How much do you need to raise?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by efoote868

a.How much does each team member need to fundraise to be on the team (in net dollars, not candy bars sold)?

$0

Originally Posted by efoote868

b.How much does each team member need to fundraise to travel to each competition?

Same as above.

Originally Posted by efoote868

c.Are the travel expenses seperate from the team's budget?

IF we have the money, the team pays for travel. If not, it comes out of the families' pockets.

Originally Posted by efoote868

d.How do you fundraise your money?

1. Beg.
2. Write essays and thank-you notes (depending on the situation, may be the same thing).
3. Put on a spaghetti dinner--local restaurant donates a batch of sauce, we make noodles and serve. Usually good for at least $3K, but needs the whole team.
4. Ask relatives.

[Alexa Stott]

Originally Posted by EricH

2. Write essays and thank-you notes (depending on the situation, may be the same thing).

This is a great point. Always make sure to thank your sponsors, no matter how small the donation is. It shows them that you appreciate them supporting you, even if they can't give you a large sum of money.

0$ (Although we have dues around $30 - $40)
0$
We've never gone out of state, so we only use the school bus.
We're trying to get corporate sponsors.

[Conor Ryan]

Hey, FIRST already sorta answered this question for you in a paper they published, it covers the cost of everything for a typical team (and you can customize it for your own needs) You will find this useful information on pages 41-42 (Appendix A) of the FRC Handbook.


Bonus tip, if you haven't yet, read the FRC Handbook, they put a lot of work into it and it can answer a lot of questions.

[chris31]

Originally Posted by trilogism

0$ (Although we have dues around $30 - $40)
0$
We've never gone out of state, so we only use the school bus.
We're trying to get corporate sponsors.

If your dues are only $30 where is the rest of the money comming from? Unless you have 200 team members.

[Josh Goodman]

We have a goal each year of raising $25,000. However, we have a specific set of requirements that can pay for it. These consist of fundraising, community service and demonstrations. For more info see our website or handbook (which is on our website)

http://www.penfieldrobotics.com

[sarcasticmadnes]

Our budget for years without trying to go to championchips, we shoot for about $20 000 (two regionals) and then this year, we're trying to raise enough money to go, it's about $30 000. We're about halfway there now but in past years, we've started the year in debt about two years ago and so that was tough to recover from.

a. students pay a $135 registration fee ($100 goes to competition registration)
b. students pay about $100 for away competitions for travel and hotel (championships is a different story but none of us know yet because we haven't gone because of money in 3 years) and for local stuff, no money needed
c. travel expenses are covered by students themselves and only expenses for advisors are covered by the team
d.to raise money, we sell food at school, scrip (which we started this year), write grant letters and ask for donations from parents.