Selling of raffle tickets for prizes that include alcoholic beverages are prohibited under state law. The sponsoring organization and the purpose of the fund-raising activity must be readably visible or explained. Organizations that conduct fundraising to benefit a philanthropy must have received authorization from that organization to raise funds on their behalf. An accounting of funds collected including the activity cost must be maintained for review. The following are guidelines which govern how requests for private fund raising from student groups will be considered, as well as how such funds must be maintained and recorded.
Private fundraisers encompass non-college individuals, corporations, and alumni.
All proposals will be reviewed and evaluated, and a recommendation will be made to the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs as to which efforts should be carried forward to the Director of Development. The College's goal in assisting student groups with fundraising is to ensure fairness, to reduce the proliferation of fundraising solicitations which may be in competition with other institutional initiatives, and to ensure proper gift crediting. As a rule of thumb, all student groups will be permitted to solicit the parents of current team or organization members after notice and clearance by the Office of Development's Annual Support staff following the recommendation of the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs on the organization's behalf. All solicitations for private funding must be coordinated through the Office of Development. Gifts received must be placed in a college account, accounted for, and properly receipted y the College Development Office.