MALIBU—On November 3rd, Pepperdine SIFE held four seminars on fundraising and financial planning at a FIRST Robotics event at California State University, Northridge. This marks SIFE’s third consecutive year helping high school teams involved with FIRST.
FIRST Robotics is an organization aimed at inspiring high school students to become leaders in the science and technology world. Each year, teams design and build robots during using a common set of parts and with certain tasks in mind. As team budgets rely on fundraising and obtaining sponsorships, Pepperdine SIFE finds this the perfect opportunity to contribute their knowledge regarding financial planning and management.
During SIFE’s hour-long seminars they taught the teams money saving tips, as well as provided them with tools to track their expenses. SIFE member and Director of Human Resources, Gabriel Johnson notes, “They already do a great job fundraising, but they don’t know how to manage the money that comes in. That’s where SIFE steps in.” SIFE’s presence at FIRST Robotics events is greatly appreciated as many team advisors make it a priority to attend their seminars.
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