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Campaigning at the University of Manchester Students’ Union. Header. My Campaign. No clear structure to campaigning at Manchester. Campaigns budgets set based on policy. No money allocated to student-led campaigns. No transparency New funding system created with staff.
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Campaigning at the University of Manchester Students’ Union Header
My Campaign No clear structure to campaigning at Manchester. Campaigns budgets set based on policy. No money allocated to student-led campaigns. No transparency New funding system created with staff. Based budget on term time months. Divided into different campaigns. Funding bids are now submitted to Exec.
My Campaign http://manchesterstudentsunion.com/mycampaign
My Campaign Nearly 50 separate bids submitted online. £18,000 of funding has been allocated. Bids range from £20 to £1000. Average bid of £300.
Activist Academy Set up to provide training to anyone running a campaign, or wants to learn extra skills. Sessions in planning, lobbying, PR, overcoming ‘apathy’ consensus decision making and public speaking. Run by SU staff and external organisations.
Activists Academy http://manchesterstudentsunion.com/activistacademy