AMSA
AMSA's Local Chapter Project Directory
| PROJECT DESCRIPTION/CONTACT INFORMATION | |
| Project title | Student Used Book Sale |
| Project type(s) | Fundraiser |
| Date completed | 08/09/2006 |
| Chapter | Wayne State University SOM |
| Project Coordinator | Jessica Dornbush & Melissa Kennedy |
| Summary of project | Our chapter collected books from second, third, and fourth year students and first year residents to sell for them at a large sale. Our chapter kept 25% of the profit of each sale and returned 75% to the seller. We sold the used books for three days, with the first being only for AMSA members and the opportunity to join at the door. Great project for a team to work on together! Students gave great comments about how useful the sale was and many students joined AMSA to shop. |
| Content area | Fundraising |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Participant hours involved | 50 hour(s) |
| PROJECT PLANNING | |
| Coordinator roles | |
| Coordinator hours | hour(s) |
| FUNDING & ADVERTISING | |
| Total project cost | $30.00 |
| Project funding | Local chapter funds |
| Funding breakdown of sources and/or donations: | |
| Project advertising | Advertising was done by e-mail, word of mouth, class announcements, flyers, and signs. It seemed to work. |
| PROJECT EVALUATION | |
| Success rating (1 = unsuccesful, 5 = very successful) |
5 |
| Lessons/suggestions | Organization is important! We used seller contracts, carbon receipts, spreadsheets, etc. to make sure everything remained accounted for. We held 3 days of drop off times for sellers and 2 days for remaining book and check pick up. Email us if you are interested in this project and would like more details. Jessica: jdornbus@med.wayne.edu and/or Melissa: mkennedy@med.wayne.edu |
