Developing your student fundraising
NaSFA (National Student Fundraising Association) & Rosie Hunnam
Welcome
Hello!
• Edward Sainsbury, Secretary of Carnival RAG,
University of Birmingham
• Claire Gilbert, Vice President Engagement, Uni
of Southampton Students’ Union
• Rosie Hunnam, Student Opportunities Coordinator (NUS)
Learning objectives
Learning objectives
• Understand what ‘NaSFA’ means and how
NaSFA can help you
• Understand how NaSFA & NUS work together
• Gather different ideas for organising student
fundraising
• Consider a number of important policies and
procedures to have in place to support student
fundraising
The National Student Fundraising
Association (NaSFA)
What is ‘NaSFA’?
• The National Student Fundraising Association
• Created RAG Conference 2011 (Durham)
• Committee elected yearly at RAG Conference
• NaSFA represents all student fundraisers (not just RAGs!)
NaSFA & NUS
• NUS support NaSFA but NaSFA are independent
• NUS offer contacts, experience
The NaSFA website
What else have we been up to?
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Regular committee meetings
6 Regional meetings
2 Surveys
5 Newsletters
Independent research project:
How to calculate the total amount fundraised by students
Student fundraising landscape review + how can NaSFA
help student fundraisers in the future
• Developed relationship with Institute of Fundraising
The current
student fundraising situation
Where are we now?
• Student fundraising has existed for hundreds of years
• Growing in professionalism
• Employability – student fundraising becoming more
valued
Where are we now?
Where are we now?
• The Student Volunteering Landscape – 50% of students
have taken part in fundraising
• Success in the Student Market – participation in student
fundraising increased by 2%
• Society (outside of student movement) – lack of
understanding of student fundraising
Organising student fundraising
• RAG/student fundraising group only
• RAG/student fundraising group
supporting/working with other societies/clubs
• Multiple fundraising groups (no RAG)
• RAG & charity societies
Student fundraising & communities
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Working with clubs and societies
Make an agreement
Training
Use the cause
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Working with halls
Representatives
Competition
First year involvement
Planning for success
Term 1
• Recruiting volunteer team
• Big, fun events to capture attention
• Engagement and awareness
Term 2
• Consistency
• Capacity building
Term 3
• Handover & training
• Development
• Planning
Policies & procedures
Raiding
Managing money
Tax & gift aid
Health & safety
Future NaSFA activity
Future NaSFA activities
• Developing resources with NUS
• Developing the website
• Feedback from independent research team
• Potentially more regional meetings
• Student Volunteering Week 2015 – more of
fundraising stuff
RAG Conference
26th – 28th August 2014
York
Website 7th May
21st May – Student Fundraising Awards
nominations // Charity stall // tickets
• RAG Conference 2015 bid
• NaSFA AGM
• National Student Fundraising Awards
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Next steps
What next?
Questions?
Briefing & slides
nationalSFA@gmail.com
@nationalsfa
www.nasfa.org.uk
Facebook: search for ‘NaSFA’
Rosie.hunnam@nus.org.uk
@RosieHunnam
What next? (contd)
Sign up to the next webinar –
“Practical tools for supporting students of
faith and belief”
15th May, 12-1pm
Complete the short webinar survey