Money
Team: direct funding, scholarships
Sponsors: community outreach, payment to 501(c) or equivalent organization
Material
Team: excess equipment (tools, computers), raw building materials (lumber),
Sponsors: tax deduction write-off at full value rather than scrap
Staff
Team: mentors: engineers, machinists but also publicists, marketing, project management
Sponsors: revitalized staff and a source of loyal interns/future employees
Facilities
Team: machine shops, meeting places, practice space
Sponsors: insurance/liability coverage, coordination with non-production time
Publicity
Teams: to attract sponsors/mentors/students and to have a visible positive presence for existing sponsors and school administration
Sponsors: community name recognition