Money

Social Account

Every society has an account which sits within the union. All monies associated with your society comes through this account and this includes:

• Membership Fees
• Ticket sales (for your events)
• Fundraising
• Sponsorship

Membership Fees

Societies are encouraged to charge a realistic membership fee per year to each society member.

The more members you have the more the money adds up and you can spend this on your core activities and socials. 

Please note: there is a VAT charge on membership fees so your society won't get the full fee in your pot. For example, if you charge £5.00, your society will receive £4.17 per membership. 

Sponsorship for societies

Societies may be able to access extra funding via sponsorships, to learn more about this, click the button below.

Societies development grant

Chester Students’ Union is proud to support societies to grow and develop. Our support includes limited dedicated funds that our societies can bid for to support their activities. 

Fundraising

Fundraising is at the core of many of our societies and we are committed to supporting you to achieve your fundraising goals.

There are two main ways in which a society might choose to raise money:

1. Raise money for your society – this could be to help fund an event or raise money for new supplies.
2. Raise money for a charity – some groups might decide they want to nominate a core charity which they will raise money.

As Chester Students’ Union is a charity this means that any fundraising money you raise cannot come straight from your Society Social Account. However, you can raise money for charity through an event using a Just Giving Page. NUS provide a fundraising guide for students that may be helpful to read.