Arab Student Organization Budget

FY2013 (July 1 2012 - June 30, 2013)

Re-founded in March of 2007, the Arab Student Organization (ASO) is a non-political student organization whose objective is to create an awareness of the different Arab cultures through the sponsoring of Arab social and cultural activities in an attempt to spread knowledge and generate an understanding of these cultures. The organization respects the religious and ethnic identities of all its members in abidance with Carnegie Mellon University’s statement of assurance. Furthermore, ASO works with other student organizations to help foster friendship among different cultural groups while promoting a peaceful understanding of the conflict and current situation in the Middle East.

JFC Rep: Sean Kung (sskung)

Summary

Requested
Expenditures $5,800.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Final $4,750.00
Recommended
Expenditures $1,670.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Final $620.00
Final
Expenditures $1,670.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Debt ($0.00)
Rollover ($0.00)
Total Subsidy $620.00
FY13 Starting Balance $620.00

Income and Revenue

Object Code Requested Recommended Final Description
Refreshments (+) $350.00 $70.00 $70.00

Refreshments for General body meetings(6-10 meetings per semester, attended by 10-20 people each time), lectures (1 per semester- attendees have ranged from 20 people to filling up a big Doherty lecture hall), late nigh (looking to do one for the first time in at least 4 years - estimating ~30-50ish people coming)

fund 2 GBMs, $35 each

Advertising Public Relations (+) $450.00 $100.00 $100.00

Printing fliers (for CMU and Pitt campus to attract a wide oakland audience). Printing banners. Advertising in CMU magazines, student life, and tabling (giving out small snacks attached to little slips about events).

in line with other groups

Donations/Contributions (-) $300.00 $300.00 $300.00

We will ask for donations from the local arab community as well as alums. We estimate this to be no more than $300 and this past semester we have had some difficulty in getting the arab community to support the club.

Lecture Fees and Honorariums (+) $3,500.00 $0.00 $0.00

In the past, we have gotten the syrian ambassador to speak at the school. We hope to attract more arab figures, but it is difficult. We need at least this much to cover the speaking fee, flight, and hotel accommodations (unfortunately there aren't that many prominent arabs in the local area).

go to senate for special allocations, funded this in the past, however, we have yet to see the speaker come to campus

Events and Activities (-) $750.00 $750.00 $750.00

We hope to make money at a "hafla" (in arabic this means dance party raising awareness about arab culture--we're thinking something in rangos), as well as at a bake sale.

Student Programs-Other Expense (+) $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00

This money will go to: --for the hafla, we would like to hire a performer to teach arabic dancing, as well as cater arabic food --arab decorations

Sub-Total $4,750.00 $620.00 $620.00

By Object Code

Object Code Requested Recommended Final Description
Advertising Public Relations (+) $450.00 $100.00 $100.00 Printing fliers (for CMU and Pitt campus to attract a wide oakland audience). Printing banners. Advertising in CMU magazines, student life, and tabling (giving out small snacks attached to little slips about events).
Donations/Contributions (-) $300.00 $300.00 $300.00 We will ask for donations from the local arab community as well as alums. We estimate this to be no more than $300 and this past semester we have had some difficulty in getting the arab community to support the club.
Events and Activities (-) $750.00 $750.00 $750.00 We hope to make money at a "hafla" (in arabic this means dance party raising awareness about arab culture--we're thinking something in rangos), as well as at a bake sale.
Lecture Fees and Honorariums (+) $3,500.00 $0.00 $0.00 In the past, we have gotten the syrian ambassador to speak at the school. We hope to attract more arab figures, but it is difficult. We need at least this much to cover the speaking fee, flight, and hotel accommodations (unfortunately there aren't that many prominent arabs in the local area).
Refreshments (+) $350.00 $70.00 $70.00 Refreshments for General body meetings(6-10 meetings per semester, attended by 10-20 people each time), lectures (1 per semester- attendees have ranged from 20 people to filling up a big Doherty lecture hall), late nigh (looking to do one for the first time in at least 4 years - estimating ~30-50ish people coming)
Student Programs-Other Expense (+) $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 This money will go to: --for the hafla, we would like to hire a performer to teach arabic dancing, as well as cater arabic food --arab decorations

By Ocode

Requested
Advertising Public Relations $450.00
Donations/Contributions $300.00
Events and Activities $750.00
Lecture Fees and Honorariums $3,500.00
Refreshments $350.00
Student Programs-Other Expense $1,500.00
Recommended
Advertising Public Relations $100.00
Donations/Contributions $300.00
Events and Activities $750.00
Lecture Fees and Honorariums $0.00
Refreshments $70.00
Student Programs-Other Expense $1,500.00
Final
Advertising Public Relations $100.00
Donations/Contributions $300.00
Events and Activities $750.00
Lecture Fees and Honorariums $0.00
Refreshments $70.00
Student Programs-Other Expense $1,500.00

Summary

Requested
Expenditures $5,800.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Final $4,750.00
Recommended
Expenditures $1,670.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Final $620.00
Final
Expenditures $1,670.00
Capital $0.00
Revenue ($1,050.00)
Debt ($0.00)
Rollover ($0.00)
Total Subsidy $620.00
FY13 Starting Balance $620.00