| > | | | | do and ask for their support. Even if they don't |
| Would you like to become an adventurer but don't | | | | donate any money they can still send your proposal |
| have the necessary amount of money? Turn your | | | | out to all of their internet friends, and those friends |
| adventure ideas into expeditions that will interest | | | | can forward the proposal to their friends as well. In |
| sponsors and you can raise enough money to go on | | | | this way your proposal may go viral. |
| as many adventures as you like. | | | | Send your proposal to relevant professional bodies |
| Do you have a good idea for an adventure, but don't | | | | and businesses, universities, politicians, prominent |
| have the funds to put it into action? Will this | | | | scientists, exploration societies and organizations. |
| adventure interest people with an educational, | | | | Make sure that you include benefits that they will |
| scientific, environmental, humanitarian or historical | | | | receive for their active interest. "The Directory of |
| value? Could this adventure generate publicity? If so, | | | | Grant-Making Trusts" at your library will help you find |
| you can get sponsors to pay for your adventure | | | | the appropriate sponsors, as will an internet search |
| through an expedition. | | | | for "Grant-Making Trusts." |
| The first thing to do is to clearly define your goal and | | | | Collect your supportive statements and names, goals, |
| plan the expedition. You need to thoroughly answer | | | | and plans and put it all together for a media release. |
| the following questions: | | | | Send this release to newspapers, magazines, radio |
| 1) Who? 2) What? 3) When? 4) Where? 5) Why? 6) | | | | shows and television news programs, asking for |
| How? | | | | support from universities, governments, private |
| Contact organizations to help you with the planning. | | | | institutions, and other organizations. Again, make sure |
| The National Geographic Society (NGS) has a huge | | | | that you include benefits (like publicity) that these |
| collection of information about adventure and the | | | | groups will receive for their support. |
| world. They also fund expeditions. The Royal | | | | You can also host fundraising events. This is an |
| Geographical Society (RGS) maintains an Expedition | | | | excellent way to get your message out to the |
| Advisory Center. The Center has listings of | | | | media. Once your fundraiser has been planned |
| expeditions, people interested in attending | | | | contact media outlets with the relevant details of |
| expeditions, experts and books. RGS offers grants | | | | your fundraiser. Let them know that they are invited |
| for expeditions and provides links to other grant | | | | to attend, and that you are available for interviews. |
| resources. | | | | Follow up prospective sponsors with a telephone call |
| Put up a website that details the goals, benefits and | | | | and ask for a meeting when possible. At the meeting |
| amount of funding needed for your expedition. Be | | | | clearly and enthusiastically present your expedition |
| sure to include a donation payment button. You can | | | | idea, and play heavily on the benefits the organization |
| make a page on This website specializes in helping | | | | is likely to receive for donating funds. |
| people and organizations raise money. | | | | Once the expedition is over write a report of the |
| Contact your family, friends and colleagues with your | | | | results obtained. And be sure to thank everyone for |
| expedition proposal. Ask them to contact all of their | | | | their donations and support. |
| friends and acquaintances as well. A great way to do | | | | Repeat this process over and over again and you will |
| this is through social networking websites. Let all of | | | | have enough money to do anything you like from |
| your internet friends know about what you plan to | | | | anywhere in the world. |