Finances

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Finances/ Marketing/ Corporate Sponsorship
With Alex Nelson and Gentry Bain
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Overview

• Finances
• Money
• Expenses
• Budgeting
• Marketing
• How to make a brand
• Fundraising
• Where to start
• How to ask
• Following up

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Finances
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Money and Budgeting

• Annual budget
• Expense tracking for competition
• Two bank accountsschool and private
• Travel expenses
• Sponsors, grants
• Fundraising

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Travel Expenses

• Hotel
• Transportation
• Bus, driver expenses and tip
• Airfare, ground transportation
• Carscheck with school policy
• Food

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Fundraisers

• Teams put the fun in fundraising
• Carwash
• Noodles, Barnes Noble
• At school
• Superfan kits
• Tape a teacher to the wall

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First-Year Barebones Budget INCOME (without
travel)
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First-Year Barebones Budget EXPENSES (without
travel)
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Marketing
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Team Branding

• Team name
• Logo
• Official colors
• Motto
• T-shirts
• Giveaways
• Mascot
• Team banner, flag

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FUNdraising
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Where to Start

• Local Companies
• Phone Book
• Business Magazines
• NASA

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How to Ask

• Get a meeting
• Phone or email
• Walk-in
• Sponsorship levels

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What To Ask For

• Money
• Mentors
• Materials/ Tools

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The Follow-Up

• Thank you note
• Newsletter
• Invitations
• Sponsorship levels
• Another Thank you

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Review

• Finances
• Expenses
• Budgeting
• Marketing
• Team brand
• Fundraising
• Get a list
• Go in person
• Follow up

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Eyes on the future. GO GREEN