Funding

Budget Information/Funding

• Funding allocations are based on the percentage of SAC approved volunteer hours from the prior academic year
• See volunteer hour guidelines for information on earning SAC approved volunteer hours
• Only approved activities and expenses are eligible for funding
• SAC funds will not be distributed to individual organizations. You must work in coordination with your EBO/departmental business office or Student Advisory Council Advisors to spend SAC funds allocated to your organization
• All expenses should be processed through your respective EBO or the Office of Outreach and Recruitment. No reimbursement checks will be issued for organizations or individuals after incurring expenses
• New approved Statler College organizations will receive $100 in their startup year
• Organizations which do not complete at least 10 SAC hours in a year, will be assumed inactive and will not be a SAC member organization for the following year. Organizations may re-apply to become a SAC organization by following this process. Organizations re-applying will not receive the $100 startup funds.
• SAC budgets expire on June 20 annually. Money does not roll over to the next year.
  
• Only activities that further the mission of your organization will be approved for funding
• Funding may not be used for food and drinks at meetings, T-shirts, social activities, etc.
• If you have questions about appropriate SAC spending, please contact the Office of Outreach and Recruitment
• View a complete list of budget information and guidelines for SAC organizations
• 2023-2024 SAC Budget
• 2023-2024 Running Volunteer Hours

Fundraising and Corporate Donation Guidelines

• Coordinate all sponsorship and corporate donation efforts with Tammy Cavarretta, development director, prior to approaching businesses.
• If you plan to solicit donations from a company, you must first have approval from Tammy Cavarretta or Stephanie Martin. You can email for approval. Required information to be approved includes: purpose, dollar amount requested, and companies to be contacted
• If you have questions about how to solicit donations, or which companies to work with, make an appointment with Stephanie Martin via email. (To guarantee the most effective use of your meeting time, please schedule an appointment before visiting Stephanie)
• Do NOT approach a company without approval from the Development Office (Tammy Cavarretta or Stephanie Martin)

Departmental EBOs

If you are a departmental student organization, you should work with your departmental Executive Business Officer (EBO) to help with travel arrangements and purchases for your organization.

EBO's can contact the Office of Outreach and Recruitment for SAC funding strings as needed.