The Director of Sponsorship is responsible for coordinating team communications with corporate partners and project leads, primarily for the purpose of securing sponsorship and co-ops for members.
Build new & maintain current relationships with companies and alumni:
Corporate sponsorship
Job opportunities
Alumni relations
Works with project lead to target specific companies related to the projects at hand
Project lead provides technical knowledge and can specify equipment and resources needed
Work directly with designated project team members
Director of Sponsorship communicates/convinces the company to sponsor project/team
For sponsorships that are developed with a specific project lead, that sponsorship's resources are strictly allocated to that project
Director of Sponsorship works with Treasurer to get sponsorship into account/register properly
Treasurer makes sure sponsorship goes directly back to the project team
Secure funding for the team:
Work in collaboration with University Advancement office
Work with the Treasurer to support the team’s financial requirements
Ensure companies who sponsor RIT Launch receive the benefits specified in our most recent sponsorship packet
Maintain/update sponsorship packet annually
Keep an organized and easily accessible list of current sponsors & corporate partners
Update this wiki page as you learn more about how to do this position better
Lead and organize meetings with potential sponsors
prepare slides for the meeting (either generic sponsor slides or tailored towards the company)
decide who needs to be present for the meeting
prepare proposal for funding (do some research)
reoccurring donations
facilities use
special manufacturing
how much we have in funding now and what we need to close the gap
present sponsor benefits
refer to tier list
Email-writing and communications skills
Must have been on Launch Initiative for at least 2 semesters
This is an elected position
Alexis Smith
Donovan Barros
Tomasz Mazur