To organize a successful campaign, you need a budget. The dictionary defines a budget as “an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.” It’s essential to create at least a simple budget so you will know how much money you need to raise and how much you can spend. It is also important to have a budget that you can show to potential supporters so they understand exactly why you need money. Finally, a budget will help you decide your spending priorities when you don’t have all the money you want.

This website has a Budget Worksheet to help you create your own campaign budget. It includes a comprehensive list of the typical expenses that occur in a sailing campaign, and it allows you to modify and total these expenses, print out a budget, or export it to an Excel document.

To create your own campaign budget using the Budget Worksheet, you must first be a registered user of this site.

If you are already registered and logged in, click here to go to the Worksheet.

To see actual budgets from past sailing campaigns, click here.