Professional associations often have student-organized chapterson college campuses. Let’s say you are a member of a campusbusiness club, such as the Society for the Advancement ofManagement (SAM), the American Marketing Association (AMA), theAmerican Management Association (AMA), the Accounting Society (AS),the International Association of Administrative Professionals(IAAP), or the Association of Information Technology Professionals(AITP). Your club or association has managed its finances well, andtherefore, it is able to fund monthly activities. However,membership dues are insufficient to cover any extras. You see theneed for a special one-time seminar with a panel of experts or akeynote speaker that would benefit many business students. Forexample, you see value in inviting a panel of recruiters to comeand discuss current job requirements and hiring processes. You mustnow request funding for this event.
Your Task. Write an unsolicited letter or memoproposal to your program chair or business division dean to requestone-time funding to cover the costs associated with this event.Identify your need or problem, provide the details of the event,mention the ways this event will benefit the attendees, supportyour claims with evidence, and provide a budget. Think ahead aboutcosts associated with printing, appreciation gifts for thepresenters, food and beverage needs, and other miscellaneousexpenses.
