• Active Student Organizations
• Inactive Student Organizations
• Registering Active Student Organizations
• Reactivating Existing Student Organizations
• Fundraising Options
  • Food Policy
  • Fundraising Options
  • Journal Fundraising Policy
  • Funding Policies and Procedures
• Organizing an Event
• Food & Alcohol for Meetings
• Marketing & Web Support

Fundraising Options

1. Group-Organized Fundraiser: Only registered student organizations may fundraise on campus. All fundraising activities on campus require a permit, including donations and symposium registration fees. For information, please visit http://spac.ucdavis.edu/sos/fundraising.cfm. Most fundraising will also require a Design Approval Form. If a design involves any reference to UC Davis, the School of Law, their logos and wordmarks, prior approval is required by the Law School's Office of Marketing & Public Relations: http://www.law.ucdavis.edu/faculty/marketing/design-guidelines.html. To apply for a Fundraising Permit (other than for bake sales), please visit the law school intranet for the relevant forms and instructions. 
2. For bake sales, please refer to Bake Sale Instructions. Bake sales are common because they are the simplest to organize and do not require submitting an Application to Raise Funds on Campus. Madeleine Fisher has the authority to approve and sign bake sale permits. Coordinate with members of your organization and be sure to publicize your event to the entire King Hall community. Post an announcement on the LSA website and send an email with a description of the event to LSA President Paige Tucker at pctucker@ucdavis.edu no later than Friday at 5pm so that your announcement will be included in the next King Hall weekly email.
3. Collect Annual Dues from Members. At your first meeting, agree upon a figure to be contributed by each member of your organization at the start of the academic year.
4. Contact Recent Alumni. Refer to past membership lists and contact recent alumni of your organization to solicit direct donations. Student organizations should consult with Alumni Relations before soliciting outside donations for any program or event.
5. Submit an Appropriation Proposal to RROC/LSA. Organizations may use LSA-RROC funds only for projects open to the entire King Hall student community. Funding recipients must comply with the Support Recognition Requirement and Marketing Requirement. Please note that there are limits to the amount LSA can reimburse an organization. If your event involves recruiting or outreach to prospective students, in addition to an LSA appropriation, your organization may be eligible for an RROC appropriation. For more information on RROC funding guidelines, see Recruitment, Retention, and Outreach Committee Bylaws, History, and FAQs. To request LSA/RROC funding, please complete and submit the funding request form. Please use this Step-by-Step guide for further information regarding funding and receiving reimbursement for approved funding expenditures. You can also find more helpful information about fundraising and event-planning in the Student Organization Event Contacts & Resources.
6. Contact the Dean's Office Directly. If your organization has held fundraisers, contacted recent alumni, submitted an Appropriation Proposal to RROC/LSA and is still unable to meet the funding requirements for an event, contact the Dean's Office to ask about a supplementary contribution.

NOTE: Each active organization's financial officer is required to submit a preliminary budget proposal listing probable events and estimated costs at the beginning of each semester. Figures and dates do not have to be exact. LSA uses this information for budgeting purposes, which helps both to maximize appropriations and ensure that funds are not depleted before the end of the semester. Please send your proposal to LSA Treasurer Mina Arasteh at davislsatreasurer@gmail.com

Funding Policy for Honorariums

The LSA Board does not fund honorariums for guest speakers.  Student organizations are encouraged to fund honorariums through fund-raising efforts.

Funding Policy for Culture Weeks

LSA funding for student organization Culture Weeks will be capped at $1000 per Culture Week, with a $700/day max. (This should not be interpreted as a guarantee that the LSA will fund $1000 for every Culture Week; the cap merely represents a maximum amount.) Student organizations are encouraged to fund additional Culture Week costs through fund-raising efforts.

Funding Policy For Professional (i.e. Attorneys/Alumni) Mixers

Professional mixers will be funded at a maximum of $240 (This should not be interpreted as a guarantee that the LSA will fund $240 for every party or mixer; the cap merely represents a maximum amount). 

Funding Policy For Class Parties and Mixers

Class parties and student mixers will be funded at a maximum of $200 (This should not be interpreted as a guarantee that the LSA will fund $200 for every party or mixer; the cap merely represents a maximum amount).

Funding Policy For Conferences

The LSA board will not fund conference registration fees. 

For Special Events, please refer to the following intranet link: https://intranet.law.ucdavis.edu/community/students/documents/EventContactsandResources.pdf

LSA will not compensate ordinary travel expenses.

***NOTE: The above guidelines in no way restrict the LSA Board's discretion in funding events.***