We Can't Breathe Inc - [Youth Advocacy]: Eligible Expenses

Cheryl Walsh

Welcome to Expensify.org's Justice Campaign!

We're so excited to partner with you to achieve your community goals. This page includes a full list of eligible expenses for the We Can't Breathe campaign.

• Click here to join the campaign policy and become a volunteer!
• Below is a list of eligible out-of-pocket volunteer expenses, task payments, and behavior incentive payments.
• When creating an expense for reimbursement, please be sure to locate the one you're submitting below and enter all the required information, or your expense will not be approved and paid.
• To avoid any delays: If you believe that you have an eligible expense that is missing from this list, please reach out to your campaign manager (who approves your expenses) to get this updated first before you submit it to Expensify.org for reimbursement.
• Here's our training video on how to submit and approve expenses using the Expensify app.

Eligible Out-of-Pocket Volunteer Expenses

Prerequisites

• The expense must have been paid for with the volunteer’s personal funds.
• The expense must be no more than 30 days old.
• The expense must include an itemized receipt image (only card receipts won't be accepted).
• The category must be applied.
• You will be reimbursed 50% of the expense total.
• 'Youth' is considered 18 years and under (only applicable for Youth Fund campaigns)

Required information that needs to be included on each of the below eligible expenses

1. Expense: EVENTS - SUPPLIES - {$100 Max Amount} Includes workshop supplies (handouts, stationary etc) and protestor supplies (food & drink)
   1. Merchant: SmartScan will read this receipt to find the merchant name
   2. Amount: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the original amount but volunteers can overwrite it if they're claiming less
   3. Date: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the date of purchase
   4. Category: Please select Events- Supplies
   5. Expense Description: What sort of supplies are these?
   6. Proof: An itemised receipt for the supplies

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1. Expense: EVENTS - HIRE/RENTAL - {$300 Max Amount} Includes mic/speaker rental
   1. Merchant: SmartScan will read this receipt to find the merchant name
   2. Amount: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the original amount but volunteers can overwrite it if they're claiming less
   3. Date: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the date of purchase
   4. Category: Please select Events- Hire/Rental
   5. Expense Description: What equipment are you renting/hiring?
   6. Proof: An itemised receipt for the supplies

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1. Expense: EVENTS - PRINT - {$50 Max Amount}
   1. Merchant: SmartScan will read this receipt to find the merchant name
   2. Amount: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the original amount but volunteers can overwrite it if they're claiming less
   3. Date: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the date of purchase
   4. Category: Please select Events- Print
   5. Expense Description: What are you printing?
   6. Proof: An itemised receipt for the supplies

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1. Expense: TRAVEL- CARDS {$300 Max Amount}
   1. Merchant: SmartScan will read this receipt to find the merchant name
   2. Amount: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the original amount but volunteers can overwrite it if they're claiming less
   3. Date: SmartScan will read this receipt to see the date of purchase
   4. Category: Please select Travel-Cards
   5. Expense Description: Type of travel card, and for whom?
   6. Proof: An itemised receipt for the supplies

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Eligible Task Volunteer Payments

Prerequisites:

• The expense must be for an approved task on behalf of the campaign
• The task must be no more than 30 days old
• The task must include the required proof detailed below. This must prove the result was accomplished (eg. hanging a poster or delivering a workshop)
• The category must be applied
• You will be reimbursed 50% of the task amount
• Volunteers must submit each task for reimbursement in Expensify by heading to their Expenses page, then selecting New Expense > selecting Per Diem > selection Destination: Task
• Youth is considered 18 years and under (only applicable for Youth Fund campaigns)

Required information that needs to be included on each of the below eligible expenses

1. Honorarium for Guest Speakers - {$500 Task Rate}
   1. Destination: Task
   2. Start Date: Date you began working on this task
   3. End Date: Date you completed this task.
   4. Per Diem Quantity: 1
   5. Subrate: Honorarium for Guest Speakers
   6. Amount: Your task rate is added automatically when you select your task
   7. Category: Campaign Task
   8. Expense Description: Who, what, and when?
   9. Proof: Photo of the actual event in action showing the speaker & guests.

The screenshot below shows you how to add any report attachments such as photos for proof of task and behavior to your expense report.

That's it! Thanks for making the world a better place.

Related articles:

• Justice Volunteers! Getting Started as a Volunteer
• FAQ's for Justice Campaign Volunteers
• Justice Campaign Managers! Getting Started as a Campaign Manager
• FAQ's for Justice Campaign Managers