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Funding DiversitySteps to Getting a Diversity Fee at Your School
• Specific amount collected from every student
attending the university - MU $3.19
What is a Diversity Fee?
• Money used solely to promote diversity across
campus and benefit the entire student population
• Budget process
Background
Too complicated
Competition
92%
8%
OtherMinorities
2.5%
• Budget process
Background
Too complicated
Competition
• Funding
Membership fees
Fundraisers
• It all starts with an idea
Get The Ball Rolling
• Look at other schools that have it:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Wisconsin -Madison
Cultural Programming Fee
Multicultural Council
• Hold open forums
• Get support from key University and student reps
• Create Student Diversity Fee Committee
GET READY FOR THE NEXT BIG STEP
• Write Resolution and submit to Student Government. For example:
Put It In Writing
Purpose: To facilitate cooperation between underrepresented students for the benefit of the entire undergraduate population
Why it is needed: The severe lack of funding for minority organizations has limited opportunities for desired events, co-programming and promoting diversity on campus
Identify Groups: Legion of Black Collegians, Hispanic American Leadership Organization, Asian American Students Association, Triangle Coalition
Money Distribution: The groups have been divided into proportions based on their representative percentage of the minority population enrollment on campus and the percentage of money they requested and were funded by ORG in previous years
Money Management: Fee managed by a Multicultural/Diversity Fee Review Board - at MU, Multicultural Center (Student Life)
• Making it work:
Other Things to Consider
Budget - How often do you do you submit budget?
- Who creates the budget?
- Itemized
What about the other organizations? Make some of the funds coming from the Diversity Fee available to other organizations not recognized as “minority” that want to hold diversity event/programs
• After Student Government Vote:
It’s Official
Funding divided proportionately by minority group
ORGANIZATION % FUNDS
Legion of Black Collegians 45%
Asian American Association 20%
Hispanic American Leadership Organization 15%
Four Front 15%
Triangle Coalition 5%
It’s Official
Bi-annual and Itemized Budgets
DESCRIPTION ALLOCATION
Travel $450
Advertising $500
Food $2,000
Speakers $1,000
Copy Services $500
T-Shirts $1,000
H.A.L.O. Regional Conference 2008
MU H.A.L.O. will host the H.A.L.O. Regional Conference this year, welcoming students from different universities from the Midwest region.
Anticipated Cost: $5,450
It’s Official
Discretionary Diversity Fund
- Additional percentage from the Diversity Fee allocated specifically for other organizations that don’s fall under any of the previously mentioned minority groups and wish to fund an event/program
focused on diversity and to benefit the entire student body
It’s Official
No Double Funding
- Organizations can apply for funding through the Diversity Fee or SOAC (Student Organization Allocation Committee) under ORG, NOT BOTH
Umbrella Organizations
- Larger minority organizations became umbrella organizations for smaller ones
- Funding comes from co-sponsoring
It’s Official
H.A.LO.
2007-2008 School Year
It’s Official
• Example of co-sponsored event:
What It Means to Have It?
Freedom Variety
Quality
What It Means to Have It?
Fall 2007 Latino Student Orientation
What It Means to Have It?
Hispanic Heritage Month
What It Means to Have It?
A Golden Affair
What It Means to Have It?
H.A.L.O. Regional Conference
Questions
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