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Welcome to the podcast for high school football coaches. The FNF Coaches staff hosts discussions with guests on topics related to the high school football coaching community. Learn more about the FNF Coaches community at fnfcoaches.com or on Twitter @fnfcoaches.
Today’s guest is Brad Doherty, athletic director at Branson High School in Colo. In a small rural community with a dilapidated football field, Doherty launched a fundraising campaign for a new turf field in December. In just over three months, he has led an effort that has brought in $440,000. They plan to have a $540,000 project completed by the fall football season.
Doherty goes through all of the steps you need to take to get approval for a project like that as well as how his marketing efforts, grant applications and community outreach led to a viral fundraising campaign.
To check out the specifics of Branson’s fundraising effort, visit: https://bransonschooldistrict.com/football/
Doherty talks about:
Why his program needed a new field (3:00)What he had to do to get approval from the School Board (5:00)How a viral YouTube video caught the attention of the entire nation (7:00)A media and social media strategy that brought national attention to his program (9:00)How he met his goal of raising $450,000 in three months (13:00)The secret to applying for grants (17:00)How he pitted vendors against each other to bring the price down (22:00)How to create a sense of urgency for donors (27:30)Why the proposal should include benefits beyond football (33:00)How he put the kids to work to appeal to donors (35:00)
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The FNF Coaches Talk Podcast
Welcome to the podcast for high school football coaches. The FNF Coaches staff hosts discussions with guests on topics related to the high school football coaching community. Learn more about the FNF Coaches community at fnfcoaches.com or on Twitter @fnfcoaches.