In most ways, finding a venue isn't dramatically different from finding other sponsors:
- Finding both venues and sponsors will require contacting local businesses.
- Venue sponsors are still making a donation, only of time instead of money.
- An initial pitch, a phone meeting, and an approvals process are usually required to close both.
- You should be talking to multiple potential venues, just like you should be talking to multiple potential sponsors.
- Potential venue sponsors who can't commit can still be a regular sponsor.
In this section, we'll cover many of the steps involved in finding a venue, but you'll have more luck if you read the sponsorships section as well.