Sponsorship Proposals

In my previous article (My first sponsorship proposal) I alluded to how my first attempt at wooing a potential sponsor fell way short of the mark.

I created what I thought was a good sponsorship proposal, full of facts and creative marketing ideas; all nicely presented in a printed 12 page colour booklet. I was pretty chuffed with myself. Go team.

However, what I failed to grasp were some of the fundamentals when it comes to attracting potential sponsors and connecting with sponsorship managers.

Ok…here we go, time to put together my first sponsorship proposal.

After reading parts The Sponsorship Seekers Toolkit I went about following the steps in the book to create a marketing plan, from there a sales plan and then onto the sponsorship proposal itself.

With Mitre 10 (an Australian hardware business) in mind as a potential sponsor, I did some research and came up with a sponsorship proposal that would hopefully create a win / win opportunity.

The sponsorship proposal ended up weighing in at 14 pages and consisted of the following sections…