University and School functions- Support tools

Advertising

 · E-mails: You can approach the Student’s Office and ask them to send email invites on your behalf. · University Newspaper: Most universities have a student paper. Articles and press-releases can be submitted for publishing. Inquire with university newspaper office and request to publish a free community announcement. If this fails, request submission deadlines and price lists for paid advertizing options.
 
· University Radio: Contact the university radio station and inquire about broadcasting announcements for campus events.
 
· Posters: Use eye catching posters that have general appeal. Posters are most successful if used in combination with other advertizing methods, as reminders and reinforcers.

Sample poster (link to Georgia Tech poster pdf)
 
· Poster at least 10 days before the event. · Ensure that the posters are still on display right up until the event by revisiting the places they were put up. Frequently, other organizations and students poster over them. · Post them in obvious places, following the universities guidelines (ask at the reservation office).
 
· Create posters that represent the majority of spoken tongues in the school. When a student looks at a poster in his/her mother-tongue, he/she is more likely to take an interest in the events. · Make every effort to ensure that the advertisements also evolve or keep changing when possible.
 
· Handbills/Leaflets: Should also be used and can either be individually handed to students, placed in their mailboxes (after obtaining the required permission) and left to be picked up in stategic locations.

Recommended Videos

· Peace is Possible – Message of Prem Rawat
· Griffith University
 · Anything that has been successful in your events. (22–30 minute videos are ideal for students. You can play Discovering More following a 5 minute break)

· You can play the Introduction to the Keys at the second or third event Also, invite people who watch
Discovering More and/or the Intro to the Keys to sign up for the Keys (have them available for signup at the event). Let them know that the Keys can be borrowed for free- only cost is shipping.

Materials for distribution:

· Choose from Discovering More brochure
· Information sheet listing subsequent events at the university and local area in general. Include contact info,   mail order library info, websites, etc
· Adi magazine · Articles from magazines featuring the message of Prem Rawat.
· Audio CDs and DVDs · Booklets from the www.tprf.org website.
 
· Any other material that is appropriate.
 · If a local library exists, provide access to it.
· All or some of the above could also be compiled onto a single CD and presented as an information/multi-media CD.

Here is a PDF of an application and proposal used at one college. For further assistance write to the help desk here.