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!

s.mckay@mdx.ac.uk

rag@mdxsu.com

@MDXRAG

www.facebook.com/MiddlesexRAG