iF's $1 Plan

[Leon Machado IV]

Originally posted by KenWittlief
I have to agree with Mike (post above)

If FIRST wanted established teams to contribute money to new teams, they would ask us to do so, and there would be little concern over sending money to them

since many corporate sponsors already send millions of dollars a year directly to FIRST to fund their organizational needs.

Maybe you would be better off making iF a part of FIRST itself. If the services you are providing a genuinely beneficial to the teams (im not imply they arnt) then Im sure FIRST would stand behind you.

or maybe you can create a relationship like Innovation FIRST has with FIRST?

BTW, I understood from your 1st post about the money coming from parents and teachers - those people already are a part of their own FIRST team - and we tap them out as much as they can stand to support their own teams - thats what I mean, that the money your are asking for is already coming from FIRST teams, not from outside.

FIRST would probably not ask for teams to send them money as they already ask for $5,000 a year minimum to participate. They also do not have the people to support such a fundraiser. I understand a great many inner workings of FIRST and they simply do not have the time to concern themselves with actually such a 'small' fundraiser.

We are hoping that as we become truly established that we can make a working relationship with FIRST as Innovation FIRST has. However we want to be established (have business plan, actual well oiled and well working structure, etc.) before we attempt to strike a relationship with FIRST. We don't want to let FIRST down by saying we'll do something and then we don't carry through.

Hoping this helps to answer more of your questions. Thanks again for the concern.