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I'm Jared Briones, a high school senior attending BASIS Chandler. I am currently doing a senior research project (SRP) with the SAE Baja Team at ASU Polytechnic. I will be helping the team out with all the business aspects and fund raising campaigns that go along with their competition. I expect to have an amazing time with them and help them out in any way I can. I am looking forward to working with my advisors, Mr. Woolley and Mr. Contes, and learn a great amount from them as well as the Baja Team.
As of now, my current goal is to look towards online fund raising and researching how effective it is compared to regular person to person fund raising. I have already found a few websites that I can use for this endeavor, but I will still be using local sponsors to help raise money for the team.
After meeting up with the team on Monday, I realized how soon the competition is coming up, so my research project may change depending on how fast the Baja Team advances with their Baja car.
I can't wait to get my project started and work with the team. Stay tuned; lots of exciting things will be happening in the coming weeks!
Are you looking at things like https://www.booster.com/? Then a little press release to ASU to promote some purchases to classmate and alumni?
ReplyDeleteYes I am looking at websites like booster.com and Indiegogo. I'm currently working with one of the team leaders to find new ways to promote the club through ASU and through the external sponsors. I am also pitching the idea of using the start up app Bravo as an extra platform to help raise money for the team.
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea to partner with Bravo--addresses the networking side of business and promotion. Can't wait to hear more.
DeleteHi Jared, your project looks exciting! Will you be working on the car itself at all or is your goal to be more focused on the business side of things?
ReplyDeleteHey Ani. Since there are three other students working with the team, I am more focus on the business aspect of raising money and finding more sponsorships. I may be able to get my hands on a few tools, but probably not as much as I would like to.
DeleteHi Jared, since you are managing the business aspect of the project, are you going to be looking at effective business models or eventually build your own on the way to provide the best fundraising?
ReplyDeleteWell my end goal would be to learn how effective online fund raising can be. But I may have to change my plans slightly due to the fact that the competition is approaching very soon and I may not have enough time to accurately test its effectiveness.
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