[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yjxkDU_608Wo_uNvXgqh5xaVKV-N1EAz27-6grLFuZA/edit#gid=0 Weekly schedule spreadsheet] == Activities == * Fundraising * Budgeting * Outreach * Award applications * Informational brochures for judges and sponsors * T-shirts, banners, flags, and giveaways * Videography * Maintaining social media == Monthly Goals == Summer[[BR]] '''July'''[[BR]] •Plan and Brainstorm for future tasks, outline, goals, ideas, prospects[[BR]] •Recruit new members for summer planning '''August''' [[BR]]•Check & Reorganize Website and Social Medias [[BR]]•Contact previous ops members and mentors for guidance [[BR]]•Finalize the curriculum for Fall Training [[BR]]•Write and send out sponsor campaign emails Fall '''September''' [[BR]]•Sponsor Relations ($$ and support)[[BR]] ◦Send out emails [[BR]]•Set up plans to expand our access to capital[[BR]] ◦Gaining new sponsors[[BR]] ◦Specific fundraisers [[BR]]•Organize team members & their interest => assign specific tasks for each of them [[BR]]•Start on designs and spirit items [[BR]]•Begin monthly review video series? '''October''' [[BR]]•Choose subgroup leads(Business, Outreach, Marketing) [[BR]]•Spirit ORDER[[BR]] ◦T-shirt (Tech Booster)[[BR]] ◦ID tags?[[BR]] ◦Who’s the mascot? [[BR]]•Designs ORDER=> Decide which to continue [[BR]]◦Brochures [[BR]] ◦Pin [[BR]] ◦Banner [[BR]] ◦Business card, microfiber wipes, stickers, pens…… [[BR]] ◦Brainstorm for ideas? [[BR]]•Award write-ups Decision ([http://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc/awards]) [[BR]] ◦Woodie Flowers [[BR]] ◦Chairman’s? [[BR]] ◦Dean’s List (mentors) [[BR]] ◦Entrepreneurship award [[BR]] ◦Media & Tech? '''November''' [[BR]]•Follow up with each tasks [[BR]]•Begin Award Writeups/ Award Writeups Initiation [[BR]]•Design marketing materials Winter '''December''' [[BR]]•Follow up with each tasks [[BR]]•Begin Business Plan [[BR]]•Newsletter [[BR]]•Outreach activities [[BR]]•Order the marketing materials we can [[BR]]•Brainstorm how things would be and what should be done for and after the kickoff '''January''' [[BR]]•KICK OFF!!! (Make time for members to participate in design process) [[BR]]•Begin weekly update video series for [YouTube] [[BR]]•Spirit items related to the theme of the game that year [[BR]]•Final review of award write ups '''February''' [[BR]]•Submit award write ups [[BR]]•Follow up with each tasks [[BR]]•Begin competition documents Spring '''March''' [[BR]]•Finalize and print competition documents [[BR]]•Get photos of the bot [[BR]]•Check each item to take for the competition [[BR]]•Prepare for any competition presentations/ speaking to judges '''April''' [[BR]]•Get organized for regional events [[BR]]•Check & organize outreach bin [[BR]]•Plan out who writes which article for the wrap up newsletter [[BR]]•Review the year: What worked and went well, what failed and went poorly '''May''' [[BR]]•Check for the 8th grade orientation and plan [[BR]]•Write article for wrap up newsletter '''June''' [[BR]]•Wrap up the wrap up Newsletter [[BR]]•Begin preparations for the next year **Things to constantly check & update**: [[BR]]•Website [[BR]] ◦Newsletter [[BR]] ◦Errors [[BR]]•Social media [[BR]] ◦Photos & videos(Instagram) [[BR]] ◦Taggings & outreaching [[BR]] ◦YouTube videos [[BR]]•Newsletter [[BR]]•Sponsor relations [[BR]] ◦Sponsor activities [[BR]] ◦Email checks [[BR]] ◦Sponsor $$ & support [[BR]]•Team relations [[BR]] ◦1885 [[BR]] ◦5945 [[BR]] ◦5979 [[BR]] ◦?? [[BR]]•Outreach activities [[BR]] ◦Authorization to participate [[BR]] ◦Dates [[BR]] ◦Volunteers [[BR]] ◦Materials (robots, brochures, pins, drive station, etc.) [[BR]]•Photo updates into the Shared Google Drive [[BR]]•Co-op tasks with other subteams