by Kizzy on Thu Jan 24, 2008 2:43 pm
This is looking much, much better. The site itself is better put together, but I think that content-wise, the sponsorship area is under written.
Given how important they are, it's not really prominent enough. The way we're presenting it at the moment presents no incentive for people to get involved other than for the personal gain of the UDS.
There is no mention of enhanced publicity for sponsors, or any ways in which sponsoring the UDS in any capacity could benefit the people handing over the money. Surprisingly enough, people don't hand over cash just for the benefit of an institution going to internationals, which is the premier reason the website lists.
A suggestion here would be that we put together a basic sponsorship document. While approaches to individuals and companies should be personalised as far as possible, and I know this is ongoing, surely it would be a benefit it potential donors could access a pdf which gives them the opportunity to see what we have to offer and how this could work? We could put up examples of posters, show where banners can stand in LPH, etc etc.