growing your rag sophie mckay, mdxsu. intros how it all started at mdx which rags are in the room
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Growing your RAGSophie McKay, MDXSU
@SophieMDXSU
@MDXRAG
Welcome
• Intros• How it all started at MDX• Which RAGs are in the room
Getting the structure right• Core four – president, secretary, treasurer & inclusion officer • Challenge officers, raids, publicity, volunteer co-ordinator and sponsorship • Research & use NUS resources • Make sure it reflects what your RAG wants to achieve.
Constitution Brand Logo Support from the SU Team Spirit Membership fee 3 main charities verses open
Starting up
@MDXRAG@SophieMDXSU
Set goals One memorable aim for the year Record membership, attendees, hours
& money raised. Compare & improve year on year. Use this to campaign for more support from SU and UNI.
Annual growing tool
Freshers Halls team Get your most successful event in the
freshers booklet Social media Competitions online, ie – design something
or most likes to win free membership. Membership fee? What does it include? Academic All student email Lecture shout outs
Recruitment
Music/ performance – volunteer/ perform in a local care home
Health/ care – volunteer in a care home/ health promotion
Art/ Design – working with autistic children
Education – teaching abroad Science & tech – building/ designing/
researching & micro-volunteering Business & law – mentoring/ advising
Think Subject Areas
Newsletters Volunteer of the month Feedback sheets I <3 RAG campaign (each month
interview a student to give a reason to love RAG – promotional materials)
Pub quiz slot Regular events/ raids to keep RAG reps
interested
Retention
Work with SU & employability or careers service at uni
Skills recognition awards Reflective logs, interviews or
mentorship. Transferable skills; leadership, time
management, communication, problem solving etc.
Employability
Uganda – Softpower Education Kilimanjaro – Futuresense Foundation University is the place where you have
the time of your lives, and if you run projects like these I promise you people will say RAG was where they had the time of their lives!
International Trips
Try something that won’t necessarily raise money
Soup kitchen/ food bank/ allotment Social need – work with local council You will engage a whole different type
of student Give your time to help your local
community, you won’t regret it.
Giving, not just raising.
“It has been an eye-opening experience and really makes you appreciate what you have in life and that you shouldn't take anything for granted. To see everyone having a smile on their face was incredible, even though they have nothing, they were so grateful for what they had.”
Apply for permits way in advance Bag backing NSS Hand over – scrapbook (RAG bible) Sustainability
Don’t forget
Big plans
Sit next to another RAG you haven’t met and talk about the one big thing you want to achieve this year.
Thank you so much!
@MDXRAG
www.facebook.com/MiddlesexRAG