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DESCRIPTION:As part of our IEEE ESPRIT SB Officer Training Week\, we contin
 ued with &quot;Sponsorship Requests: From IEEE Support to External Partners&quot;: a
  practical session designed to help our officers understand how to prepare
 \, structure\, and submit effective sponsorship requests for IEEE activiti
 es.\n\nThe session introduced both internal sponsorship opportunities thro
 ugh IEEE Region/Section support as well as external sponsorship ones from 
 local companies and organizations\, going through the requirements\, proce
 sses\, and responsibilities needed in each scenario. Attendees got to lear
 n that internal funding requires a written proposal and budget submitted w
 ell ahead of deadlines\, while external sponsorship requires a specific pr
 oposal\, a sponsorship letter\, in addition to a written agreement before 
 any commitment is made.\n\nThe session also delved into the different form
 s external support can take\, including monetary contributions\, goods/ser
 vices\, and venue support. As for the deliverables expected in return\, th
 ey range from logo placement and social media visibility\, to booths and e
 vent keynotes. The instructor made sure to highlight IEEE branding guideli
 nes for branded materials and keeping track of commitments made to sponsor
 s whether internal or external.\n\nFinally\, officers were introduced to a
 n Event Budget Sheet as a preparation tool\, showcasing how preliminary ex
 penses and income should be planned before initiating any funding or spons
 orship requests. Through this practical session\, IEEE ESPRIT SB officers 
 with a clearer understanding of how to prepare funding requests in an orga
 nized and well-documented manner.\n\n[]\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.
 ieee.org/m/572221
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572221
ORGANIZER:esprit@ieee.tn
SEQUENCE:8
SUMMARY:Officer Training Week: &quot;Sponsorship Requests&quot;
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/572221
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;As part of o
 ur&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(53\, 152\, 219)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE ESPRIT SB
  Officer Training Week&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\, we continued with&amp;nbsp\;&lt;span sty
 le=&quot;color: rgb(132\, 63\, 161)\;&quot;&gt;&quot;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship Requests: From IEEE
  Support to External Partners&quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;: a practical session design
 ed to help our officers understand how to prepare\, structure\, and submit
  effective sponsorship requests for IEEE activities.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;isSele
 ctedEnd&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;The session introduced both &lt;strong
 &gt;internal sponsorship opportunities &lt;/strong&gt;through IEEE Region/Section s
 upport as well as &lt;strong&gt;external sponsorship &lt;/strong&gt;ones from local co
 mpanies and organizations\, going through the requirements\, processes\, a
 nd responsibilities needed in each scenario. Attendees got to learn that i
 nternal funding requires a written proposal and budget submitted well ahea
 d of deadlines\, while external sponsorship requires a specific proposal\,
  a sponsorship letter\, in addition to a written agreement before any comm
 itment is made.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;The session also del
 ved into the different forms external support can take\, including monetar
 y contributions\, goods/services\, and venue support. As for the&amp;nbsp\;del
 iverables expected in return\, they range from logo placement and social m
 edia visibility\, to booths and event keynotes. The instructor made sure t
 o highlight IEEE branding guidelines for branded materials and keeping tra
 ck of commitments made to sponsors whether internal or external.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p s
 tyle=&quot;text-align: justify\;&quot;&gt;Finally\, officers were introduced to an &lt;str
 ong&gt;Event Budget Sheet&lt;/strong&gt; as a preparation tool\, showcasing how pre
 liminary expenses and income should be planned before initiating any fundi
 ng or sponsorship requests. Through this practical session\, &lt;span style=&quot;
 color: rgb(224\, 62\, 45)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE ESPRIT SB officers &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/sp
 an&gt;with a clearer understanding of how to prepare funding requests in an o
 rganized and well-documented manner.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display: 
 block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;&quot; src=&quot;https://events.vtoo
 ls.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/1a470e58-78d0-486d-9072-5f3122769805&quot; 
 alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;484&quot; height=&quot;234&quot;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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