Downloadable stock certificate
Leader resources
RECOGNITION RESOURCES
With the traditional recognition season just around the corner, check out these resources for tools, supplies, and ideas to enhance your recognition efforts.
National Association for Employee Recognition
Although created for folks interested in employee recognition, this association's website has a wealth of ideas that can be adapted to a school environment including a listing of low-cost/no-cost recognition ideas, keeping the "zing" in recognition, and ideas for empowering excellence through recognition.
www. recognition. org
Baudville
Baudville features a wide variety of recognition and motivation products in both print and electronic versions. Their ePraise progam is a customizable way to send e-cards directly to recipients' mailboxes and track the number of cards sent of each type. More traditional certificates, cards, and other print materials are colorful and youth-oriented.
www.baudville.com
Badge-a-Minit
Create your own customized 2-1/4" or 3" buttons to recognize students with a button-making machine from Badge-a-Minit. The website also features a collection of ideas for putting the button-- making machine to good use. www.badgeaminit.com
Awesome Cyber Cards
Create and send free animated e-cards, virtual flowers, fireworks, and unique award certificates complete with musical accompaniment from this website.
www.awesomecards. com
SmartDraw
With SmartDraw's readymade templates you can quickly create beautiful certificates, gift cards, flyers, invitations, newsletters, calendars, charts, and more! Quickly and easily customize them with built-in clip-art graphics and border templates or add your own. Try it free for 30 days.
www.smartdraw. com/specials/award-gift-certificates.asp? id=29630
Crown Awards
Traditional trophies, plaques, medals, certificates, and more can be obtained from this awards supplier.
www.crownawards.com
successories
Successories has a unique col lection of themed merchandise that is designed to promote a positive outlook, celebrate human achievement, and inspire excellence.
www.successories. com
Shape Cutting Systems
Hand operated letter and shape cutting systems to create a wide variety of cut-outs can be obtained from Accu-Cut Systems (www.accucut.com) and Ellison Educational Equipment (www.ellison-inc.com).
Oriental Trading Company
A perennial favorite of student activity advisers, this company features a wide assortment of inexpensive novelty items and decorations.
www.oriental.com
The Pin Man
This company specializes in custom and stock lapel pins and other custom imprintables.
www.thepinman.com
U.S. Toy Company
Decorating, novelty and seasonal supplies at low prices are a feature of this company.
www.ustoy.com
ONLINE THIS
MONTH
The ABCs of Saying Thanksan article from Leadership's archives with ideas for expressing appreciation.
Way to Go! Turn Your School into a Feel Good Place-an article from Leadership's archives with low-cost ideas for making a positive difference in the school's climate.
Suggested activities for National Student Leadership Week (NSLW)
Downloadable mini poster, certificate, locker sign, and bumper sticker for NSLWthese will be in the member-- only adviser zone, so have your membership number handy when signing on.
Recognition ideas in the Idea Exchange
Join discussions on the messages boards in the areas of:
Student Activities General Forum-the place to discuss issues that are relevant to any student activity, from fundraising to spirit, recruiting members to teambuilding, and more!
NHS and NJHS-the place to discuss topics that are specific to working with Honor Society chapters.
Student Council-the place to discuss topics that are specific to working with student councils.
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