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L E T T E RF R O M T H EP R E S I D E N T Wear eal lt as k edwi t hs omel ev eloff i duc i ar yr es pons i bi l i t yasi tr el at est oourr ol esonc ampusandwi t hi n ouror gani z at i onsandbus i nes s es .Whet heri tbewr angl i ngapr ogr ammat i coroper at i onalbudget ,ordet er mi ni ngef f ec t i v eout r eac ht opot ent i aldonor s ,s t ewar ds hi poff i nanc i alr es our c ess houl dbeahi ghpr i or i t y . T ak eamomentt ot hi nkabouty ourabi l i t yt odi s t r i but ef undsasy ouex ec ut ej obs pec i f i ct as k s .Whatar et he ques t i onsy ouas ky our s el fandt hos ey ouwor kwi t hwhenmak i ngf i naldec i s i ons ?Whi c hc ons t i t uent sdoes y ouri ni t i at i v e( s )i nv ol v e?Whowi l lmanageand/ orex ec ut es ai di ni t i at i v e?I si tar ec ur r i ngoronet i meoppor t uni t y ?Theans wer st ot hes eques t i onswi l lbedi f f er entdependi ngupony ourr ol ewi t hi ny ouror gani z at i on. Howev er ,ev er y onehast ohav er at i onal et os uppor tf i nanc i aldec i s i onmak i ng.Ev enast heBoar dofDi r ec t or sf ort hi sAs s oc i at i on,wehav et of ac t ori nt heaf or ement i onedques t i onsandmanymor easweuphol d ourdut yt obef i nanc i als t ewar dsofAFA. Asy out hi nkt hr ought hej us t i f i c at i onsandmapouty ours pendi ngand/ orgi v i ngpl an,Iwoul dof f eraf ew t hi ngst oc ons i derasdec i di ngf ac t or swhi c hi nc l udebutar enotl i mi t edt o:pot ent i ali mpac t / r eac hoft hei ni t i at i v e,c os tef f ec t i v enes s ,oppor t uni t i est oc ol l abor at eandex t endmonet ar ygai n,pr i or i t i esasi tr el at est oa s t r at egi cpl anoras s es s mentac t i v i t y ,andobl i gat i ont os uppor tt heor gani z at i on. Thi si s s uewi l lpr ov i deav ar i et yoff undi ngmodel s ,s ol ut i onst os pendi ngc hal l enges ,andmuc hmor e.Asy ou r eadt hr ough,t ak enot eofpos s i bl ec hangest hatc oul dbenef i ty oui ny ourpr of es s i onalr ol e.Res pons i bl e s pendi ngi sas k i l lt hatwi l lev ent ual l yc omeundery ourpor t f ol i o,andac c ount abi l i t yt omanaget hi sar eawi l l behel datav er yhi ghl ev el .
L E T T E RF R O MT H EE D I T O R S Fi nanc es ,budget s ,f undr ai s i ng… f ors omeofy out hi si st hemos tex c i t i ngpar toft hewor ky oudo.Y ou l ov emanagi ngmoney ,det er mi ni nghowt of undpr ogr ams ,bui l dhous es ,mai nt ai norgr ows t af f ,es t abl i s hr el at i ons hi pswi t hdonor s ,andev er y t hi ngel s et hatc omesal ongwi t ht hef i nanc i als i deoff r at er ni t i es ands or or i t i es .Forot her s ,f i nanc i almanagementc aus esgr eatanx i et y .Somes i ti nt hei rof f i c ess t ar i ngat as mal lal l oc at i onoff undst r y i ngt of i gur eouthowt heyar egoi ngt opr ov i det heeduc at i onalpr ogr ammi ngbei ngdemandedt o“f i x ”ac hapt erorac ommuni t y .Ther eal i t yf oral lofusi swemi ghtbemi s s i ng t hek nowl edgeofhowmoneyt r ul yi mpac t st hev ar i ouss i desoft hewor kt hatwedo. I nanyi ndus t r y ,wek nowdec i s i onsar er ar el ymadewi t houtt hi nk i ngaboutt hef i nanc i ali mpl i c at i ons .How wi l lwef undt hi snow?Howwi l lwef undt hi sl ongt er m?Whati sourr et ur noni nv es t ment ?I st hi sex pens ewor t hwhi l e?Howwi l lwek nowi tmadeani mpac t ?Whatwi l lbeaf f ec t edbyourdec i s i ont os pend r es our c esi nt hi sar ea?Wi l lwes ur v i v et hi s ?Thes eques t i onsar enodi f f er enti nf r at er ni t yands or or i t yl i f eev ent heAFAFoundat i onhast oas kt hes eques t i ons . We’ v ehear dt hephr as e( andper hapsr epeat edi tt os t udent s ) ,“Howy ous pendy ourmoneyi sar epr es ent at i onofwhaty ouv al ue. ”Y es ,abs ol ut el y ,butweal s ok nowi ti snott hats i mpl e. Wek nowwhenf ac edwi t ht heneedt oc l os eac hapt er ,mul t i pl ev al ues( s omet i mesoppos i ng)ar ec ons i der ed.Andonoc c as i on,t hedec i s i oni smadet ok eepapoor l ybehav i ngc hapt eropen.Doest hi smean anor gani z at i onv al uest hepoorbehav i or ?Per haps ,buti ti snott hats i mpl e. Wek nowmanyc ampus esar es t r uggl i ngwi t hf undi ngs our c es .Ther ec ent l ypubl i s hedAFAWhi t ePaper poi nt edt ol owers al ar i esr unni nghandi nhandwi t hl es sex per i enc e.T ur nov erf orc ampus bas edpr of es s i onal si sv er yhi gh.Doest hi smeanani ns t i t ut i onv al uesr epl ac i ngas t af fmemberev er y23y ear s ?Per haps ,butagai n,i ti snott hats i mpl e. Ques t i onsaboutr es our c es( f i nanc esands t af f i ng,s pec i f i c al l y )ar ec ont i nual l ypoppi ngupi nv ar i ous f or umsamongf r at er ni t y / s or or i t ypr of es s i onal s .Somef ol k sar emanagi ngs hi f t i ngs t at ebudget s ,ot her s ar emanagi ngt heneedf ormor es t af f .Wet houghti twast i met ol ookatf r at er ni t y / s or or i t yf i nanc esi na newl i ght-pr ov i di ngt hev ar i ousper s pec t i v esont hei mpac tmoneyhasi nourAs s oc i at i on,i nour headquar t er s ,andonourc ampus es .Wehopet hi si s s uer educ esas s umpt i ons ,enc our agesques t i ons , andl eadst oj us tal i t t l ebi tbet t erunder s t andi ngofoneanot her .
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“ WEL L ,I T' SNOTF OREVERYONE. ” Howmanyt i meshav ewehear dt hi sphr as ewhenaper s on' smember s hi porc andi dac yf ors uc hi sc al l ed i nt oques t i on?Somet i mest hi ss t at ementi sr oot edi nt her es ul t sofaper s on’ sbehav i or .Somet i mest i me r es t r ai nt sgeti nt hewayofhowmuc haper s onc andedi c at et ot heor gani z at i on.And,atot hert i mes ,t hi s phr as ei spr ev al entwhenev ert hec onv er s at i onc i r c l esbac kar oundt omoney . Whet hers omeone i sc ons i der i ngmember s hi pori sc ur r ent l yamemberj uggl i ngway st opay ,t her ec an beabar r i ert omember s hi pex i s t i ngwi t haf f or dabi l i t yoft heex per i enc e.I nt hec ur r entt r endofex ami ni ng howdi v er s eandi nc l us i v eouror gani z at i onsar eorneedt obe,i ti ses s ent i alwec ons i deranar eat hatc an ber at hert ouc hy :t heov er al lc os tofj oi ni ngandmai nt ai ni ngmember s hi pi naf r at er ni t yors or or i t y .
Whati ft hi sbar r i eri snotonewec ani gnor eany mor e? I nc r eas i ngl y ,i nt er / nat i onalor gani z at i onsar et r y i ngt os t r et c heac hdol l art oc api t al i z eont hes er v i c est hey pr ov i det hei rc hapt er sandmember s .Whati fwear emi s s i ngoutonaf ut ur eEx ec ut i v eDi r ec t orori nc r edi bl ememberbec aus et heydonothav et hel ev eloff undi ngt oaf f or dt heappl i c at i onf eeort hec ont i nued member s hi pex per i enc e?
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I nar ec entpol lofWas hi ngt onUni v er s i t yi nSt .
f r i ends( es pec i al l yi ft heydonotc ondonemember -
Loui ss t udent s ,63% ofs t udent spol l edbel i ev ed
s hi p) ,ac ademi cs uc c es s ,andmor e.I famemberi s
f r at er ni t y / s or or i t yl i f ewasnotac c es s i bl et os t u-
s pendi ngt i meat t endi nganeduc at i onalweek end
dent sofl owerec onomi cs t at us es( Mar c us ,2015) .
r et r eat ,l es st i mei sdedi c at edt owor k i ngi nor der t oof f s ett henewex pens est heyar eac c r ui ng. I ti si mpor t antt oac k nowl edget hec os tofj oi ni ng andmai nt ai ni ngmember s hi pc anv ar ybyr egi on, c ounc i l ,c ampus ,andor gani z at i on.Nat i onal l y , manyor gani z at i onsar e managi ngoper at i ngbudget sr i v al i ng moder at es i z edbus i nes s es .Ot her s ar eex pec t i ngmember s hi pi nt ak ec os t st ot ak el as t y ear ’ ss av i ngs .Wi t ht hes es t eepnumber s ,pot ent i almember sf r om l owers oc i oec onomi cbac k -
St udent sbel i eve f r at er ni t y/ s or or i t yl i f e i snotacces s i bl et ot hos e ofl owereconomi c s t at us es
gr oundsmaybet ur nedawayf r om r ec r ui t ment / i nt ak eormays el f s el ec toutoft her ec r ui t ment / i nt ak epr oc es sbef or et heygetac hanc et ol ear n aboutf i nanc i ngopt i ons .Cons i der i ngt hef i nanc i al s t r ai nsands i z abl el oanss t udent sbor r owt oc ov er t hec os tofeduc at i on,under gr aduat emember sar
Anar t i c l ef r om t heUni v er s i t yofSout her nCal i f or - hav i ngt oex pl ai n,l i nebyl i ne,t hebenef i tofbei ng ni a’ sTheDai l yT r oj ans t at ed,“Fors omes t udent s amemberi ndol l ar s . onf i nanc i alai d,s i mpl yj oi ni ngt ak esf oodof ft hei r
Theav er agegr aduat ef r om t hec l as sof2016i n
f ami l y ’ st abl e”( Sobel ,2016) .Suc has t at ement
t heUni t edSt at eshas$37, 172dol l ar si ns t udent
mak esi tqui t edi f f i c ul tt oc onv i nc es omeonet o
l oandebt ;up6% f r om l as ty ear( St udentLoan
j oi ni ft heyar er es pons i bl ef ormor et hanj us t
Her o,2016) .Col l egei sbec omi ngmor eex pen-
t hems el v esandt hei rac ademi c s .Ar ewec as t i nga s i v e,andf r at er ni t i esands or or i t i esneedt obegi n netbi genought oper f or mr ec r ui t ment / i nt ak e? t oadj us tt ot hi sf ort hebenef i tofourmember s . Gener al l ys peak i ng,eac hc ommuni t yhass ome
Whenr ec r ui t ment / i nt ak ei sdoner i ght ,pot ent i al
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member sar et ol dex ac t l ywhatt heywi l lber es pon-
t obeapar toft her ec r ui t ment / i nt ak epr oc es s .
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Thent her ear eex pens est obegi nanas pi r antpr o- s wer snotonl yabouthowmuc ht heor gani z at i on c es soranewmemberex per i enc et hatar eei t her wi l lbec har gi ngbutwhat“hi ddenex pens es ” c har gedatt hec hapt er ,r egi onal ,ori nt er / nat i onal
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onemi ghti nc urpur c has i ngpar apher nal i a,“bi g/ l i t - t ak ebutc oul dbedi s way edduet onotbei ngabl e t l e”gi f t s ,at t i r e,orat t endanc eatc hapt erev ent s . t oaf f or dt hef ul lex per i enc eofmember s hi p.Fl ex i Nonf i nanc i alhi ddenc os t sofs eek i ngmember s hi p bl epay mentpl anopt i onsar eonewayt oenc our ar et hec os toft i me,c onnec t i onst of ami l yand agepot ent i almember st oj oi n.
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Anot herc omponentt oex ami near et hemes -
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c anl ookhy poc r i t i c alwi t hi nt hephi l os ophyof“v al ues bas edr ec r ui t ment . ”I fc ommuni t i eswantt o mai nt ai n ameani ngf ulr ec r ui t ment / i nt ak epr oc es s ,t heys houl dc ons i dert heex pens esoft he pr oc es s .Cos t sc oul dber educ edorex c es sf unds c oul ds uppor tf i nanc i alai df ormember s hi p. Ov ert henex tf ewy ear si twi l lbec r i t i c alt o c ons i deranewgener at i onc omi ngt oc ol l ege: Gener at i onZ.Thet eenager sc ompos i ngt hi sgener at i onar et headol es c ent swhoex per i enc edt he f i nanc i alc r i s i sof2007and2008.Thes ef ut ur e s t udent ss awt hei rpar ent sl os ej obs ,ex per i enc ed budgetc ut si nt hei rhome,andl i k el yhadt owor k apar tt i mej obi nhi ghs c hool .Theyar eof t en c har ac t er i z edasc y ni c alandj adedbyt heec onomy .Thes ef ut ur emember swi l lbeex ami ni ng f undsmor et hanev erbef or eandwi l lbeappr oac hi ngj oi ni ngamember bas ed,dues bas ed or gani z at i onwi t habi ggeremphas i sont heques t i on “what ’ si ni tf orme? ”( Wi l l i ams ,2015) . I ti si mpor t antf orc ounc i l sandc hapt er st o t hought f ul l yc ons i dert hei rt ot aloper at i ngbudget i nor dert odet er mi neway si nwhi c ht heyc anai d t hei rmember si nmai nt ai ni nggoodf i nanc i al s t andi ng. I nat i mewhenf r at er ni t i esands or or i t i esar e c ont i nual l yneedi ngt oj us t i f yt hei rex i s t enc eona c ol l egec ampus ,c hapt er ss houl dbef i ndi ng way s
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mat el y ,t hi ss t andar das k st heFSAPt odoc umenthow
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wayst os uppl ementt hef undi ngmodel ? Ar et her epart ner s hi pst hatcanbecr eat ed t oas s i s twi t hpr ogr am f undi ng? Ar eal lexpens esr el evantt ot hes ucces s f ul admi ni s t r at i onwi t hi nt heFSAP( i . e.doyou r eal l yneedt of undt hatpr ogr am anymor eor s houl dyoui ncr eas et hecos tofat t endi ngt he l eader s hi pr et r eatt omakeupt hebudget s hort f al l ?) . Whent hos eques t i onsar eans wer ed,t heFSAP mi ghtt hi nkc r eat i v el yabouthowt os uppl ement budgets hor tf al l s :c anf eesbei nc r eas edorf undr ai s i ngbeenac t ed( i nt er nalandex t er nalr es our c es ) ?Ev i denc eaboutbr eadt handdept hofpr o-
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t ot hemi s s i onandgoal soft hepr ogr amsands er -
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demons t r at ehowt hei rpr ogr amsands er v i c esar e i mpl ement edbec aus et heyaddv al uet ot heov er al li ns t i t ut i on.Somedepar t ment ss i mpl ygeta budgetands omewi l lneedt opr es ent( ands omet i mesaspar tofal ar gerac t i v i t i esori nv ol v ement of f i c e) . What ev ery oudo,ber eadyt odef endhow moni esal l oc at edt os t af fandoper at i onsdi r ec t l y i mpac t st heabi l i t yoft heFSCt oc ont r i but et ot he c ampusc ommuni t y .Whenas k i ngf ormor emoney f orenhanc i ngs t af f ,t r yt oc onv eyhowt hatper s on wi l lr eac hmor es t udent s ,notj us tt hatt hec ur r ent s t af fwi l lhav el es st odo. Thef our t handf i f t hs t andar dsr equi r et heFSAP t odoc umentt hei rs t ewar ds hi poft hef i nanc i alr e-
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f undsi nac c or danc ewi t hes t abl i s hedi ns t i t ut i onal ac c ount i ngpr oc edur es ”and“FSAPmus tdemons t r at eef f i c i entandef f ec t i v eus eandr es pons i bl e s t ewar ds hi poff i s c alr es our c esc ons i s t entwi t hi n s t i t ut i onalpr ot oc ol s . ”Eac hi ns t i t ut i onal l oc at es andmanagesdepar t ment albudget si nawayt hat mak ess ens ef ort hem.Par t i c ul ar l yati ns t i t ut i onsat whi c hs t udentf eesmak eupal ar gepor t i onoft he budget ,i ti si mpor t antt or emembert hatt her e maybei nc r eas edc ont r ol st oens ur epr operus e andmanagementoff unds .Doc ument i nghowt he depar t mentandpos s i bl yt hec ounc i l sandev en c hapt er st hatmi ghthav eac c ount st hr ought hei ns t i t ut i onar emanagi ngf undsi si mpor t ant . Ev i denc ef ort hes es t andar dsmaybequar t er l y r epor t sy ouhav eaboutr ec onc i l i ngbudget s .I t mi ghtbedoc ument i ngt hemeet i ngsy ouhadwi t h s t af fand s t udent st or ev i ewpr ot oc ol sandr ev i ew budget s .T odoc uments t andar dss uc hast hes e,i t
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i sbes tt odi r ec t l yc onnec tt ot hepol i c i est hat gov er ny ouri ns t i t ut i on.
l et swi t hi nt hes t andar dexpl ai nt hat Thes i x t hs t andar dhi ghl i ght st hei mpor t antr ol eof Fourbul ongoi ngdoc ument at i onofhowf undsar es pent :
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Becons i s t entwi t hi ns t i t ut i onalpol i ci es .
under s t andabl e,andt i mel ydat auponwhi c hper -
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s onnelc anpl anandmak ei nf or meddec i s i ons . ” Bec aus emanyFSAPhav es omel ev elofi nf l u enc e/ managementr es pons i bi l i t yf orc ounc i lbudget s ,t hi smaybeas t andar df orwhi c hy oudoc u-
andacces s . Ens ur et hei ns t i t ut i onr ecei vesval uef or t hef undss pent .
menthowof t ent hos ebudget sar er ec onc i l edas
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wel lashowt hos emoni esar es pent .
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tadher et ohowt hei ns t i t ut i onpr i or i t i z esand us ed.Ther ehav ebeens c enar i osi nwhi c hwebas i - mus c al l ys ai d“weneedt ous ei torl os ei t . ”Howy ou
enac t ss pendi ngbey ondj us tpol i c y .Forex ampl e,
oumi ghtt hi nkt hatgi v enal lt hi ngsr el at i v el yequal , us ei tnowmayac t ual l yi nf l uenc ei fy oul os ei tl at er . y i ngac hai rf or$500ov ert heonef or$350i snot Whi l edoc ument at i oni sonef ac t oroft hi ss t andar d, buy under l y i ngi t si mpor t anc ei saphi l os ophyabout
abi gdeal ,buti nt oughbudgett i meshowy ourde-
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par t mentdemons t r at est haty ouar e“i nt hi st oget h-
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Ex t endi ngt heex ampl eoft hec hai rf ur t her ,ev i -
ef ort hi sSt andar dmi ghti nc l udeanys or tof mi ni s t erpr ogr amsands er v i c est hatar ec onnec t ed denc ument at i ony ouhadf orc hai ropt i onshi ghl i ght t ot hemi s s i onandgoal soft hedepar t mentandi n- doc ngt heoney oupur c has edordoc ument i ngt he s t i t ut i on.Y ouneedt ohav ec el ebr at i onsofac c om- i pl i s hment sandy ouneedof f i c es uppl i es ,butul t i -
amountoft i mes pentonemai l sandi nf r ontofa
omput ert hatmer i t st hepur c has eoft heer gonomi c mat el yy ouneedt odemons t r at et hatf undsdi r ec t l y c c onnec tt ot hei mpac tt hats t af fc anhav et hr ough
c hai rov ert heot herc hai r .Thi sex ampl emays eem
norandt hedoc ument at i onpr oc es smi ghts eem t hepr ogr amsands er v i c est hatt hedepar t mentc an mi admi ni s t er .
t onotbewor t ht hewhi l e,butwheni tc omesdown
oi t ,i fy ourdi v i s i onandi ns t i t ut i oni sf oc us edon Fi nal l y ,t hel as ts t andar ds er v esasac at c hal lf or t av i ngmoneyorf undi ngpr ogr amst hatbes ts uphowpr oc edur esf orpr oc ur ement ,ort heov er al lac t s ti ns t i t ut i onalgoal s ,t hent hendemons t r at i ngi n ofobt ai ni ngorbuy i nggoodsands er v i c es ,ar ef ol - por omewayt haty ouar eonboar dwi t ht hos eef f or t s l owed:Fourbul l et swi t hi nt hes t andar dex pl ai nt hat s
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wi l lhel pt hos ewi t hdec i s i onmak i ngr es pons i bi l i t yk nowt haty oudes er v e t hef undsy our ec ei v eandi nt i meswhenmor ef undsc oul dbeal l oc at edt hat y ouwi l lbeagoods t ewar dofaddi t i onalf unds . I nc l os i ng,t heCASFSAPSt andar dspr ov i deanout l i nef ordepar t ment al i nf r as t r uc t ur e.Onepar toft hati nf r as t r uc t ur ei smanagi ngf i nanc i alr es our c es . Thi sar t i c l eout l i nedt hes ev enSt andar dswi t hi nt heFSAPSt andar dsr el at ed s pec i f i c al l yt of i nanc i alr es our c es .Thes eSt andar dsr ef l ec tt hei mpor t anc eof goodandr es pons i bl es t ewar ds hi pofmoni es ,f r equentr ev i ewandr ev i s i ons ofbudget s ,as s es s i ngpr ogr ammat i candl ear ni ngout c omest opr ov i dedoc ument at i onofhowf undss pentar eagoodr et ur noni nv es t ment ,andk nowi ngandmanagi ngpol i c i est hatar edepar t ment al ,di v i s i onalandi ns t i t ut i on wi de.Us i ngt hes eSt andar ds ,aFSAPc andoc umenthowi t sc ur r entus eof f undsi si nl i newi t hi ns t i t ut i onalpr i or i t i esandhowaddi t i onalf undsmi ght enhanc et heex t entt owhi c ht heFSAPc anac hi ev et hos egoal s .
Ref er ences Ar mi ni o,J .( 2009) .Appl y i ngpr of es s i onals t andar ds .I nG. S.Mc Cl el l an,J .St r i nger ,&As s oc i at es ( Eds . ) ,The handbookofs t udentaf f ai r sadmi ni s t r at i on.( 3r ded. ;pp.187205) .SanFr anc i s c o, CA:J os s ey Bas s . Bur eau,D.( 2011,Nov ember ) .L es s onsl ear nedasanex t er nalr ev i ewerf oraCASs el f as s es s ment pr oc es s .As s oc i at i onofFr at er ni t y / Sor or i t yAdv i s or sEs s ent i al s .I ndi anapol i s ,I N. Counc i lf ort heAdv anc ementofSt andar dsi nHi gherEduc at i on( CAS,2015) .CASpr of es s i onal s t andar dsf orhi ghereduc at i on( 9t hed. ) .Was hi ngt on,DC:Counc i lf ort heAdv anc ementofSt andar ds . Sc huh,J .( 2009) .Fi nanc i alpr es s ur esonhi ghereduc at i onands t udentaf f ai r s .I nG. S.Mc Cl el l an,J . St r i nger ,&As s oc i at es( Eds . ) ,Thehandbookofs t udentaf f ai r sadmi ni s t r at i on.( 3r ded. ;pp. 81105) .SanFr anc i s c o,CA:J os s ey Bas s .
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engagi ngy ourc hapt erl eader s hi p,l oc alal umni ,
t heof f i c e,c hapt er sar eabl et ok eepmember s hi p
andheadquar t er ss t af fi ses s ent i alt oens ur i ngt hat
f eesf ort hei rmember sl ower .Thi sempower s
t hi smodelr emai nsv i abl e.Mak es ur ey ouar enot
yc ommuni c at i ngwi t hy ourc ommuni t yabout c hapt er st oc r eat eoppor t uni t i esf ormor es t udent s onl t or eapt hebenef i t sofmember s hi pi naf r at er ni t y
t heneedsofy ourof f i c e;i nv i t ey ourmember si nt o
ors or or i t y .Manys t udent satChr i s t i anBr ot her s
t hec onv er s at i on.Fos t eras ens eofowner s hi pi n
Uni v er s i t yar ef i r s t gener at i on,l owi nc omes mem-
t hec ommuni t ywi t ht hi sf undi ngs t y l e,andy our
ber s hi pi shel pi ngusc r eat eamor edi v er s eand
member swi l lbebet t erpos i t i onedt oc hampi on
wel c omi ngc ommuni t yf orourc ampusasawhol e.
y ouri ni t i at i v es ,s uppor tt hei ri ndi v i dualc hapt er s ,
Aspr ev i ous l yment i oned,t hi smodeli snot
andmak ey ourc ommuni t yas uc c es s f ulone.
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Model:Combi nedUni versi ty Allocati ons&StudentFees St et s onUni v er s i t y
I ns t i t ut i onalbudget i ngpr ac t i c esi nourf i el d
s uc hasi ns t i t ut i onaloper at i onaldol l ar s ,endowed
v ar yasmuc haspos i t i ont i t l es ,andmanypr of es -
pr ogr amsand/ orpos i t i ons ,s t udentac t i v i t yf ees ,
s i onal sf i ndl ay er sofc ompl ex i t ywhenal l oc at i ng
f r at er ni t y / s or or i t ys t udentf eedol l ar s ,c ounc i land
r es our c esar ounds ev er alf ac t or s .Ques t i onss uc h
c hapt erf unds ,s pec i algr antf unds ,ands c hol ar -
as“I si tappr opr i at et ous es t udentf eedol l ar son
s hi ps .
pr ogr amswhi c hbenef i ts pec i f i cgr oups ? ”and
Forex ampl e,St et s onUni v er s i t yempl oy sa
“Whats houl dt hegov er ni ngc ounc i l spayf or
mi x edf undi ngmodelwher et heoper at i onal
v er s uswhatourof f i c ess houl d? ”mayar i s eand
budgetf ort heOf f i c eofFr at er ni t yandSor or i t yI n-
s hi f tpr i or i t i esdependi ngony ouri ns t i t ut i ont y pe,
v ol v ementi ss our c edf r om t hef ol l owi ng:
l oc at i on,s t r at egi cpl an,andmi s s i on.Thewayan
t wot hi r dsf r om i ns t i t ut i onaloper at i onaldol l ar s
adv i s orappr oac hest hei rannualbudgetatal ar ge
andt her emai ni ngonet hi r dc omesdi r ec t l yf r om
Mi dwes tpubl i cl andgr anti ns t i t ut i onmi ghtv ar y
s t udentac t i v i t yf eemoni es .
wi del yf r om howt heywoul datas mal lpr i v at el i b-
I naddi t i ont ot hi s ,c hapt erandgov er ni ng
er alar t sc ol l egei nt heNor t heas t .I nmyex per i
c ounc i l sf i nanc i al l ys uppor ts pec i f i coper at i ons
enc e,dec i s i onsar et y pi c al l ybas edoni ndi v i dual
wi t hi nt hes or or i t yandf r at er ni t yc ommuni t y
gov er ni ngphi l os ophi esandf undi ngs our c es ,s uc h
t hr ought hei rbudget s ,br i ngi ngi ns peak er sand
asi ns t i t ut i onaloper at i onaldol l ar s ,endowedpr o-
pr ogr amswhi l epr ov i di ngot hers er v i c est ot hei r
gr amsand/ orpos i t i ons ,s t udentac t i v i t yf ees ,
member sandc ampusasawhol e.
Thec ur r entmi xedf undi ngmodelweempl oyhasbot hpot ent i al l ypos i t i veandnegat i veas pec t s :
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Whendet er mi ni ngi fyous houl di mpl ement( orexpand)ami xedf undi ngmodel , c ons i dert hef ol l owi ng: Wher edoesourbudgetc omef r om c ur r ent l y? Ar et her eunt appedoppor t uni t i esf orgr owt ht hr oughot hers our c es ? Ar ewec ur r ent l yf undedatt hel evelweneedt obeand,i fnot ,whatwoul dt hatl ookl i ke? Whats houl dt hei ns t i t ut i onf undeac hyear ? Whatr ol edos t udent sand/ orc ounc i l spl ayi nf undi ngdec i s i ons ? I dent i f y i ngc r eat i v es our c esf orf undi ngandaddi t i onals uppor twhi l edet er mi ni nghowy ourunder gr aduat ec ounc i l s / s t udent sc anl i t er al l y“buyi n”t ot hedi r ec t i onofs or or i t yandf r at er ni t yl i f ei sc r uc i alwhen c ons i der i ngt hi smodel sandy ourphi l os ophygui di ngt hem.
Model:Pri mari ly StudentFees Uni v er s i t yofPenns y l v ani a
TheFr at er ni t y / Sor or i t ySt udentDev el opment
mor er eas onabl es etofr es our c esands t af f i ngf or
Feewasi ns t i t ut edi n1982byt heGr eekAl umni
af ai r l yl ar ge,hi s t or i cf r at er ni t ys y s t em ( Penn’ sf r a-
Counc i lwor k i ngwi t hUni v er s i t yof f i c i al s .I twass et
t er ni t yc ommuni t yhasbeenpr es ent ,uni nt er r upt -
upi nr es pons et o( i nf l uent i al )al umnibel i ev i ng
edonPenn’ sc ampuss i nc e1849) .Ast hec ommu-
t hatt hec ur r entl ev elofadmi ni s t r at i v es uppor t ,r e-
ni t ygr ows ,s odoest hef i nanc i alr es our c est os up-
s our c esandpr ogr ammi ngwasi ns uf f i c i entt o
por tt hatc ommuni t y .I ti sal s os etups ot hati fUni -
pr oper l ys uppor tanhi s t or i cf r at er ni t y / s or or i t y
v er s i t yr es our c eswer enoti nc r eas edordec r eas ed,
c ommuni t y .I tc ur r ent l ys i t satabout$85. 00per
t heGr eekAl umniCounc i l ,OFSL,ands t udent
Gr eekmemberpery ear( s oatt hec ur r entr at e
gov er ni ngc ounc i l sc oul dc hoos et or ai s et hef ee
gener at edabout$272, 000annual l y ) ,andpr o-
s l i ght l ymor easnec es s ar y .I nc ompar i s ont ot he
v i desabout52% oft heov er al loper at i ngbudget
ot her“f ees ”c har gedatPenn( t ec hnol ogyf ees ,
f ort heOf f i c eofFr at er ni t ySor or i t yLi f e,i nc l udi ng
ac t i v i t yf ees ,andv ar i ousc our s ef ees ) ,t heamount
s al ar i esandoper at i ngbudget .I ti ss ets ot hat
i ss mal landr eas onabl ebutpr ov i dest r emendous
ev er yot hery eari ti sr ai s edbyabout$5.Thef r a
i mpac tont hec ommuni t y .
t er ni t y / s or or i t yf ac i l i t i esmanagementf eei sr ai s ed
Consoft hef eei st hati tdoesaddt owhatar e
ont he“of f ”y ear s ,al s oonas ets c hedul e.Thef ee
of t enper c ei v edashi ghf eesf ormember s hi pi n
i sas s es s edont heBur s ar ’ sbi l lev er yf al lf oral lr e-
f r at er ni t i esands or or i t i es .Thi si spar t i c ul ar l yt r ue
t ur ni ngf r at er ni t yands or or i t ymember s .I ti sal s o
f ort hos es t udent swhoc omef r om f i nanc i al l ydi s -
as s es s ed( i nf ul l )i nt heSpr i ngf oral lnewmember s
adv ant agedbac k gr ounds ,ar eonf i nanc i alai d
whohav ej oi nedt hatac ademi cy ear( f al lupper -
s i nc et hi sus ual l ydoes n’ tf al lwi t hi nnec es s ar yac a-
c l as snewmember sands pr i ngnewmember s ) .
demi cc os t sc ov er edbyFi nanc i alAi dpac k ages .
Thepr osoft hemodeli st hati tpr ov i desa
Ther ear et i meswheni tmayhav emademor e
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s ens et obebr ok endownandc har gedeac hs e-
orf ees c hol ar s hi psei t hert hr oughOFSLort hei r
mes t erf ort hos eonl yi nv ol v edi nt hos es emes t er s
c hapt er soral umni / ae.Butov er al lIbel i ev ei twas
( f ort hos ewhoj oi ni nt hes pr i ng,t hos es t udy i ng
f ai r .Nonmember swer en’ tf oot i ngt hebi l lf ors up-
abr oadf oras emes t er ,et c . ) .
por tandr es our c esf oror gani z at i onsofwhi c ht hey
Ov er al li twasat r emendousr es our c eandhel p i nadmi ni s t er i ngav i br antf r at er ni t ys or or i t yc om-
wer enotamember . I thel pednotonl ywi t hs al ar i esf oras t af fs i z e
muni t y .Iwoul dbewhol ehear t edl yi nf av orofi ns t i -
appr opr i at ef ort hec ommuni t y ,butal s oal l owedus
t ut i ngt hi satot heri ns t i t ut i onswi t honec av e-
t obr i ngi nr egi onalandnat i onals peak er sandr e-
at —per hapsbui l di ngi nas mal lper c ent ageof
s our c esf orl eader s hi pt r ai ni ng,al c ohol / haz i ng/ s ex -
member swhoc oul dappl yf or“f i nanc i alhar ds hi p”
ualas s aul tt r ai ni ng,r ec r ui t mentt r ai ni ng,et c .
Model:Endowment Mi amiUni v er s i t y
Hi stori calPerspecti ves Fr at er ni t y / s or or i t yl i f epl ay sani mpor t antr ol ei n dev el opi ngs t udent sandenhanc i ngt hei rex per i enc eatMi amiUni v er s i t y .Dur i ngapr ev i ousc api t al c ampai gni twasi dent i f i edasapr i or i t yofs t udent af f ai r st or ai s emoneyf ort hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t y c ommuni t y . Adonorwhohadpr ev i ous l ygi v ent ot hec ommuni t yannual l yf orov er10y ear swasi dent i f i ed andc ul t i v at edbyt heSt udentAf f ai r sandOf f i c eof Dev el opment .Thedepar t ment swor k edi nc ol l abor at i oni nc ul t i v at i ngt hedonorandev ent ual l ys ol i c i t edt hem t oc r eat eanendowmenti ns uppor tof t hec ommuni t y .I nr ec ogni t i onoft hi sgi f t ,we namedt heof f i c ei nhonoroft hedonor .
Thi ngstoConsi der: Us ec aut i onwhens et t i ngupt heagr eementt omak et heendowmentdes c r i pt i onbr oadenought o hav es omef l ex i bi l i t yi nt heus ageoff unds .Hav i ngt hef l ex i bi l i t yundert he“l eader s hi ppr ogr ammi ng” umbr el l ahasmadeal lt hedi f f er enc ef orus . Lar geendowment sar enotus ual l yt hef i r s tgi f t sdonor sgi v e,i ti si mpor t antt os etupv ehi c l esf orev en s mal li ni t i algi f t st ogot oc ommuni t ywi dei ni t i at i v es .Onc eadonori sengagedi nt hec ommuni t yat l ar ge,i t ’ smuc heas i ert oc ul t i v at eal ar gergi f tf orac ommuni t ywi def und.
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Contri butors:
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TYLER C. WALSH
C U L T U R E
I T ’ S A
C H A N G E
B U D G E T
N O T A
I N C R E A S E
Al umniar ees s ent i alt ot heper pet ualgr owt handi nc r eas i ngheal t hoff r at er ni t i esands or or i t i es andt hec ommuni t i est owhi c ht heybel ong.Theyar el i f el ongs t akehol der st hr ought hes t r ong r el at i ons hi pst heybui l d.Theys uppor tt hei ror gani z at i ons ,t hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t yc ommuni t y ,and t hei ri ns t i t ut i onbygi v i ngoft hei rt i me,t al ent ,andt r eas ur e. I deal l yt hepas s i onandl oy al t yonedev el opsdur i ngt hei rt i measanunder gr aduat emember woul dc ont i nueandpot ent i al l ys t r engt hent hr oughoutt hei rl i f et i me.
Al umnimus thav eanengagedpr es enc e
Compani eshav emadeaf or t une dev el opi ng
wi t hi nt hel i f eoft hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t yc ommuni - pr oduc t sands y s t emst ohel por gani z at i onsandi nt yandt hei ri ndi v i dualc hapt er .I ti si ns uc hs y m- s t i t ut i onsmanageal umnir el at i onspr ogr ams .Pr odbi ot i cpar t ner s hi pt hatl oc alc hapt er sandt he
uc t ss uc hass t at eoft hear tdat abas es ,al umni c en-
f r at er ni t y / s or or i t yc ommuni t ywi l lf l our i s haswi l l t r i cc ommuni c at i onpor t al s ,ands hi nybr oc hur esand al umni . Engagi ngal umnii si mpor t antbuthasmany c hal l enges .Of t ent hepr obl emsc omewi t hpr i -
mai l er sar egr eatt ool st hatc anhel pengageal umni , butt heyar enott heonl ys ol ut i on. Cr eat i ngac ul t ur eofal umniengagementi sa
or i t i z at i onandal l oc at i onoff unds .Res our c e
mi nds et .Whi l ec hangi ngac ul t ur eandc r eat i nga
bar r i er shappenatal ll ev el sofouri ndus t r y ,f r om
newnor mc anbedaunt i ngwor k ,i tdoesnothav et o
t hel oc alc hapt ert ot hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t yc om-
br eaky ourbudget .Ther ear ebas i ct ool st haty ou
anus et oi ns t i l lac ul t ur et hatnotonl yengages muni t yt ot hei nt er / nat i onalor gani z at i on.Foc us c andr es our c esar eputont hemos ti mmedi at e
al umni ,butal s ogai nsv al uabl enewr es our c esf r om
need.Whet hert hatf oc usi sonunder gr aduat e
t hos ei ndi v i dual s .Onc ey ours t ak ehol der sar een-
heyar emuc hmor ewi l l i ngt oc ommi tt hei r r ec r ui t mentandl eader s hi ppr ogr ammi ngorr i s k gaged,t pr ev ent i onandc r i s i smanagement ,i tqui c k l y
t i me,t al ent ,andt r eas ur et oy ourc ommuni t yand
mov esawayf r om t he“l onggame. ” Whent he
t hei ror gani z at i on,whi c hmak esf oras t r ongerex pe-
f oc uss hi f t s ,s odoest hef undi ng.
r i enc eac r os st heboar d.
Aswi t hmos ti deas ,pr ogr ams ,andi ni t i at i v es , Whenbudget i ngr es our c es —bot ht i meand onek eyi ndi c at orofs uc c es si showwel li ti s f i nanc i al —ones houl dc ons i derf i v epr i mar yf oc us f unded.J us tl ookats t ar t upc ompani es .I ft he upf r ontc api t ali snots uf f i c i ent ,t hepr obabi l i t y ofas uc c es s f ul ,l ongl as t i ngc ompanyemer gi ng i ss l i m.Howev er ,whenwet hi nkaboutal umni engagement ,weneedt oc hal l engeour s el v est o l ookpas tt hef i nanc i albar r i er st hatwemos t l i k el yf ac ewhenr ev i ewi ngt heannualbudget .
ar eas :
P l a n n i n g R E C Y C L I N G P A R T N E R I N G I N V O L V I N G T H A N K I N G 3 2P E R S P E C T I V E SI S S U E# 3
Thef i r s ts t epi nas uc c es s f ulengagementpr ogr am orpl ani st oenv i s i ont her es ul t swhi l es et t i ng obj ec t i v esandgoal s .Pr operpl anni ngwi l ll eadt o gr eat err es ul t si nas hor t ert i mef r ame.Whenenv i s i oni nganal umniengagementpr ogr am,i ti si mpor t antnotonl yt opl anandex ec ut eonef oc us ar eaatat i me,butal s ot or eal i z et hatc omponent s ofeac har eamus tbedev el opedandex ec ut eds i mul t aneous l yandc ont i nuous l y . Al l oc at i ngt i mei sac hal l enge.T ak i ngt i me awayf r om t he“f i r eoft heday ”i snev ereas y .Remov i ngy our s el fandy ours t af ff r om t henor mal day t odayoc c ur r enc esmayf eelawk war dand c ount er pr oduc t i v e,butf oc us i ngont hef ut ur ewi l l pr ov ewor t hwhi l e.Cons i ders et t i ngas i des ome t i meeac hdayorweekwher ef oc usc ans hi f t t owar denv i s i oni ngandpl anni ng.
Par t ner s hi psbet weenani ns t i t ut i on’ sadv anc ementoral umniof f i c e,t hei nt er / nat i onalf r at er ni t y ors or or i t yheadquar t er s ,andt hel oc alc hapt er l eader s hi p( i nc l udi ngunder gr aduat esandal umnii s v i t al .Eac hgr ouphast hes ameov er al lgoali n mi ndandi swor k i ngwi t hac r os ss ec t i onoft he s ameal umnipopul at i on.Thes egr oupss houl dbe s eenaspar t ner si nanengagementendeav or ,not t hec ompet i t i on. Fi ndi ngf r i endsandc ol l eaguest hatwor korv ol unt eerf oreac hoft hes egr oupsi snothar d.Iv ent ur et ogues st hatr egar dl es sofwhet heri ti st he Vi c ePr es i dentf orAdv anc ementorav ol unt eer Chapt erAdv i s or ,as har edgoali st obet t erengage al umni .For mi ngt hes er el at i ons hi pswi l lnotc os t any t hi ngandwi l ll i k el ypr ov et obepr i c el es s .
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Y ouar eal r eadydoi ngt heheav yl i f t i ngonev ent s ev ent sand pr ogr ammi ng.Y ouar eal r eadypl anni ng,ex ec ut i ng,andas s es s i ngev er y t hi ngy oudo.Thec os toft hi si sal r eadybui l ti nt oy our budget .Wi deni ngy ournetandbr i ngi ngi nal umnit os har ei n t heex per i enc ei sc os tneut r al .Nott oment i ont hatanewper s pec t i v emayy i el dunk nownadv anc ement s . Sus t ai nedgr owt hoff r at er ni t i esands or or i t i esr equi r es bui l di ngr el at i ons hi pswi t hal umnit hatmak et hem f eeli nv es t ed i nt heex per i enc eandr es pons i bl ef ort hes uc c es soft hei rc hapt er .Ani nt ent i onals t ewar ds hi ppl ani ses s ent i alt ot hes uc c es s oft hatr el at i ons hi pbui l di ng,asi tr ec ogni z esal umniandmak es t hem f eelappr ec i at ed.
Shar i ngs uc c es ss t or i es ,c al l i ngav ol unt eer ,donororengagedal umnus / aont hephone,orwr i t i ngaqui c k ,f ours ent enc et hanky ounot ei st hought f ul ,notc os t l y .Whenengagi ng al umnii sapar tofy ourc ul t ur e,as t r ongs ens eofgr at i t ude mus tbepr es ent .Bei ngt hank f ul ,appr ec i at i v e,andgr at ef uli s t hebes tt hi ngy ouc andot os purf ut ur eengagement . Al umnir el at i onsi sanes s ent i alf unc t i on.J us taswec oul d nott hr i v ewi t houtunder gr aduat er ec r ui t ment ,l eader s hi ppr ogr ams ,r i s kpr ev ent i on,orourc ommi t mentt oouror gani z at i on’ s pr i nc i pl es ,wec annots uc c eedwi t houtav i br antandengaged net wor kofal umni . Weneedengagedal umniwhoi nt er ac tr egul ar l y ,whof eela s t r ongs ens eofl oy al t y ,andwhoi nv es tt hems el v esi nt headv anc ementoft hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t yex per i enc e.Apar t ner s hi p bet weeny ouandy oural umnii ses s ent i alt ot hef ut ur epr ogr es s off r at er ni t yands or or i t yl i f e.I ti sac ul t ur ec hange,nota budgeti nc r eas e.
Av i r t ualbas edc l as s r oom wi t heduc at i onalpr ogr amss pec i f i c al l ydes i gnedt o enhanc et heal i gnmentoft hef r at er ni t y / s or or i t yexper i enc ewi t ht he c hangi ngdy nami c sofhi ghereduc at i on.
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