Chapter Giving
Collegiate and alumnae chapters are highly encouraged to support the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation as one of the Sorority’s national philanthropic partners. Alumnae chapters regularly do so through fundraisers of their choosing throughout the year and submit their donations as part of the alumnae chapter awards and reports. The Alumnae Chapter Foundation Contribution Report is due before May 1 of each year.
Collegiate chapters support the Foundation through RISE: Raising money to Inspire, Support and Elevate women.
RISE
In 2020 the Foundation launched the collegiate giving opportunity RISE: Raising money to Inspire, Support and Elevate women. The purpose of RISE is to encourage every collegiate chapter to hold at least one fundraiser annually that benefits the Foundation raising support through family, friends and community. RISE was named to easily explain the purpose of fundraising for the Foundation; when donors elevate the influence of women in the world through giving to the Foundation, they empower women leaders who strengthen our communities and help all women, not just Alpha Sigma Alpha members.
RISE Fundraisers
RISE fundraisers should be completed each academic year by April 1. Chapter officers receive support from Foundation alumnae and collegiate ambassadors as well as Foundation staff. Each chapter can choose the fundraiser it wants to hold from one of these general options:
RISE Online Only Fundraiser
Collegiate chapters utilize CrowdChange to hold a RISE fundraiser completely online. The chapter is encouraged to personalize the page within CrowdChange to talk about Foundation and Sorority impact, then share the link with alumnae, parents/caregivers and other community members.
RISE Paper Airplane Fundraiser
This option has full planning guides and supporting documents to make an easy and fun in-person fundraiser that chapters can hold within the fraternal community, on campus, as part of family day or at any other point in the year.
RISE Up and Yoga Fundraiser
This option has a full planning guide and PowerPoint to help chapters successfully hold a yoga class to serve as a RISE fundraiser. This option can also be used as chapter programming. Chapters have successfully held this fundraiser remotely using Zoom or in-person.
Rebranding a Past Chapter Fundraiser for RISE
Some chapters already have annual fundraisers that easily transition to a RISE fundraiser simply by updating the name, using the RISE logo and focusing on education about the benefits of support the Alpha Sigma Alpha Foundation through the event.
Trying a New Fundraising Idea
For chapters who have a new idea they want to try for fundraising, they can create a general plan to share with Foundation volunteers and/or staff about how they plan to hold a successful fundraiser of their choice for RISE.