Guidelines & Policies

We recognize that some funding must come from external resources. These initiatives not only enable an organization to host events, attend conferences, and undertake projects, but also instill crucial skills in members, such as teamwork, communication, and project management, fostering a sense of community engagement.

On Campus - Approved Locations

Solicitation and sales in University buildings are limited to two general areas:

  1. The Schwarzman Center.
  2. The residential college common rooms.

Registered student organizations may sell items and solicit funds in the Rotunda or lower level of the Schwarzman Center. A tabling request must be submitted to use the Schwarzman Center spaces. Questions should be directed to ysc.requests@yale.edu.    

Fundraising events on campus must be coordinated by Yale College in order to avoid multiple and competing events in one period of time and ensure that certain University facilities are not monopolized by a few organizations. Permission to hold fundraising events on campus must be requested in writing from the Office of Student Affairs at least two weeks before the event.    

  • Fundraising is not allowed – either the direct solicitation of cash or QR codes/online – on Cross Campus or Beinecke Plaza.
  • Solicitation in the post office and other campus buildings is not allowed, nor is door-to-door solicitation or sales in the residences.
  • Undergraduate organizations wishing to solicit or sell tickets and/or merchandise in the residential colleges must secure permission from the Office of the Council of Heads of College at least twenty-four hours in advance.
  • Solicitation and sales for commercial purposes, except those by Associated Student Agencies, are prohibited.

Please refer to the Solicitations & Sales sections of the Undergraduate Regulations for more detailed information.    

If you have any questions, please reach out to Student Organizations at student.organizations@yale.edu.

Off Campus

Undergraduate organizations are allowed to seek funds from a variety of sources, including reasonable membership dues; donations at concerts, speeches, or other events; and advertisements in publications. Fundraising activities are permissible only to the extent that they are needed to support the activities of the organization, since each organization is operated on a non-profit basis.