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Re: New Team
Fundraising:
- For approaching sponsors I recommend having a booth at a fair, showcase etc. Companies always have booths at these and will see your team as a good investment. If you can't participate in an event talk to friends and families companies first. It's better to start small and gain momentum.
- Sponsors love hearing how sponsoring you will help better them. So make sure you include that your tax deductible. Also, talk about FIRST's positive outlook.
-Team shirts are the way to go because it's uniform and casual.
-Having a robot with you helps, it brings a wow factor.
-Don't have an overwhelmingly large group maybe a group of 5-8 to start with.
Location:
For finding a location make sure it's easy to access for everyone.
Team Communication(outside of meetings):
Facebook and Twitter are always good options. But make sure that the head executives of a team (president, mentors, etc.) have everyone's phone number.
Recruiting:
Go to local middle schools right before summer and get the incoming freshman involved and into it.
- In most cases for recruiting you always want to have a working robot present, it shows what exactly you do.
-Wear what you would wear to competitions.
- For recruitment 10-15 is a good number of people to have.
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