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Oregon Department of Ed - $8,000 – 3,000
Autodesk Cart Conundrum - $1,000
Boeing $6,500 – 5,000
JCPenney $6,500 - $2,000
Murdock $5,000
NASA $6,500 – 5,000
Platt Electric Supply - $500 – 1,000
Lowes
Georgia Pacific
Best Buy
Target Field Trip Grants
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The Science of FundraisingIt’s an essential business skillFundraising is also called “sales” or “business development”It’s more than just asking for money, its about:
connecting with othersengaging in a causesharing your story
People are inclined to support something they believe in, so
give them a reason to believe
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Engage family, friends, neighbors, classmates
in the cause
Meet with community influencers (i.e. reporters,
bloggers, rotary, city council, mayor, associations)
Consider a fundraiser event (i.e., bake sale, garage sale,
car wash)
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What are the local engineering companies? Do our friends have parents who
work there?
What’s our story?Do we know any local reporters, bloggers?
What’s our fundraising goal? How much money do we
need?
Who is our top sales person? What is our
script and financial ask?
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Create a Business PlanExecutive Summary:
2-3 paragraphs summarizing your team your team strategyyour “ask”
Mentors Sponsorship
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Team Profile: Introduce your team Include community members supporting you
Include your high schoolMentorsFIRST organization
Create a Business Plan
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Create a Business Plan“Product” description:
What’s unique about your team? What are you trying to accomplish? Explain thoughtful strategy
Prepare students for STEM jobs get students to college
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Create a Business PlanFunding request & financials:
Describe what your goal is how much you’ve raised alreadywhat the funds will support – be specific
Registration and Robot Kit of Parts $5,000 Extra Parts for Robot $2,000 T-shirts for 40 $ 500 Travel Expenses $ 750 Event Give Aways $ 500
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Develop Key MessagesThe Story The “Ask” What is FIRST?
Who are the members of your team?
Why did you decide to participate in FIRST?
What do you hope to accomplish?
What is the purpose of the robot? What will it look like? What will it do?
What’s your financial goal?
Why do you need financial support?
What will the funds pay for?
Why is financial support so important?
How will the support help your team?
How can people contribute? (Write a check? To whom? Host a fundraiser?)
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Sponsorship Levels
Captains of Innovation Robot Boosters$5,000
Name on robot
Name on t-shirt, pit, website
Mention at HS awards night
Priority placement on all PR materials
$2,000
Name on robot
Name on t-shirt, pit, website
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Business Cards -CHEAP
500 cards
$22
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Fundraising PacketOne Page SummaryPhoto of Team/RobotTeam BrochureSponsorship LevelsSample BudgetSponsors
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Marketing Collateral
Website
Brochure
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ACTIVITY & ASSIGNMENTS Brainstorm Make Your
Call List Schedule
AppointmentsEvents and Promotions Follow Up
Team Lead Entire Team
Mentor
School
Parents
NOTE: Size of circles represent the how large of a role the individual should play in each activity.
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Have a goal- how much? by when? Make a believable plan- the team
needs to believe the goal is reachable before it will commit the time to reach it
Build excitement- prizes, contests, ultimate prize
Warrant involvement- everybody involved, parents involved
Target your Fundraisers
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Organize for Success1. Make a list of targets
2. Prioritize and customize approach
3. Assign each team member a select number of targets
4. Help potential donors understand how far their support will go
5. Show excitement and enthusiasm
6. If appropriate, capture their contact info
7. Say “thank you”
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Hold a meeting and spell out the team’s goals and activities
Offer opportunities for parental Involvement
Have signups readyPlan events to make parents a part of the
team. Show them their kids succeeding.Let parents show their best to the teamFun events and tripsThe team must be as fun for the parents as
for the students
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Work Your CommunityIdentify and meet with local influencers who can:
Help with introductions to potential sponsorsSpread the word of your mission and financial goalOpen doors you didn’t realize
Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club LeadersLion Club Leaders
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Mayor’s office/City council Local state representativeNeighborhood bloggersSchool boardPTA/ASBNewspaper reporters
Sample TargetsHigh school newspaperNeighborhood chapters of:
Rotary Junior LeagueChamber of CommerceAssociations
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Schedule Meetings Get organized: find the right phone numbers, contact names,
pronunciation, and practice your message
Start with the largest and/or most relevant companies
Schedule the meeting with someone you or your friends know personally
Do your homework and learn about what the company does and what they care about – speak to your audience
Determine who should attend and who has an existing relationship with the contact
Figure out what your donors will get in return for supporting you, Logo of the robot
Pick up the phone!
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Hit the Streets and PhonesSometimes people will say “no, thanks” – That’s OK!The more people you ask, the more people you will meet who
will say “yes” – it’s a numbers gameMake sure you clearly state what the funds will support and
why it’s importantSTART EARLY – The sooner you get started, the more
successful you will be!Be polite and professional and say Thank You!
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Sample PitchHi! My name is _____________ from ___________ High School.
We are working toward becoming the first team ever from __________ High School to win the regional FIRST Robotics competition. We’re just getting started with our entry – a robot! – and would love to tell you more about our program.
FIRST is (elevator pitch). Our team would like to (describe goals and strategy for the competition). The competition is on (insert DATE). We would love it if you could support our team with either mentors volunteers or sponsors.
Can we take 10 minutes of your time for a couple of students to make a presentation?
THANK YOU!
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Sample Sales ToolsPresent photos and/or videos from last yearCreate a simple fact sheet and/or brochure (share your story,
goals and marketing plans)Draft a fundraising letter for situations where you cannot
arrange an in-person meetingHold a robot demonstration (if you are a rookie, you can
partner with another team)
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Keep Up A DialogueKeep a database of contacts Offer email or Web site updatesBlog or Twitter about your progress toward goalTake photographs and share themOne page NewsletterKeep sponsors and targets informedBe funny!
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Contact Name Profession/Title Company Name Phone Call Meeting Letter Donation $
Enter first & last name
Enter title and/or industry
Enter company name
Was phone call made? Enter date
Did you conduct a meeting? Enter
date
Was a letter sent? Enter
date
Was a donation made? Enter
amount
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Online Resources Chamber of Commerce Executives: http://www.2chambers.com/oregon2.htm
Rotary International club locator:http://www.rotary.org/EN/ABOUTUS/SITETOOLS/CLUBLOCATOR/Pages/ridefault.aspx
Fundraising Fundamentals from About.com:http://nonprofit.about.com/od/fundraisingbasics/tp/basicfundraisingtips.htm
Writing a Fundraising letter from About.com:http://nonprofit.about.com/od/fundraising/tp/fundletters.htm
TechAmerica, Oregon: http://www.itaa.org/oregon
Oregon Society of Professional Engineers: http://www.oregonengineers.com/links/links.htm Small Business Association: Writing a business plan:http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/SERV_ESSENTIAL.html
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Summer
• Set your goals • Talk to your friends, family, community• Start a list of fundraising targets• Write a sample script for your meetings with targets• Draft a fundraising letter• If you’re a new team, reach out to a neighboring team to borrow their robot
Start of the school year
• Start having regular meetings with fundraising targets• Assign each member a few targets and meet often to discuss updates, tips and
progress• Show your targets photos of the robot project in process• Determine if you want to host a fundraising event, begin planning
Late Fall• Keep in touch with your donors with project updates• Schedule and conduct meetings with community members, local leaders, and
community newspapers
One month before competition
• Invite donors to the competition• Take photos of your robot and your team
After the competition
• Send a thank you note with a photo, take robot to their business and share your results!
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Final Words of WisdomStart Early: The sooner you start, the sooner you will
see resultsStay Organized: Keeping on schedule, charting
progress and adjusting plan as needed will keep your fundraising effort on track
Have Fun: If you are having a good time, it will come across to others