[Brandon Holley]

I have paid to go to nationals for the past 6 years and i'd say a reasonable estimate is around 400-500 dollars per person for flight/transportation and hotel. Id add another 100 at least for spending money while down there. Of course none of this includes the whopping registration price but yeah, there are plenty of threads/papers out there on fundraising.

The most succesful approach Ive come up with is just getting a list of businesses in your area and because of the short time period, prioritizing and getting out there and talking to these places. On my former team a few of our members went out and found a business, gave a presentation, formed a partnership, and now they are a full time sponsor of my old team.

Little donations of 250-500 add up after a while. Find companies you think would be willing to donate, call and speak with someone there about sponsorship and try to setup a presentation. For all the little companies, send out a letter and see if you get a response, if you do, go give them a presentation. You'd be surprised how many companies are more than willing to donate and sponsor out there.