All fundraising activities of Northeast are conducted to help fulfill the mission of the College. Fundraising includes:
- All fundraising activities, whether on the Northeast campus or sponsored by an organization or persons affiliated with Northeast must be conducted in a manner designed to adhere to the college’s mission, “to provide accessible quality educational opportunities, promote economic growth and enhance the quality of life for the people of Alabama.”
- All fundraising activities which involve Northeast Alabama Community College students, faculty, staff, administrators or the college’s name or insignia (hereinafter “College-related fundraising”) must secure specific written approval of the College’s president or his authorized designee. A Request for Fundraising Activity form must be submitted and approved by the College’s president or his authorized designee before the College-related fundraising activity can be advertised, publicized or commenced.
- No agent, vendor or solicitor will be allowed on the Northeast Alabama Community College campus to sell merchandise or services to students unless sponsored by a Northeast student organization. Student organization sponsorship includes the requirement of student participation in the actual selling. Student organization sponsorship also requires that the sponsoring organization receive a significant portion of the receipts from the sales. Organizations and persons involved in College-related fundraising must make every effort to ensure that the funds are used for the purpose presented on the Fundraising Activities form or—at the least—for a purpose in keeping with the College’s mission.
- Sales or solicitations by charitable, tax-exempt organizations will be considered by the College’s president or his authorized designee on an individual basis.
- Any contributions of money or property to the College— both those solicited by persons affiliated with Northeast and those which are unsolicited—must be reported to and approved by the College’s president.
- All College-related fundraising activities are subject to campus and the state auditing processes. Appropriate records must be maintained by the organization or person(s) identified on the Fundraising Activity form.
- All College-related fundraising activities should be included in the College planning process. All College-related fundraising activities will be regularly evaluated by the Dean of Administrative Services and the College’s Fundraising Committee.
- All College-related fundraising activities must abide by the College’s Student Handbook provisions on Student Conduct.