Thoughts of publications should be considered once your group is established and able to sustain them. Publications should be made more on need rather than want, or they will go unread or be an unnecessary use of resources.
Brochures A simple, easy brochure is the tri-fold. You can write your own from scratch or you can get ideas from other campus groups at the SSA Exchange: www.secularstudents.org/node/300. If you do write your own, don’t forget to post them on the Exchange for other groups to share!
Business cards If you group has a web site, you may be able to get away with having a business card instead of a brochure. They are easier and cheaper to make, use less paper, and are much more convenient to carry in your pocket than brochures. We can order some for your group! The easy application can be found here: http://www.secularstudents.org/node/2028.
SFF's Newsletter Editor asks for submissions to The Invisible Flying Monkey
Newsletter Only moderate-sized, thriving student groups with at least a couple talented and reliable writers, editor and graphic designer should bother with a newsletter. We recommend you wait to start a newsletter until your group is at least two years old and has at least thirty active members. It is also advisable to first publish an online version and see how manageable that is before mass-producing a hard copy.
It may seem like a great idea, but newsletters are tons of work. You must:
Gather interesting, readable articles that will represent your student group for every issue
Develop a format (using proper software)
Edit all articles
Research how to publish your newsletter
Pay for the costs of printing
Do the footwork of distributing the newsletter at local venues
