User:Sonkiki/Hackathons/handbook/Finances and Sponsors

Budget
For the Wikimedia Hackathon 2015 in Lyon, ¾ of the budget went to food and venue.

Links to past hackathon budgets: Israel (2016) Lyon (2015), Zurich (2014), Amsterdam (2013)

Sponsor Relations/ Strategies

 * how to approach potential sponsors, identifying them etc.
 * Stakeholders: MediaWiki Stakeholder's group as well as local politicians etc.
 * link Template: Sponsor Material from WMAT?

Local Fundraising and Recruiting
Considering adding someone to your organizing team who is locally well connected to the open source community and can help recruit volunteers, qualified attendees and can help with fundraising. This person may also be able to help you with local IT solutions.

Fundraising Ideas from WMFR Organizer:
 * Use Twitter by directly contacting the companies you think would be willing to pledge - works a lot better than writing them emails
 * Contact partnership or Marketing or Public Relation department
 * Especially international companies
 * Mention that many enablers are coming to the event, might interest companies
 * Ask foundations, mention Wikipedia
 * It might also be to thank Wikipedia. It’s free and cool.
 * Convey some urgency (only this year in this country, moves somewhere else next year)
 * Asked Google for 10.000 € (got it)

Local Recruiting ideas from WMFR Organizer:
 * Targeted schools in Lyon
 * Approach hackers via “hackers top100 list”)
 * Contact journalists and newspapers
 * Match newcomers with number of employees of WMF that attend the event
 * Feedback should have 80% satisfaction with newcomers (i.e. would you come to this event again if it took place here next year?)
 * 30 visitors per day (who were not registered for the Hackathon) that get shown around, enables contacts in the digital community of Lyon
 * Template: Sponsor Material from WMAT

Partnerships
look for collaborations and in kind donations

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