Finance your project

Supportive, feminine, ecologic, media exposure… your project presents a lot of arguments that can help you find future partners or sponsors. To help you, the team provides you with some guidelines that you can follow to facilitate your fundraising campaign.

DEVELOP YOUR COMMUNICATION TOOLS

Before starting, we invite you to develop as soon as possible your team’s communication supports. Social networks, blogs, newsletters, flyers, public meeting, press relations… your efforts will give you the opportunity to commit people around your project.

The more engaged it is, the more your financial project will be broadcasted. This is an essential element to make your project attractive for potential partners.

FIND PARTNERS

The organization of the Raid des Alizés – Martinique provides on your tee-shirts two exclusive spaces of visibility where you can expose the brands of your future partners. Placed respectively on the left sleeve and on the right sleeve of your outfit, it will enable a local and national exposure for your two future partners. Moreover, you will be free to place all the logos you want on your hydration packs. The first step of your adventure will be to identify future partners and convince them to support your project.

1. Target the potential partners
   The raid offers a media exposure which represents an interest for a lot of organizations who would like to associate their brand’s image with one or some values of your project.
   
   Identification of these interested parties represents the first challenge for your team. The first step will be to target and contact their communication director or manager. Some parties representing better chances of success, we advise you to firstly contact these types of organizations:

   • Your employers
   • Local administration
   • The companies who support the association you support
   • The companies who focus on feminine market
   • The companies who share values of ecology and sustainable development
   • The kit suppliers or distributor of trail, raid and running products
   • The producers/distributors of sports drinks, dietary supplements

2. Build a sponsoring file
   How to sell your project? Which type of arguments should you use to convince a partner? Which compensation can you suggest in return of their engagement? Do not panic! The team built a sponsoring file that you just have to complete and adapt according to your prospect.
   
   You will find a presentation of the Raid des Alizés - Martinique, a presentation part for your team and your project, a detailed marketing pitch as well as all counterparties that you can propose to a future partner.
   
   You are obviously free to modify the document as you want or only use a part of it to create your own sponsoring file. Whatever is your selection, the staff is at your disposal and will be delighted to help you in your fundraising campaign.Warning! In order to save VAT, please say to your partners to directly address their contributions to TV Sport Events, organizer of the Raid des Alizés - Martinique.

Pre-register yourself right now to obtain the sponsoring file as well as every administrative documents from the Raid des Alizés – Martinique.

USE CROWDFUNDING

Very present, crowdfunding platforms can also help you to finance totally or a part of your project by your community. More than its media exposure, the charity dimension of your project will be an essential advantage to succeed. The communities already structured around the cause you support will be then the first likely ones to answer favorably your request.

Furthermore, do not hesitate to offer compensations, even symbolic, to your contributors. It is the most effective way to convince the visitors to support your project: dedicated pictures, postcards, sports equipment from the raid, reminder of Martinique…