College Goal Sunday Site Coordination

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College Goal Sunday Site Coordination

• Guidance and Tips for Site Coordinators

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Presentation Overview

• College Goal Sunday Background
• CGS Site Coordinator Responsibilities
• Mini-Grants
• Organizing Your Event
• Volunteer Recruitment

• Volunteer Duties
• CGS Forms
• Understanding Financial Aid
• What To Expect
• Available Resources

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College Goal Sunday

• What is College Goal Sunday?

• College Goal Sunday is Not

• College Goal Sunday is a nation-wide outreach
  initiative, funded by the Lumina Foundation,
  which seeks to provide information about and
  access to Federal Financial Aid to students of
  underserved and underrepresented populations.

• A Recruitment Effort
• A Marketing Opportunity
• A College Night

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College Goal Sunday History

• College Goal Sunday began in Indiana in 1989
  as a joint project of the Indiana Student
  Financial Aid Association (ISFAA) and the State
  Student Assistance Commission of Indiana (SSACI),
  with funding from Lilly Endowment, Inc. The
  program aided families in breaking what was
  perceived as one of the biggest barriers to
  higher education, the financial aid process.
  College Goal Sunday has since expanded and is now
  a Nation-wide
• initiative. College Goal Sunday Florida is
  coordinated by ENLACE Florida at USF.

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ENLACE Florida

• ENLACE Florida is a statewide network promoting
  college readiness, access, and success for
  underrepresented students through non-partisan
  research, communication, advocacy, and support.
• For more information, visit www.enlaceflorida.or
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College Goal Sunday States
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College Goal Sunday Site Coordinator
Responsibilities

• Secure Location and Visit Your Location
• Solicit Volunteers (w/ENLACE FL assistance)
• Prepare Budget
• Connect with School Districts or Target Schools
• Collect Registration, Scholarship and Survey
  Information

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CGS Mini Grants

• Each site may receive a mini-grant of up to 1200
• The mini-grants may be used for most expenses
  associated with CGS
• Each site must determine how to utilize funds
• Sites are encouraged to use the majority of their
  mini-grant dollars for scholarships to CGS
  attendees

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Organizing Your CGS Event

• Set Measurable Goals and Objectives
• Host a volunteer training event prior to CGS
• Assign Volunteer Duties Before the Event
• Recruit Bilingual Volunteers
• Provide Lunch for Volunteers
• Allow for a Question and Answer Period
• Create Process for Pre-Registration
• Start on Time

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CGS Volunteer Recruitment

• Provide Potential Volunteers with CGS Information
  
• Speak to Potential Groups of Volunteers
• Make Media Contact(If Possible)
• Word of Mouth

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CGS Volunteer Duties

• Greeters
• Registration Table
• Scholarship Entry Form Collection
• Refreshments
• Counseling
• Computer Assistance
• Technical Assistance

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Registration, Scholarship Entry Form and Surveys

• Registration Forms, Scholarship Entry Form and
  Surveys are available at cgsfl.org under
  Resources
• Registration is Imperative, as Accurate
  Attendance Reporting is Important
• Provide Students with Scholarship Entry Form
  after they have completed the FAFSA and has
  Completed Attendee Survey

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Understanding Financial Aid

• Financial Aid Professionals will be Assigned to
  Each Site
• Site Coordinators and Volunteers Do Not Need to
  be Financial Aid Experts
• Resources are Available to assist Coordinators
  and Volunteers on website (FAFSA training, etc)
• Review Current Years FAFSA

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What to Expect

• A Large Crowd
• Students and Families in Need of Information
• Students and Families in Need of Assistance with
  Electronic Submission of the FAFSA
• Families that may have Language Barriers
• Families that are Uneasy about Sharing Personal
  Information
• A Rewarding Experience

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CGS Rules, Tips and Pointers

• All Volunteers Must Wear the College Goal Sunday
  Logo Shirt
• Volunteers Represent CGS and no Other
  Organization for the Duration of the Event
• Supplemental Material May Be Provided, but
  Attendees Must Get Additional Materials for
  Themselves
• Refreshments Help Keep Attendees Happy
• Many Families Are Interested in the
• Scholarship/s

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THE GOAL

• The ULTIMATE GOAL is for students to COMPLETE and
  SUBMIT the FAFSA form electronically
• FAFSA forms may be printed out, completed, and
  mailed if computers or internet become
  unavailable.

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Available Resources

• WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV
• www.studentaid.ed.gov
• www.finaid.sa.ucsb.edu/Media/FAFSASimplification/i
  ndex.html
• www.collegegoalsundayusa.org

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Contact Information

• Braulio Colon
• Associate Director, ENLACE Florida
• Statewide Coordinator, College Goal Sunday
• [phone]-direct
• [phone]-fax
• bcolon_at_enlace.usf.edu
• College Goal Sunday Florida Web site
• www.collegegoalsundayfl.org

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Questions