Frequently Asked Questions - Finance
Committee Color: Dark Green
Our Mission
The mission of the Finance Committee is to attain accurate totals of all monetary donations collected on behalf of THON. It is the responsibility of the Finance Committee to support the students and organizations 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 THON community’s year-long effort to raise money in support of the children, families, researchers, and staff 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 Vicki Marone 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. This Captain will also be responsible for the general upkeep and organization of the office, taking meeting minutes for the Finance Captains weekly meetings, organizing Hershey Tours, gear, retreats, and the THON weekend timeline.
** This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These Captains are responsible for tracking and depositing all alternative fundraisers and other cash donations that come into the office. They will work closely with Rules and Regulations Captains to ensure that all funds from fundraisers are received within the specified timeframe. These Captains will also be responsible for the upkeep of the safe and maintaining the alternative fundraiser spreadsheet and binder.
** These Captains are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
These two Captains are responsible for the book-keeping for organization fundraising and updating organizations totals and donor information on THINK. These Captains will also manage the treasurer@thon.org e-mail address, which will be a resource for THON Chairs who have questions about donations to their organization. This position is vital to the success of THON Finance, as they will track the organization totals of THON.
** These Captains are selected in the spring.
** 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 tracking corporate matching donations. They will be the main line of communication between Donor Relations and Finance.
** 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 messages 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 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 maintaining the Special Giving database and will send appropriate acknowledgements to donations made in memory of, on behalf of, or in honor of someone. Additionally, this Captain will be in charge of honoring all receipt requests for cash or fundraiser donations.
** This Captain is eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
This Captain is responsible for tracking and recording all checks that are improperly marked. This person will work with the treasurers to keep them updated on all problem checks and 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 as well as plan the Finance Games (a competition between each of the five Finance Committees). These Captains will also be responsible for planning intra-committee activities for the entire Finance Committee. Finally these Captains will assist in planning Finance’s involvement in Overall THON events throughout the year including 100 Days 'Til THON Celebration, THON Dodgeball, THON Skate, and the Family Carnival booth.
** These Captains are eligible to dance THON Weekend if given the opportunity.
This captain will work closely with the Merchandise Committee to manage the finances of the THON Store. This captain will maintain all THON Store spending and revenues throughout the year as well as track sales and purchases. Additionally, this person is responsible for tracking all volunteer revenues such as for on-shift shirts, 100 Days shirts, and mail call shirts.
** This Captain is selected in the spring.
** This Captain is NOT eligible to dance THON Weekend.
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