Policy 8A.2 Campus Sale of Goods and Fund-Raising Activities

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Sales

The selling of any item for profit on the campus or off the campus by staff or students representing the college requires prior approval in writing from the appropriate supervisor or dean, the foundation director, and the President. (The form may be obtained from the President’s Office or from the shared N: drive.) Exemptions to pre-approval include the following:

• Auxiliary Enterprises
• Sale of tickets for college plays, music events, and other college productions related to academic programs
• Admission to athletic events
• Campus Foundation raffles or other Foundation fund-raising tickets

Fund-raising Activities

The selling of any item for fund-raising purposes on the campus or off the campus by staff or students representing the college requires prior approval in writing from the appropriate supervisor or dean, the Foundation director, and the college President. The sales/fund-raising cannot interfere with the resource development plan of the college or the campus foundations and must be for charitable purposes appropriate to the student club's stated organizational mission. (See MnSCU Board Procedure 5.22.1 and MN Statute 43A.38 regarding limitations on use of system information technology resources and facilities for fund-raising by employees, students, and student organizations. Related policies: Anoka-Ramsey Policy 8A.1 Foundations and Donations to Foundations for details regarding donations to the foundations and Anoka-Ramsey Policy 7D.1 Acceptance of Gifts and Grants to the College regarding donations to the College.)

History:

05.2004 This policy was extracted from the former ARCC Policy 8A.1 Acceptance of Donations and Campus Sales and also amended.
06.2010 Clarified requirements for fund-raising per MnSCU Board Procedure 5.22.1 and MN Statute 43A.38
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