Transcript Mr Bloggs – Arts Convenor

Volunteering and Fundraising
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Benefits of Volunteering
• Bring society members together
• Gain evidence for standards
• Get involved with the wider
community
• Boost your CV
• Feel great about yourself!
vTeam
• Runs both regular and one-off
projects, for individuals and for whole
societies (though there will be fewer
one-off projects than last year)
• Will organise travel and any required
documentation for you
• For more info: essex.su/vteam
Recognition
• Volunteering hours are logged in vTeam
passports – collect yours from Reception
• Just 10 hours of volunteering are needed for
your first vTeam certificate, with additional
certificates awarded for more hours
• Your efforts may win you recognition at the
Annual Awards, either as an individual or a
society
Getting Members Involved
• Contact Nicolae Radulescu on [email protected] to
explore ideas and opportunities
• Once you have chosen a project or activity, let your
whole membership know about it. At least six
members need to attend for it to count towards
standards.
• Remind participating members at regular intervals,
including the day before the event
Other Opportunities
If you have your own links with charities or voluntary
organisations, you are welcome to volunteer with
them instead. However, you will need to think about:
• Travel arrangements (the vTeam can still cover
reasonable expenses – no flights to the USA however you must agree these beforehand)
• Documentation, including risk assessments
• Taking photos to prove you were there, especially
if you want evidence for standards.
Standards
Make sure you update your society’s
Standards Pages with all the details about
your activity. To work towards an award,
you will need:
BRONZE
SILVER
GOLD
Provide two volunteering Provide three volunteering
Provide five volunteering
opportunities (one must opportunities (two must be a opportunities (two must
be a Societies Guild
Societies Guild event)
be a Societies Guild event)
event)
Standards
Standard
Number of volunteering activities
Gold
Silver
Five – at least two for the SU
Three - at least two for the SU
Bronze
Two - at least one for SU
• At least six members must be present at each event
• SU events include Winter Fayre, Fireworks, Derby
Day etc.
Fundraising
Fundraising
Fundraising is a great way to boost your club funds or to
donate to a good cause. However, because the SU is itself a
registered charity:
• It is illegal to make donations to any charity from SU
funds, which includes your society account, and
• It is illegal to subsidise donations to any charity from SU
funds, which includes your society account.
Any money raised for charity MUST be paid into the RAG
account, and expenses MUST be deducted beforehand –
they cannot subsequently be claimed from your society’s
accounts.
Fundraising Ideas
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Cake/Krispy Kreme sales
Quizzes
Raffles
Race Nights
Games Nights
Large Events – Christmas Ball, Summer Ball etc.
Try the A-Z Guide of Fundraising Ideas on the Societies
Help Page - www.essexstudent.com/pageassets/
activities/societies/help/Fundraising-Guide.doc for
many more ideas.
Lounge Lizard
• Lounge Lizard is a machine situated in Top Bar which
can run race nights, pub quizzes, raffles and other
fundraising games FOR FREE!
• Just contact Neil Diggens on [email protected]
to make a booking.
Alcohol and Food
Alcohol cannot be sold for the purpose of fundraising.
To sell food, at least one member of your exec must
have a Food Hygiene Certificate. There are also strict
rules regarding the holding temperatures of foods
deemed to be ‘high risk’.
Please contact [email protected] for more
information, and always give as much notice as
possible before selling or giving away food.
Money
• Money raised for your society needs to be paid
into your club fund – bring to Reception and fill
out a paying-in slip.
• Expenses can be paid out of the same fund.
• Money raised for charity needs to paid into the
SU’s RAG account before being passed to your
charity – bring to Reception and fill out a payingin slip and a RAG form.
• Expenses must be deducted first, and cannot be
claimed back from RAG or your society’s account
Easyfundraising.org.uk
• Fundraise money for your society with no effort!
• Sign your society up with an account and share
with family & friends - when they shop online via
the website, you’ll get a percentage of what they
spend! (Perfect for buying your books for next
year off Amazon or Christmas shopping!)
• FREE MONEY!
• Put the Students’ Union as the address for your
society
The Essex Fund
• Alumni donate money to the University
• Societies can bid for funding for big projects or
capital equipment
• Changes are being made to the programme
this year
• Keep your eyes open for emails over the
summer with details of deadlines! Don’t miss
out!
Justgiving
• Online donation website
• Can fundraise for your society by listing the
charity as ‘Essex Students’ Union’ and
emailing [email protected] so we know to
put the money in your account.
• Can fundraise for charities by listing their
charity as who you are fundraising for. Email a
link to [email protected] so we can count
it towards RAG.
Looking for Freebies?
• Many companies are willing to donate prizes,
but put the society logo on your letters and
always explain what the funds will be used for.
• Smaller businesses like restaurants and oneoff shops are more likely to give you vouchers
and prizes than chains.
HELP (1)
http://www.essexstudent.com/
activities/societies/help/
HELP (2)
Societies Guild Conveners
Activities
Arts
Cultural
Departmental
Musical
Political
Religious
Nicole Tang
Perry James
Saffy Roselan Johar
Rosie Redstone
Theodoros Lambrou
Kai Lim
Tosin Oshodi
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
HELP (3)
Societies Guild Officers
Treasurer
Secretary
Events
Charity & Fundraising
Community & Volunteering
Amanda Murray
Rosie Redstone
Kelly-Marie Holden
Poppy Nevin Adley
Nicolae Radulescu
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
HELP (4)
Societies Team –[email protected]
Ali Awil – [email protected]
Planning a Project
This side of the
room complete
Scenario 1
This side of the
room complete
Scenario 2
Any Questions?
• Ask now
• Complete an enquiry form – at the front of the
room – post into Societies Guild enquiry box in
LTB foyer
• Email us