Sustainability In FRC Teams

[RoboMom]

Originally Posted by JesseK

Brandon, I think this link is worth mentioning here. Jenny Beatty posted it in another thread. NEMO isn't just another 4 letter acronym, it really helps. Many good bullet points from NEMO's site regarding fundraising are listed in the slide set Branding, Publicity and Fundraising by Sharlene Brown and Bill Duncan. My particularly favorite slide is the tiered approach via sponsorship levels, which also show what a sponsor can expect in return.

http://www.mdfirst.org/programs/firs...ining-day.html

Hope this helps you as much as it's helped us. FRC teams are really like small businesses (small NPO's actually) with few options to generate income -- yet we can't dismiss what's available to us because the opportunities are enough to get us through.

I think part of the frustration is that the bar to FRC entry is exceptionally high relative to the incomes of many communities.

Thanks for the shout out about NEMO, but just a clarification. The link goes to the mdfirst.org website and the sessions that were held this past Sat. for the Maryland teams (and any out of state team who asked to attend) hosted by the Baltimore Area Alliance teams. There will be more sessions posted. Bill is the new Asst. RD for Maryland and Sharlene is the VISTA. Bill brings a lot of marketing experience to his new position with FIRST. (He also served as the VISTA last year in MD.) He has also done a great job with the website.

But I agree, this ppt is a GREAT resource!