msa budget 2014-2015 (2)

MSA Budget 2014-2015July 1st 2014 - June 30th 2015

Budget Disbursed Balance

Revenue* $161,000.00 N/A N/A

Student Service Fees 161,000.00$ N/A N/A

Cash from FY 2013-2014* - - -

Total Expenditures $163,100.00 -$ $163,100.00

Operational Expenses 43,400.00$ -$ 43,400.00$

Programming Expenses 119,700.00$ -$ 119,700.00$

Intentional Long Term Reserve 5,000.00$ N/A N/A

Balance (2,100.00)$

*cash carry-over is an estimate. We anticipate it

will be roughly $5000 for this year. Cash will be

budgeted for once we have an amount.

^ Will not be

negative after

cash is

accounted for.

Operational

Stipends

President 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$

Vice-President 4,000.00$ 4,000.00$

Speaker 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$

TCAC Director 3,000.00$ 3,000.00$

Ranking R2R 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Ranking SSCC 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Ranking At-Large -$ -$

Communications Director 3,500.00$ 3,500.00$

Chief of Staff 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$

Executive Administrative Assistant 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Intern Coordinator 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

R2R 500.00$ 500.00$

ABTS Representative 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Government Relations Officer 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Civic Engagement Coordinator 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

UDA Rep 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

CFO 2,500.00$ 2,500.00$

Treasurer 500.00$ 500.00$

Grants Director 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

FHT Director 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

UPSC Director 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

SOE Director 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Project Compensation 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Stipend Total 35,500.00$ -$ 35,500.00$

Misc. Operational Expenses

Non-profit registration 150.00$ 150.00$

Capital Enhancements 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Office Supplies 750.00$ 750.00$

Printing Services 1,500.00$ 1,500.00$

Misc. Operation Expenses Total 3,400.00$ -$ 3,400.00$

Marketing

Facebook Advertising/Promoted Posts 500.00$ 500.00$

Coffman previews 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Posters, handouts, banners, or other

marketing expenses3,000.00$ 3,000.00$

Marketing Total 4,500.00$ -$ 4,500.00$

ProgrammingMSA Events

Welcome Week 4,000.00$

4,000.00$

Voterpalooza 3,000.00$

3,000.00$

Get Out the Vote 1,000.00$

1,000.00$

MSA Round Table Brunches 800.00$

800.00$

Spring Jam Talent Show 2,000.00$

2,000.00$

Leadership Reception 4,000.00$

4,000.00$

MSA Events Total 14,800.00$ -$ 14,800.00$

MSA Programming and Training

Volunteer Financial Planning - Pilot

Program4,600.00$ 4,600.00$

Mental Health Programming 1,000.00$ 1,000.00$

Polling 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$

Treasuer's Chat 300.00$ 300.00$

MSA Programming and Training Total 7,900.00$ -$ 7,900.00$

Forum

Forum Food 750.00$

750.00$

Forum Projects 2,000.00$

2,000.00$

Forum Total 2,750.00$ -$ 2,750.00$

Intern Program

Intern Projects 1,500.00$

1,500.00$

Discretionary 250.00$ 250.00$

Intern Total 1,750.00$ -$ 1,750.00$

Legislative AdvocacyBig Ten on the Hill 6,000.00$ 6,000.00$

Support the U Day 3,000.00$

3,000.00$

ABTS Conference 2,000.00$ 2,000.00$

Tuition Blog Contest 500.00$ 500.00$

Travel 500.00$

500.00$

Legislative Advocacy Total 12,000.00$ -$ 12,000.00$

MSA Partnerships

Partnership with Aurora Center 2,500.00$

2,500.00$

2nd Floor Partnerships 2,500.00$

2,500.00$

Additional MSA Partnerships 5,000.00$

5,000.00$

MSA Partnerships Total 10,000.00$ -$ 10,000.00$

MSA Sponsorships

Volunteer Tax Assistance Program 6,000.00$

6,000.00$

TEDx UMN 3,500.00$

3,500.00$

U-SWAP 500.00$

500.00$

MSA Sponsorships Total 10,000.00$ -$ 10,000.00$

UPSC Committee

UPSC Projects/discretionary 1,000.00$

1,000.00$

UPSC Committee Total 1,000.00$ -$ 1,000.00$

Facilities Housing and Transit Committee

FHT Projects/discretionary 1,000.00$

1,000.00$

FHT Committee Total 1,000.00$ -$ 1,000.00$

Student Outreach and Engagement Committee

SOE Projects/discretionary 1,000.00$

1,000.00$

SOE Committee Total 1,000.00$ -$ 1,000.00$

Grants Committee

Operational Grants 30,000.00$

30,000.00$

Event Grants 25,000.00$

25,000.00$

Spring Jam Events Week 2,500.00$

2,500.00$

Grants Committee Total 57,500.00$ -$ 57,500.00$

Previous amount

budgeted Authority to spend (for reimbursement)

$ 198,930.62

181,566.00$

--

49,910.00$

-

144,020.00$

-

5,000.00$ -

-

-

5,000.00$ CFO/Treasurer






1,000.00$




-$ CFO/Treasurer

750.00$ CFO/Treasurer

CFO/Treasurer


-$ Executive Commitee, Committee Directors,

Intern Coordinator

35,500.00$


2,000.00$ Executive Committee, Chief of Staff or

designee


designee


designee

5,750.00$

5,000.00$

Not stratified for 2013-

2014*

Executive Committee, Communications

Director or designee


2014*




2014*



5,000.00$

4,000.00$ Executive Committee, SOE Director, Project

Lead or designee

3,000.00$ Executive Committee, Civic Engagement

Coordinator, Project Lead or designee

New line itemExecutive Committee, Civic Engagement

Coordinator, Project Lead or designee

New line item President, VP, Chief of Staff

2,300.00$ Executive Committee, Intern Coordinator

and interns

3,500.00$ Executive Committee, Intern Coordinator

and interns

12,800.00$

New line item President, VP, Chief of Staff

250.00$ Executive Committee, SOE Director, or

designee

5,000.00$ Executive Committee, Civic Engagement

Coordinator or designee

600.00$ Executive Committee, SOE


5,850.00$

6,500.00$ Executive Administrative Assitant or

designee

New line itemNon-stipend receiving voting members of

Forum

6,500.00$

New line item Intern Coordinator and interns

2,000.00$ Intern Coordinator

2,000.00$

6,000.00$ TCAC Director and delegates

2,000.00$ TCAC Director, GRO or designee

3,000.00$ TCAC Director, President, Chief of Staff, and

delegates

400.00$ TCAC Director, Project Lead or designee

1,000.00$ TCAC Director or MSLC members approved

for spending by TCAC Director

12,400.00$

President, CFO/Treasurer

President, CFO/Treasurer, or members from

groups requesting the funds

President, CFO/Treasurer, or members from

groups requesting the funds

5,000.00$ President, CFO/Treasurer, VTAP President

or designee

5,000.00$ President, CFO/Treasurer, TEDx Board

New project.President, CFO/Treasurer, Communications

Director

10,000.00$

5,250.00$ UPSC Director or designee

5,250.00$

2,150.00$ FHT Director or designee

2,150.00$

Projects not in a single

line item for FY 2013-

2014

SOE Director or designee

30,000.00$ CFO/Treasurer, groups who have received

the grant


the grant


the grant

DescriptionValue Added

Student Service Fees checks and

cash rollover.-

Combination of operational and

programming expenses.-

Expenses from daily function of

MSA and compensation of stipend-

receiving members.

-

Expenses from events, training,

outreach initatives, partnerships

and advocacy.

-

This balance will be dependent on

the cash-rollover from FY 2013-

2014. The fall budget will include a

balance of 0.

-

Compensation for time and work

spent on MSA projects as well as

an accountability measure for

responsibilities determined at the

beginning of each month by the

IMC.

Creates equal playing

field where economic

status does not

discriminate against

students who want to

be active in student

government.

Serve as the spokesperson for

undergraduates, is the leison

between the administration and

students, sets the agenda for the

year, manages the budget, and

completes responsibilities each

month for the IMC to evaluate.

Makes students heard

and sets organizational

direction for year.

Serves as back-up to the

President, oversees fees

application, oversees Steering, and



Assists President and

channels projects from

Committees to the

Executive Committee.

Maintains Forum

membership, oversees Forum,

attends Steering, assists with

membership training, interprets the

by-laws, and completes

responsibilities each month for the

IMC to evaluate.

Provides an impartial

member of Forum so

democratic voting can

take place. Trains

members on how to

author resolution and

position statements so

they can bring

concerns forward to

Forum on behalf of the

student body.

Serves as lead lobbyist of UofM

students at the local, state, and

federal level. Organizes MSA's

team of legislative advocates and

trains members in lobbying, and



Uses government

institutions to further

the platform of

students.

Serves as a liason between the

Board of Regents and students,

authors two reports to the Board,

and completes responsibilities

each month for the IMC to

evaluate.

Brings student

concerns forward to

the Board of Regents

for their consideration

in terms of policy

changing and budget

setting processes.

Serves as liason between

University Senate and MSA in

order to track issues and offer

student's feedback on Senate level

policies. Completes responsibilities


evaluate.

Provides a bridge

between MSA as an

advocacy hub and the

Student Senate, which

is a part of the shared

governance structure,

Serves as liason between At-Large

Representatives and the Executive

Board. Completes responsibilities


Provides feedback, but

does not have enough

obligations to merit a

stipend.

Combination of Marketing and

Communications Director for this

year. Expanding the position to

include press releases, speech

writing, policy briefing, social media

oversight, video campaigns, and

oversight of a 3-4 person team.

Completes responsibilities each


Improves

communication

between MSA and

local, state, and federal

level governments as

well as with students

on campus.

Track office hours, attend Exec

meetings and take minutes, get

information to Communication

team, and serves as the

President's assistant in furthering

the MSA agenda.Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Divides the workload

so more projects can

get done and

information is

communicated

smoothly among

members.

Assist with Forum preparation,

serve as assistant to the Exec

Board on projects and help monitor

the MSA email. Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Divides the workload

so more projects can

get done and help with

the logistics of the

organization.

Oversees 10 MSA Freshman

interns, delegates projects,

establishes trainings to enhance

leadership, partners with the

Leadership Minor in order to

maximizer leadership experience.



Builds future MSA

leadership and trains

them about the

University governance

structure so they can

be more effective in

the future.

Tracks federal level issues,

maintains communication with

other Big 10 Schools, helps plan

the spring trip to DC for MSA

delegates. Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Informs MSA members

and students about

issues on the federal

level they might be

impacted by.

Serves as the right hand man to

the TCAC Director and builds

relationships with government

officials, as well as tracks issues at

the state level. Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Provides insight to our

legislative team about

things happening at

the Capitol right now.

Assists in developing our polls and

evaluating them. Additionally, the

CEC works to get involved in other

forms of government as well.



Provides information

about student

feedback to

membership and to the

campus at large.

Communicates student issues,

such as safety or affordable

housing, to the neighborhoods and

attends City Council meetings.

(Pending selection of the TCAC

staff.) Completes responsibilities


Demonstrates student

care in the local

government and that

are some changes that

could easily be made.

Tracks the financials, writes

checks, performs an audit every

three years.Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Helps track finances

and provides continuity

from year to year.

Assists the CFO with bookkeeping.



Ensures sound book-

keeping.

Leads a group in processing grants

and auditing student groups who

receive them. Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Gives grants to student

groups who don't have

another source of

funding.

Leads a committee of 20-30 people

on projects related to MSA goals.



Engages MSA

members and keeps

the momentum moving

on issues.

Leads a committee of 20-30 people

on projects related to MSA goals.



Engages MSA

members and keeps

the momentum moving

on issues.

Lead outreach initiatives and be

the source of collaboration and

partnerships within MSA and with

groups outside as well. Completes


IMC to evaluate.

Creates more

partnerships and

engages students.

Small compensations of $10-20 for

work on more intensive and time

consuming projects by non stipend

receiving members. Must be

approved by the Executive Board

with a written description of duties

and deadline for project in the

Executive Committee meeting

minutes. Compensation must be

approved by IMC.

Provides

compensation to

members not in

leadership positions

and provides an

incentive to complete

projects in a timely

manner.

Annual fee. Allows us to be tax-

exempt and apply for outside

grants to increase total revenue.

Lowers our overall

expenditures.

Funds for a enhancements such as

a moving white board for projects

or a scanner.

Creates a more

productive an efficient

office work

environment.

Funds for office supplies such as

paper clips, staplers, toner, and

whiteboard markers.

Creates a more

productive an efficient

office work

environment.

Funds for bulk orders from Printing

Services.

Allows for hardcopies

of material to be

provided to student

groups of Forum.

Funds for advertising on Facebook.

Reach more students

to engage them in

issues.

Funds to create videos for Coffman

previews to boost our exposure,

advertise events, and spread

awareness about MSA issues.

Reach more students

to engage them in

issues.

Funds for advertising with posters

and banners.

Reach more students

to engage them in

issues.

Biggest outreach and recruitment

event of the year with 2 sessions

and many MSA sponsored events.

Funds will be used for table

rentals, Explore U materials, food,

room rentals, t-shirts and other

Welcome Week costs.

Boosts our

membership, provides

recruitment opportunity

for new interns, and

spreads awareness of

MSA.

Our largest civic engagement effort

of the year with tabling by different

groups, speeches by local

politicans, free food, handouts

about elections and voter

registration. Coupled with a

Senatorial Debate for this year's

midterms. Funds for food, tent

rentals, table rentals, sound

permits, and other event costs.

Increases civic

engagement, gets

students registered to

vote, and provides

students with

information about

candidates they will be

voting for.

Spring push for MSA election

awareness. Funds are for posters,

Facebook advertisements, and

GOTV initiatives.

Boosts voter turnout

and student-wide

engagement in MSA.

Monthly open houses for students

to come and voice their concerns

about issues and for second floor

group members to come and build

connections with MSA. Funds will

go towards purchasing coffee and

breakfast food for attendees.

Gives students an

opportunity to meet

their peers who

represent them and to

voice their concerns.

Also helps to

strengthen our

relationships with the

2nd floor student

groups.Talent Show partnered with SUA

for Spring Jam with one act coming

from each college to compete for

the title. Funds go to food, prize

compensation, and food for

audience.

Build relationships

among colleges and

showcases talent of

student body to

enhance the campus

community.

Networking event for student

leaders on campus to collaborate

and plan for partnerships in the

coming year with speeches from

notable leaders such as Best Buy

CEO, RT Rybak, & Jerry Kill.

Funds go towards room rental,

food, nametags, and other event

Provides students

leaders with the

opportunity to

collaborate and meet

other groups to

enhance events or

partner on projects for

the coming year.

New program to increase financial

literacy in students. Funds will go

towards paying for 3-4 students to

receive training to be certified

financial planners and set up an

appointment system similar to

VTAP where students can get

financial advice. Additional funds

will go towards promotion and

operational expenses.

Gives students a

resource for debt

management,

investing, and other

financial decisions.

Programming such as awareness

of resources before finals, yoga in

the Great Hall before finals, and

other projects to reduce stress.

Funds will go towards projects

once they are determined by SOE.

Increases awareness

of mental health

resources and provides

students opportunity to

de-stress before finals.

Weekly polling on relevant student

issues to guage student's opinion.

Results to be published online and

made available to students the

next week. Funds will go towards

golf cart rentals, iPad purchases,

and prizes for filling out the survey.

Provides students with

an avenue to voice

their opinion on

potential MSA policies

and gives voting

membership a better

idea of what students

want.

One time event to provide groups

with information about how to apply

for MSA grants. Funds will go

towards room rental and food.

Gives groups more

information about how

they can receive MSA

funding.

Coffee and bagels for Forum.

Reduced to add funds

to other projects that

impact more students

with each dollar.

Funds set aside for Forum

members to request for projects

within MSA or partnerships with

other groups. Can not be touched

by the Executive Board.

Gives more agency to

Forum and provides

members not in

leadership to head up

projects.

Funds are for 10 projects with $150

allocated for each intern to budget

for a project. Funds can not be

used for self-compensation.

Projects will be approved by the

Executive Board before being

pursued. Interns can combine their

budgets to collaborate with one

another.

Provides interns with

the opportunity to

tackle a project and

gain leadership as a

project lead.

Funds for group projects, supplies

for meetings, etc.

Creates more

productive meetings.

Biggest student lobbying day of the

year at the MN Capitol. This year is

a budget year so we need more

funding because tuition and state

aid is on the platform.

Furthers student's

platform at the Capitol

and provides students

with real-world lobby

experience.

Bi-annual meeting of student governments from all the Big 10 schools.

Funds for travel to and from the

Capitol.

Provides us with more

face-time with

legislators so we can

build relationships.

Funds for raising awareness about

sexual assault on our campus.

Raises awareness and

educates students

about resources

available for those who

have encountered

sexual assault,

relationship violence,

or stalking.

Funds to be requested by any

group on the 2nd floor to partner

with MSA in one of their events.

Build relationships with

2nd floor groups and

increase cultural

awareness amongst

MSA members.

Funds for groups to request to

partner with MSA. Partnerships

must include MSA volunteer

involvement, MSA logo placement,

and ability for MSA promotional

information to be distributed.

Enhance the campus

community and spread

awareness about MSA.

Provide students with a free tax-

filing service. Funds for projects to

be determined by VTAP leaderhip.

Give students free tax

filing, saving them

money, and provide

real-world experience

in tax preparation for

VTAP members.

Bring Ted style talks to the

University of Minnesota to enhance

dialouge and promote collaborative

and creative thinking on topics

decided each year. Funding

allocation determined by TEDx

leadership. (It's less because of

their ticket sales.)

Enhances the campus

community with an

annual event and

provides students with

thought provoking

questions that enhance

their academic

experience.

Fall push to spread awareness

about text book exchange site.

Funds will go towards promotional

material and be determined in

collaboration with U-Swap

leadership.

Increases awareness

of a service students

can use to save money

on books.

Funds for projects to be

determined by the Committee

Director.

Increases ability to act

on policy issues that

might be affecting

students.



Director.

Increases ability to

tackle projects that

might solve issues

affecting students.



Director.

Increases ability to

reach out and

collaborate on projects

with other groups and

to bring in new voices

to MSA.

Grants for groups that don't receive

Student Service Fees.

Provides funds for


any.

Grants for groups that don't receive

Student Service Fees.

Provides funds for


any.

Grants for events held during

Spring Jam. Applications will go out

in March of 2015.

Gives MSA exposure

during Spring Jam

while providing more

programming for the

week.

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