Money
Social Account
Every society has an account which sits within the union. All monies associated with your society comes through this account and this includes:
- Membership Fees
- Ticket sales (for your events)
- Fundraising
- Sponsorship
Membership Fees
Societies are encouraged to charge a realistic membership fee per year to each society member.
The more members you have the more the money adds up and you can spend this on your core activities and socials.
Fundraising
Fundraising is at the core of many of our societies and we are committed to supporting you to achieve your fundraising goals.
There are two main ways in which a society might choose to raise money:
- Raise money for your society – this could be to help fund an event or raise money for new supplies.
- Raise money for a charity – some groups might decide they want to nominate a core charity which they will raise money.
It is against the law for charities to donate money directly to other charities. As Chester Students’ Union is a charity this means that any fundraising money you raise cannot come straight from your Society Social Account. However, you can raise money for charity through an event using a Just Giving Page.
Important Steps
Notify CSU – Chester Students’ Union must be notified about any online funding page. To notify CSU, please ensure that you send an email to studentopps@chester.ac.uk with the link to the fundraising page.
Be transparent and clear - Ensure any online fundraising is as clear as possible about who you are, who you are fundraising for, and where the money is going.
If you are holding a fundraising event you will need to submit an Event Proposal Form which can be found on the Events and Trips tile, within the appropriate deadlines.
Be creative and make fundraising fun! We can’t wait to hear your fundraising ideas!
Societies development grant
Chester Students’ Union is proud to support societies to grow and develop. Our support includes limited dedicated funds that our societies can bid for to support their activities.
