[AR] Re: Funding for projects
- From: Thomas McNeill <thomas.mcneill@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 08:34:56 -0400
Is there a club at school associated? If not you might want to consider
it. We approached student council and was able to get some funding. Then
we putty together a nice document about our project and went door to door
at surrounding businesses. It adds up quick. You can give them
advertising on it.
Thomas
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 8:21 AM, James G <d0ch011iday@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I guess you aren't an advertizing and marketing major...
>
> $10 ~ $100 isn't that much. You can spend that much on dinner or night
> out. People like to give to charities and activities they are interested
> in. And little donations add up to quite a bit. Crowdfunding has provided
> ridiculous funding for the most obscure and useless (IMO) projects. You
> don't have to understand it or see the appeal, you just need to know how to
> access it if you want to pursue your goal.
>
> As as already been mentioned you can find conventional sponsors for your
> project as well. Your model is racing sponsorships. Think outside of the
> box. It does not have to be rocketry related (ie: Redbull does not make
> balloons or space suits). Don't let "no" deter you. You will hear it a lot.
>
> Good luck,
> -James
>
> From: Aidan Sojourner <aidan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AR] Funding for projects
>
> How do you guys get funding for your projects? My team has a wonderful
> design that will probably never see the light of day due to lack of
> funds. We are expecting upwards of $7.5k for the project, something that
> none of us can manage.
>
> We have thought about kickstarter, but I personally don't see the
> appeal.
>
>
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