Tips for selecting and working with vendors* Budgeting forms for events and organizations* Guidelines for evaluating fundraisers* Fundraising resources* Reproducible forms for all aspects of fundraising