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Sponsorship
Sponsorship
I love planning these things, and I see that you two are writing from Pittsburg and Milwaukee? I have only planned philanthropy projects in my small college town, but the way I see it (correct me if I am wrong), that is to your advantage that you are in bigger cities because businesses won't be as tapped out. To solicit donations from businesses, I usually target the small-mid-sized ones. The bigger ones, like Staples (for paper and stuff) or Wal-mart (just in my experience) can more easily brush off requests because some managers say that they need to talk with the national office. The local businesses are MUCH more responsive.
First, I start with a business letter, so I don't have to ambush the manager with my request and then follow it up with a meeting/phone call about a week to a week and a half after the letter was delivered. Most businesses are happy to help!
"I work for a non-profit and do public relations and event planning. I just finished my big fundraiser for the year, and we had a profit of about $150,000. I can tell you that you make more money from sponsorships from companies than you do with individual tickets. -Melissa"
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