List of Funded Expenses

Transportation

• Transportation to and from service sites in Durham
  • EXAMPLE: paying for Ubers to and from a Habitat for Humanity build site
• SOFC has directed all service-related transportation requests to dPS
• dPS prefers service within the Research Triangle area (Durham, Wake, Orange, and Johnston counties), but long-distance service opportunities may still be funded

Mid-year Capital Expenditures 

• Equipment, materials, etc. that will be kept and stored long-term
  • EXAMPLE: buying a new toolset halfway through the semester
• SOFC Programming does not fund capital expenditures, only Annual Budget does

Exclusive Programming 

• Expenses for service-related activities that are not open to all Duke undergraduates
  • EXAMPLE: buying supplies for an exclusive SLG volunteer activity
  • EXAMPLE: holding a general body meeting for a service group
• SOFC Programming only funds open events
• However, dPS prefers that service activities be open to all Duke undergraduates

Conferences and Educational Events 

• Expenses for conferences, speaker series, and educational events
  • EXAMPLE: plane tickets and hotel room bookings to send a few students to a service-related conference
• SOFC Programming only funds open events

Materials for Community Partners 

• Supplies, food, etc. for members of the community whom students are actively working with/for
  • EXAMPLE: in an art enrichment service event, buying art kits for local children to use and keep
  • EXAMPLE: buying small gift cards to compensate community partners who have invested a lot of time and energy into working alongside Duke students
• This does not include direct donations without meaningful engagement
• SOFC only funds materials that directly go to Duke students

Philanthropic Events 

• Supplies for fundraisers and philanthropic events
  • EXAMPLE: buying flour and eggs for a bake sale
• SOFC Programming does fund philanthropic events, but its funding might be limited

Other Service-Related Expenses

• If there is a funding need that is not explicitly stated here, please apply for a MiniGrant anyways. We mainly fund the above items, but we may choose to fulfill other funding requests as well.
• Note: donations to community partners or community organizations are not funded