USTA Florida's Community Tennis Council is delighted to offer this online Toolkit for Community Tennis Associations. We are confident that this product will provide much needed assistance in your efforts in growing tennis in your area.
The strength and energy of the CTAs are critical in achieving our mission of promoting and developing tennis in Florida. The Community Tennis Council understands that every CTA in the section is unique and at different stages of development. Thus, the way you use this Toolkit will also be different. We are confident, however, that each of you will find something of value that will enhance your local programs and events.
We believe this Toolkit is a wonderful addition to the USTA Guide for Community Tennis Associations. Together these resources should answer most questions you will encounter as an organization and provide excellent basic assistance to establish and run a viable Community Tennis Association.
Like our personal tennis game, this Toolkit is a work in progress that will be updated periodically. We welcome your feedback on the usefulness of these tools as well as any suggestions for additional resources. Please direct any feedback to: Linda Curtis, Director of Community Tennis, at curtisL@florida.usta.com.
Table of Contents
How to Use this Toolkit
Requests for Funding
Sample cover letter and sample proposal for funding support
Sample concept paper
Sample letter of intent
Sample cover letter to municipality
Sample letter of support
Sample solicitation letter to board members and friends
Tournament Sponsorship Resources
Ace the Art of Securing Sponsorships
Sample sponsorship request letter
Sample tournament fact sheet
Tennis tournament sample materials courtesy of Suncoast Tennis Foundation
(including contact information)
Tournament of Champions Entry Form
Tournament of Champions Talking Points
Tournament of Champions Donation Agreement
Tournament of Champions Sponsor Sign
Tennis tournament sample materials courtesy of Tallahassee Challenger
(including contact information)
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger brochure, side 1
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger brochure, side 2
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger poster
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger Sponsorship Package
Articles of Interest
Why People (and Foundations) Give Away Their Money
Five Things One Board Member Can Do to Raise $100 to $5,000
Organizational Resources
Building Boards That Get It Done! (Note: this document is 7 MB and may take several minutes to download)
Sample Talking Points
General Tips
Writing That Works
Sources of revenue
Expectation of board membership
Sample press release