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Badge
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Criteria (new)
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Examples of further points
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Criteria (renewal)
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Development – Signifies a Society’s commitment to development and engaging with the Students’ Guild.
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Development training resource.
2. Arrange and attend a meeting with the Societies Coordinator.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Review your Society’s constitution.
· Write up a plan of activities/events for the year.
· Create a development for the society for the year.
· Create a handover document for the incoming committee.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Fundraising and volunteering – signifies a Society’s commitment to supporting others
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Society Fundraising training resource.
2. Fundraise for a charity of your Society’s choice.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Hold a fundraising event for your society.
· Collaborate with another society to run a fundraising/charity event.
· Log volunteering hours as a society through the Volunteer Hour Logging System - My Volunteering - Students' Guild (exeterguild.org)
· Promote fundraising/charity events to your members
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Mandatory Criteria
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Inclusion – Signifies a Society’s commitment to creating an approachable community
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Inclusivity training resource.
2. Hold a welcome/taster event in term 1 and 2.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Hold at least 2 socials per term which are not alcohol-centric.
· Hold 2 free events per term.
· Hold at least 1 event at St Luke’s campus each term
· Hold re-engagement activities for members.
· Hold at least 2 remote/online socials per term.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Diversity – Signifies a Society’s commitment to providing opportunities for minority student groups
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Diversity training resource.
2. Review the potential barriers for different student groups participating in your society.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Collaborate with a society which primarily supports a minority student group
· Limit/remove a barrier which limits a student group participating in the society.
· Provide opportunities for the membership’s voice to be heard and acted upon.
· Create an anti-discriminatory pledge for members to sign.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Accessibility – Signifies a Society’s commitment to providing accessible opportunities
Supported by the Disability Campaign
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Accessibility training resource.
2. Include access statements within event and activity announcements.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Include alt text within social media posts
· Include captions or subtitles on society videos.
· Appoint an accessibility lead within the committee
· Create a society access guide which provides a list of adaptions available to encourage and facilitate student accessibility.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Sustainability – signifies a Society’s commitment to a sustainable future
Supported by the Sustainability Campaign
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Sustainability training resource.
2. Actively replace single-use plastics with sustainable/recyclable alternatives
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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·Travel sustainable to organise activities/events (walk/cycle/public transport)
· Participate in Go Green/Sustainability Week (Held in March)
· Organise a swap shop among members or with another society.
· Offset your carbon footprint
· Swap meat-based food offers for plant-based.
·Actively engage in recycling in event/activity clear ups.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Democracy – signifies a Society’s commitment to encouraging democracy
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Democracy training resource.
2. Gather insight/feedback from your members on how the society is being run
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Promote your course reps to your members.
· Advertise Guild Council to your members.
· Actively encourage your members to participate in Guild Elections, held in March.
· Hold a hustings as part of your Society elections.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Welfare – signifies a Society’s commitment to student welfare
Supported by SAFE society
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Welfare training resource.
2. At least 3 committee members complete the Consent Training here.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Introduce/run a support initiative within the society
· Introduce a welfare role into your society committee.
· Participate in or a start a campaign which raises awareness of a welfare concern
· Produce a welfare manual to share with members.
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Mandatory Criteria
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Social – signifies a Society’s commitment to providing varied social opportunities to their members
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Mandatory Criteria:
1. At least 3 committee members complete the Social training resource.
2. Hold an activity/event at least fortnightly each term.
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· Four further points on how your society has achieved this badge.
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· Hold an end of year celebration year
· Hold an event in collaboration with another society
· Hold a type of an event which your society hasn’t held before.
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Mandatory Criteria
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