Thomas M. Kerr Jr. Pre-Law Society Budget
FY2014 (July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014)
The Thomas M. Kerr Jr. Pre-Law Society works to bring together students interested in law, politics, and humanitarian issues. Through professional and personal development events, Pre-Law Society members are able to benefit from a wide range of resources through events and staying up to date on global and community changes in the field of law. Joining the Pre-Law Society should be any Carnegie Mellon student's first stop on the road to law school.
JFC Rep: Niharika Ray (nray)
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $775.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($75.00) |
| Final | $700.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $700.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($90.00) |
| Final | $610.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $700.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($90.00) |
| Debt | ($0.00) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $610.00 |
| FY14 Starting Balance | $610.00 |
Income and Revenue
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Revenue expected from donuts sale fundraiser that will go towards covering the expenses for some of our events, such as refreshments for our lawyer panel in the spring semester. This will go towards the additional amount required for food at meetings (this covers approximately 83.333% of it) |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
The JFC will fund $100 per semester for recruitment events, $2 per person per semester for meeting food, $200 per semester for food at events, and will not fund personal meals. The total additional revenue for meetings is $90, out of which $75 comes from the donuts sale. Thus, the required remaining amount is $15.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
The JFC will fund hotels 80%, capped at 150% per room per night per four people, 50% of transportation, and up to $500 per person travelling for the year. Since your travel budget does not exceed this, the total additional revenue required is $0. |
| Sub-Total | -$75.00 | -$90.00 | -$90.00 |
Supplies
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
Covers pizza and soda for our General Body Meeting events "the Path to Law School," "Personal Statement Workshop," movie events, and social "meet n' greet" events. We anticipate around four of these events per semester. They are open to everyone on campus. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
Used to purchase materials for our LSAT study sessions that occur biweekly. This would include books and practice tests. |
| Ops-Event Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Amount needed to purchase the donuts for the above-mentioned fundraiser. We usually purchase from Dunkin' Donuts or Krispy Kreme, depending on the price offered. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
This money would cover all publicity costs, including copying flyers advertising our various events (practice tests, social events, GBMs, lawyer/law student panels, etc.) With the design contest that we plan to host, we would also need to reprint some of our longer-lasting materials such as our large signboard that we use for all tabling events. |
| Sub-Total | $400.00 | $400.00 | $400.00 |
Speaker Event
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Covers refreshments for our lawyer panel held in the spring semester. It is open to all students. For the lawyer panel, we invite practicing lawyers to come speak about their |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
Social for students to meet with graduating students that are attending or plan to attend law school. This would usually be held in the spring semester. |
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
Covers refreshments for our Speaker Event that will be held either the fall or spring semester. This should include pizza popcorn, drinks, and cookies. |
| Ops-Event Supplies (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
This expense would be to cover our tokens of appreciation given to lawyer panelists. These are not prizes but are given to each attorney in gratitude for the time they take to spend at our panel. We usually purchase each panelist (usually four or five) a mug or legal pad. |
| Sub-Total | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
Design Contest
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ops-Gifts and Prizes (+) | $75.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Covers prize money for a design contest that will be held to design a new logo for our organization (our current logo is a old image of a justice system balance with "Pre-law Society" written in small letters). The first place winner and second place winner will receive respectively $50 and $25 in price money. The JFC does not fund gifts. |
| Sub-Total | $75.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
By Object Code
| Object Code | Requested | Recommended | Final | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Covers refreshments for our lawyer panel held in the spring semester. It is open to all students. For the lawyer panel, we invite practicing lawyers to come speak about their |
| Food-Refreshments for Events (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Covers refreshments for our Speaker Event that will be held either the fall or spring semester. This should include pizza popcorn, drinks, and cookies. |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings (+) | $150.00 | $150.00 | $150.00 | Covers pizza and soda for our General Body Meeting events "the Path to Law School," "Personal Statement Workshop," movie events, and social "meet n' greet" events. We anticipate around four of these events per semester. They are open to everyone on campus. |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | This money would cover all publicity costs, including copying flyers advertising our various events (practice tests, social events, GBMs, lawyer/law student panels, etc.) With the design contest that we plan to host, we would also need to reprint some of our longer-lasting materials such as our large signboard that we use for all tabling events. |
| Ops-Event Supplies (+) | $50.00 | $50.00 | $50.00 | Amount needed to purchase the donuts for the above-mentioned fundraiser. We usually purchase from Dunkin' Donuts or Krispy Kreme, depending on the price offered. |
| Ops-Event Supplies (+) | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | This expense would be to cover our tokens of appreciation given to lawyer panelists. These are not prizes but are given to each attorney in gratitude for the time they take to spend at our panel. We usually purchase each panelist (usually four or five) a mug or legal pad. |
| Ops-Gifts and Prizes (+) | $75.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Covers prize money for a design contest that will be held to design a new logo for our organization (our current logo is a old image of a justice system balance with "Pre-law Society" written in small letters). The first place winner and second place winner will receive respectively $50 and $25 in price money. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 | Used to purchase materials for our LSAT study sessions that occur biweekly. This would include books and practice tests. |
| Ops-Program Expenses (+) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Social for students to meet with graduating students that are attending or plan to attend law school. This would usually be held in the spring semester. |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Revenue expected from donuts sale fundraiser that will go towards covering the expenses for some of our events, such as refreshments for our lawyer panel in the spring semester. |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $15.00 | $15.00 | |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income (-) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
By Ocode
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $125.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $150.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $75.00 |
| Ops-Event Supplies | $150.00 |
| Ops-Gifts and Prizes | $75.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $200.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $75.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $125.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $150.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $75.00 |
| Ops-Event Supplies | $150.00 |
| Ops-Gifts and Prizes | $0.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $200.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $90.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Food-Refreshments for Events | $125.00 |
| Food-Refreshments for General Body Meetings | $150.00 |
| Ops-Advertising and Publicity | $75.00 |
| Ops-Event Supplies | $150.00 |
| Ops-Gifts and Prizes | $0.00 |
| Ops-Program Expenses | $200.00 |
| Revenue-Fundraising Income | $90.00 |
Summary
| Requested | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $775.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($75.00) |
| Final | $700.00 |
| Recommended | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $700.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($90.00) |
| Final | $610.00 |
| Final | |
|---|---|
| Expenditures | $700.00 |
| Capital | $0.00 |
| Revenue | ($90.00) |
| Debt | ($0.00) |
| Rollover | ($0.00) |
| Total Subsidy | $610.00 |
| FY14 Starting Balance | $610.00 |