Student Affairs Fundraising Part 3 - Guest Blogger CeCe Ridder

February 23 2009, 11:55am

In the last two postings, we discussed benefits to a company and where to begin. Now, let’s talk about who should be involved in this process from your area. Who should do this? It’s nice to have a team of people who can divide and conquer. Someone well connected and higher on the status chain is always good to have to serve as your champion. You might start small though. See if you can get a local sandwich shop to provide the meal at leadership training, or get your packets printed for free if you include a logo or put an ad on the inside cover. As we always tell students – start early to plan. If you can sell the freshmen orientation event sponsorship or leadership kickoff to a company in January or even earlier in the fall, you can work yourself into their budget cycle so they can plan too. Or just ask the local pizza joint to provide the meal, but do it early. If they’re a chain they will need time too.

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