Hello Chief Delphi,
Is anyone else sick of cash and checks as the only means for collecting money from participants and sponsors???
I had that problem and now I run a fundraising platform (think crowdfunding) that has helped individuals and organization collect millions as well as helping several teams collect the needed funds to get to the 2015 World Championship in STL.
We also have some other FIRST teams using it to collect team fees as well as donations from sponsors, schools, parents and friends.
Since I see a lot of people post fundraising pages on other crowdfunding sites that charge 5-10% fees I wanted to make the FIRST community aware that an alternative exists.
I am working to have my company sponsor a few local FIRST teams this year on top of helping teams raise/collect more money.
By no means am I trying to promote my company but instead promote the opportunity to collect money using a company that understands FIRST and is focused on furthering the goals of FIRST.
The company is called PayIt2 and you can setup a fundraising or event page to help collect money or collect and keep track of registration information for free.
If this solution looks like something that could help your team, please get in touch with me to talk more!