Student Opportunities

This briefing was written as part of a Student Hubs and NUS Lunch and Learn webinar, delivered as part of the preparations for Student Volunteering Week 2015. This briefing outlines how you can use social media and other tools to communicate a message. It also explains how to start your work with local press. Download […]

This briefing was written as part of a Student Hubs and NUS Lunch and Learn webinar, delivered as part of the preparations for Student Volunteering Week 2015. It has been designed to help volunteering teams with fundraising, community and collaborative projects. Download – Cash, Community and Collaboration

This briefing was written as part of a Student Hubs and NUS Lunch and Learn webinar, delivered as part of the preparations for Student Volunteering Week 2015. It has been designed to help volunteering teams to track and measure their impact. Download – Making an impact with Student Volunteering Week

 This briefing highlights the main similarities and differences between two important pieces of research into student volunteering, and identifies ways that you can use this research. Download: Using volunteering research

This briefing discusses ideas for improving the student fundraising that already happens in your union, and how you could start student fundraising. It also outlines the role of the National Student Fundraising Association. Download: Ideas for Student Fundraising

Developing a programme of fixtures, whether competitive or friendly or between your own teams or those from other institutions, is an integral part of sports strategies in many Students’ Union. This guide will support you to execute a well-run and well managed fixture programme. Download: Developing Sporting Fixtures

This briefing gives you ideas and inspiration to help you understand how to creating sporting opportunities for your students, but taking away the formal competitive activity that puts many students off. Whether delivered through your Give it a Go programmes, active lifestyle work or using mental health support as a route this briefing has all […]

This briefing explains how to develop the processes involved in organising and running successful, engaging and democratic elections for clubs and societies. Download: Bringing your club and society elections to life

This briefing looks at how you can measure your impact, using a variety of methods, to help you articulate the value of student opportunities. Showcasing your impact – Briefing

This resource will explain why it is useful for student groups to have a constitution. The guidance also explains the elements of a good constitution. Download: Constitutions