Finding sponsorship

[Dorienne]

Originally Posted by Lisa Perez

How did your team approach your sponsors and convince them to sponsor you?

Well, first what we do is decide if they are close enough to meet in person to discuss sponsorship. If they are, we type up a business letter, bring them a flier about our team, and make sure to wear our team t-shirts ( ). When we go to talk to them, we make sure to have the team president and one other person go with them. We talk to them about our team and what FIRST is, what we need or would like from them, and if they would like to help us in any way.
We don't really approach any businesses that aren't close enough to us, because it's better to meet with them in person than send them a letter. I believe they like to meet with us in order to get a better idea of who they are dealing with and a more thorough explanation of FIRST and the team if they have questions about it.
Good luck to anyone looking for sponsorship!
--d0ri