What's a good way to collect sponsors?

Question

My friend and I are slightly mad so are considering doing a charity skydive, we need to raise £395 to be able to do it free, we have a few ideas of people to ask for sponsors but do you have any ideas?

Answer 1

There is nothing wrong in knocking on doors...just be polite and explain what you're doing...more about the cause than about the fact that you want them to pay for you to have fun! If you just ask for a pound...most will give you a couple or a fiver...it will soon add up. People like to help...try areas with terraced housing as this is faster.

Answer 2

Go around to all of your local traders and ask them to sponsor you - you wear their logos on your sky dive suits etc.  Make sure you get seen on TV etc.  Also make sure your local rags and radio station know what you are doing.  Plenty of blah and lots of interview and mention name of sponsors etc.

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Answer 3

Best way to do it is try and get invloved in community things to get lots of support- maybe join a dance class- jive is really fun- they are usually up for things like that. Also if you are still at school- the teachers owe you!

Answer 4

lots of my friends use facebook, create a group explaining what you're doing and why, and ask them to invite all their friends - that way you may get people you don't know sponsoring you because they like the cause