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. 

Responsibilities:

• 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

Requirements:

• Email-writing and communications skills

• Must have been on Launch Initiative for at least 2 semesters
• This is an elected position

Other Things to Know:

• Important Contacts:
  • Venessa Mitchell - Director of ECCO & Student Programs Coordinator
    • She manages our financial accounts & should be kept in the loop for any new gifts/sponsorships
    • Email: vmmeme@rit.edu
• Link to Sponsorship Packet

Current Director of Sponsorship

• Tomasz Mazur

Past Directors of Sponsorship