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Archive for May, 2010

Discount cards for fundraising offer you an opportunity to gain repeat customers year after year, for every fundraising event you have.  Unlike other items that are popular for raising money for a school organization or church group, people in your community actually look forward to buying discount cards for fundraising.  Why would anyone look forward to spending money?  Because they offer incredible value, and allow customers to save substantially more over time than they originally paid for the card.

If you think about it, what is the sense in a customer paying $1.50 or $2.00 for a candy bar they may or may not want, and that will be gone in 10 minutes?  Besides all the mess and hassle – melting in hot weather, small children toting around heavy boxes, friends or family members eating up the product, then having to pay for it.  Discount cards for fundraising offer discounts and substantial savings at local and national merchants on products and services that are commonly used by most people.

Most likely, everyone you know eats, goes shopping at the mall, rents videos, has their oil changed or gets a haircut occasionally.  Discount cards for fundraising are so easy to sell, because they offer discounts on these common goods and services.  With a dozen or more local and national merchants displayed on the back of the card, it’s hard for most people to pass up such great value.  They are designed much like a credit card with bright colors, unique designs and your organization’s name right on the front, along with expiration date and logo.  Since they are so small and compact, discount cards for fundraising are easy for anyone of any age to carry with them – and they have the product immediately available upon payment from the customer.

When you are organizing a fundraiser for the PTA, the junior high band, church youth group or any other organization, you want a product that offers exceptional profit margins.  Otherwise, you and those involved can nearly work yourselves to death trying to raise all of the funds you need!  Discount cards for fundraising offer better than average profits.  In fact, the more your order, the bigger your profit margin.  Even for small groups that will only be able to sell from 200 to 499 cards, the profit margin is 50%.  Scale it up from there, and if your group is large enough to sell 1000 of the cards, your profit margin is a whopping 100%!  This is easily achieved, knowing that on average one person sells 10 cards.  Get 100 people together, sell 10 cards each, and you have raised $10,000 for your cause – absolutely astounding.

Today, people are watching their budgets closer than they have in years, and they do tend to get tired of cookie dough, candy bars and all of the other common fundraising items that have been around for what seems like an eternity.  Why not offer something of value that saves people in your community money and makes them feel good about supporting local merchants?  No matter what the economic conditions, you will be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn’t enjoy saving their hard-earned money on products and services they would have paid for anyway.  For your next school or church project, try discount cards for fundraising and see what results you get.  There is no doubt that you will be so pleased with the profit margins, easy sales and nearly effortless planning that you will return to what is probably the most effective fundraising item in history year after year.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

Discount cards are now widely familiar to most people, and are one of the easiest ways to raise the money you need quickly.  Whether for church needs, a school project or non-profit organization, you won’t find another product that offers the profitability and value of discount cards.  If you have ever been part of a fundraising effort before, you know it isn’t always fun; in fact, it can be a huge headache.  It doesn’t have to be, if you just devise a plan of attack before you ever begin!

When groups or organizations arrange a fundraiser the first time, they often don’t put a great deal of thought in to how to build more profit with less effort.  It is essential that you know the margin of profit on a product before you decide it is the solution.  Discount cards offer extremely high profit margins, which means less work on those involved in the selling.  They make things easier on the individuals involved in the planning as well, as there is no shipping or delivery to worry about.  Those who sell have the discount cards with them, so that transaction is a simple one requiring only the exchange of payment and card.

Most consumers appreciate discount cards because they receive real value for the money they spend.  Who can argue with a product that costs only $10, but potentially saves you several times that amount over the year?  Everyone has to eat, everyone needs a haircut occasionally, and most people have their car serviced or the oil changed every now and then.  Discount cards offer substantial savings on common products and services that are needed by nearly every person you know.

Think about some of the products you may have used in your fundraising attempts before; candy bars, cookie dough, candles, etc.  If you are doing a fundraiser during the summer months, this can be a real hassle.  Chocolate melts easily, as does candle wax.  It’s very unappetizing to even think what may happen to cookie dough if it remains in a hot car for a while.  Not to mention that with most of these products, you would have to sell an enormous quantity to equal the profits you make by selling far fewer discount cards.

Another positive aspect of these valuable cards is the professional look they offer.  While they are made of plastic and very similar in size to a credit card, you are able to have your group or organization’s name printed right on the front, which is impressive.  On the back, you will find a dozen or more local and national merchants offering all kinds of savings and discounts.  Additionally, many companies that offer discount cards contact the merchants for you, and secure their participation which saves many steps for you in the planning process.

Generally, friends, neighbors and family members feel good about supporting your need with discount cards.  No other product allows consumers to feel that they are supporting not only your cause, but the local merchants in your area as well, which is a boost for the economy.  The best product is one that is priced right for any budget, offers a high level of profit, and delivers unbeatable value to the consumer.

Now, are you beginning to see the effectiveness of discount cards for your fundraising needs?  The solution is simple, so there is no reason to make raising money for your group any more difficult than it has to be.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

If you’re having trouble coming up with a new idea to raise money for your organization, consider fundraising cards.  It is really difficult to come up with a product that isn’t the same old thing, yet offers high profit margins.  Whether you are trying to generate enough money to build a gym for the youth group at church or raise money for the PTA at elementary school, fundraising cards are a very attractive option.  Easy to sell, simple planning, great value and exceptional profits make them the fundraising item of choice.

Whenever you start thinking about a fundraiser, naturally you want a product that produces big results for your efforts.  You also want something that requires only simple planning and offers great value to your customer.  At only $10 each, fundraising cards are within nearly everyone’s budget, and offer great savings on many goods and services at merchants in your area.  Depending on how many are in your group that participate in the selling, your profit margin could be more than 100%!  Even if your group is small, say 15 or 20 participants, you still make $5 per card, so at 10 cards sold per participant, you are looking at $750 to $1000.

If you have a very large group, consider this scenario:  You have 100 children or teenagers that will be selling fundraising cards.  and each  individuals sell about 5 cards.  This means your group may sell 500 of these valuable cards, earning $3500!  That is pretty impressive when compared to profit margins of many other common items sold to raise money.  Fundraising cards are actually worth much more than their face value to those customers who purchase them.

You will find the cards sell easier than any other item you have used previously in fundraisers, because of the incredible value they offer.  Customers save money on food, auto services, flowers, bowling and many other items and activities they normally patronize anyway.  Since fundraising cards do not expire for one year, imagine the savings your customers will experience – well over the $10 they paid for the card.  Since these discounts are offered at local and national merchants in your own neighborhood, they will also feel good about supporting not only your cause, but the local community.

Fundraising cards are wallet-size, so they are easy for participants to carry around with them, unlike some products that must be lugged around in boxes or containers.  No shipping, no tax, just an easy sell – which makes it simple in the planning stages as well.  Speaking of planning, many companies that offer fundraising cards do a great deal of the ground work for you by contacting merchants in your area and securing their participation, and they also design the cards.  This makes planning as simple and stress-free as it gets!

Sure, you could sell hundreds of candy bars at $2 a pop, cookie dough that many cannot afford, or beef jerky.  Besides the kids having to tote around a bunch of merchandise, the profit margins just aren’t that great on many of these products.  Your group ends up doing double the work for half as much money as you would make with fundraising cards.  Just doesn’t make a lot of sense, does it?

If you are looking for an easy way to raise money for your group, school, church, or non-profit organization, consider fundraising cards.  You won’t find another product that offers so much value to the customer, is easy to sell, and provides extraordinary profits for your group.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

It seems that recently, more and more people are turning to fundraising discount cards to raise the money they need for church and school groups or any other organization.  There is always a need for more funds, whether it be for a special trip, new church van or for a new playground at the elementary school.  Fundraising discount cards are the way to go when you want something that is easy and doesn’t involve a great deal of detailed planning.

For decades, people have been turning to the same old products to raise money – candy bars, cookie dough, beef jerky and the like.  These are great products, but how profitable are they, and how much trouble is it to tote the boxes around?  Probably not too much for older kids, but for the little ones it can really be a struggle.  Fundraising discount cards are the perfect solution for any funding needs, no matter how small or large.  The larger your group, the easier it is to raise any amount you need!

Over the past year or so, people have really cut back on spending due to economic conditions.  Catalog sales, magazines and other items that tend to be a bit on the pricey side haven’t fared so well in fundraising attempts.  Fundraising discount cards are the perfect item any time of year, but particularly during times when money is tight.  At only $10, the value these cards offer the consumer is incredible, and they will likely save more money over time than they spent on the card.  Consumers also realize that not only are they getting a fantastic deal, they are also supporting not only your group or organization, but merchants in the local community.  This is very important in times like we have experienced recently.

Fundraising discount cards are not only an easy item to sell, they make the whole process simpler overall – even the planning.  If you have been through this before, you know that the planning stages can be stressful; you may have undertaken a much bigger project than you originally thought.  Many people make mistakes with their first few attempts at raising money.  They don’t give the profit margin much thought if any at all, then realize too late that in order to make x amount of dollars, they will have to sell an enormous amount of product.  With fundraising discount cards, the planning process is pretty simple, and most companies that offer these cards even assist you with the planning by securing the participation of merchants in your area.

Consider this scenario:  If someone were to come to your door selling a scented jar candle for $9, or you had a choice to purchase a card that offered you tons of discounts on services you already use for $10, which would you choose?  It only makes good sense.  Fundraising discount cards offer great savings on food, auto services, hair cuts and many other things that are commonly purchased by consumers.  Over a one year time period, the savings can add up to a substantial amount of money!  In this time when people are losing jobs and hours are being cut, most people want to save every dime they can.  This is one reason why fundraising discount cards should be a top contender in your choice of items for raising money.

There is no other product for raising money that offers simplicity, easy sales and outstanding profit margins, and also takes the stress out of the planning.  If you haven’t considered fundraising discount cards for your cause, you need to look at things in a whole new light.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

When you decide to use discount cards fundraising becomes easier than you ever thought possible.  If you have been involved in planning a fundraiser for your church or school group in previous years, you know that it can be stressful; you also know that you may have put in many more hours than you planned to.  With discount cards, fundraising doesn’t require near the planning and labor on your part, and is easy for those who are doing the actual selling.

The truth of the matter is that raising funds for any cause can be filled with problems.  You must choose a product that is profitable, but also one that is easy to sell.  Factoring the age group in is essential, because some products that are commonly used in fundraisers are just not suitable for younger children.  Children often sell candy bars, which gets to be a headache when the number missing out of the box doesn’t match with the amount of money collected.  It’s too easy for friends and relatives to eat a bar thinking they will put the money in the box later, then forget.  Carrying around the candy can also be cumbersome for smaller children, so there are better ideas.

With discount cards, fundraising is super easy for everyone involved from the planning stage to actual selling of the product.  Since there are no heavy products to carry around, discount cards are the perfect choice even for young children.  They can hand over the card upon payment from the customer, and everything is complete at that point.  No catalogs to tote around, no product to have to come back around and deliver later on down the road.

There are literally hundreds of products you can sell and things that can be done to raise the funds you need, but why not do it the easiest way possible?  With discount cards, fundraising is as easy as it gets.  Customers don’t mind at all spending $10 on a card that offers them so much value for their money.  Most of these cards offer savings on products and services at a dozen or more local merchants.  Customers love the fact that not only are they supporting your cause, they are also supporting the local community by patronizing merchants in the area.  In fact, discount cards will allow those who purchase them to save well over the $10 they originally spent over a years time!

When you use discount cards, fundraising becomes very profitable; in fact, the bigger your group the higher the profit margin.  Many products actually aren’t very profitable, meaning your group must sell a huge quantity of the products in order to meet their monetary goals.  This is another detail you have to think about when you are in the planning stages.  How profitable is the product, and how many will have to be sold?  Is it something that people will want to spend money on, or is the purchase price unreasonable?  Many people these days are on a tight budget, and do not want to spend $12 on cookie dough or other goods that really offer little value.  Consumers want real, honest savings which is exactly what discount cards provide.

If you are in a quandary about what to sell in your next project to raise money, consider discount cards Fundraising has never been easier than this, and you will find that the hassles are minimal compared to other things you may have tried in your past efforts.

Mark South
Fundraising Discount Cards