sponsors for school paper?

Question

ok, so I work for the school paper, but our school can't affort to bring it out in color, so it's black and white.
however, we really want it in color, so we want to find companies to sponsor us, in exchange of a advertisement or something in our schoolpaper.
any thoughts on how we may handle this?

Answer 1

Try the nearby businesses that the students support - pizza, ice cream, fast food, clothes, video, computer, phone, etc. Ask to speak to the manager of each.

Answer 2

This is a great thing to do an I will tell you how and who to go see.
The first thing you need to do is witre a short explanation of what you are trying to do. Then write a 100 word or less paragraph explaining that you are going to local businesses and get then to sponser the school paper through local business advertising.
Now the people you need to see, first have you written plans on a nice page for prospective advertisers to view. First go to the Local Sports store, the ones that everyone uses to buy uniforms, shoes and letter Jackets. This is a great palce to start. Then go to Jewerly stores that offer Class rings, Then you need to go to the local Sport complex, golf range, or concert arena and get them. And the Best for Last, Hit up the local Newpaper company.

Then the last places should be local stores and gas stations.
You should also talk to the local radio station about doing a funding drive for the school
Then, you can contact a fundraising company, and get everyone at the school to go out and sell so that the school raises fund for the paper.
You will need to talk to you school Administrator and have a seperate account set up fot the School paper, so these funds raised go to the school paper and not in the school general fund, The best thing to do is get a local lawyer to draw up a proposal for the school paper so that the school can't use your money.
Ask him to do it Pro Bono. (That's Free)
Once you have all of these funds, you should also start a small group, these would be the ones responsible for desiging business ad's and oking color print. It owuld be like a small board of directors.
Well I think that this will get you started, should you need any further help feel free to contact me.

Answer 3

Try local businesses that the students frequent, such as mall stores, fast-food restaurants, salons, martial arts schools, etc.