Fundraising Guidelines

Overall responsibility for all fundraising rests with the Bethel University Office of Development.

All fund-raising activities where off-campus individuals, businesses, or organizations are contacted require the authorization of the vice president for development. Permission will be granted for fundraising that does not interfere with normal Bethel University fundraising activities and only if funds are to be raised for a purpose consistent with university objectives. All solicitations for gifts of any kind are to be conducted under the direction of the Office of Development. Every student fundraising project must meet the following guidelines:

1. All fundraising projects must have prior approval from the Office of Student Life and the director of auxiliary services. (A fundraising approval form is available in the BSA office and the Office of Student Life.)
2. Projects must be sponsored by a Bethel entity (academic department, official club, organization, etc.). 
3. Every fundraising project with a revenue goal of $1,000 or more must obtain a Request for Project Number form and should be completed as directed.
4. Public sales (t-shirt sales, flower sales, etc.) will not be conducted until the organization has sought funding through other channels (Student Senate, intramural funding, etc.).
5. No organization shall conduct more than two fundraising projects during an academic year.
6. Fundraising projects shall not be in direct competition with campus auxiliary services. All sales of any kind must be approved in writing by the director of auxiliary services (campus store, food service, etc.).

Bethel organizations shall not conduct fundraising projects to support outside causes.

Campus organizations should seek to fund their activities in an orderly manner, through membership dues, student government funding, budget processes, etc. Solicitation from the Bethel community and from entities outside the Bethel community should be kept to an absolute minimum.