ORG Finance Training 2013-2014

1. ORG Finance Training 2013-2014

2. What is ORG? • In short: ORG is the Student Life office that governs all student organizations, and we’re here to help you! • Mission Statement: “The Organization Resource Group is a viewpoint-neutral group of students dedicated to educating student leaders about University policies and resources, consulting with organizations on how to meet their goals, and providing financial assistance through the Student Activity Fee for student organizations”

3. Who is ORG? Derek Murray Chairman Emily Eckfeld Vice-Chair of Finance Molly Litzler Vice-Chair of Administration Elena Christiansen Comm. Coordinator Austin Gassen Comm. Coordinator Megan Govea Office Coordinator

4. ORG Website: getinvolved.missouri.edu

5. OrgSync:orgsync.missouri.edu

6. $9.50 Services for Student Groups Administrative Expenses Direct Allocations Student Organization Activity Fee

7. Eligibility for ORG Funds • To be eligible to submit a budget request, your group must: • Not be a Club Sports, Greek Life, or 501(c)(7) single-gender organization • Update your OrgSync profile each fall, and every time officers change • Send President or VP to Administrative Training at least once per academic year • Send Treasurer to Finance Training at least once per academic year

8. Types of Budget Requests • Travel • General Expense • Honorarium • Each type has different requirements and different deadlines

9. Budget Request Deadlines General Expense • October 11, 2013 Expenses occurring 1/1/14 to 6/30/14 • February 7, 2014 Expenses occurring 2/15/14 to 6/30/14 • March 7, 2014 Travel beginning 7/1/14 to 10/31/14 Travel • September 20, 2013 Travel beginning 10/15/13 to 12/31/13 • November 8, 2013 Travel beginning 1/1/14 to 6/30/14 • February 7, 2014 Travel beginning 2/15/14 to 6/30/14 • April 4, 2014 Travel beginning 7/1/14 to 10/31/14 Honorarium requests may be submitted at any of these deadlines

10. General Budget Request Policies • Requests will not be accepted after 5:00pm on the Friday deadline • Requests must be submitted in person to ORG office—no emailed requests! • You may not carry funds over to the next allocation period or fiscal year—use it or lose it! • You may only spend funds on categories allocated in your request

11. Preview of Coming Attractions… • OrgSync Budget Requests! • Beginning with March deadline, requests will be submitted on OrgSync • Entirely paperless • Stay tuned for information about required trainings

12. Documentation • When you submit any budget request, you must document prices • E.g. cost of airfare for travel, cost of supplies for general expense, speaker cost for honorarium • Documentation must be printed from Internet—must have URL on printout • Please make prices easy to find and easy to read

13. SOAC • ORG does not make funding decisions • Student Organization Allocation Committee • 12 student members • 1 MSA representative • 1 GPC representative • Remaining members chosen by application process

14. Budget Request Timeline

15. Appeals • Budget requests may be denied for a variety of reasons: • Missing documentation • Misunderstanding • Group on hold • Appeal format: letter stating your group’s case, with any requested documentation attached • Secondary Appeals: only if you still disagree with decision • No new information may be submitted

16. Honorarium Budget Requests

17. Honorarium Requests • Speakers or Performers, professional services, or Venture Out • Great opportunity to bring in a presenter who has an outside perspective and knowledge about your group’s interests • Venture Out: Great opportunity to team-build with your group

18. Honorarium Policies • Free to everyone • Held on campus (MU building) • Cap of $2500 per event and $5000 per year • Events over $2500: co-sponsorship by student government or University department • If over $1000, must include quote from comparable speaker • Must fit the group’s purpose • Independent documentation Note: Do not make an offer or agreement with any speakers!

19. Honorarium Request Form

20. Venture Out • Student Life office that specializes in group teambuilding and experiential learning excercises • To apply for funding: member names, student numbers, and reason for attending • ventureout.missouri.edu

21. Craft Studio Teambuilding • Dynamic Marketing • Visioning and Goal Setting • To apply for funding: member names, student numbers, and reason for attending

22. Honorarium Questions? Note: Due to high levels of requests, honorariums are considered on a first come, first served basis. We encourage you to apply at the earliest possible deadline or funding may run out.

23. Travel Budget Requests

24. Travel Requests • You may apply for travel funding if you are attending a conference or event that relates to your group’s purpose • Travel funding: • Transportation • Lodging • Registration

25. Travel Policies • Rule of 4 • Generally only four members will be funded • Exceptions • You must provide documentation for the purpose and costs of your trip • ORG only funds one form of travel • E.g. If you fly from St. Louis, you can’t apply for mileage to the airport • Travel costs should be calculated as if you were leaving from Columbia

26. Travel Policies • We only fund flights if the destination is >600 miles away • Must prove distance (online map) • Otherwise, mileage • $0.2675/mile • We cannot fund expenses for anyone other than MU students • No advisors, non-Mizzou students • Cap: $2000 per fiscal year

27. Truth in Travel Policy • Reimbursement will be based on the number of people who actually attend an event • If you list four people on your budget request but only three actually go, you will receive ¾ (75%) of the total allocation • Exceptions: Notify us before you depart and we may be able to work with you

28. Travel Itineraries • You must submit a travel itinerary on OrgSync before you depart on a trip! • Required by UM general counsel • Failure to submit one will result in a 25% reduction to your travel allocation

29. Travel Itineraries

30. Travel Itineraries

31. Travel Itineraries

32. Travel Itineraries

33. Reduction Rates • ORG budgets a specific funding level for each deadline • If SOAC allocates more than that amount, a reduction rate will be applied to every allocation • Example: • ORG has $60,000 available • SOAC allocates $80,000 • $60,000/$80,000 = 25% reduction rate • These reductions are the most fair way to allocate limited funding

35. Travel Reimbursements • All reimbursement forms must be submitted at the same time, by the treasurer • Reimbursements must be submitted within 45 days of your return • Each business day late = 10% reduction • Accounting Services can only reimburse the person who actually paid an expense

36. Travel Reimbursements • You must attach original receipts/documents • Proof of expense: receipts • Proof of payment: cancelled check, online bank statement • For mileage reimbursements, simply attach an online map showing the distance; no gas receipts

37. Proof of Attendance • We require some proof of attendance to confirm that you went where you were supposed to go and the correct number of people were with you • Picture with the place in the background, etc.

38. Please Spend Allocated Funds!

39. Travel Request Form

40. Travel Questions?

41. General Expense Budget Requests

42. General Expense • You may request funds for: • Copies • Advertising: MU Info or Maneater • On-Campus Rental • Reusable supplies critical to your group’s purpose

43. General Expense Policies • ORG will not fund: • Dues • Personal items (apparel, etc.) • Computer equipment/software • Social events • Food • Fundraising

44. General Expense Policies • MU Info: cannot relate to fundraising, must have on-campus location • Maneater: provide justification for why you need a visual advertisement • Copies: tell us what you will use them for • Supplies: why are they critical to your group? • On-Campus storage • Books: not available in library

45. Equipment Inventory Policy • If your group receives supplies, you must document their condition every year • Equipment inventory forms must be submitted on OrgSync for all ORG-purchased items • If you do not submit an inventory, any new requests will be denied • If too many items are lost, broken, etc., SOAC may elect not to fund new supplies for your group

46. How to Spend Allocated Funds • Copies: stop by the ORG office to pick up a copy form. Take it to Digiprint for copying and bring us receipt • MU Info: fill out MU Info Request Form on OrgSync the Thursday prior to publication • Maneater: stop by the ORG office to pick up a Maneater form and take it to the Design Center who will help you with your ad design • Rental: have the Unions bill us directly

47. How to Spend Allocated Funds • Supplies: • Fill out an Approved Supply Order Form on OrgSync • Include exact URLs for each item • We order the items for you and have them shipped to your address • Do not purchase the items yourself

48. General Expense Request Form

49. General Expense Questions?

50. OrgSync Treasurer Tools • Store • Dues • Checkbook • Invoices