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  • 1.  Bake sale revenue - benchmarking

    Posted 08-18-2023 04:35 PM
    Edited by Elizabeth Tavares 08-18-2023 04:36 PM
    Hello all,
    With the semester starting (soon!), I have been getting questions from our Registered Student Organizations (RSO) across campus regarding acceptable fundraising. I thought it would be good to hear what other institutions are doing.

    Historically, RSOs have incentivized giving through providing a baked good in exchange for a donation. I see at least two ways of looking at this.

    a) This is a gift with a QPQ component.
    b) This is a purchase and proceeds go towards supporting an RSO. Just because the net is being used to support a group does not necessarily make it a gift.

    In our Advancement division, we are working on other ways to support and build a culture of philanthropy in our student population, recognizing that bake sales may not do that. But as we shift that culture, and until all RSOs have gift accounts where they could put all proceeds, if we wanted to count them as gifts, I'm wondering if Option b is acceptable. 

    Thanks for your help and experience in all things creative fundraising...

    Elizabeth

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    Elizabeth Tavares
    Sr Assoc Director, Data Integrity & Gift Processing
    Loyola University Chicago
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  • 2.  RE: Bake sale revenue - benchmarking

    Posted 08-21-2023 03:03 PM

    Hi Elizabeth,

    Many of our student groups on campus hold bake sales, flower sales, etc.. They have to get approval from our office and we have worked with our student activities office to have an online form that they have to fill out.  We process all of the funds through our office.  They are allocated to their student group as non-charitable revenue.  We process through our database to an Anonymous Donor record and a non-charitable fund type.  That way we can also report on monies that are coming into the university even though they aren't considered charitable.

    Best,

    Jen

    Jen Dittrich|She/Her/Hers (Why am I sharing this?)

    Manager of Advancement Services

    Point Park University |Office of University Advancement

    201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 | 412.392.6162

    jdittrich@pointpark.edu | www.pointpark.edu/alumni



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    Jen Dittrich
    Point Park University
    jdittrich@pointpark.edu
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