Give it a GoStudent Opportunities webinar seriesSession 1

• Explaining the webinars• Learning Objectives• What is GIAG?• GIAG benefits• Starting your own• Improving your GIAG• Problems• Questions

Background

• What is ‘Student Opportunities’?• Fiona & Rosie• Why are we running this series of webinars?

Learning Objectives

• Understand the benefits of a Give it a Go programme

• Understand how to implement a programme of activities, how to get others to support you, and how to fund the activity

• Collect real life examples of Give it a Go activity implemented by other students’ union

• Understand common problems and obstacles faced by other SUs when developing Give it a Go

What is Give it a Go?

• Taster/one-off events and activities• Low price, sometimes free• Can include:o Tripso Skills workshopso Club/society activitieso Events

What are the benefits of GIAG?

Students:• Different, fun activities• Already engaged students – get more involved• Accessible • New members for clubs and societies

What are the benefits of GIAG?

Students’ union:• Engages ‘new’ students• Popular with international students• Flexible• New brand for disparate activity

What are the benefits of GIAG?

University/College:• Small funding pot = large reward• Mostly non-alcoholic activity• Engages international students• Engages ‘new’ students

Steps to starting a GIAG programme

• Talk to students• Work out funding• When can you run GIAG?• Engage student groups

(clubs/societies/volunteering teams)• Think about tickets• Promotion and marketing

Improving your current GIAG

• Specialist sessions• Better club/society involvement• Employ student staff/recruit volunteers• Profit?• More SU/University service involvement

Problem Solving

• No funding? No problem!• Insurance and risk• Poor attendance at GIAG activities

Questions & Follow-up

• Questions – message now or email later

• Information pack: o Case studieso Guidance documento Questions & Answers

• Next webinar – Tuesday 20th August, 12:30-13:30 – Deepening Participation in Student Opportunities

Contact us!

www.nusconnect.org.uk/charity/student-opportunities

www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/studentactivities.html

Rosie.hunnam@nus.org.uk (@rosiehunnam)Fiona.ellison@nus.org.uk (@fiona_ellison)