Sales and Fundraising Activities

All fundraising activities sponsored by Skidmore organizations that are promoted on or off the Skidmore campus must be within the bounds of reasonable good taste and should reflect the high standards and values of the College.

Each College club or organization may sponsor eight (8) fundraising events per academic year. Residence halls must sponsor fundraising events that are activity oriented, (e.g. car washes, game booths, bake sales). Fundraising events of a special nature must be discussed with and approved by the Associate Director of Leadership Activities prior to scheduling. College clubs and or organizations may raise funds by selling chances, raffles, or offering door prizes within the College community only.

All fundraising activities must be scheduled in the College's Office of Leadership Activities and are granted approval on a first-come, first-served basis. Student Government Association clubs and committees and the four classes may also schedule fundraising activities through the SGA Vice President for Club Affairs. Only recognized Skidmore College clubs and organizations may sponsor fundraising activities on the Skidmore campus. All sales must take place in Case Center, second floor (except for those sponsored by sports clubs and teams who may conduct fundraising sales at the Sport and Recreation Center). Depending upon space availability, the Office of Leadership Activities reserves the right to limit the number of activities to a maximum of ten (10) on any given day.

If the sponsoring organization is inviting a non-college vendor to campus, it must provide the SGA Vice President for Club Affairs with the name, address, and business ID number/Social Security number of the vendor. All vendor sales must be scheduled by the campus organization representative and must be scheduled with the College Office of Leadership Activities and the SGA Vice President for Club Affairs. At the time the activity is confirmed, the scheduling organization must forward a vendor contract, supplied by the SGA Vice President for Club Affairs, to the non-college vendor. The non-college vendor must then return the signed contract, along with a non-refundable deposit of thirty-five ($35), to the sponsoring organization by mail. This deposit is subtracted from the total 15% commission earned by the sponsoring organization. Vendors are personally responsible for paying New York sales tax on all items sold. A representative from the sponsoring organization must inform the non-college vendor that he/she may only bring merchandise into Case Center through the loading dock on the right side of the building. That representative must meet the non-college vendor at the beginning and end of each sales day.

Each non-college vendor is limited to three (3) visits per academic year. No college vendor sales are limited to two per day, Monday-Thursday only, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., for a maximum of three (3) days. A maximum of (2) two tables may be reserved for the vendor's use in Case Center.

Failure on the part of the vendor to comply with the above stated College policies will result in the permanent loss of his/her privilege to sell on the Skidmore campus. As the vendor contract is a legally binding document, defaults will be referred to the Student Government Association legal counsel.

From Thanksgiving to the commencement of winter vacation, fundraisers are limited to two (2) days. A maximum of one (1) table may be reserved for the organization's use in Case Center. At all other times during the year, clubs and organizations are allowed to raise funds for a maximum of three (3) days during any two-week period of time.

Organizations with charitable or educational purposes may use the Case College Center for sales provided a Skidmore club, organization, or department handle the sales through the Office of Leadership Activities.

Salespersons, other than student representatives for non-college organizations (companies, businesses, publications, etc.) may register their names and associated organization with the Office of Leadership Activities, Case Center, for information dissemination purposes.

On-campus activities that serve to promote the represented agency must be scheduled by the student campus representative. Such programs may be held in the residence halls with the permission of the head resident and hall president. There shall be no fee charged to the external agency for use of a residence hall common meeting area. However, the Hall Council, in its sponsorship of this type of activity, is free to negotiate a means of earning funds for the dorm if circumstances permit.

If use of other College facilities is desired, the campus representative must calendar the event with the Office of Leadership Activities and pay the normal room rental rate, If any, charged to non-college organizations. Since College facilities are used primarily for college-related educational and co-curricular events, external groups may rent them only on an "as-available" basis.

Campus representatives may not use intercampus mail for distribution of their represented agency's information, advertisements, subscriptions, etc. Posting of flyers, advertisements, posters, etc. must comply with the publicity policies that pertain specifically to non-college organizations. That is, the Office of Leadership Activities will approve the posting of notices in Case College Center.

Parents of students may not be solicited by students for any purpose without the approval of the associate dean of student affairs. Solicitation of parents by other members of the college community may not be made without the approval of the vice president for development and alumni affairs.

The College mailing list and Directory are not released for commercial purpose.

The Spa shall not be used for sales purposes.

Student groups may solicit advertising in Saratoga Springs with the approval of the associate director of leadership activities.