HOW TO GET FUNDING
After your club has been approved by the Rules Committee and has registered with the Office of Student Activities (Student Center room 260), your next stop will be the Appropriations Committee.
Step 1
If your organization is in need of money to function you will have to make a Budget Proposal.
What to include in a Budget Proposal:
- Club's name
- Events
- Date of the event(s)
- A short description of event(s)
- Expenses of event(s)
- Description of service/ product
- Product's unit price (if there is any)
- Total amount requested
- Names of the E-Board
- Date of submission
Tips:
- Make it Simple and Clear
- AVOID rounding the quantity of the money
- DO attach any legitimate monetary information regarding the event(s), including quotes if available
Remember:
For Conferences:
- SGA does not fund for more than $250.00 for gas and toll money
- SGA can ONLY fund for 4 E-Board members
- SGA will ONLY fund for conferences within 3000 miles radius of Hofstra University
General:
- SGA WILL NOT fund for presents, awards, or any products that will be gifted to the students
Step 2
Put your club's name and contact information on the "Sign Up Sheet" that will be posted at 12:00 PM (noon) every Monday, on the door of the SGA office.
*Please Note: The Appropriation Committee only meets with six clubs every week. It will not exceed more than this, due to the members busy schedules. However, there will be some exception if the Chair is contacted by clicking here before the meeting.
Step 3
Come to the meeting on Thursday at 6:30 PM in Student Center room 218. The clubs will be called individually in the order on the "Sign Up Sheet."
Step 4
Once the representatives of your club have entered the room, they will have to present the Budget Proposal to the committee. The committee will then ask for the representatives to step out so they can deliberate. Once the committee has come to a decision regarding your organization, the representatives will be called back in and informed of how much funding their club has been allocated.
Step 5
The funds that the Appropriation Committee has allocated your club will have to be approved on Senate held on the following Tuesday at 6:00 PM in the Greenhouse.
Step 6
If your budget is approved by Senate, your organization's funding will be available on Wednesday morning. However, you will have to meet with Pam Orefice, the SGA bookkeeper, in Student Center Room 260 in order to learn how to properly access your club's funds. All paperwork submitted to Pam will be by the SGA Comptroller before processing.
If you have any questions or concerns, please e-mail the Appropriations Committee by clicking here or stop by the SGA office, room 207 of the Student Center, during the Appropriation Committee Chairwoman's office hours Mondays and Wednesdays from 3 PM to 4 PM.