Re: Bursaries


"Jonathan Bloor" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Manky Badger wrote:
"theIcon" <nico.chart@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We are planning an expedition abroad. Some of our troop are well able
to pay the kind of money it will cost but others will struggle. We'd
like to pull together some money that can be provided as a bursary for
those who really need it. But how do you administer such a scheme
fairly? Has anyone else written a set of "rules" as to how families
would qualify for a bursary?

A word of warning.......

It's been my experience that there's people out there who know exactly
how to get their hooks into such monies.
It's too easy to end up subsidising people who can actually afford the
event more than you can yourself - those with genuine need often refuse
to take what they see as a handout.

We do fundraising for our international events and share the profits
amongst those who raise the money. We've found there's those who
fundraise, and those who don't.

... and those who don't often are the ones who need it most!

We personally never found that. The ones who needed it did turn up and
supported everything we did to help with the costs. We had sponsored events
and those who were poorest raised in many cases 5 times more that the
others.


We did the
same thing - if you are struggling to afford the camp turn up, otherwise
payment in full.

It depends on how you worded it - if like this then I'm not suprised they
didn't turn up. What wedid was to send a letter to parents explaining that
we were all trying to raise funds to lower the cost for everybody - but did
explain that to get full benefit they needed to take part in the events.

So when we did an event we saw who turned up and took part for those that
did nothing they got nothing, those that did a bit got a bit,those that did
most or all of it got more - but those that were less able to afford it and
took part got a little more than those who could afford it.

It worked for us and when we went to Kandersteg out of 30 who went only 2
twin brothers failed to get any subsidy as they said why should they give up
time fundraising when they could spend their time having fun with their
mates.

Obviously their parents were happy that they were going to have to pay
full - I ensured that both my son and daughter took part so I didn't have to
pay full.

DaveB
West Yorks


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