Who are your sponsors?
 

Since 1022 lost our sponsors this year, I'm putting together a packet to give companies to try to get them to sponsor us for next year.

One of the pages of the packet was going to give examples of companies that sponsor teams. Perhaps if a company like a doctor's office sees that other doctors offices sponsor teams, they'd be more likely to sponsor us.

I'm especially intersted in colleges, doctors offices, hospitals, etc. But please list any sponsors you have.

It'd help a lot.

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Google, Inc. (One time grant)
InnovaIT, Inc. (Web Technologies)
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Surgery Robots)
Berger Manufacturing, Inc (Machine Shop)
The Law Office of Wei Qun E (Legal Firm)
Los Altos Community Foundation (Grant)
Los Altos Rotary Club (Grant)

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Cyber Blue 234 has found great success in getting a few smaller sponsors to support our team. We've gotten quite a few smaller sponsorships but the money adds up in the number of those smaller sponsorships. Many of the smaller sponsorships are of doctors, dentists, carpet companies, and other similar non-chain local businesses. Here is our list of those type of sponsors.

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Xerox.

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Bausch & Lomb

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Proud to be a,
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB!!!
team. :cool:


GO 1403!!!

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

The best way that I found sponsors is to talk to the kid's parents. Some of them own their own businesses and pretty much all of them probably work somewhere. It's tougher when you have to have a lot of them, but hey, it works.

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Thank you, this is exactly what I was hoping to get.

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

And, we have small local sponsors.
But, unfortunately, that won't help you out much >_<

I hope you find a new sponsor!
It would be a shame to lose a FIRST team!

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

the above is the major sponsor

along with:
-Johnson & Johnson
-Mahany Welding Supply
-Klein Steel
-BIC Technology
-Monsees Tool
-Laird Plastics

here describes what all of the sponsors do to our team

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

NASA (Rookie team in AZ)
Sulpher Springs Valley Electric Co-op (local power co)
Westtech International (contractor on military base here)
US Army IEWTD (local military outfit)
Weathergard construction (local business)
Snap-on (local dealer)
Heart Felt Help (local business)
Arizona tax credit donors

There might be a few I am missing, but this is most of them.

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

As a member of team 379 the Robocats, I know what its like to not have a major sponsor. In 2003, the Robocats lost GM as a corporate sponsor and since then, we have built up a huge "fundraising machine." We alone raise about $30,000 and then get grant money and donations from just about everywhere. Martha Holden Jennings Foundation helped us out in a great way until we were able to get back on our feet, and they still help us now. Don't get me wrong, we are still looking for a sponsor, but we are able to live without one. It IS possible to live without a corporate sponsor, and still do great things. All the fundraising brings the team closer together, and spreads the word of FIRST in the process!



If anyone needs help with fundrasing, visit our website at www.girardrobotics.com and find the media section where there is a hand-out explaining a well tested fundraising monster!

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Current Sponsors:
Visteon Corporation
NASA
ITT Tech
Plymouth - Canton Community Schools
Weldcraft Wheels
Plymouth Rotary Club
Fastenal
Johnson Controls
Domino's Pizza
Plymouth Rubber & Transmission

Former Sponsors:
CTS - Creative Technology Services
Alcan Aluminum
Ilmor
RS Electronics
UAW
INA

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

me too

Re: Who are your sponsors?
 

Something important to add in your packet is why they should want to sponsor a team. Include information about everything FIRST is - more than
just a robot - teamwork, speaking skills, website development, community service, and so on. Remember, they probably have many, many people
come in and ask for money - you need to convince them why FIRST is
the best place for them to spend it. Try to think about it like a business would and highlight those points.

Try this link to a sponsorship package for some ideas -

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/papers/1677