Archive for February, 2009
Student Affairs Fundraising Part 5
So far, we’ve covered the benefits to a company, where to begin, who should be involved, knowing the rules on campus and the company cycle. Now you’re ready to cover writing a great proposal. Writing a proposal 1. Proposals should be short. One page is best or AT LEAST have an executive summary page at [...]
The Challenges of Communication & the Benefits of OrgSync, from a Student Leader’s Perspective
As a past officer of a UT business student organization, I know the challenges of communicating with 120+ members on a moments notice. Any student organization officer can tell you, it takes time, effort and skill to know each member, obtain member preference information, and inform them of last minute event details and changes. What [...]
Student Affairs Fundraising Part 4
So far, we’ve talked about benefits to a company, where to begin and who should be involved. There are a few other items that you might need. Gotta know the rules Before you get too far, know the rules on your campus. After you have secured a champion, talk to the others areas of campus [...]
OrgSync Kicks Off the 2009 Conference Season at NACA
OrgSync kicked off the 2009 conference season with the National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) National Convention last weekend! Team OrgSync traveled to the Gaylord Opryland Hotel Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN for this year’s annual conference to share OrgSync with more than 2,000 students and advisors. We always enjoy attending the NACA [...]
Student Affairs Fundraising Part 3
In the last two postings, we discussed benefits to a company and where to begin. Now, let’s talk about who should be involved in this process from your area. Who should do this? It’s nice to have a team of people who can divide and conquer. Someone well connected and higher on the status chain [...]
OrgSync Loves NCLC and Leadership
If you have been a part of the OrgSync community or a regular reader of our blog you have heard us talk about how the creators of OrgSync gained valuable leadership experience in college that lead to the development of OrgSync. For this reason we are dedicated to providing students with opportunities for Leadership training and [...]
Student Affairs Fundraising Part 2
Last time, we began to discuss ways in which companies can benefit from funding your event. Now, let’s talk about where to begin. Your campus relations When seeking money for a program, there are a few places to begin. Large sums seem to be a better match for these ideas. 1. Meet with Career Services: [...]
Student Affairs Fundraising Series: Part 1
We are pleased to introduce CeCe Ridder, Director of Student Life for the McCombs School of Business, as a guest blogger. CeCe will be conributing a 5 Part Series on Student Affairs Fundraising over the next two weeks. CeCe has worked for The University of Texas at Austin for twelve years. She is currently the [...]
OrgSync Leadership Training at Sacramento State
This past week Cayce and I (Eric Fortenberry) traveled to the Sacramento (‘Sac’) State campus to meet with campus administrators and train student leaders. We met with various departments including Student Affairs, Career Services, Event Services and Student Government. During our first meeting we were honored to present OrgSync to Edward Jones, Associate Vice President [...]
Welcome to the OrgSync Family!
We are excited to welcome the University of Alabama, the University of North Texas and the University of Nevada at Reno to the OrgSync community. Jointly, these three universities will bring over 850 student organizations onto the OrgSync platform. We look forward to building great relationships on each one of these campuses and improving communications [...]