You bring the stoke; we bring the framework. Every new community joins a growing network of others doing the same thing, and as that network grows, so does what we can offer the next campus.
Never do it Alone
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Guidance & Backing
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, FSC handles the behind-the-scenes work: guidance, resources, support, insurance, so you can focus on what matters: getting people outdoors and building a community that sticks.
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Certified Leadership
We help your leaders get trained and certified, including fully covered Wilderness First Aid (WFA), so every trip goes out with someone equipped to keep the group safe.
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Gear to Get Started
Through our Gear Shed initiative, we stock new communities with enough essential gear to outfit students every weekend — so cost is never the reason someone stays home. Your members don't need to own a thing to get outside.
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Software Platform
We’ve built a custom software platform that aids Community's leadership teams in planning and managing members and logistics to run safer, and more cohesive trips, events, and communities.
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600+ Pro Deals
As your community grows its leadership team, those leaders gain access to pro deals from outdoor brands, discounted gear for the people organizing and guiding trips. It's a way of supporting the members who take on the work of getting everyone else outdoors. Members also get exclusive access to outdoor discounts.
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Collaboration Across Schools
No community is alone. FSC communities connect. Sharing trip ideas, swapping what works, and teaming up for joint adventures. When you found a community, you're not building something alone; you're joining a network of students doing the same thing.
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International Trips
We’re not huge fans of barriers, so we cross borders. Each year the Collective plans international trips that take members from all communities to other lands to explore, learn, and adventure. It's the kind of experience that turns a community into a lifelong one. Join us as we trek in Asia and learn to paraglide in Bulgaria.
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Whether you've already got a crew or you're starting from scratch, we'd love to hear from you. Let's get your campus outdoors, we’ll help you every step of the way!
Contact us here or directly with community@fieldstudiescollective.org.
