Collect all money up front. Collecting promises is hard work

Be prepared to make a contribution yourself as an example.

Set a date for your Tandem Skydive right now! Find a date say one month from now, book it to secure your Skydive for the date you choose. (When you ask potential sponsors to give you money for your sponsored Skydive, are they likely to give you money if you don’t know when you are going to jump? - Would you?) When you have a definite date to work towards, you will be more focused on collecting your sponsorship

Get your closest friends, family or your boss to sponsor you with good amounts (€10+). Other people will notice this and will tend to give you larger amounts than they might have!

Give a few blank sponsor forms to friends and family so they can take them to where they work to help collect sponsorship money for you.

Say “I’M GOING TO JUMP OUT OF AN AEROPLANE AT 14,000 FEET ! FOR (YOUR CHOSEN CHARITY)- WILL YOU DO IT WITH ME?” When they say “NO!” You can ask if they would like to donate to your charity. Guilt should encourage them to get their wallets out! (If they say yes, give them a date and get them to send in their deposit!)

If you are to be part of a group, give each one a copy of this sheet. Make simple copies of the sponsorship form and get as much sponsorship as you can.

Start now by arranging a date.