Many of our FC Alliance teams become involved in individual team fund-raising – GO FOR IT! Whether you are helping defray the costs of scholarship players on our team, or trying to pay for an exciting tournament trip, FC Alliance encourages teams to be creative and energetic in raising funds that enrich and enhance the soccer experience for all their players.
The approval process for individual events and team sponsors is described below.
Team Fundraising Events
All fundraising ideas have to be reviewed and approved by the FC Alliance President and the Northshore Youth Soccer Association President. Many of you probably already know that FC Alliance is the premier club of the Northshore Youth Soccer Association (NYSA), and subject to all of the rules that preserve the non-profit status of NYSA. To get your fundraising event approved, just fill out the “Fundraising Approval Form”, and email to FC Alliance Administrator Chris Rylko. She will forward to the FCA and NYSA presidents for their approval. Please start this process 15 days before your event is scheduled, in order to ensure time for the review. You should also realize that according to Washington Youth Soccer association rules, all teams must restrict their fundraising activities to the geographic boundaries of the NYSA club. Teams that hold unauthorized events are solely responsible for all fines and penalties incurred as a result of those activities.
Individual team fundraisers CAN NOT conflict with fund-raisers already planned by NYSA and FCA. For the 2011-2012 season, these include:
* Club-wide raffles
* Logo-wear and scarves
* Coffee Sale
* Sponsorships on uniforms and practice kit
Some ideas for appropriate Team Fundraisers include:
* Car washes
* Members-only (team) raffles
* Any other creative idea that doesn’t conflict with FCA or NYSA fundraisers
How to Access Your Funds
Please note: NYSA holds all funds collected by a team from fundraising activities in an FCA/NYSA-held Team Account. The purpose of this is to document that funds raised and matching funds are used for activities and not simply to raise money, which would violate NYSA’s tax exempt status. All monies from fundraisers should be sent to the FCA Treasurer Carsten Thode, who will deposit in the FCA/NYSA-held Team Account. Do not send directly to NYSA.
To access these funds, the Team Treasurer or the Team Representative shall submit a properly completed “FCA Team Expense Report Form” along with copies of appropriate receipts documenting the expenses claimed to the FCA Treasurer.
Individual Team Sponsorship
Teams are allowed to work out individual sponsorship deals with businesses of their choice. Some ideas in the past have included:
* A sponsor buys practice tshirts for a team, that are worn at tournaments, and seen by soccer players and families around our Pacific Northwest Region - often by hundreds of people at every tournament.
* A sponsor buys a banner or flag that is hung up for display at a tournament.
* A sponsor pays a team to put their business logo and business information on the Team Page, within the FCA Website.
* A sponsor can put their Logo and Business Information on a monthly FC Alliance newsletter, which is sent to the 500 members of the FCA club.
Because these sponsors are for individual teams, and do not sponsor the entire club, teams are free to create the deal of their choice, and charge as much as they wish, for the sponsorship. Click here for the Fundraising Approval Form, which has a space on it to submit Sponsorship deals for approval by the FC Alliance president and NYSA president. Just fill it out and email to Chris Rylko, who will forward for their approval.
