Before Travel: In addition to preparing your sponsorship folder, when asking a business or organization for help, be prepared with a small speech or presentation. You can create poster boards; use a slide projector, a chalkboard — anything to help you clearly make your case and convince the business or group to contribute. Look into software applications like PowerPoint™ or Fund-Raiser Junior™.

After Travel: In return for sponsorship, you should be prepared to give something back to the company/organization/person sponsoring you. The “thank-you” they get for sponsoring you could range from a postcard sent during your travels to a report or presentation on your program once you return.

Tailor your "thank-you" to the interests of the company or organization. If a VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) club is sponsoring you, organize a report on Normandy and the history of World War II. If a restaurant is sponsoring you, give them a report on the different foods you tried or bring back a recipe to make for them.

No matter who sponsors you, it is important to acknowledge their gift to you. Bring a list of addresses with you on the program so you can write your postcards during travel or free time (if they are part of your thank-you plan).

Sponsors have two options:
1) Make checks payable to People to People Programs. (Provide your sponsor with a copy of the contribution form.)

2) Make checks payable to you, the delegate. You can then deposit donations into a bank account, and write a check payable to us from that account.

Please ask your sponsors to clearly mark their donations with the name of the individual making the contribution, and the name and ID number of the delegate receiving the contribution.

According to current IRS guidelines, donations earmarked for a specific individual are NOT tax-deductible. Please consult your family’s tax advisor for more detailed information.