What meaningful robotics support looks like

Make expectations visible

Write down what will be provided, who will receive it and whether any acknowledgement is expected. A logo placement is not the same as an endorsement. Record restrictions on donated equipment and how unused materials will be handled.

Maintain a simple support record

Track the date, the contribution, its intended use and any conditions. Thank contributors accurately and only with permission. For public acknowledgements, explain what the support enabled rather than inventing an impact figure.

A contribution record you can copy

Find a program through FIRST’s official team and event search, then verify the organizer directly. This blank record concerns a future contribution; it does not list a sponsor of this edition.

Confirmed organizer / recipient

[name and current official contact; verified on date]

Offer and date

[item, quantity or defined hours; proposed handover date]

Requested use

[specific project need, agreed by recipient]

Conditions

[training, access, restrictions, return or disposal terms]

Acceptance

[who is authorized to accept; written confirmation date]

Acknowledgement

[wording approved by contributor; public name or logo permission]

Outcome

[actual use, recorded afterward; leave unknown until confirmed]

Historical support is a separate record

The foundation’s 2019 grant list names Archytas Education Corp in Sharon. That entry is evidence of a past grant, not a current partnership with this website. No organization is presented here as a sponsor of the current operator.