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Re: Rookie Fundraising

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Originally Posted by IraJason
Hello everybody!
The team I am a member of, team 1712 (Dawgma), just started up this year. We have never really had a club that required the amount of funding that FIRST will, and are still new at trying to obtain sponsorships or large scale fundraisers. After attending a pre-season event at Wisahickon HS, team 341 (Miss Daisy), I noticed how many teams had one or more well known sponsors.

I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions for fundraisers, obtaining sponsors (and systems for identifying large and small sponsors), or getting any sort of funds at all. Me and my team are thankful for your help and greatly appreciate it. Hope to hear from some of you soon!

It was nice seeing your team last weekend at RR.

here are a few ideas-

1. raffle off a prepaid gas card. You might even get one donated

2. rake leaves for money- going as a team house to house

3. bag groceries as a team in the local supermarket and have a table for donations as the people leave

4. host a LAN party

5. talk to he mayors office, the city council, the local 4H, the Grange, the district senator, the school board. Somebody in there owns a business

6. deliver phone books for the phone company

7. clean highways for the town - they usually have grant funds alotted for that.

8. go to local businesses with a shopping list- have them pledge a particular tool or piece of equipment you need for the team. Put their name on it and in your web site

9. if you approach a large company you need to find the person who can make the decision for support. It isn't easy. It is easier for the underlings to simply put you off. So research a bit and find out what you can.


Whatever you do- thank everybody. If you are nice to them they will be nice to you.

(BTW- your senior mentor told me about that)

Good luck!!

WC
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