Category Archives: Who we are
Rats at Sponsorcraft HQ?! What hidden camera footage revealed…
The Tweet That Changed The World.
Or at least our world anyway… Sponsorcraft: The Resurrection! Surprisingly enough, the Sponsorcraft that you see today didn’t happen overnight In actual fact, it’s been a good while in the making. It was originally conceived of back in 2007 while our founder, Jonathan May, was working in the Computer Laboratory in Cambridge. Teaming up with fellow student, Enzhe Zhang, the … Continue reading
Who gives a rat’s?
The adventures of Ratty – the Sponsorcraft mascot. Ratty is the imaginatively named and undisputed overlord of the Sponsorcraft office. He, until very recently, had his own desk complete with villainous swivelly chair. Follow updates on our blog to find out what he’s been getting up to…
Who we are!
So who’s behind all this then? And why do they care so much about student funding? Well, for a start, we were all students once ourselves. Until quite recently, actually. We’ve all been invloved in the society mix. We know how many events you put on each year. How much work and stress it can involve to raise the sponsorship … Continue reading
Brunel – a true “crafter” of the industrial age!
So what exactly is a “crafter”? A “crafter” – in Sponsorcraft lingo – is someone with exciting and ambitious ideas for projects which often need funding to succeed. Like a wrought-iron bridge topped with sphinxes. Or even a railway line connecting commercial centres across the Atlantic… Such was the man that Brunel envisaged Victorian passengers being able to purchase a … Continue reading
Starting up | What we can do for you!
Calling all students! Do you want to do something cool at your university? Start up a new band, go on a trip, put on an event? Do you need money? Look no further. The background. (The bad stuff) —skip to good stuff below— We’re currently seeing a number of cutbacks in education having a crippling knock-on effect. Not so long … Continue reading
New building – old beginnings.
A warm welcome to all our new Twitter followers! The Sponsorcraft blog is a platform for us to share any interesting updates on our activities. This week we’re exploring the possibility that our offices might once have housed the great Victorian civic engineer and visionary, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In a 2002 BBC poll which aimed to determine the “100 Greatest … Continue reading