Advice for getting funding/sponsors for a club.

[Phil Thomas]

I'm looking into this, and have identified a few local (large size) businesses. I was thinking of sending off some letters.

Has anyone had any success with persuading local employers and business to invest in their local community chess/clubs? Any advice from others experience is appreciated as am not quite sure how to approach this as yet.

Returning thread back onto topic.

Jonathan you should approach, for advice, one of the 3 volunteer bodies with a constitutional requirement to promote chess nationally. These bodies are
(a) Chess Scotland - through either the president or the treasurer.
(b) SJCAET - Contact details on front page of Chess Scotland
© SJC

To simplify matters for you I will state SJC's position. The SJC /CAS organisation is fully funded through entry fees paid at tournaments. As an organisation we have no experience of applying for grants to share.