diff --git a/core/management/commands/add_clubs.py b/core/management/commands/add_clubs.py
index b0d34dc6..a5a04eee 100644
--- a/core/management/commands/add_clubs.py
+++ b/core/management/commands/add_clubs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 import csv
 from io import StringIO
+import re
 
 import requests
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ def success(self, *args, **kwargs):
             self.style.SUCCESS(*args, **kwargs),
         )
 
+    def warn(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.stdout.write(
+            self.style.WARNING(*args, **kwargs),
+        )
+
     def add_arguments(self, parser):
         parser.add_argument(
             "sheets_link",
@@ -71,17 +77,19 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             expected_header == next(csv_reader)
         ), "Google Sheets layout changed since the last time the script was updated, please consult the backend team."
 
+        skipped_orgs = []
         for row in csv_reader:
             organization_is_not_approved = row[1] != "TRUE"
             has_duplicate_owner = len(row[0]) == 0
-            if organization_is_not_approved:
-                self.error(f"Skipping {row[0]} because it is not approved\n")
+            if has_duplicate_owner:
+                # self.error(f"Skipping a row because it is a duplicate owner of the previously added club\n") # logging this is probably not necessary
                 continue
-            elif has_duplicate_owner:
-                self.error(f"Skipping {row[0]} as it's a duplicate owner\n")
+            elif organization_is_not_approved:
+                self.error(f"Skipping {row[0]} because it is not approved\n")
                 continue
 
-            self.success(f"New organization: {row[0]}")
+            self.success(f"\nNew organization: {row[0]}")
+            row = [token.strip() for token in row]
             (
                 organization_name,
                 _,
@@ -97,6 +105,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
 
             club_owner = self.get_user_by_email(owner_name, owner_email)
             if club_owner == "skipped":  # prevent a repeat of the same error message
+                skipped_orgs.append(organization_name)
                 continue
 
             supervisor_user = self.get_user_by_email(staff_name, staff_email)
@@ -112,6 +121,7 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                 self.error(
                     f"Skipping {organization_name} as {user_statuses} is not found\n"
                 )
+                skipped_orgs.append(organization_name)
                 continue
 
             try:
@@ -125,15 +135,20 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                         "is_active": True,
                         "is_open": True,
                         "applications_open": True,
-                    },
+                    } # this singular comma gave me a run for my money. i have lost my family, my wealth, my sanity, and my soul from the inclusion of this character. 
                 # fmt: on
 
+                # remove all non-alphanumeric or whitespace characters (a-z, A-Z, 0-9, space) and then replace spaces with dashes
+                slug = re.sub(
+                    r"[^a-zA-Z0-9\s]", "", organization_name.strip().casefold()
+                ).replace(" ", "-")
+
+                if not Organization.objects.filter(slug=slug).exists():
+                    slug = self.get_corrected_slug_or_not(organization_name, slug)
+
                 if not options["dry_run"]:
                     club, created = Organization.objects.update_or_create(
-                        slug="".join(
-                            c.casefold() if c.isalnum() else "-"
-                            for c in organization_name
-                        ).lower(),
+                        slug=slug,
                         defaults=defaults,
                         create_defaults={
                             **defaults,
@@ -147,17 +162,22 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
                 else:
                     status = "(dry-run | would have added)"
                 self.success(
-                    f"\tSuccessfully {status} {organization_name} organization, owned by {owner_name}"
+                    f"\tSuccessfully {status} '{organization_name}' organization (slug={slug}), owned by {owner_name}"
                 )
             except IntegrityError as IE:
                 self.error(IE.__traceback__)
             self.stdout.write()
 
+        self.warn(
+            f"Skipped {len(skipped_orgs)} organizations: \n\t{'\n\t'.join(skipped_orgs)}"
+        )
+        self.success("Done!")
+
     type Status = "skipped"  # noqa: F821
 
     def get_user_by_email(self, name: str, email: str) -> User | Status:
         try:
-            return User.objects.get(email=email)
+            return User.objects.get(email__iexact=email)
         except User.DoesNotExist:
             self.error(
                 f"\t{name}'s email ({email}) not found! Are you sure they registered a metro account with this email?"
@@ -179,3 +199,21 @@ def get_user_by_email(self, name: str, email: str) -> User | Status:
                     )
 
                     self.stdout.write("\tPlease re-enter email:")
+
+    def get_corrected_slug_or_not(self, organization_name: str, slug: str) -> str:
+        self.warn(
+            f"\tCould not find '{organization_name}' with the slug '{slug}'. Please enter the correct slug if the organization exists or leave blank to create club"
+        )
+
+        while True:
+            print("\t", end="")
+            new_slug = input()
+
+            if new_slug == "":
+                return slug
+            elif Organization.objects.filter(slug=new_slug).exists():
+                return new_slug
+            else:
+                self.error(
+                    f"\tCould not find an organization with the slug '{new_slug}'. Please try again or leave blank to create a club."
+                )