SG Toolbox

Available to ASGA Member Institutions

The SG Toolbox

The SG Toolbox is ASGA’s complete resource center for Student Government. Explore hundreds of practical resources created exclusively for SG leaders & advisors, including assessments, training quizzes, step-by-step guides, election resources, constitutions & governing documents, benchmarking research, salary surveys, meeting strategies, publicity ideas, webinars, publications, and expert advice. Built over decades of working with 1000s of SGAs, the Toolbox will help your organization become more effective.

Choose Your Starting Point

Assess Improve Solve Benchmark Training

ASSESS

Start by Grading Your SG

Before trying to improve your SG, find out where you stand. Take these ASGA tests and get a grade.

Grade Your SG

The SG Effectiveness Test. See your overall score & where you rank.

Take the Test →

Grade Your Influence

How much real influence does your SG have on campus?

Take the Test →

Grade Administrators

Rate how friendly your administrators are to shared governance.

Take the Test →

Grade Your Web Site

Does your SG website measure up? See how it scores.

Take the Test →

Train Every Week: Short quizzes that strengthen leadership, meetings, elections, budgeting, publicity, and every other aspect of Student Government.

IMPROVE

Step-by-Step Improvement Guides

Don’t reinvent the wheel. These guides include sample documents, proven strategies, checklists, timelines, quizzes, and implementation advice from Student Governments across the country.

Leadership & Influence

How to Choose Priorities Check Your Ego How to Get What You Want Power Check Up

Student Engagement

Overcoming Apathy Signature Programs Surveying Students Publicity & Marketing

Operations/Governance

Better SG Meetings Great SG Documents SG Salary Survey Finance

Organization Growth

Training & Transitioning SG Website Tune-Up What Can You Accomplish?Elections

SOLVE

Solve Common SG Problems

Identify your biggest challenge then go straight to the resources that address it.

Students Don’t Care

How to Make Students Care Publicity & Marketing Surveying Students

Elections Need Help

Election Resources Voter Turnout Inaugurations

Meetings Are Ineffective

Better SG Meetings Training & Transitioning Get Private Consulting

We Can’t Get Anything Done

How to Get What You Want Power Check Up What Can You Accomplish?

We Need Better Leadership

Check Your Ego Training Resources Goals & Priorities

We Need Better Organization

Recharge My SG Great Documents Finance Resources

BENCHMARK

Benchmark Against the Best

How do other Student Governments do this? Research, benchmarks, and top performers.

All About SG

Facts, Firsts, Records, and Rankings from collegiate SGs nationwide.

Explore →

Top SG Websites

The Top 25 SG Web Sites overall and by school type.

Overall →By School Type →

SG Salary Survey

Should officers be paid? How much? Who’s highest paid in the USA?

See the Data →

TRAIN

Training and Professional Development

Tools to keep your team sharp and growing all year long.

Train Every Week

Short quizzes that strengthen every aspect of SG.

Take a Quiz →

Monthly Webinars

Free one-hour webinars led by ASGA’s speaker team.

Upcoming → Previous →

Wednesday at One

Join ASGA every Wednesday for open Q&A.

Join on Zoom →

The ASGA Minute

ASGA’s regular three-minute podcast.

Listen Now →

ASK THE EXPERTS

Need Personal Help?

Ask the Experts

Have a question unique to your campus? ASGA’s panel of experienced
SG leaders and advisors typically responds within 24–48 hours.

Ask a Question See Previous Answers FAQ

Members’ Favorites

The 25 Worst Mistakes

Know what to look out for and save your SG wasted time, money, and frustration.

Read Now →

Make Your SG Really Suck

12 tips that guarantee a terrible SG. Learn what NOT to do.

Read Now →

All About SG

Facts, Firsts, Records, and Rankings from the world of collegiate SGs.

Explore →

Ready to strengthen your Student Government? Start with an assessment, solve your biggest challenge, or ask an ASGA expert. Click live chat or write info@asgaonline.com.

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