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HornRaiser Application: Student Groups

You must complete this form if you wish to have your own official fundraising page, but please note that filling it out does not ensure your participation in the campaign. In order to participate, you will be required to have a UT account you can fundraise into or be fundraising on behalf of an area of campus that has a UT account. *Accounts must be within UT's network and can accept charitable gifts. If you have any questions, please email sydney.heil@austin.utexas.edu

* First Name

* Last Name

* Email

* Campaign or Project NameName of your campaign or project. This is what donors will see on top of the page.

* Phone Number

* Secondary Contact: First and Last NameSecondary contacts will serve as a second point of contact between your group and the Annual Giving Team. They will also receive access to the GiveCampus platform to make edits to your organization's page.

* Secondary Contact: Email Address

* Secondary Contact: Phone Number

* Adviser: First and Last Name

* Adviser's TitleHow they wish to be addressed

* What is the name of your college, school, unit that sponsors your organization?

* Give a detailed description of your project.Tell us about your project: What will the funds be going towards? Why are you passionate about this project? Why do you think people will support your project? How is this benefiting UT?

* What are your project costs?Costs that exceed $15,000 will need an additional review process that will delay your application approval. Please include a specific breakdown of costs, and if any funds have already been raised.

If the cost amount is over $15,000, please explain how you will reach your fundraising goal within the 30 days of the campaign.

* Please describe your timeline for needing fundsWhen do you need the funds by? Do you have an upcoming event? Tell us about it.

* How many team members will be involved with the campaign on a daily basis? 

* How many supporters does your project have? People who will spread your message, but are not involved on a daily basis.

A video is required for student pages. This should be 45 second - 1 minute video for your project. By selecting the checkbox, you agree to have this uploaded to your project.Video must include an official “ask” for donations. This video will do two things: explains what you are trying to do, and expresses the need to make a gift NOW.

* Who will be responsible for creating the video? 

* Who will be responsible for following up with thank you stewardship to your donors?  Stewardship includes emails, phone calls, and letters. In most cases, the most heartfelt and impactful acknowledgements come from those who directly benefit from a donor’s generosity.

* Who will be responsible for your social media outreach? 

* Please total the amount of followers you have on the following sites: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

* How many team members are willing to post on their own social media sites? 

* Please provide the total amount of followers between all team members.

* What UT account will funds be going into? Please provide the account number.This must be a UT account that can accept charitable gifts. These MUST begin with a 30 and end in 93. For help getting your account on a giving page, please speak with your financial or accounting contact your college, school or unit.

* How many email addresses does your team have to solicit?These are unique email addresses that your team will need to provide to us to help you set your goal. It is expected that each email is worth around $3-$4. If you do not have people to email, your project likely will not succeed.

* Who do you expect will be most interested in supporting your cause financially?UT does not solicit on your group's behalf and you are required to find your own donors for the project. The audiences are key to soliciting and being successful. 

I agree that the project may NOT promote any activities that do not support the mission of The University of Texas at Austin or any activities which are illegal or undesirable, including, but not limited to, activities involving the use, sale, or distribution of illegal drugs or firearms, or consumption of drugs or alcohol, or the promotion of gambling.

University Development Office staff will set forth guidelines for appropriate platform use and will supply instructional materials and training sessions on effective platform use. If your project is selected you must abide by these guidelines and attend training sessions. I agree to abide by this policy.

Research suggests that the successful completion of a project can require 5-7 hours a week of administration time from each project lead during the build-up phase of the project, and possibly more during the campaign. Project supporters must also commit to 2 or more hours of work during the 30 days of the campaign. I acknowledge that I am able to invest this amount of time into the project.

I agree that if funded, the university may publish any information about the project on the HornRaiser platform and/or other university marketing materials.

I understand that donors to my project are also donors to The University of Texas at Austin. Each gift made in support of my project will be stewarded by the university directly, above and beyond any stewardship my project team carries out through the HornRaiser platform. Additionally, I understand that, as donors to the university, these individuals may receive other university communications and/or solicitations.

I understand that my project teammates and I are representatives of the university, and we will conduct ourselves respectfully and appropriately.

I confirm that I have filled out the form to the best of your ability and have reviewed all entered information before submitting.