Second sponsor request letter?

[Blackphantom91]

I agree with tim, When you actually engage with sponsors within your area they have been known to respond better.

I would suggest letting them get to know your team and see the finish product that you have put your hard work and their money into.

Engaged students are always the best. When they see the passion that students have for STEM and learning it rubs off on them. These are the type of employees that they would like to see come back after their education.

Creating relationships is very important. When doing this it could honestly be a breaking point or turning point for your school. This is ultimately what teams either struggle with or excel at when courting sponsors. Also I think realizing that even if they are not going to sponsor or level of sponsorship has changed, does not mean it is the end of the relationship. Make sure that you keep every alleyway open, you never know when it may come back to help you.


Something really cool that we did one year was a special diamond studded picture frame for our sponsors. It was a bit to heavy to actually throw away with out actually thinking about it.

Those are a bit of tidbits I have picked up through out the years. If you are more personable as a sponsor you may be able to create a relationship through out the years!

Be creative and good luck!

[MrForbes]

We've never had much luck with "cold" sponsorship requests, like letters or phone calls. We do best when we find someone who knows someone at the company, and go that way.

[Alpha Beta]

Originally Posted by Blackphantom91

Something really cool that we did one year was a special diamond studded picture frame for our sponsors. It was a bit to heavy to actually throw away with out actually thinking about it.

Diamond studded would be a bit over our typical budget. I think it was diamond plate aluminum.

[cpeister]

Meeting with them in person worked the best for us. The team took the list of potential sponsors (every business in our town), and assigned a few businesses to each group of 2-3 people (generally a senior and 1-2 new members). We would call and set up a time to meet in person. Many small businesses had $100 cheques for us.