I made this new website, and I want your feedback:

[mrmarket]

www.golittletigers.com


It's a work in progress...and I want to make it better. Any advice is appreciated.

[billyjoe]

Mr.Market,
I'd post a large photo of the school and explain what kids are eligible to attend. Tell a little about the history of the school and show it's geographic location on a map for those not familiar with the area. Explain why these kids are deserving of support (failed levies , economic hardships,etc.)

---------billyjoe

[IIC]

Nice site Ernie.

You could have a page where students could submit articles.

As far as getting sponsers...join the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. You can offer exposure on your site and maybe in a football program insert.

http://www.princetonchamber.org/member.shtml

I don't see the email links of the chamber members, but I was on my HS 30 year reunion committee back in 2001. I went to the local chamber site and sent about 385 individual emails asking for door prizes...Took me about 3 1/2 hours. I got 45 donations in return for mention on our site and on a one page flyer that was passed out at the reunion.

If you cannot get the email addy's you could mail postcards.

If the HS has an alumni association you can hit them up too.


Good Luck...Doug

[billyjoe]

Have the kids and their families save aluminum cans. Have a big bin to put them in. One near the football facility and or the school and another location at maybe a local grocery store. You could make a few hundred a year that way also if you have an area recycling yard , people can drop off metal scrap and tell them to crerdit it to Little Tigers Football Fund.

-----------billyjoe

You probably already have the car washes ,bake sales , and 50-50 drawings.

[mrmarket]

Nice site Ernie.

You could have a page where students could submit articles.

As far as getting sponsers...join the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. You can offer exposure on your site and maybe in a football program insert.

http://www.princetonchamber.org/member.shtml

I don't see the email links of the chamber members, but I was on my HS 30 year reunion committee back in 2001. I went to the local chamber site and sent about 385 individual emails asking for door prizes...Took me about 3 1/2 hours. I got 45 donations in return for mention on our site and on a one page flyer that was passed out at the reunion.

If you cannot get the email addy's you could mail postcards.

If the HS has an alumni association you can hit them up too.


Good Luck...Doug

Great suggestions, Doug. It's amazing how many people these high schools touch. If everyone just gave $1.00, it would go a long way towards helping out. Of course some people hated high school!

[mrmarket]

Have the kids and their families save aluminum cans. Have a big bin to put them in. One near the football facility and or the school and another location at maybe a local grocery store. You could make a few hundred a year that way also if you have an area recycling yard , people can drop off metal scrap and tell them to crerdit it to Little Tigers Football Fund.

-----------billyjoe

You probably already have the car washes ,bake sales , and 50-50 drawings.

Good ideas, all. I took over as President of the Booster club and am looking for lots of ideas on how to raise money for the team.

[peanuts]

Good ideas, all. I took over as President of the Booster club and am looking for lots of ideas on how to raise money for the team.

Nicely designed site. It's very user friendly, and that is important. The more pictures, the better. Don't hold back.

I didn't really find any obstacles in the way for the team, other than some opponents that they face. Is there some kind of disadvantage on the school or team or community that I missed? I understand that the team is, in business terms a start up, so that must be a disadvantage. However, I would not donate to a small company start up just for the fact that it is small and does not have the resources of an established company. I would only do that if I became an "investor" in the company.

How can people become "investors" in the the Little Tigers? Attach family names to commemorative placques for specific donations. I know that you listed the different things which donations can possibly go to, but that might not be enough for some people. Sometimes, the more specific explanation of how the donation is distributed or used, the better (or bigger) the response becomes. Think of a need... the biggest "need" that the team currently has. Define it in monetary terms, and begin a fundraiser ONLY for that need. Give a target donation, and for varying levels of donations, "investors" get to have their name on whatever it is that the team needs... weight room, stadium, what-have-you. When I went to the University of Alabama, a fundraiser sold bricks which were used to pave a walkway on campus. The bricks were imprinted with the name of the buyer. The bricks came in various sizes and prices. I've forgotten where the funds were supposed to be used, but it wasn't for the walkway. You need to have a buy-in factor.

Petitioning the school board for more extra cirrucular activity funds might help too, but that usually saps another department of their funds. Kids need to read books in the library, you know.

[jiesen]

Great site so far, $$MM. And I'm sure you'll make it even better. I can tell you're putting a tremendous effort into the project. I especially liked the story about the Bridge Builder... very inspirational, and appropriate.