Unique referral links
All Society Partners will be provided with a unique referral link (a “Link”) by the Bright Network team for them to use as a means of referring new members to Bright Network. A Society Partner can share their Link with other members of their society and other students within their university and network to gain more referrals as part of the referral programme challenge. Every time a new member joins the networking having used your Link to sign up during the academic year (running from September 2024 to March 2025), this is recorded by Bright Network.
Communicating referral progress to Society Partners
Society Partners will be notified by Bright Network on their progress as part of the referral programme. Bright Network will do this when the Society Partner regularly, including when a Society Partner is close to reaching a payment milestone, and as the payment deadline approaches. Society Partners can also reach out to Bright Network about their progress as part of the referral programme should they wish.
Payment milestones
Society Partners will receive payment for referring new members to us when reaching these three milestones (from September 2024 - March 2025):
- For reaching 25 new member referrals, you’ll receive £50
- For then reaching 50 new member referrals in total, you'll receive an additional £150
- For then reaching 100 new member referrals in total (or more), you'll receive an extra £300
For the avoidance of doubt, over the course of a Year each Society Partner could receive payments of up to £500 through the Bright Network referral programme, dependent on success. Bright Network may also hold additional competitions and/or promotions throughout the academic year where Society Partners may have the opportunity to be awarded additional prizes.
Receiving payment
There are 3 payment dates when Bright Network can pay applicable Society Partners over the Year, in October, January and March. Relevant Society Partners will be paid in relation to the number of members that have signed up using their Link.
- For example, if Society A signs up 80 new members before the October payment date, they'll receive a payment of £200.
To receive a payment due in accordance with these terms, Society Partners must submit an invoice to societies@brightnetwork.co.uk before the deadline given by Bright Network. Bright Network will endeavour to pay all invoices within 45 days.
Monitoring for duplications and fake accounts
Bright Network will monitor sign ups made through the referral programme for duplications and fake accounts and if we feel like a Society Partner is encouraging fraudulent signups, we may have no other choice but to terminate our partnership and remove the Society Partner from the programme. All decisions made in relation to this referral programme are at the sole discretion of Bright Network, and participation in the programme reflects of acknowledgement of this by Society Partners.