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Attendees:

• @Vann Wellmon

• @Garrett Hart

• @Timothy Ausec

Goals:

• talk with bret about funding for cube sat (on the order of 85k)

  • specific numbers outline in the documents

• Get feedback on sponsorship packet

• Talk about long term funding on rocketry

Related files:

• About a week before bret talked at the kline camp

  • https://roserocketry.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/RoseRocketry/pages/94666855

Sponsorship Packet Review

• above 5k we need an outside assessment

  • it can be an invoice

  • not hard to get if its an item they sell

  • we'll want to look at changing the way we word the in kind donations part

• include team photo

• make the donor closer to the student. more relatable

There are two parts from getting donations: a packet and prospects

• we got the packet down

• generate a prospect list

  • list equipment or material donations

  • places we have interned at

    • reach out to them

  • Rocketry alum at companies

    • is there someone at the company

    • ryan at blue origin

• on brets end, they can look at career fair and other companies they've worked with

• we need to find a good list of companies

what could we do to make a stronger pitch

• for a company its the talent pipeline and skills we gain

  • people's testimonies

  • founder

• for an alumn

  • its education and rose culture

  • putting rose on the map

  • its not just purdue in indiana

  • relate to alumni passion

Tweak the packet for multiple versions

• make two versions of the packet? but not needed right now

Rocketry Alum Team Engagement

• next year have alum come back and give talks during homecoming week

  • ryan, garrett, jacob, jessica, etc

  • have them try to bring someone

• circle back with alumni relations in the spring about getting a homecoming event

  • also with us sending out the bi-monthly news letter

action items

• can be used to send updates to people who might donate

• summerize updates in a nice format (maybe the news letter)

  • social media

  • name, year, email, major for alum survey

  • the bi-monthly update

    • one page for each team??

    • design review for companies

• engage with lots of people

• build out promotional material

• website, news letter, etc

• get the connection with blue origin this year

• posters in the nab

• astronomy lab

• physics lab spaces

• physically go to some of these open houses

how can we make this sustainable?

• we need to keep raising lots of money

• they are trying to get an endowed cyber security fund of 5 million

• maybe next year try to reach a bigger goal (100k or something)

  • maybe this year's goal is 50k

• build a very strong group of prospects this year

  • engage with lots of people

  • build out promotional material

  • website, news letter, etc

  • get the connection with blue origin this year

• ^^ this is the strong goal for this year ^^ build a strong base for potential donors

• rose has an office at westgate now

  • which is where jason is (vann connection)

timeline

• have something for tent city (even if its just rockets)

• sign up sheets for homecoming

• see what companies are at fall career fair

• past homecoming
  -give it a week after homecoming (second week of october) reconnect with bret