Fundraising Scratch-Off Cards!
26 Nov 2008
Schools, Churches, Clubs, raise money with popular local businesses scratch-off cards
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26 Nov 2008
Schools, Churches, Clubs, raise money with popular local businesses scratch-off cards
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24 Nov 2008
Need a Great Idea for a church fundraiser? Try Christian Clothing and Gift Items! It can be challenging to put on successful church fundraisers. You know that they often take a lot of time and a lot of work, and sometimes you do not get the kind of monetary return for which you had hoped. Instead, why not try selling Christian t-shirts as a church fundraiser? For your Youth group leaders, Christian t-shirts can be one of your best youth group fundraising ideas yet.
Everyone, no matter their gender or age, typically wears t-shirts, so selling them is a great church fundraiser idea because it is a useful item that everyone wants and needs. If you have an event coming up, such as a retreat, or Vacation Bible School, or a sports event, you often need to raise money in order to have funding to pay for the event. Selling Christian t-shirts that are sold for the benefit of the event can be a great answer for your specific church fundraiser needs.
Church fundraisers also help support groups that do good work for the church and community. Perhaps you are trying to raise money for a missions team, or an outreach program sponsored by your church. These are ongoing programs with ongoing funding needs, so you will need a variety of church fund raisers to help see them through.
Christian schools and youth groups also need church fund raisers to help finance special activities, such as going to a special event like a concert or to hear a noted speaker. They also need money to help purchase items that the group will use, such as cameras or another piece of equipment that, while costly, will be used by the entire group. For all of these reasons and more, good church fund raisers are necessary to help raise the resources in order for your group to flourish.
The best church fundraisers offer a wide variety of product designs from which your buyers can select all of their favorites. This is the case with Christian t-shirt sales, because you will be offering a huge variety of styles, sayings and price ranges, making it desirable and affordable for everyone who wants to purchase something to do so.
You as the church fundraiser can make money by utilizing Christian tshirt companies that offer free shipping on bulk tshirt sales, a quantity which is entirely possible to achieve with a fundraiser such as this. Also, the greater number of tshirts that you ultimately purchase, the lower the price per shirt, and this is another way that church fundraisers bring in a great return.
This is just one of several great youth group fundraising ideas that will be popular with your youth because the product is easy to sell, and popular with you because it will offer a significant return. Church fund raisers such as this are easy to do, and help your church or group earn the money it needs in order to further the Lords work. of course you may decide that Fundraising discount cards are the easiest and most profitable fundraiser available.
24 Nov 2008
It is for a good cause after all, right? This year, instead of selling the same old, same old at the church fundraiser, why not make things a bit more exciting for everyone involved? First, let’s take a look at the typical church fundraisers, or in other words, the tried and true. Chances are, you’ve probably participated in one of these fundraisers before as part of a church or school group:
Now, there’s nothing wrong with these church fundraisers. They have worked time and time again to raise plentiful sums of money for the cause. But the thing is, these fundraisers are just getting a little tired and difficult to promote. The excitement has worn off and it’s time to try something new.
What Makes A Fundraiser Successful?
The key to mastering incredibly successful church fundraisers is getting everyone possible involved with the excitement. Some of the aspects that really help to generate buzz include:
Remember the colorful rubber bracelets that were all the rage just a couple of years ago? It’s no surprise they caught on – they can be described by each of these concepts. Following these rules of thumb is the key to fundraising success.
One Fun And Successful Church Fundraising Idea
One fun, new church fundraising idea is promoting and selling custom sandals. Embracing the footwear fashion phenomenon is a perfect blank slate for imprinting your church’s name, logo, or any other slogan of choice. Sandals and flip flops have found incredible popularity over the last few years, and it doesn’t look like the trend is going away any time soon.
Because the custom sandals meet all the standards of a successful fundraiser, they practically sell themselves. As soon as people see them for the first time, they immediately want a pair of their own. They’re fun to sell, fun to wear, affordable, catchy, and they boast a really great profit margin all at the same time. You can’t beat that.
As an added bonus, every time the sandals are worn, they’re sharing your church group’s message with each and every step their wearers take. What an incredibly fun and easy way to promote a message, all while successfully generating plenty of much needed funds!
This year, as the time to plan your next big church fundraiser rolls around, why not try something new and exciting… something like custom sandals and flip flops? Successful church fundraisers are practically guaranteed when promoting a successful product.
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I don’t know how successful this particular fundraiser would be but it is definately Unique and the company appears to be on the up and up
23 Nov 2008
One of the most common promotional fundraisers, fundraising discount cards can raise the greatest profits for your fundraising cause.
Fundraising discount cards are a great option for a close community, especially if you have specific, local merchants in mind. Most fundraising groups know where everyone in their area goes for oil changes, flowers, and pizza.
Groups sell the fundraising discount cards to their supporters, just like they would sell candy bars or pop corn. They sell typically for $10 and cost as little as $1.50 each. Each supporter can usually sell 10 – 20 cards. The fundraising discount cards can have one to a few offers from local and major chain merchants. The discount cards are the size of a credit card with the details of the offers written on them. Some cards have scratch off dots or some sort of counter to control the amount of times the card can be used. Merchants usually prefer a counter since they can calculate the exact cost to them.
A few companies offer this popular option with their fundraising discount cards. It allows you to pick the merchants in which the cards can be used. The offer with each merchant can be negotiated as well, but most merchants are ready with a standard offer. A typical offer is ” buy one get one free ” or ” get a free drink when you buy a sandwich ” and many more. If this is not the way you want to proceed, only a few companies offer to get the deals for you for a fee.
Since a discount card fundraiser is also a great opportunity for the merchant, most of them will stay with a group fundraiser year after year. That means that most of the setup work is done. For the next one, the merchants on the card just need to be asked if they want to change their offer for the following fundraiser. Some groups actually form waiting lists of merchants to get on their fundraising discount cards.
Quality Of Printing – Make sure the company will guarantee the printing on the card
Return policy – Some companies will offer returns for unsold cards, consider these first.
Watch for quality – Choose cards that can last so your supporter can benefit from the card offer for the entire period.
Offer Counter – Most merchants prefer a counter, so this option may work better in your area.
Free Shipping – Make sure you can get free shipping included so you don’t get surprised at delivery time.
Name & logo – Some companies will print both your group name & logo on each card free of charge, some will only print your name and some not at all. Try to get both as it will show your participants and donors you are serious about your fundraiser.
Reprinted from an extremely helpful site http://www.fundraisingideas.com/fundraising_discount_cards.htm , These guys offer great information about fundraising check them out!
23 Nov 2008
What is a cookie dough fundraiser?
The basic concept is the same as all order taker fundraisers. You equip your sellers with a brochure, an order form, and a basic sales script.
Your group does catalog sales of a three-pound tub of cookie dough. Average retail price is $10 per three-pound tub. The dough comes in a wide variety of flavors, including some that are sugar free.
Some suppliers are now offering the dough in pre-sliced packages to further simplify the baking process. Others are offering it in a dry mix that doesn’t need refrigeration. All you do is add water, mix by hand, and you have your cookie dough ready for baking.
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Most fundraising companies offer the three-pound tubs of cookie dough at a 40%-50% discount. Some suppliers also offer a larger four-pound tub for slightly more money.
Cookie dough needs to be refrigerated, so this fundraiser requires a little more delivery preparation. Schedule a delivery pickup day where pre-bagged orders can be handed to drivers on their way home.
Kids like selling this because it’s something that they enjoy themselves. The average seller sells ten units or approximately $100 in revenue. That translates to roughly $50 in profit per seller, which is quite good.
Factors affecting your cookie dough fundraiser profitability include freight charges, quantity discounts, quality of the brochure, number of available cookie dough choices, and the need to keep the dough refrigerated.
This product works well for both elementary school and high school fundraising. Larger groups can easily earn a quantity discount above 50%. As always, do an RFQ fax quote to companies and get your best possible discount up front.
Here’s what they need to do to sell:
Example sales script: (Keep it short & sweet)
Hi, Mrs. Johnson! (Smile and make eye contact)
I’m Jimmy Roberts from down the street. (Hand over sales flyer with large bold print)
Our school is doing a cookie dough fundraiser because we need new computers.
Can you help us out with a $10 contribution? That gets you a three-pound tub of cookie dough. My favorite is the chocolate chip, but peanut butter is real popular too!
(Pause and wait for their response)
The important points are to smile, use a sales flyer, use the word because, ask for their help, and suggest an order size, then wait for a response.
Each prospect has a potential dollar value to your organization. Don’t waste prospects by not being prepared. Make sure all your sellers know what to say and how to say it.
The product is an easy sale because kids like it and their parents appreciate the convenience factor of a ready-to-bake mix. Profit margins are high and sales are generally multi-unit.
Most suppliers have an excellent selection of flavors and fairly competitive prices. It pays to shop around though and make sure you’re getting the best deal possible.
In addition to the brochure, use an easy to read flyer explaining your fundraiser. prep your sellers on exactly how to ask for help and explain what the funds raised will be used for.
Good luck with your cookie dough fundraising efforts!
Reprinted from an extremely helpful site http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/school-fundraising-ideas.htm , These guys offer great information about fundraising
23 Nov 2008
Ah! So, you want to know the secret of school fundraising success?
Well, it’s actually quite simple once you break it down. Consider this math equation: Multiply number of motivated sellers x unit price point x high profit margin = successful school fundraiser.
So, you want all this:
Those are the secrets to school fundraising success!
For elementary schools, I always recommend that you do at least two events a year and one product fundraiser. Do some sort of athletic-based event in the fall, a product fundraiser in the late October-early November timeframe, and a school carnival in the spring.
As far as the best product for elementary schools to sell, I recommend a catalog-based product sale, but it has to be the highest quality merchandise and not overpriced junk. And I always recommend offering a secondary product at the same time. My favorite profit booster is the two-for-one pizza discount card. Each $10 sale adds $8 in profit to your results.
In school fundraisers, we often forget to follow basic selling techniques. Here are three things you can do to motivate your sellers:
And don’t forget that you can do great business by offering products outside retail locations like grocery stores and Wal-Mart. Organize parent teams to supervise the sellers who are really motivated to be top producers and line up several weekend sales locations.
Obviously this works best for immediate sales products like pizza discount cards, food items or raffle tickets. You can still do a considerable sales volume for catalog sales if you are selling within your attendance area and you offer convenient delivery options.
In general, you want products that are in the $7 and up range. Why? Because you have a limited number of prospects to sell to and you want maximum revenue.
If you’re selling silicone wristbands for $2 each and making a dollar on each one, then you have to make 5,000 sales to raise $5,000.
If you’re selling pizza discount cards for $10 each and making $8 on each one, then you only have to make 625 sales to raise $5,000. Would 625 sales be easier to make than 5,000? Most definitely!
Similarly, in December you can raise a lot of money selling Christmas trees, wreaths, citrus fruit, and poinsettias from a pre-order list. Each item produces significant revenue, has a high profit margin, and most people will order more than one item.
Sell smart and you’ll always do well. Sell cheap and you’ll always struggle to reach your goal.
Many products offer profit margins of 50% or more such as cookie dough, gift wrap, gourmet candy, calendars, etc. The key is making sure that the price point offers a good value for your customers. If the product is overpriced, your customers will resent having to pay extra for something just to benefit the school.
That means selecting products whose profit margins are real, not inflated to make it a 50% margin. Think from the customer’s perspective. They will be much more willing to support your school’s fund raising effort if the product is a good deal.
For example, if you are offering a variety of gourmet cheesecakes for $17 each, make sure that similar items aren’t being offered in the supermarket for $9 each. People will gladly pay a higher price for something that’s truly exceptional, but not foe same thing they could have bought down the street.
Another easy way to maximize profits is t offer a supplemental item with a high profit margin. Most families eat a lot of pizza, so offer a two-for-one pizza card for $10 because it’s $8 or $9 of profit on every sale. It’s the prefect offering for people who don’t want to order something from your catalog, but would still like to support your effort.
The secret to school fundraising success is properly motivating your sellers, choosing products to sell that are in demand with prices above $7, and sell only products with profit margins of 50% or more.
If you don’t motivate your sellers, sales will be mediocre. If you sell inexpensive products, then revenue will be too low. If you don’t sell products with high profit margins, it will be difficult to meet your funding goals.
Sell products people really want, that offer good value, and that provide good profits. Do that and your school fundraiser will be a big success.
Reprinted from an extremely helpful site http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/school-fundraising-ideas.htm , These guys offer great information about fundraising
23 Nov 2008
Looking for good school fundraising ideas?
You’re not the only one. The good news is that there are other highly profitable school fundraising ideas besides conducting a catalog-based fundraiser.
Catalog sales often end up overwhelming your supporters with multiple fund raising products that aren’t everyday items for most people and don’t provide good value for the money spent.
Lets take a look at three fundraising ideas:
These are simple products that your group can offer that provide these benefits:
1) They are easy to sell
2) They offer good value
3) They produce excellent results
The three products are:
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Each of these school fundraisers has benefits that are easy to explain to your supporters, they have widespread appeal, and each can be offered for immediate sale or sold via a simple brochure. School Fundraiser: Discount CardWhat exactly is a discount card? It is a wallet-sized card packed with a selection of prearranged discounts at local and national merchants in your area. Most usually contain a dozen special offers that save the bearer either a fixed amount or a percentage discount. Each card usually retails for $10 and provides for almost unlimited usage of the special offers. The only exception is when you custom design a card to feature a special one-time only discount from a sponsoring merchant. This type of premium offering is often worth half the purchase price all by itself, such as a $5 discount from a national oil change company. Other money saving examples include free drinks with a fast food order, $1 or more off on a submarine sandwich, savings on video rentals, haircut discounts, free ice cream, and other special offers. Because of their high perceived value (what family doesn’t want to save money these days?), these are excellent fundraisers. Discount cards can often produce impressive unit sales per participant. It’s not unusual for each seller to make ten or more sales. Another interesting benefit is the unique customization of the discount card. Many suppliers can place your schools’ name and logo on the front side of each card. This firmly affixes your group’s value proposition in their minds for the next time around. Cards are usually good for a one year period and bear an expiration date on the front. This creates a built-in market for repeat sales. As with any type of fund raising product it pays to do more than a little supplier research. Costs for 1,000 unit batches begin at $4 with many of them and drop as low as $1.00 from the best suppliers. Among school fund raising ideas, discount shopping cards are a perennial favorite. They also make a good overlay or add-on item for a catalog fundraiser. School Fundraising Ideas: Pizza CardWhat is a pizza card and how is it different? A pizza card is a discount card with an offer tied to a single merchant, usually a national chain. It often provides a two- for-one offer on every order and is tends to be priced at $10 for a card good for a one-year period. Offers vary with most being tied to either a single location or a small group of outlets for a national chain. Pizza Hut cards are good for eat-in dining while most others are aimed at the take-out or delivery market. Given how popular pizza is with younger children as well as teenagers, pizza cards are excellent school fundraising ideas. The cards for Pizza Hut and those for some of the other chains place a limit on the number of times you can use the card, often 21 times. That is an awful lot of free pizza for $10. Usage is tracked via holes punched in marked spots on the card. Some of the offers also specify that your initial order must be for a large pizza while your free pizza is a medium size. When you think about it, that works well for most adults because they usually want a different set of toppings than what their children enjoy. Like the discount card, pizza cards can be obtained from many suppliers. Most offer the same set of national chains and prices can vary widely, so it pays to shop around. All in all, pizza cards are among the top school fundraisers for profit and ease of sale. School Fundraising: Prepaid Phone CardsWhat do I need to know about prepaid phone cards? Phone cards can be used for fund raising purposes just like the discount cards. Several suppliers offer a $10 card that can be customized with your group’s name and logo. For an extra fee, you can even get custom artwork on the front of each card, thereby reinforcing your “brand.” Prepaid phone cards are also available in different face values with variations in minutes included, international rates, access charges, etc. Most common are denominations of $20, $25, and $30. Profit margins on prepaid phone cards are similar to other school fundraising ideas that are product-based. The trick is to source ones that offer excellent value to your supporters. Think in terms of potential users, i.e. families with college students, distant relatives, people that travel frequently, or individuals who make international calls. Look for features and offerings that would appeal to these user groups. Because of the variety, customization, and large market, phone cards are great school fundraising ideas. What you’ll usually find is that you can’t equal the best deal offered by mega-retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, and K-Mart while still maintaining a desirable 40% profit margin. So, in evaluating school fundraisers like phone cards, you face a choice of staying with a $10 card that offers decent value or leveraging the best offerings available in the retail market. Consider putting together a one-page brochure based on the AT&T phone cards offered by Wal-Mart. Instead of a 60-70 minute card that sells for $10, think about reselling the AT&T 120 minute card for $15. While putting together your sales pitch, play up the value of being able to add additional minutes in the future either through Wal-Mart or AT&T at a great per minute rate. You can make a flyer with three or four choices with profit margins in the 25% to 35% range. The phone cards still offer excellent value and name brand recognition. A 120-minute card costs $10, a 250-minute card costs $18, and a 500-minute card costs $30. Use your brochure for order taking and try to arrange a special bulk discount with your local Wal-Mart. They are fundraiser friendly! Phone cards are also among the top school fundraisers for overall profitability each year. Fundraising Cards RecapSo, what’s the bottom line on card sales? The excellent consumer value of all these cards makes them an easy sale. Their $10 price point makes a cash purchase a simple transaction yet a higher amount than most fundraising items. Small size, light weight, and no special handling requirements make selling them a breeze. Most suppliers will provide the discount and pizza cards to your group on easy credit terms. That makes them great school fundraisers because you can offer them to your supporters as an immediate sale item, thus simplifying the delivery process tremendously. Instead of relying on your supporters’ discretionary purchasing power in these tough economic times, why not tap into your supporters’ everyday spending on fast food and communications? They’re not quite necessities, but they are an ingrained spending habit with many families. Selling discount cards and prepaid phone cards positions you for a better chance at a larger portion of your supporters’ spending. And, because of their high unit volumes, healthy profit margins, and ease of sale, they are excellent school fundraisers because they’ll produce exceptional profits. Make sure your group gets your share! Reprinted from an extremely helpful site http://www.fundraiserhelp.com/school-fundraising-ideas.htm , These guys offer great information about fundraising |
23 Nov 2008
A non-profit organization that aims to strengthen and support Berkeley High School released its annual report for 2007-08, showing that they were only able to raise about half a million dollars last year to fund various programs.
The Berkeley High School Development Group raised nearly $578,000 in donations for 2007-08 through its Annual Fund campaign, a record amount in its fundraising history.
“We try to make one million every year, but this year it’s tough,” said Susan Helmrich, co-president of the development group. “It sounds like a lot of money, but it’s really not, it could go in a minute. We raise money to support projects and programs that would otherwise not get funded.”
Funds that were raised went toward supplemental programs such as after-school tutoring, scholarships, technology needs, classroom grants to teachers and other school necessities.
The development group was established in 1982 by a group of parents who wanted to raise money for Berkeley High’s music and arts programs, which had experienced drastic budget cuts at the time. Since then, the mission has changed to support academic excellence, and the group has played an essential role in raising money for the high school.
“The district doesn’t really have any connection to the development group,” said Mark Coplan, spokesperson for the Berkeley Unified School District. “High schools (are) just a third of our population. They really have to self-manage. We give them the same support that we would give everybody else.”
The development group’s goal to raise one million dollars was partially in response to budget cuts. This year, $2.5 million was cut from the budget and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s new proposal would cut another $3.5 million mid-year, Coplan said.
“I think that (the development group is) also important in an economic situation like (this),” Coplan said. “An organization like that is really important to keeping the richness of resources flowing.”
The campaign was also was formed to answer to the high school’s needs. Berkeley High’s population has grown to include more than 3,200 students and 200 teachers. When the money raised is divided by that population, each student only gets a small amount of money, Helmrich said.
She said it is too early to determine whether they will reach their one million dollar quota for the upcoming year.
“We’ve gotten very little this year-last year we raised a significant amount of money, but this year towards our one million, we haven’t had a lot yet,” Helmrich said. “We don’t know yet how well we’ll do.”
To raise money, the development group sends out a spring letter to parents and carries out three or four community events throughout the year. In June, the development group raised a large portion of its money through a silent and live auction called “Berkeley High Live!”
“We do both big and small events that can both be community builders and … raise money,” Helmrich said.
Contact Liz Chang at lchang@dailycal.org.
18 Nov 2008
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16 Nov 2008
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