Organization Finances

Organization made some money at Grad event
Students bounced checks (3) attempting to recover the funds
Funds donated from drive

Perception of BFSA on campus

•Perceptions of the group and its members as militant

•Connect and contact with other orgs that are representing minorities

•Scholarships
oRequirement to demonstrate participation with Black Graduate Recognition Ceremony, BFSA or ASA
Require student to serve on the planning committee

•Extend communication to persons of non-African American descent who are sympathetic to the things we are dealing with (eg. African American Caucus in CFA)

Why Black Faculty & Staff?

OBJECTIVES OF CBFSA (as posted on the State website 7/9/09)

•Focus on representing Black faculty and staff personnel in employment related civil rights grievances and slate personnel board hearing when required.

•Facilitate understanding of the unique needs of Black faculty, administrators, staff and students.

•Provide a forum for Black faculty, administrators, staff and students to ensure equal opportunity and promote human values in education.

•To aid in the development of a Black perspective on education in the broader community.

•To encourage the entry of more Black faculty, administrators, staff and

•Students into the university and college community.

•Sponsor and provide for the delivery and holding of lectures, exhibitions, public meetings, classes, seminars, and conferences for the purpose of advancing the cause of democracy and humanistic education.

•Encourage continuing career enrichment for Black faculty, administrators and staff.

•To maintain an informational network for members concerning courses of study, job openings, and innovations in, the field of education.

•To distribute a newsletter to all members informing them of events and activities of the association's members on the various campuses.

•Promote equal access to education for underprivileged and low income persons.

•Provide consultation to individuals, communities, and organizations on matters pertaining to education.

Fundraising Ideas

• Pot luck

• Link Sale

• A minimum of 3 graduation souvenir book ad pages sold by every member of the organization

• Membership drive

• Increase cost of participation for graduates

• Fund drive on and off campus (ex. Everyone affiliated with the organization ask everyone they know to contribute $10 to off-set the cost of attendance in the year 2010 for our students)

• Auction - request DONATIONS from members (or others) of new or barely used items to AUCTION OFF to the highest bidder - (using Ebay, Craigs list, BB).

• Rent party

• Network social event meeting afterwork using private or reserved area of local restaurant (Happy hour event)

• Game night/ casino night

• Take pre-orders for barbeque dinners

• Stateline turn around trip

• Solicit churches and organizations in surrounding community for support

09-10 Event Planning

•Black Graduation
•Rent Party
•MLK luncheon
oPresentation of scholarship
oScholarship Drive
oConjunction with Alpha Phi Alpha
•Social networking event connected to jobs for students
•Super Sunday church outreach events done in collaboration with President
•Monthly networking event for BFSA members
•Membership drive (meeting set up to make membership attractive)
oMonthly social gatherings to promote membership and participation with the organization
•Kick-off event (Back to School Barbeque)
oThursday October 8 from 5-8pm in the student union (upper patio)
oFood waiver (hot links, chips, and soda)
o200 attendants
oD.J.
Sell tickets to rent party
•Stateline turn around trip


Thursday night preview of the Wiz is a BFSA event with a reception following the show (pre-sale tickets will be available).

Black Graduation

This year was a great success thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers from our student body, faculty, and staff. While this event was a great success there is always room for improvement. Below are some of the areas covered at our last BFSA meeting and I invite you to add any compliments or constructive criticism you would offer in the reply section to this post.

1. A change in the number of tickets provided to graduates at the time of registration to 4 tickets per graduate.
2. Printing of tickets for the main area not to exceed the number of allotted seats.
3. Tickets sold at the door for the overflow room have an option to move into the main area organized on a first come first served basis.
4. Doors to main area closed once the President rises to speak and are not opened except at pre-determined intervals by ushers.
5. Have a seperate entrance for persons entering that have already been seated.
6. Create a master plan/schedule for the event and distribute internally to all volunteers
7. Have all volunteers attend a mandatory meeting at which the master schedule is gone over
8. Off-setting costs previously covered by Cross Cultural Center and Student Life.
9. Each member of BFSA sell 3 ads in the program
10. Proof and edit of program performed by a member of BFSA
11. BFSA point of contact on all graduation committees to serve as mentor for student leaders
12. Fundraising efforts should begin at the onset of the school year (bring back the hotlinks)
13. Consider a larger venue to host the graduation
14. Consider going back to Wednesday evening
15. Consider combining our event with the latino graduation event in the Coussoulis Arena (cost savings and increased capacity)