Frequently Asked Questions - Finance
Our Mission
The mission of the Finance Committee is to attain accurate totals of all monetary donations collected by organizations and independents on behalf of THON. It is the responsibility of the Finance Committee to support the students of Penn State in both their fundraising efforts and the tracking of their monetary totals. Finance is also responsible for finalizing the THON Weekend total: a sum of the University’s year-long effort to raise money in support of the families, doctors, and researchers of the Four Diamonds and the fight against pediatric cancer.
What We Do
The Finance Captains are responsible for tracking THON’s total throughout the fundraising season. Captains work to count all monetary donations, manage checks and pledges, as well as assist THON Chairs and donors with all financial needs. Finance is the coordinator of Canning Drop Offs following the four fundraising weekends. Finance Captains also work in the THON Office weekly to aid in the tracking of daily donations.
Please Contact Katherine Bird at Finance@thon.org if you have any questions. Thank you!
This Captain will be responsible for all administrative duties that occur within the Finance Captain Committee. These duties include planning all aspects of Canning-Drop Off, which occur on the four Mondays following each canning weekends and maintaining special giving donations. This Captain will also be responsible for the general upkeep and organization of the Finance desk and tracking the office hours schedule.
**This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These Captains are responsible for tracking and depositing all alternative fundraisers. They will work closely with Rules and Regulations Captains to ensure that all funds are received within the specified timeframe. These Captains will also be responsible for the upkeep of the safe and maintaining cash donations.
**These Captain are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These individuals will be essentially the "right-hand-men" to the Overall. The two Captains responsibilities include book-keeping for organization fundraising and general THINK upkeep. This position is vital to the success of THON Finance, as they will assist in tracking the organization totals of THON.
**These Captains are NOT eligible to dance THON Weekend.
These captains will be responsible for tracking all corporate checks and seeing that they are properly entered into the database system. These captains will also be in charge of working with the corporate matching program. They will also be the main line of communication between Donor Relations and Finance; these two captains will be responsible for the Finance side of THONvelopes.
**These Captains are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
This Captain is the main liaison between Finance and the Commonwealth Campuses. They will assist the Overall in communicating our message and deadlines throughout the Commonwealth by sending out all necessary reminders to the Commonwealth THON chairs. They will also attend council weekends held for the Commonwealth THON Chairs to assist the chairs with any outstanding issues or donation collection. This person will be responsible for handling all checks and canning weekend money that is received from each campus.
**This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These ten Captains are responsible for leading the Finance committee members. These Captains are in charge of teaching committee members about THON and keeping them involved through bi-weekly meetings. With the help of their committees these Captains will be in charge of gift and pledge entry both in meetings and during scheduled office hours. These committee Captains will help promote and inform their committees about all THON events throughout the year.
**These Captains are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
This Captain will be in charge of all inter-committee activities including planning retreats, Hershey tours, gear, and managing other committee activities. These captains are also responsible for taking meeting minutes for the Finance Captains weekly meetings.
**This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
The main responsibility of this Captain will be to track and record all checks improperly marked. This person will work with the treasurers to keep them updated on all problem checks. This captain will also contact organizations with any information regarding checks that were deemed to be a problem. This Captain will work in the office on checks and deposits throughout the THON year.
**This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These two Captains will be the event planners and coordinators of Finance. They will organize Green Shirt Orientation (the initial orientation for all Finance Committee Members), as well as plan the Finance Games (a competition between each of the five Finance Committees). These Captains will assist the Overall with preparation for Dancer Registration in February and ensure all organizations have met the minimum monetary requirement prior to registration. Finally these Captains will assist in planning additional activities throughout the year including 100 Days 'Til THON Celebration, and the Family Carnival booth.
**These Captains are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
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