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Originally Posted by linuxboy
Yeah, I didn't mean to hit on a hot button topic.
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I don't really think the mentor topic is a 'hot button' issue with 98% of the world.
You are exactly correct in that fundraising is a part of any enterprise, for-profit, or non-profit. As everyone know, FRC is about a LOT more than just building a robot.
My impression is the administration "doesn't value the program". They probably view it as a narrow "technology tinker club" and not as a life changing, enterprise sized, small business in a room situation.
Your team needs to create a "value explanation". The team will have to show the admin that this is an opportunity to do cross-curricular learning, combining science, technology, engineering, math, finance, marketing, communication, writing, leadership skills, and much more.
With all due respect to other school activities, how many other activities at school provides that type of cross-curricular activity ? Basketball, football, soccer, chess club, literary, drama, or art club, anime, etc.
There is a three part lecture
here on the subject of creating public value. Even though much of the talk is financially oriented, creating the same public value in the minds of the community and school system is just as important.
If you can get them to value the team and what it is doing then you will have no problem. Ditto for fundraising, recruitment, etc.
One more thing, your team is doing a co-curricular (not extra-curricular) activity that is complementing the classroom experience by creating challenging cross-curricular enterprise style learning experiences.
Good Luck.