Utah Delta Epsilon Chi Letter Proposal

Part One: Executive Summary

Utah Delta Epsilon Chi provides valuable and practical experience to college and university students across the state of Utah and needs to raise $3,000 for each of our two development conferences in October and February. We are asking companies of interest for financial support for our 2008-2009 school year. We provide an atmosphere of learning through experience. We have an excellent program that has lasted for over 30 years. With financial support, we can provide more students the experience they need for the workplace by stimulating membership with lower fees and registration costs. Additional programs may be implemented. Utah Delta Epsilon Chi has pressed forward for years with financial support from the state marketing association, boards of education, and donors both commercial and private. Our plan includes detailed training materials to be implemented for the 2008-2009 school year. Our news state president was recognized as the Utah Delta Epsilon Chi Leadership award, a prestigious award given only to the best of our students. This award is not given out if the candidates do not measure up. This is the caliber of student we are looking forward to. With a sponsor for this award, we can help you and other companies recognize the prestige. Endorsement from Utah companies can help build clout and meaning to such an award. This is another way to help support us financially.

Part Two: Sponsor Appeal

We have considers Franklin Covey as a potential contributor because of the current business relationship we have forged. You have partnered with us to conduct our annual Chapter Officer Leadership Academy (COLA) at our 2008 Fall Leadership Conference to be held in Ogden, Utah, at the Ogden Marriott. We value the principles that your company runs by. Our organization’s purpose is to train and prepare students for the business world which they are expected to enter. Experience that we can offer gives students a significant step forward in the career field.

Part Three: Problem

The economy has suffered in the past year and the need for the most experienced employees is heightened. Only the best ought to be working in positions in your company. We, as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, have great need of financial support. Membership is down due to high costs. Our conferences cost us between four and five thousand dollars each, making it difficult for students to attend. We require a registration fee to help offset these costs; however, this is not enough.

Part Four: Solution

With financial support from your company and others in the Greater Salt Lake area, we plan to reduce the students’ registration fees to encourage growth in the organization. This allows for more to participate and our organization to continue producing experienced leaders to work in various industries.

Part Five: Capabilities

A real benefit to YOU is that you would get a good first hand look at the competent, capable and confident students participating in Utah Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX). This benefit certainly enhances YOUR recruiting process. You are invited to distribute company brochures and materials with our conference participants.

We hold two conferences during the year: our Fall Leadership Conference (FLC) in October allows students to participate in leadership seminars and workshops and our State Career Development Conference (SCDC) held in February. Students compete at these conferences in marketing/management/entrepreneurship events with other students from around the state. State winners are invited to participate in our International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in April/May.

Part Six: Budget

Donations

Conference Sponsor $3,000.00

Event Sponsor (reception/meal) $1,500.00

Event Sponsor (Training or Competitive Event) $1,050.00

COLA Luncheon (during Fall Leadership Conference) $ 800.00

Leadership Award Sponsor $50 on up

Part Seven: Conclusion

The contributions to our professional organization are a tax-deductible donation for your company. The various pre-conference promotional materials will be distributed to students, faculty and many of the administrators at the nine (9) institutions. This puts your name in front of our DEX students and the support system at our educational institutions. It also presents your name to the various marketing, management and entrepreneurship faculty and college/university administration throughout the state as a strong supporter to our professional student organization.

DEX Student Demographics

Internationally there are 14,000 postsecondary Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX) members with some 240-270 students represented in the State of Utah. The gender distinction varies, but it is close to a 60 female/40 male ratio. Utah currently has nine active chapters:

• Utah State University
• Utah Valley State College
• Weber State University
• Snow College
• University of Utah
• College of Eastern Utah
• Salt Lake Community College
• Southern Utah University
• Dixie State College

Typically, DEX students (varying in age from 19-50 +) are enthusiastic and dedicated students, mainly focusing on their career in business marketing, management, sales and entrepreneurship. These students are not only concerned with learning the skills and concepts in the classroom, but are keenly aware of the valuable experience in applying those skills in a real or simulated experience that offered by DEX. Most of these students receive national “Outstanding Student” recognition throughout the school year. Please contact the State Advisor at Curtis.Youngman@slcc.edu.