Surfrider Student Club Portal

Your one-stop shop for Surfrider Club resources and information. If you have any questions, contact Club Network Manager – Ryan Cruse

Guidelines / Application / Individual Waiver

Club Guidelines
Annual Club Application (REQUIRED at the start of every school year)
Club individual member signup / waiver (every club member is REQUIRED to fill this out at the start of every school year). Annual club application must be submitted and approved first. – http://go.surfrider.org/club-signup
*COVID-19 Guidelines and Resources (access code: gosurf)

Club Event Approval (REQUIRED!)

Activities & Events Approval Request Form – Click Me!

Please note: All Surfrider School Clubs are prohibited from serving or selling liquor when representing the organization in any capacity.

Event approval is required for the following: If you have any questions contact Ryan Cruse (Club Network Manager) or Jess Hodel (Chapter/Club Compliance Manager)
- ANY activity that takes place outside of school / off campus (beach cleanups, water quality testing, marches, field trips)

Participatory waivers must be signed by all participants for off-campus activities. Surfrider Foundation uses the Smartwaiver platform for participants to sign waivers electronically.
- Beach Cleanup Waiver, QR Code and Directions for Use
- BWTF Waiver, QR Code and Directions for Use

More info on ChapterNET: A new Event Approval tab has been created on the ChapterNet homepage (access code: gosurf)

Social Media Icons / Club Logos / Brand Resources

Social Media Icons – Please use these for Instagram, FB, Twitter, etc.
Download Your Custom Club Logos– If your club isn’t listed here, contact Ryan
Brand Guidelines – PLEASE REVIEW!
Surfrider Brand Portal – CHECK OFTEN for new social toolkits, marketing campaigns

Getting Started + Recruiting Leaders Resources

Check out these great tools + training resources on how to successfully launch a club: https://youth4climate350.org/diy-handbook/
How to plan and recruit new leaders when you graduate: https://communityclubtoolkit.com/succession-planning/

Club Project Ideas!

Beach Cleanups
- Beach Cleanup Data! Collecting and inputting your cleanup data into our database is as (if not more) important than the cleanup itself! We use this data to inform the public and as a very important tool when engaging in policy change. Plus, you can then share your stats with your network to show the impact of your club!
  
  If you haven’t created an account on Surfrider’s National Beach Cleanup Database for your club yet, we encourage you to do so! See resources below for getting started.
  - Visit cleanups.surfrider.org and follow the steps to create an account.
  - Click here to learn how to use the database and see some FAQs
  If your club is not listed or you have any questions, please email cleanups@surfrider.org to get started and be sure to include your full club name and the state you live in.
- How to organize a Beach Clean Up
- PRO TIP: If you want to use 5 Gallon buckets, Dunkin Donuts or paint stores usually has many to give away for free!

Plastic Pollution Tools
- NEW Surfrider Student Guide to Plastic Pollution Activism
- #PlasticFreeCampus Manuals – Declaration + Blueprint for how to make your school plastic free!
- Plastic Audit Toolkit – Use this toolkit to determine the biggest single-use plastic problem items at your school.
- Plastic Straws Suck Activist Toolkit – Surfrider toolkit on how to launch and run a straw campaign.
- Plastic Free Schools Toolkit – Great guide from our partners on how to reduce plastic use in your school!

Ocean Friendly Restaurants Portal
- Click here for all Club OFR resources
- OFR Toolkit + Social Media Resources

Water Quality Monitoring
- Surfrider x EarthEcho Water Challenge – Info + Registration

ChapterNET Surfrider Program Resources – Programs, campaigns and initiatives (use access code: gosurf)

Campaign Planning Resources

Community Service + Reporting Forms

Community Service Hours Form
Community Service Hours Guidelines + Procedures – READ ME: Important information how to properly secure signatures for your hours.
Annual Project Report Form – Must be submitted prior to the end of your school year!
Participatory Waiver Form – for non member students

Sample By-Laws

Sample College Club Bylaws – (College Clubs ONLY check with student activities dept if needed)

Leadership Skill-Building Tools

Club Leader Job Descriptions
Surfrider University – Training for Club Success!
People & Company – How to Build Community
- Research – https://research.people-and.com/
- Podcast – https://gettogether.fm/

Film Resources

The Story of Plastic – Host a screening at your school
- Find all the info you need to host a screening HERE.
- Check out Algalita’s Experience Guides too! https://algalita.org/story-of-plastic/
Plastic Wars – Frontline documentary
Smog of the Sea – FREE film on plastics from Jack Johnson
Political Climate – From our partners at Rock Island Media
Plastic is Forever – From our partners at Rock Island Media – email Ryan (rcruse@surfrider.org) for code to screen for free at your events!

Fundraising Tools

Donation Receipt – Microsoft Word Document Download

Surfrider Materials / Product Requests

Surfrider Materials for Tabling Events (use access code: gosurf)
Donated Product Request Form – Free Yachak Yerba Mate for club meetings + events! (College/University clubs only – sorry!)

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Resources

JEDI Resources (access code: gosurf) https://cnet.surfrider.org/resources/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei/

Suggestion Box: We want to make sure that all people feel comfortable sharing comments and suggestions on our JEDI work, so we’ve created a form to gather your suggestions and feedback. Submit Feedback Here

Creating Club T-shirts

Surfrider x CustomInk Fundraiser– create a custom club t-shirt here and raise money for Surfrider!

Participatory Waivers

Participatory waivers must be signed by all participants for activities including, but not limited to; beach cleanups, OFG (Ocean Friendly Garden) workdays, BWTF/water quality testing (Blue Water Task Force), HOTYB (Hold On To Your Butt) activities, dune restorations, etc.

Surfrider Foundation uses the Smartwaiver platform for participants to sign waivers electronically. Below you can find links to program/activity specific waivers that you can use for your chapter’s or club’s activities. If you’re looking for an activity-specific waiver that is not listed below, please reach out to Jess Hodel; jhodel@surfrider.org.

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