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Note: Before filling out the Fundraising Request Form please review the following policies
Policies and Regulations
Use of University facilities or grounds for fundraising must be approved by the Department of Campus Life. Requests for approval must be submitted to the office of the Assistant Director of the Student Activities and Organizations. Fundraising, as it pertains to student organizations, is defined as the on-campus seeking of funds or support by a student group from sources other than its members, including the procurement of supplies and other forms of support; the selling or distribution of items, materials, products, or services; and the sponsorship of events where admission is charged. The distribution by student organizations of materials or commercial publications not protected by the First Amendment must also be approved.
I. To be approved, proposed student organization fundraising projects must comply with the following guidelines:
- Projects may not in any way interfere with normal academic programs or functions.
- Requests should be submitted to the Department of Campus Life at least ten (10) business days prior to the proposed event.
- The proposed fundraising project must not interfere with existing University-operated services or contracts. Projects involving the sale or distribution of a commercially prepared product or service, or a product or service that may be available through an existing University-operated service, or through a University contract with a commercial vendor, may be subject to the policy “Operation of Business Enterprises on Campus,” Attachment A to The University of Georgia Solicitation Policy, and must not violate related state laws and local ordinances.
- Priority for requests will be given to fundraising activities that are (a) educational in nature or directly related to the curriculum, (b) for philanthropic purposes, or (c) for the benefit of a large segment of the University population. Fundraising requests will not be granted for the personal benefit of an individual.
- Accounting Procedures: A contract, if applicable, may not be signed by an organization for a fundraising activity conducted on campus until it has been approved.
- A separate request must be submitted for every fundraising activity.
- Activities involving student organization fundraising or other projects covered by these guidelines are subject to the following:
- a.) Door-to-door residence hall contact is prohibited.
- b.) Use of the campus mail service is prohibited.
- c.) Fundraising is not permitted in buildings and other closed areas. Fundraising may be conducted only in such open areas as designated by the committee.
- d.) An organization may not use coercive acts that might intimidate those persons from whom support is sought.
- e.) Posters may be placed on approved outside billboards. These areas do not include waste receptacles, entrances to buildings, telephone poles, etc. Posters may be placed on bulletin boards within a building only after permission has been received from the office responsible for the bulletin board.
II. Fundraising activities by a registered University of Georgia student organization for political, religious, or public issue purposes that do not involve the sale of a product shall be regulated only as to time, place, and manner in the following ways:
- Such fundraising activities may be conducted at a stand, table, or booth at the Tate Student Center as designated by the Assistant Director of Student Activities and Organizations.
- Fundraising activities shall not be conducted in offices, classrooms, corridors, food facilities, and other buildings or open areas of the campus.
- An organization shall not use coercive acts that might intimidate those persons from whom support is sought.
- Willful failure to comply with these rules will be grounds for denial of future requests to use the Tate Student Center.
- NOTE: The Athens/Clarke Commission must approve all street closings for fundraising events such as street dances, road races, or any other activity taking place on city streets. The request should be forwarded to the Commission 45 days before the event. Persons making the request should consult the Athens Police Department prior to submitting.
Please Note:
***Only organizations registered with the Center for Student Organizations will be considered for fundraising on-campus.
***All Fundraising Requests must be submitted at least ten (10) business days prior to the day of the fundraiser.
If you are having difficulty filling out the form please visit the CSO Offices located on the first floor of the Tate Student Center.
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