Thread: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the old?
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Re: Is there too much focus on starting new teams, and not enough on maintianing the
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Originally Posted by TimCraig
We've managed to develop a strong program in every area EXCEPT fund raising. It would be helpful if FIRST provided more support in this area.
I can definitely relate to this. Team 1318 is lucky to have a couple of great mentors who know how to fund-raise, but even with their help explaining sometimes the hoops you have to jump through to get money from a company can be bewildering to the uninitiated like me! I pick up the technical side in a jiffy, but the letter-writing and all that takes some more time.

It would be awfully nice of FIRST to provide materials to teams to help with sponsor gaining, such as form letters or even examples for us to base it off of. Our team wouldn't need it personally because of the awesome aforementioned mentors, but I'm sure there are plenty of teams struggling financially who would appreciate the help. I am sure this would increase team retention rates, because there are some teams who fall out simply because they don't know how to raise money and don't know who to ask for help. This may not be directly related to FIRST's mission, but it would enable people to continue in the programs that are, which is necessary for this program to be a success.
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