Friends of the Union Membership Brochure

Cambridge Union Society

Friends of the Union

About the Cambridge Union Society The Cambridge Union Society, the world’s oldest University debating society and Cambridge’s largest student society, is delighted to open up special membership packages to non-Cambridge students who are either resident in the CB postcode area or in a corporate and private equity capacity.

The Cambridge Union is a forum for free speech and debate where we host a broad range of speakers from politicians to activists to Hollywood stars, accommodating the interests of every member. We aim to continue improving the calibre of speakers and debates so that our members receive value for their membership fee and the Union remains the hub of free speech and debate at the University.

bers of the public to compete in competitions. We also provide debating workshops for schools and colleges to attend as well as enabling young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in events.

The following pages outline the new Friends of the Union memberships.

These membership packages are vital for the future of the Union in order to continue our charitable We host a number of competitive work and maintain the price of debating competitions for univerUnion membership so that it is sity students all over the world as well as for school children in order accessible to everyone, whilst ensurto encourage open discussions from ing we can afford to host a variety of high profile and engaging speakers as early an age as possible. as well as continuing our debating The Cambridge Union is a competitions and community outregistered charity (no. 1136030) and reach. our primary objective is the advancement of education through Members and corporates are also promoting debating, hosting educa- invited to be part of the Union’s future through charitable donations tional events, providing debate and sponsorship of events, speakers training and opportunities for and debates. members of the society and mem-

Sabine Edwards Head of Corporate Communications, Sponsorship & Advertising

sabine.edwards@cus.org 01223 417 144

Cambridge Resident Member Following 250 years of being a student-only society, we are delighted to be opening membership to those not associated with the University, but are a part of our local community. Resident Members contribute to the conservation of this historic building and society. CB Membership will be exclusive to those residents in the CB postcode area.

Membership benefits are: • •

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Non-voting membership and one membership card. ¹

Room booking at member’s rates.⁸

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Free attendance for the card holder at all speaker events and debates subject to the usual membership conditions.⁵

Invitation to summer and winter Friends of the Union drinks receptions.

The cost of the annual subscription will be £400.

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Member prices in The Orator.¹⁰

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Attendance at member’s rates to paying events such as balls and garden parties. Guest tickets are subject to the same conditions as full membership;

CB memberships are capped at 50 per calendar year.

Corporate Membership Patron of the Union Patrons enable the Society to pursue our more ambitious projects, such as providing membership bursaries. This is a critical component in our mission to ensure broad access for all students. Patrons contribute to our ongoing redevelopment projects.

Patrons are entitled to the following benefits: •

Non-voting membership and one membership card.¹

garden parties to which a maximum of three additional guests paying guest rates can be invited.

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Room booking at member rates.⁸

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Attendance at any speaker or • debate event during term time with priority access and reserved seating in the Chamber. ⁵

Optional acknowledgement in each Term Card of the academic year for the duration of patronage.

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Free attendance with two guests • at two black-tie debate dinners per term including priority seating for the debate and the oppor• tunity to meet and talk to the guest speakers. ⁵

Sponsorship of 4 bursary memberships for new student members. ¹¹

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Member prices in The Orator.¹⁰

Invitation to summer and winter Friends of the Union drinks receptions.

The cost of annual Patronage will be Free attendance for the Patron to £2,500. paying events such as balls and

Corporate Member – Standard The company is able to send a different representative on each occasion, as membership is linked to the company itself rather than a particular individual within it other than the principal member who is named.

Corporate members are entitled to the following benefits:

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Attendance at members rates to paying events such as balls and garden parties to which a maximum of three guests paying guest rates can be invited. Limited to a maximum of 16 attendees per corporate membership.

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Four membership cards: 1 for the nominated principal member and 3 for use amongst company staff.¹

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Free attendance for card holders at any speaker or debate event during term time.⁵

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Room booking at 20% discount on our corporate rates.⁸

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Member prices in The Orator.¹⁰

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Free attendance for principal member with two guests at one black-tie debate dinner per academic year including priority seating for the debate and the opportunity to meet and talk to the guest speakers. Excludes the Presidential Debate of each term.⁷

Invitation to summer and winter Friends of the Union drinks receptions.

We have 20 corporate memberships available.

The cost of the annual subscription will be £1,500 plus VAT.

Corporate Member – Premium The company is able to send a different representative on each occasion, as membership is linked to the company itself rather than a particular individual within it other than the principal member who is named.

Corporate members are entitled to the following benefits: •

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Five membership cards: 1 for the nominated principal member, 4 for use amongst company staff.¹ • Free attendance for card holders, with one guest each, at any speaker or debate event during • term time.⁵

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Member prices in The Orator.¹⁰

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Free attendance for principal member with two guests at two black-tie debate dinner per academic year including priority seating for the debate and the opportunity to meet and talk to the guest speakers. Excludes the Presidential Debate of each term.⁷

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imum of three guests paying guest rates can be invited. This is limited to a maximum of 16 attendees per corporate membership.

Attendance at members rates to paying events such as balls and garden parties to which a max-

Room booking at 20% discount on our corporate rates.⁸ Two free, half-day room hires (excluding The Chamber) during the membership year.⁸

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Half-page, full-colour advert in one term card per membership year.

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Invitation to summer and winter Friends of the Union drinks receptions.

We have 20 corporate memberships available.

The cost of the annual subscription will be £3,000 plus VAT.

Terms and Conditions The memberships outlined in this docutions no less than 72 hours prior to the ment are bound by the following terms and event taking place. conditions: 7. Where dinners are included in the Membership Rights membership package it should be noted that there is a limited number of guests we 1. Membership does not include the right are able to accommodate. Dinners must be to vote in elections, stand as an electoral booked on release of the embargoed term candidate or hold any appointed position card with a minimum of two weeks notice in the Cambridge Union Society. for catering purposes.

2. Applicants for any of these memberships should not be eligible for full Union membership i.e. not be part of the University as student, staff or Alumni of the University.

3. The membership and benefits are valid for the named members only and are non transferrable. Any member found to be in breach of these terms and conditions shall have their membership revoked with immediate effect. No refund of membership shall be due.

Room Bookings 8. Room bookings are subject to availability. During term, bookings are also subject to President’s (via Corporate Communications) approval. Bookings can be made via the CUSEL Office.

Membership Duration 9. All memberships run for one calendar year from the date of joining and must be paid for in full at the time of joining. No refunds will be offered if membership is cancelled before the membership year is over;

4. All members are subject to the governance of the Union and its code of conduct. Any member found to be in breach of these shall have their membership revoked Member’s Discount with immediate effect. No refund of mem10. Member’s prices in the bar are valid bership shall be due. throughout the period of membership only and only on production of a valid memberEvent Attendance ship card.

5. Unless otherwise stated, access to events Bursaries is not guaranteed – where a ballot is being operated or where an event is oversub11. Bursaries are allocated at the discretion scribed Special Members shall be obliged of the Michaelmas President and the Socito abide by the same procedures as full ety Bursar. members.

For any questions or clarification please 6. Unless otherwise stated in specific contact the Head of Corporate Communicmembership description, attendance at ations, Sponsorship and Advertising. events does not need to be booked in advance. Where requests for attendance are required, requests should be made in writing to the Head of Corporate Communica-

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