Neutrinos Team 6433 How Much? Registration – $275 Tournament fees - $100 T-shirts and Team gear -...

NeutrinosTeam 6433

The Hitchhikers guide to FTC Fundraising: Don't Panic!

How Much?Registration – $275Tournament fees - $100T-shirts and Team gear - $300Equipment - $2000Total Minimum - $3000


Don't Panic!

Why Fundraising?Helps purchase suppliesEntry fees for tournamentsAirfares and hotel roomsT-shirts and Team gearEquipment upgradesSpread the word of FIRST


SponsorsSponsorship can be vital to a FTC team, they

provide you with the basic things needed to get your team going, from giving you supplies or, quite frankly, giving you money


Fundraising Safety…?Always Fundraise with a partner or a group

(Fundraising is not a one man job) Get parents involved, they know what they’re

doing and may provide other opportunities More at:

http://www.fundraisingbooklets.com/safe-fundraising.html




How Do I Fundraise? (Examples)Events

Car WashesBulb Sales (FTC’s fundraising program last year)Bake SalesEtc.

SponsorshipSponsorship (Local Level)Sponsorship (National Level)

Team Member Dues


Sponsorships…How we Do it.We, the Neutrinos, are assisted by a 501(c)3

companyMoney that is donated to our team is routed

through this company, and in turn gives us the money for team related expenses

Other Alternative: County 4-HAs a team, we create a standard text document

that we can edit for different companies


Sponsorships…Who to Target?

Step 1: Companies that Parents Work forExtremely easy to target (Last Year; $4,125)

Step 2: Friends and Neighbors and companies they work for(This Year; $2,000)


Sponsorships…Who to Target? (Cont.)

Step 3 - Local Businesses (this year $400) Get information about what firms are headquartered in your city

(Local chamber of commerce) Lakeland: Examples;

MuseumsHardware StoresEngineering Firms

Get information about what firms are large employers in your cityLakeland Examples: Publix, Geico, etc,


How to target sponsors? Contact as many companies as you can

We have established a quota per team member of 10 companies minimum

All companies that are approached are documented in a spreadsheet

REMEMBER: anything helps, even if it’s a minimal donation Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get every sponsorship, keep

at it and don’t give up (Hit Rate may be as low as 1 in 20) Contact ANYBODY, and we mean anybody, you never know

who is willing to sponsor!


Sample Spreadsheet


Name of Organization Student/Parent Contact Approach Yes no maybe Comments

XX Clinic, Lakeland xx Cold $500

XX Hospital xx Dr. XX He Knows CEO ? ?Unlikely, it has been a while

YY Hospital xx Dr. XX He Knows CEO Unlikely, it has been a while

Regal Honda xx Mr. XX, owner Cold No

Lowes xx Cold Unlikely, it has been a while

MOSI xx Cold Unlikely, it has been a while

XX Global xx XX known person Unlikely, it has been a while

XX Engineering xx XX known person $1,000

Radiology Group xx Dr. XX Contact $500

Total $2,000

How to Approach a Potential Sponsor?

Write a personal letter/email from an individual on the team Introduce yourself as a member of the robotics team

Introduce your team Attach Photos of your team/Awards and the Robot

Mention how the donation will be received Non-Profit, 501(C)(3), or 4-H

Introduce First Provide Links to First and Robotics Related Resources, STEM

benefits


How to Approach a Potential Sponsor (cont.)?Things to think about…

Do you ask for a specific amount?Yes or No, Depends on the situation

Large or Small Company etc.

Inform sponsors that this isn't a donation but that it is an investmentTheir Logo will be advertised on the robot, t-shirt, etc. Also

they will be helping building a community of scientists.Offer to demonstrate robot to local sponsors (its impressive!)


Questions?Questions…We would like to make this interactive so if

anyone has any ideas about what their teams do, please come up and share your ideas


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