Family Campaign Tools

The pitch in 90 seconds

How sponsorship outreach actually works

1. Build your warm list (15 min). List 5 local businesses your family already has a real relationship with: dentist, mechanic, restaurant, parent's employer, neighbor with a small business. Skip big-box stores and strangers.
2. Visit in person if you can. Lead with the relationship ("I've been coming here for 8 years"), make the ask, hand them the leave-behind 1-pager, set a follow-up week, thank them. 90 seconds, not a sales pitch.
3. Follow up. Most yeses come on the second contact. Don't take a no personally — it's usually a budget cycle, not a rejection.
4. Send commits to Mr. Parker. Family makes the introduction. Mr. Parker thanks the sponsor, delivers any recognition, and the booster team handles intake and receipts. You don't have to be a salesperson.

Tools

Online tracker

Track your 5 businesses, log drop-offs and follow-ups, record committed amounts, and flag when you've sent a signed form to Mr. Parker. One account per student. Mr. Parker can see roll-up progress on the staff dashboard and flag when two students are pitching the same business (likely siblings — that's expected, just coordinate).

Print materials

Printables you can take into a business

Closing the loop

When a business says yes

1. Get the signed sponsorship form (paper from the packet, or online submission).
2. Email it to robert.parker@nhcs.net with subject: Sponsor commit — [Business Name] — [Your Student Name]
3. Mark the prospect "Yes" in your tracker and check "Sent to Mr. Parker".
4. Mr. Parker takes it from there: thank-you call, recognition setup, intake, tax receipt within two weeks.