Team Sponsorships

[George C]

You could also try service clubs such as Optimists, Rotary or whatever you have in your area. Optimists has a focus on youth. We've had a great relationship with them for a few years now. A partnership is better than a sponsorship. We're planning to help them with their annual Christmas tree sale this year. It will help them and help us become better-known in the community. This past summer we started a relationship with Rotary by participating in their Rib-fest. Have a look as well at our FIRST Community program at http://1334.ca/first-community-challenge.

[ebarker]

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[RoboMom]

Some ideas here under "Sponsors and Fundraising" http://www.firstnemo.org/resources.htm

Also, there is a separate subforum for Fundraising here on cd, under Team Organization. Check out the great ideas already posted, esp. the stickies at the top.

[brrian27]

This is our first year of actively seeking sponsors and it's gone pretty well so far.

We've created a presentation outlining what robotics is, history, our team, goals, sponsorship benefits, etc. that is adaptable to basically any company we may want to pursue. Having a presentation can really "wow" sponsors when they see the incredible things we do.

Also, we've created a sponsorship plan with varying levels of rewards based on how much is donated. This helps a sponsor know both sides of the team-sponsor relationship.

Something we're in the process of doing is creating a wishlist with specific items that we need. This could include event registration, mechanical parts, wants, time, etc. This helps a sponsor know exactly what is needed.

And to find sponsors, just look for connections in the community. Perhaps a student's dad works at a large company or someone had a part-time job at the grocery store. Anyone can be a sponsor if you market yourself correctly.

Good luck!