Official SBAC Handbook 2013 – 2014 Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Student Groups, The SBAC and I look forward to working with you this year to make the budget allocation process as successful and easy as possible for the Wake Forest student groups. The SBAC allocation process is a long and complicated one and this handbook has been designed to help you understand it better. Please feel free to contact me or your SBAC representative if you have any questions about program reports or your budgets. Thank you for taking the time to read through this handbook and participating in the SBAC process, William A. Readhead Student Government Treasurer 2013-2014 Wake Forest University 2014 Readwa0@wfu.edu (704) 806-2683 2|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 What is SBAC? The Student Budget Advisory Committee is a student government committee that acts separately to the legislature and is responsible for allocating funds to all chartered student organizations and monitoring the way those funds are spent. Committee members are not required to attend the General Assemblies. The Student Government Treasurer acts as the Chairman of this committee in which there are eight members in total. Required members include: one elected freshman representative, one elected sophomore, one elected junior, one elected senior, and one elected Chairman (the Treasurer). The last three members are appointed by the SG President following the recommendations of the SBAC Chairman (Treasurer) after an application process. What does SBAC do? The university provides approximately $600,000 each year to cover the annual budgets and operating expenses of all the chartered clubs/student groups on campus. SBAC allocations of funds for the following year are determined in a hearing in February/March. Organizations seeking funds should update their contact information at the fall information session and on their Orgsync portal and will be contacted in February by the SG Treasurer as a reminder to sign up for a hearing. Money that is not spent each year does not roll over for student organizations in the next year, but is rather absorbed back into the capital funding process that occurs at the end of each fiscal year. The SBAC’s job is to make sure the money is handed out in the proportions that will allow as many activities to successfully happen on campus. So, in our allocation process we will take into account the successes and failures of each group’s activities. Further we take size, program reports, activities in and around campus, growth and fundraising into account. WFU Accounts Payable Website: Useful Information: http://www.wfu.edu/fas/faq-students.html http://finance.wfu.edu/students-parents/expense-reimbursements (frequently used forms) https://orgsync.com/28289/chapter (Treasurers’ Portal) http://sg.wfu.edu/ 3|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 What is the Program Report? The program report will act as an objective examination and evaluation of the events held by an organization with respect to attendance level and effective use of funding. Since a very large amount of money is handed out annually to student groups, it is important to keep track of those expenses not only in monetary terms, but also in terms of the number of events held with the money, the success of those events, and the effectiveness with which the money was spent. In past years, approximately 160 student groups presented their budget proposals to the SBAC in 15 minute hearings. In those 15 minutes, it was impossible for groups to have time to mention all the events they held in the past year. This meant that the SBAC was making allocations based on very little information. Now, the SBAC will enter the hearing after having reviewed each group’s program report. With each group’s events documented in the program report, the SBAC will use the 15 minute hearings to focus on each group’s plans for the future, as they will already have collected evidence of their past. What is the Main Goal of the Program Report? The main goal of the program reports is to spend money effectively, to make the SBAC process more efficient, and to use the documented expense information to help the SBAC make educated decisions when allocating money based on your groups’ successes. As beneficiaries, we need to be held accountable for our expenditures. By keeping a record of campus activities and the money used on them, groups can demonstrate their successes to the SBAC and improve the experiences at Wake Forest for the next year. The program reports will be completed monthly by the Treasurer of each group and will be emailed to the group’s SBAC representative. By implementing the program reports, the SBAC allocation process will be more efficient and groups will benefit from the decisions made by the SBAC as they will be based on the demonstrated successes of each group. How should groups prepare for the Program Report? 1. Spend your money wisely. Although this may sound obvious, don’t spend your money on unapproved expenses such as personal parties, alcohol, and unnecessary lunches/dinners etc. 2. Keep Track of your Expenditures. Make sure that you keep track of the details of the events on which you do spend your money, such as the number of attendees and the other information that is required in the progress report. 3. Correspond with your SBAC representative. Your SBAC representative will function as the main method of communication between your student group and Student Government. The calendar, hearing sign-ups, announcements, and all other correspondence will occur through your SBAC representative to facilitate the budgeting and program report process. 4|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 4. Complete the Program Report. Fill out the monthly program report on the first of every month and email it to your assigned SBAC representative. The Program Report: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Month: Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec/Feb/March/April/May Group Name: SBAC Representative: Budget Code: Total 2014 Budget Allocation: Name of purchase or event a. For each event/purchase describe the business purpose, quantity purchased, price per unit, did you use a bank account, agency fund, or your SBAC operational account, and outline any cosponsors you may have had IE another organization cohost, SAF, or a campus department, etc… b. If it is an event hosted describe the number of people anticipated, how many showed up and how successful the event was. 7. What events did you find particularly successful and what events did you find less successful? Model Program Report is on the following page: 5|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Program Report October 1, 2013 Treasurer: Will Readhead Student Government 129XXX Item Start of Year Office or Committee N/A Paper Secretary $5.00 Webhosting fee Public Relations $12.00 Presidents Leadership Conference President $5,000 Cost of Item/Unit N/A Number of Units N/A Total Cost of Item Description N/A N/A Purchased paper for the office for the months onf October and 10 53.5 November for our printer Public Relations bought our website name and is hosting it through weebly.com We paid 12 154.08 for one year of it We sponsored the Presidents Leadership Conference which is an event cohosted with the University President's office in which we take student leaders and influential adminsitration on a retreat to discuss goals, planning, 1 5350 and issues for the year Amount from accounts not SBAC (Agency Fund, SAF, Department…) N/A Money spent from SBAC operational SBAC budget for this SBAC budget budget purchase Spent Remaining N/A 0 2,000 None 53.5 53.5 1,947 None 154.08 207.58 1,792 Presidents Office $4350 $1,000 $1,208 $792.42 These first two months have been primarily administrative planning and executing for us. We first had to purchase paper so that we could print flyers and other important documents to start the year. Primarily we have used the paper to print Bills, agendas, and send memos. We also decided to purchase an official website this year for improved marketing purposes. We bought it for the entire year, 12 months, and will re-evaluate in May how effective it was for the year and if we got our money’s worth out of it. The president planned our staple Presidents Leadership Conference which we took 35 students and 30 faculty and administrators to Asheville North Carolina to discuss serious campus issues such as Greek life, academics, and wellbeing of students. We rented meeting space and hotel rooms for everybody and provided breakfasts and lunches while everybody was there for the weekend of September 7-9th 2013. We invited everybody we wanted to come and everybody attended who RSVP’d so we planned according to those RSVPs. It was successful in our planning and the discussions were thorough and in depth but we will see what actions transpire from the discussions now. More purchase are provided in the receipt copies attached. We have also been holding meetings regularly in Committees and General Assembly. Exec is still meeting Sunday afternoons and Cabinet Sunday evenings and General Assembly or Committee Tuesday evenings. So far we have passed three bills and met as GA twice now. **Program Reports should reflect all events/purchases since the previous Program report. (the above table is a model and can be adjusted but should be similar in format and have similar or the same information) 6|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Required Items for SBAC Hearings: 1. The items below must be emailed to the Treasurer, Readwa0@wfu.edu, and to your SBAC representative by February 7th, 2014. a. A BRIEF summary of your organization’s activities, accomplishments, and goals for the next year (what you will be doing again, what you will be doing differently and any other specific and preplanned details). This will help ensure all SBAC members are familiar with your organization. Inform your SBAC representative of any additional points you would like to communicate or stress to the committee and it will be their responsibility to pass along the message. b. A clear, itemized budget proposal. We have included a sample budget on the following page. Feel free to model your budget proposal off of the sample if that is easier for you. i. The budget should follow standard financial line-item budget format. ii. It should list expenses first, followed by all revenue, and finally a summation of the amount being requested from the SBAC. iii. Expenses not funded by the SBAC should still be listed at the end of the budget proposal. c. A complete Program Report. Your SBAC representative will have compiled program report from the audit questionnaires you submitted each month and he or she will present this to the SBAC to compliment your presentation and budget proposal. Note that any group that does not complete at least three program reports does not qualify for an increase in funding. d. Price References for your proposed budget. If you have a specific parameters for what you will want to purchase for the following fiscal year (this may be a specific item model, hotel you want to stay at, anything with a specific price) you must provide a price reference. If you have made a similar purchase in the current fiscal year or in years prior it is best to include an old receipt or old proof of purchase. Otherwise please provide a quote, statement, or website page so that we may know what you are purchasing exactly and how much. Otherwise we will price your items at the lowest potential value that the committee can find; or we may not allocate funds for that purchase at all. The Budget Process: Application, Review, and Hearing and Appeals The first portion is the submission of your proposed budget by February 7 th, 2014 to your designated SBAC representative and the Student Government Treasurer. The application should include an itemized budget proposal, all program reports 7|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 to date for the current fiscal year, any and all price references for items on the proposed budget, and a brief summary of your organization and it’s activities. The Treasurer and Student Budget Advisory Committee will review all proposals first then redistribute initial allocation numbers and reasoning for those allocations. The organizations will have approximately two weeks to review their allocation and schedule an appeal if the organizations do not see the initial allocation as sufficient or desires clarification on the reasoning. Should an organization pursue an appeal they should sign up for an appeals spot on the distributed schedule and both the President and Treasurer of an organization are required to present their proposed budget to the committee along with retorts for the initial allocation. After the appeal the Student Budget Advisory Committee will finalize all budget allocations for the following fiscal year and those decisions will be final. There is only one appeals opportunity The final budget will be submitted to the Student Government Legislature for approval after the appeals process is over. 8|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Sample Budget Budget Club 2011-2012 Expenses: General Office: Postage (9 @ $10) Copies/Paper PO Box Telephone 90.00 75.00 40.00 105.00 310.00 Music Supplies (paper, pens, poster) Activities Fair 185.00 50.00 10.00 245.00 2 Newsletters (2 @ $275) 550.00 550.00 18.00 10.00 35.00 63.00 Program Resources: Professional Printing: Training Manuals: 20 new manuals Folders Dividers Binders Regional Conference: (in Wilmington, NC) Registration (5 @ 65) Travel (600 miles @ .20) 325.00 120.00 445.00 Total Expenses: 1,613.00 Revenues: Donations T-Shirt Sale Dues Total Revenues: SBAC Request (75 shirts @ $2.25 profit) (55 members @ $5) 100.00 168.75 275.00 543.75 543.75 $1,069.25 9|Page Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Tips for the Budget Hearing: 1. Come Prepared. a. Make sure your numbers add up, that you have thought through your requests, and that you have looked through the SBAC guidelines. 2. Be Professional. a. The SBAC is allocating approximately $600,000 of the University’s funds and we take this seriously. Professionalism is expected in both your budget proposals and in your presentation. 3. Think Big. a. The SBAC is here to make sure that the students on campus get to spend every possible cent of the university’s money in the most effective, successful, and eventful way. b. If you want to bring in a well known speaker and you are worried that the cost will raise your budget, include it in the budget. If we see that you are trying your best to make an event happen, we will try our best to support you financially. 4. Ask Questions. a. If you have questions about what we fund and what we don’t fund, ask them! b. If you need help coming up with ideas, finding who to talk to in the administration for event approval or assistance, or if you have questions about anything budget or money related, do not hesitate to ask!! Include these answers in your organization description and discuss these questions in the SBAC Hearing, if your organization pursues it: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. How many active members do you have? How many of those are graduating seniors? Describe your competitiveness/successful projects this year? Do you charge dues? If so, how much? (should be included in your budget proposal) Have you considered fundraising? If so, what have you done and how much have you raised? (should be included in your budget proposal) Do you get funding from any academic departments? If so, how much? If you haven’t considered this option, do you think this could be another possibility? (should be included in your budget proposal) Are the games/speakers/conferences listed actually scheduled for next year? If we did not give you money for this event, how likely would you be to cover the funding yourselves? Please explain to the committee why you did not use all of your allocated funds from last year, but are asking for more this year? 10 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 What we DO Subsidize: 1. We subsidize gas for personal (not rented) vehicles for trips, tournaments, tours, and other events at $0.20/mile. (Price subject to change) 2. We will pay $40/room/night at a hotel unless circumstances require a larger amount. For a hotel in a big city (NYC, LA etc) we will pay a max of $60. 3. Uniforms and Equipment at half price, if absolutely necessary. 4. General supplies. 5. Advertising materials. This includes, but is not limited to: posters, markers, photocopies at $0.07/copy (or the current rate at the campus store). 6. Room and equipment rental for events. This includes auditorium rental, microphone and set up/clean up costs. 7. Speaker or Performer fees if the person plays a substantial role in the success of the event. 8. And any specific items you can demonstrate to the SBAC are required for your event/group to be a success on campus. What we DON’T Subsidize: 1. We do not pay for group T-shirts, unless they are essential to the success of an event and, if that is the case, we subsidize t-shirts at 50% of the cost. 2. We do not pay for food. Exceptions are infrequent, but include events, such as the homecoming BBQ, that could not take place without the purchase of food. 3. We do not cover airfare unless it is absolutely necessary. Certain circumstances that have required money for airfare have been speakers or long-distance travel for competitions where driving is not feasible or would be more expensive than flying. We cover airfare for locations where driving is not feasible at $75 each way. 4. We do not cover the costs of summer/spring break service trips. 5. We do not pay back university loans (for CDs, for example). 6. We do not make direct donations to charities or other external beneficiaries. The money is meant to sponsor on campus activities that directly involve Wake Forest students. 7. SBAC funds cannot be used to purchase alcohol. Student Government and Student Union are the only two organizations with permission to purchase alcohol for student events, such as Homecoming and Shag on the Mag. 8. SBAC does not fund Greek or Varsity activities. If you are still uncertain about whether your expense will be covered by the SBAC, contact your SBAC representative or the Treasurer, Readwa0@wfu.edu, BEFORE the SBAC hearings. 11 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Emergency Fund: The Emergency Fund is an opportunity to aid student chartered organizations that come upon unexpected expenses in between the original SBAC hearing and the corresponding fiscal year that are inescapable for the organization’s successes. Organizations that are facing this kind of financial trouble should contact the Student Government Treasurer to schedule a special hearing before the SBAC. Specific guidelines for receiving Emergency Funding are listed below: 1. Only chartered student organizations with a severe necessity for funding are eligible to receive Student Budget Advisory Committee Emergency Funding. 2. The SBAC will determine, on a case-by-case basis, if a chartered student organization is eligible to qualify for Emergency Funding. 3. Spending of any rewarded Emergency Funding must occur during the current fiscal year. 4. If an organization receives Emergency Funding, then SBAC reserves the right to monitor all financial account activity for the fiscal year of Emergency Funding receipt. 5. An organization may be ineligible for SBAC Emergency Funding if: a. the organization obtained an operating budget for the current fiscal year via SBAC allocations from the previous year, i.e. presenting a budget during SBAC Budget Hearings in February. b. the organization’s charter became active during the current or previous fiscal year, i.e. any newly chartered organization. c. the organization does not actively engage in revenue building activities, e.g. dues, fundraisers, corporate sponsorships, etc. 6. The process for receiving Emergency Funding is: a. Submit a letter, signed by the organization’s President and Faculty Advisor, to the SBAC Chairperson, i.e. Student Government Treasurer, explaining: i. why SBAC should consider the organization for Emergency Funding ii. the proposed use of any allocated Emergency Funding iii. why the organization could not operate for the fiscal year on a budget of up to $500 via the Student Government Committee on Appropriations and Charter iv. any revenue building activities conducted during the current fiscal year, e.g. dues, fundraisers, corporate sponsorships, etc. b. Upon receipt of the letter the Chair will convene the SBAC, which will determine if the organization qualifies for Emergency Funding. 12 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 c. If the organization qualifies, a budget presentation will occur before the SBAC within one week. QUALIFICATION DOES NOT EQUATE TO RECEIPT OF EMERGENCY FUNDING. d. If an organization is denied Emergency Funding, reapplication may occur the following fiscal year under the same eligibility and procedural requirements mentioned above. How to GET REIMBURSED: 1. Pay for expenses up front and save your receipts (make a copy for record) 2. Fill out an expenditure voucher a. In the section “Make Payable To”, write the name of the person who is being reimbursed. b. If that person is a WFU student, tick the “Student WFU ID#” circle and write his/her ID number. c. In the “Home/Local Address” write the address where the student would like to receive the reimbursement check. A PO Box number is fine. d. Respond to the “Are you a US Citizen?” question. e. Include the student’s phone number in the “Campus Phone #” space. f. Under “Business Purpose” list a brief description of the expense. For example: gas money for tournament in Georgia. g. Under “Acct”, include the Account number that best describes the type of expenditure that was made. Below are some commonly used Account #s. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi. 53010 = Supplies and Expense 53012 = Copy Expense 54010 = Travel 54011 = Catering 54018 = Entertainment 54516 = Speakers 51515 = General Equipment 53011 = Postage 56520 = Reimbursement of Expense 55520 = Bulletins, Brochures 51010 = Memberships, Dues & Subscriptions h. Under “Dept”, include your Department Code, or Budget Code. i. Under “Amount”, include the cost of each expense and total the expenditures in the space labeled “Total”. j. The recipient of the reimbursement should sign the “Payee Signature” line and date the request. k. For an expense under $100, two authorized executive signatures are required for reimbursement. For an expense over $100, the signature of the faculty adviser is required for the reimbursement to be processed. l. Staple the receipts for all expenditures requiring reimbursement to the back of the expenditure Voucher and turn it into the Accounts Payable bin in the Financial and Accounting Services Office (Reynolda). 13 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Model Expenditure Voucher for the payment of a service or good. Wake Forest University Financial and Accounting Services Expenditure Voucher ALL CHECKS WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME/LOCAL ADDRESS Make Payable To: (Full Name) Name of Company or Person being paid Check One Employee WFU ID# Home/Local Address: company/person's address. this is where the check will be mailed Student WFU ID# Other -Need TIN#/SS# Delivery Method: Com pany Tax Id or personal SS# Check One US Mail : should be with w9 tax form their contact phone number (if other please provide TIN/SS#) Campus/Phone # Hold for Pick-up Are you a US Citizen? they Answer This >>> Please include the following: *Account Number *Dept. Number/Proj/Grant# *Authorized Approval Signature *Signature of Payee *Detailed explanation of charge(s) *Original receipt(s)/Proof of Payment Business Purpose Fund Dept Describe the Purchase: Who, What, Where, When, etc. Acct Check One Yes *Itemized/Detailed Receipt of Purchase(s) *Added Correctly *Specific detailed business purpose Activity/ Location Amount describes supplies, 50.00 To pay out of SBAC budget write 111111 in fund Ex: Paid Club Ping Pong Coach for Fall No 111111 129xxx 50310 A00000 129xxx 50310 to pay out of an Agency Fund write in your fund Paid Club Ping Pong Coach for Fall 50.00 Total 100.00 "I certify that the above charges are true, just, and were incurred for school related business, and no part of these expenditures have been or will be reimbursed by a third party, external organization, or individual." (By signing below, you agree to this statement.) Payee Signature: Whoever is receiving the check Date: Approval Signature: Authorizing signature from organization: treasurer, pres…Date: PLEASE STAPLE ALL RECEIPTS & PROPER DOCUMENTATION If purchase > $100; you need Faculty Adviser Signature 14 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Model Expenditure Voucher for student reimbursement: Wake Forest University Financial and Accounting Services Expenditure Voucher ALL CHECKS WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME/LOCAL ADDRESS Make Payable To: (Full Name) Home/Local Address: Campus Box or other address Student Name Check One Employee WFU ID# Student WFU ID# Check the box and write # here Other -Need TIN#/SS# Delivery Method: Check One US Mail (if other please provide TIN/SS#) Campus/Phone # Student Cell phone # Hold for Pick-up Are you a US Citizen? Answer This >> Please include the following: *Account Number *Dept. Number/Proj/Grant# *Authorized Approval Signature *Signature of Payee *Detailed explanation of charge(s) *Original receipt(s)/Proof of Payment Business Purpose Fund Dept Describe the Purchase: Who, What, Where, When, etc. Acct Check One Yes *Itemized/Detailed Receipt of Purchase(s) *Added Correctly *Specific detailed business purpose Activity/ Location Amount describes supplies, 50.00 To pay out of SBAC budget write 111111 into fund Ex: Paid (club name) coach for Fall No 111111 129xxx 50310 A00000 129xxx 50310 to pay out of an Agency Fund write in your fund Paid (club name) coach for Fall 50.00 Total 100.00 "I certify that the above charges are true, just, and were incurred for school related business, and no part of these expenditures have been or will be reimbursed by a third party, external organization, or individual." (By signing below, you agree to this statement.) Payee Signature: Whoever is receiving the check Date: date Approval Signature: treasurer, president, exec member. Date: date PLEASE STAPLE ALL RECEIPTS & PROPER DOCUMENTATION If purchase > $100; you need Faculty Adviser Signature 15 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 Model Invoice: 16 | P a g e Official SBAC Handbook 2013-2014 How to DEPOSIT MONEY: 1. Bring the money for deposit to the Financial and Accounting Services Office (Reynolda) along with your Department Code (aka Budget Code) or your Agency Code (aka your group’s personal bank account number) and the Account # (as listed above in section g) that best describes the type of deposit. 2. Hand it over to a staff member in the office and they will make the deposit. *If you need your financial information in an emergency, contact Freddy Acuna x5186 Important SBAC Contacts: William Readhead, Treasurer, Readwa0@wfu.edu (704) 806-2683 Ryan Taylor, SBAC leader, taylrf0@wfu.edu (203) 803-7659 Robby Ciarrocca, SBAC member, ciarrs0@wfu.edu (908) 358-3077 Nirali Vagadia, SBAC member, vaganr11@wfu.edu (508) 816-9052 17 | P a g e Wake Forest University Student Organization Expenditure Authorization Form Organization Name Date Organization Advisor (Signature) Budgeted account # (Only first 6 digits required) **PLEASE NOTE** -Two students will need to approve any vouchers under $100.00. If the voucher is $100.00 or over the Advisor needs to approve. Printed Names of authorized individuals: Title: Approval Signature as it will appear on invoices: **This form will be kept on file in Financial & Accounting Services as a reference for valid authorizations. Authorizations on this form will be valid for the 2011/2012 school year. Wake Forest University Financial and Accounting Services Expenditure Voucher ALL CHECKS WILL BE MAILED Make Payable To: (Full Name) Home/Local Address: (if non incorporated entity/individual) Campus/Phone # Are you a US Citizen? Please include the following: *Account Number *Dept. Number/ Proj/Grant# *Authorized Approval Signature Business Purpose *Signature of Payee *Itemized/Detailed Receipt of Purchase(s) *Detailed explanation of charge(s) *Original receipt(s)/Proof of Payment *Added Correctly *Specific detailed business purpose Acct Fund Dept Prj/Grt Amount Total "I certify that the above charges are true, just, and were incurred for school related business, and no part of these expenditures have been or will be reimbursed by a third party, external organization, or individual." (By signing below, you agree to this statement.) 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