Get creative!
As a character and leadership training program, we encourage you to be creative in how you raise the funds to come to NOCP this summer! We also believe that the more you actively invest in securing these funds, the greater your experience at NOCP will be.
Here are some suggestions for ways to personally generate financial support:
- Write out your own purpose statement for coming to NOCP:
- Donors are most inspired to support you when you have a clear purpose for attending and can share how you hope to use your experience to benefit others.
- Share the purpose of NOCP, the details of the program, and our website
- Ask for support from people you know:
- Create a Go Fund Me campaign and invite friends and family to support your trip
- Approach your local Pastor and church community for support. Articulate how this training experience empowers you to contribute to your local community.
- Approach older brothers and sisters in your community who would be excited to support this opportunity for you
- Ask for support from people you don’t know (yet):
- Ask local business owners to support your trip. (Think sporting store, tackle or outdoor gear shop, or your favorite mom and pop restaurant.) Local businesses are looking for awesome opportunities to donate to (tax benefit for them)! Here’s a flyer you can print and share. (PS. Last year, Lukas Bercy approached a local business which was selling slightly used fishing rods, but after sharing about the program, the owner was so inspired he donated $4,000 worth of rods to NOCP!)
- Look for grants and scholarships being offered by your local community
NOCP Sponsor Page
What is the NOCP Sponsor Page?
The Sponsor Page is a platform to empower you to share the vision and purpose of NOCP with potential sponsors! If you’d like to be featured, let us know when you apply!
Your application answers (why you’d like to come, what you’re looking forward to, your name, home state, and photo) will be added to our Sponsor Page. A corresponding donation link will allow sponsors to contribute directly towards your participation fee as opposed to donating to the program at large.
How to Find a Sponsor
Apply for the program of your choice
When applying, select “Add my application to the sponsor page”
We’ll post your picture and reasons for coming onto our sponsor page
Personally reach out to individuals, businesses, non-profits in your local community or through your online network and invite them to sponsor your experience
Sponsors can contribute either a full or partial sponsorship
Sponsors can donate to you directly or choose to make a donation online in your name
Once your program fee ($2500) is covered in full, we’ll indicate so on the website!
If sponsors donate to you directly, let our logistics coordinator know when you’ve reached your goal
If NOCP receives sponsorships in your name, we’ll keep you posted on the total raised until you reach $2100
Note:
NOCP cannot collect sponsorship donations for more than the $2500 per person to cover only the program fee (ie. sponsorship donations cannot be distributed to participants to cover flight or license costs). If more than $2100 is received by NOCP per individual, those donations will be offered to another participant.
Download the NOCP Sponsor Flyer:
SCHOLARSHIPS
With great financial support from private donors, we are already able to subsidize 50% of the true cost of the program for participants, team leaders, and CITs.
As a character and faith training program, our sponsors and staff feel it’s important for participants to own their experience. We believe that the more you actively invest in securing funds for the program, the clearer your motivation and intention for coming becomes, and the greater your experience at NOCP will be!
Thus, before seeking an NOCP scholarship, we ask all participants to fundraise and creatively seek sponsorships from their local communities, friends, and family first and demonstrate a sincere effort to raise funds.
Know that we are committed to supporting each young person who would like to participant in NOCP to do so. We understand that there are sometimes extenuating circumstances, so with the support of several generous donations, NOCP is able to offer a limited number of scholarships to support participants in attending. Scholarship amounts range from $100 - $900.
If needed, please fill out the scholarship application below after you have received your acceptance letter. All scholarship applicants are requested to be on the Sponsor Page.
Our staff will review your application and get back to you as soon as possible!
Questions can be directed to nocpkodiak@gmail.com.