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Hi all,

I have an inquiry -- I'm sure there's a precedent and best practice for this, but I'm not sure what to call it or how to search it in Knowledgebase. I got this message from some student Residence Life staff on our campus:

"We have an upcoming event focused on raising funds for local businesses. All donations will be pooled and awarded to the winning floor's charity of choice."

The student rep went on to say that a select few "businesses" and "charities" would be the possible candidates to receive the funds. From the list that was provided, one of the "businesses" might turn out to be a nonprofit, but I'm looking into it. Also, the university in theory would also set aside an amount to go into the "pool" of funds to be given away, and local businesses would be asked to "donate" toward the unspecified cause.

I'm sure at heart this is a good idea but it seems to be gone about in a somewhat messy way, and I'd like to come back with some ideas of how they can accomplish this rather than a flat "no" because the don't have the details in place. 

I'm also concerned with the possibility of a letter being drafted by someone outside my office promising something like a tax-deduction if that isn't something that we actually can offer.

I appreciate any wisdom or precedent the community has to offer!

Hi all,

I have an inquiry -- I'm sure there's a precedent and best practice for this, but I'm not sure what to call it or how to search it in Knowledgebase. I got this message from some student Residence Life staff on our campus:

"We have an upcoming event focused on raising funds for local businesses. All donations will be pooled and awarded to the winning floor's charity of choice."

The student rep went on to say that a select few "businesses" and "charities" would be the possible candidates to receive the funds. From the list that was provided, one of the "businesses" might turn out to be a nonprofit, but I'm looking into it. Also, the university in theory would also set aside an amount to go into the "pool" of funds to be given away, and local businesses would be asked to "donate" toward the unspecified cause.

I'm sure at heart this is a good idea but it seems to be gone about in a somewhat messy way, and I'd like to come back with some ideas of how they can accomplish this rather than a flat "no" because the don't have the details in place. 

I'm also concerned with the possibility of a letter being drafted by someone outside my office promising something like a tax-deduction if that isn't something that we actually can offer.

I appreciate any wisdom or precedent the community has to offer!

Thanks John. Do you have an example of a Third-Party Fundraising Policy? Or is there one in our aasp archives I could reference?

Hi all,

I have an inquiry -- I'm sure there's a precedent and best practice for this, but I'm not sure what to call it or how to search it in Knowledgebase. I got this message from some student Residence Life staff on our campus:

"We have an upcoming event focused on raising funds for local businesses. All donations will be pooled and awarded to the winning floor's charity of choice."

The student rep went on to say that a select few "businesses" and "charities" would be the possible candidates to receive the funds. From the list that was provided, one of the "businesses" might turn out to be a nonprofit, but I'm looking into it. Also, the university in theory would also set aside an amount to go into the "pool" of funds to be given away, and local businesses would be asked to "donate" toward the unspecified cause.

I'm sure at heart this is a good idea but it seems to be gone about in a somewhat messy way, and I'd like to come back with some ideas of how they can accomplish this rather than a flat "no" because the don't have the details in place. 

I'm also concerned with the possibility of a letter being drafted by someone outside my office promising something like a tax-deduction if that isn't something that we actually can offer.

I appreciate any wisdom or precedent the community has to offer!

Thanks John. Do you have an example of a Third-Party Fundraising Policy? Or is there one in our aasp archives I could reference?

Hi all,

I have an inquiry -- I'm sure there's a precedent and best practice for this, but I'm not sure what to call it or how to search it in Knowledgebase. I got this message from some student Residence Life staff on our campus:

"We have an upcoming event focused on raising funds for local businesses. All donations will be pooled and awarded to the winning floor's charity of choice."

The student rep went on to say that a select few "businesses" and "charities" would be the possible candidates to receive the funds. From the list that was provided, one of the "businesses" might turn out to be a nonprofit, but I'm looking into it. Also, the university in theory would also set aside an amount to go into the "pool" of funds to be given away, and local businesses would be asked to "donate" toward the unspecified cause.

I'm sure at heart this is a good idea but it seems to be gone about in a somewhat messy way, and I'd like to come back with some ideas of how they can accomplish this rather than a flat "no" because the don't have the details in place. 

I'm also concerned with the possibility of a letter being drafted by someone outside my office promising something like a tax-deduction if that isn't something that we actually can offer.

I appreciate any wisdom or precedent the community has to offer!