How it works
A sponsor drive, start to finish.
Most team sponsorships are a volunteer, a list of local businesses and a lot of remembering. Here is the whole job in five steps, and where Bannerfold helps.
Set the number
Add up what the season costs that fees and fundraisers do not cover. That is your goal. Be specific on the packet: “uniforms and tournament fees” persuades better than “general support”.
Build a ladder you can sell
The Goal Planner takes the goal, the number of businesses you can realistically ask and your guess at how many say yes. Example: $3,000, 40 businesses, 1 in 3 gives 13 sponsors across 4 tiers from $200 to $375. It also shows the cautious case: if only half come through, cheapest tiers first.
Ask, in person, with paper
Print the sponsor packet from your book. Write your contact details on its blank lines by hand; Bannerfold never stores them. Mark each business Asked, Said yes or Declined as you go.
Deliver every promise
When a business says yes, its tier’s benefits appear on the Still owed list: banner hung, name in the program, shout-out, certificate. Tick each one off when it is done, and record money when it reaches the team.
Thank, then renew
Print a certificate for every sponsor and the sponsor-wall poster for the end of the season. Next year, one click starts a new book with the same tiers and last year’s businesses back on “Not asked”: they are your easiest yeses.
Honest by design
- Bannerfold handles no money, sends no messages and lists no team or business publicly.
- Only two things are typed freely: a team label (age group and sport) and business names. Both refuse email addresses, phone numbers and web addresses. Never type a child’s name.
- The yes rate is your own guess; the planner’s numbers are arithmetic on it, not a forecast.
- Bannerfold makes no tax claim. Whether a sponsorship is deductible depends on the team’s organisation, and the packet says to ask.