If you aren’t familiar with spirit cards, these are the wallet-sized cards you may have seen that offer discounts and buy-one-get-one-free offers at merchants in your local area such as fast food restaurants, flower shops, etc. When your school or church group, sports team or other non-profit organization needs to raise money quick, there is no better way to do it than with spirit cards.  They are highly profitable, easy to sell and require little in the way of planning or preparation.

What makes this item superior to other methods you have used to raise funds for your project?  There is no order-taking involved, no boxes to lug around, no catalog orders to keep up with (and then deliver) and practically no planning.  They are also hugely popular with consumers, who want to save every dime they can in economic times like we are experiencing today.  Spirit cards offer amazing profits, and depending on how many you sell or how many in your group will be participating, the profits just keep rising!

Planning a fundraiser can take a huge amount of work, and it can be discouraging if the money you raise isn’t all that substantial compared to the effort you put in.  Spirit cards require very little effort; in fact, the merchant you buy the cards from do the majority of the work for you!  They will contact your local merchants in order to secure their participation, print the cards up with your organization name or logo on the front, and ship them to you in a matter of days.  Merchants are usually very willing to participate, as spirit cards help them attract new business and gain more business from existing customers through the offers on the cards.

What kind of profits can you expect if you choose spirit cards to raise the money you need?  It all depends on how many are participating, and how many you expect to sell.  One person can usually sell 10 to 20 cards; if you have 50 participating in your group, that means 500 to 1000 sales!  What this means to you is that if you sell 500 cards, your profit margin is 70%, which translates to $3,500.  Sell 1000 cards and your profit margin rises to 100%, which means you make $10,000!  It really is easy to see why these cards remain and have always been one of the top ways to raise funds for any need you may have.  Even with a very small group, sell 250 cards and you have made $1,250 – how many other fundraising methods have you tried that produced results like that?

The great thing about spirit cards is that your community is supported in so many ways.  First of all, the customer recognizes real value; after all, how many times do you spend money for something that is going to put more money in your pocket over time?  Additionally, the customer knows that not only are they supporting the needs of your church, school or non-profit organization, they are supporting their own local merchants which is good for the economy.  No matter how you look at it, it’s just a good deal from every angle.

How many more times are you going to hold a bake sale, car wash, or sell candy bars or cookie dough?  While these are great for raising the money you need, the bottom line is how much money you make and how much effort is involved.  Spirit cards are a great addition to the activities you already participate in to raise funds, or work great all on their own.  Try them out next time you need to raise money for new band uniforms or a youth group mission trip and you will be convinced of just how well they work.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

A discount cards fundraiser is not only highly profitable, it’s fun and easier than any other method you have used to raise money for your church, school and non-profit organization needs.  Organizing any type of fundraiser can be an enormous amount of work, and the profits you realize for the efforts and work you put forth are often not what you expect.  When you want to raise money fast with very little effort, a discount cards fundraiser fits the bill!

There are many reasons for using this popular method for raising funds, including:

1.  Incredible value for the customer
2.  Business growth for your local merchants
3.  Support of the entire community
4.  Easy profits for your group or organization
5.  Very little prep work or planning involved

Sounds amazing, doesn’t it?  Why would any school, church, sports team or other organization want to do three times the work to raise considerably less money?  A discount cards fundraiser can easily result in thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars.  The larger your group or the more cards you sell, the greater the profits; in some circumstances, your profit margins are 100% and MORE!

Here are a few more facts about a discount cards fundraiser that you may not be aware of:

*  Cards are usually designed and printed by the company you order from, and include your group name or logo on the front.
*  The company supplying your discount cards will contact merchants in your area to secure their participation, saving you work.
*  The product is super easy to sell, even in a down economy due to the incredible value and low price (just $10).  The services listed on the back of the card, usually a dozen or more, are services that customers commonly use, and they save a substantial amount of money over a year’s time, making the $10 investment well worth the money.
*  A discount cards fundraiser is easy for all involved, whether adults or small children are doing the selling.  They can be carried in a pocket, purse or wallet so there are no bulky boxes to carry around, no catalogs to keep up with, and no product to go back out and deliver.

It’s particularly tough to raise money for your cause or project when budgets are tight due to economic conditions.  The best way you can secure the funds you need for a new church van, a trip for the youth group, or new uniforms for the football team is to offer something that delivers real, genuine value to the customer.  A discount cards fundraiser is the perfect solution; the price is within most any budget, the value offered is real, and the entire community enjoys the support.  Merchants attract new business, and you make incredible profits!  Can you think of any other method for raising money that offers better profits or supports the local community?  It’s doubtful.

When you want to try something different, a discount cards fundraiser is the logical choice; after all, why waste your time, energy and effort planning and executing a fundraiser that brings in only a small portion of the funds you need?  By the time you’re ready and have everything in place to begin raising money, you’re exhausted and more than a little stressed out.  Next time, play it smart and go about getting the money you need the smart, easy way – with discount cards!  Once you experience the ease this method brings and the spectacular profits, you will wonder how you ever made it with all of the other methods you’ve tried in the past.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards

Fundraiser discount cards have been around for years, and remain one of the top items for raising money for your school, church, sports team or other non-profit organization.  Why are they one of the most enduring products you can choose for gathering the funds you need for a project?  There are many reasons, some of which will be discussed in this article.  If you are tired of working yourself to death or making little profit through much effort, discover the magic of fundraiser discount cards!

Here are just a few benefits you will find, and why it is so easy to sell these cards:

1.  There is practically no planning or preparation involved – just order from the company, and they will take care of most of the work for you!  The company will usually contact local merchants in your area for participation, print the cards, and even place your group name or logo on the front.  What’s left for you to do?  Simply pass them out to those participating and account for how many each person has.  Easy!

2.  Fundraiser discount cards offer amazing profits.  Like most other products, the more you order and sell the higher your profit margins.  In fact, even with a group as small as 20 to 25 people, your profit margin is 50%, which means you earn $1,250 or more!  Just think of what you can accomplish if you have a large group of 50 to 100 participants each selling on average 10 cards – you will make anywhere from $3,500 to $10,000!

3.  Consumers LOVE the product, because it offers them genuine value and supports the local community.  Think about this:  When you sell candy bars or cookie dough, does it help support the merchants in your community?  Does the product offer real value for the money to the customer?  There’s nothing easier than fundraiser discount cards, and no other method of raising money supports the community in your own back yard quite like this product.

4.  Easy for participants to handle.  Think of the methods you have used to raise funds before – bake sales, catalog sales, popcorn, jerky, auctions, car washes and so on.  Fundraiser discount cards are easy for any individual involved in the selling to handle, whether they’re 6 years old or 60!  No cumbersome or heavy boxes to tote around, no catalog orders to take and fill, no worries about cookie dough souring in the back seat of the car.  Why go to all of the trouble with the other methods, when you can earn all of the money you need with one simple (and in-demand) item?

These are just a few of the obvious benefits you get with fundraiser discount cards.  These cards are filled with discounts and buy-one-get-one-free offers at many of the merchants in your local area.  Everyone eats fast foods, gets a haircut, needs an oil change or engages in family activities, which is exactly what you will find on the cards.  This is why customers love them - fundraiser discount cards allow average people just like you to save a substantial amount of money on products and services they use anyway!

If you have been involved with your group for years and are to the point where you actually dread fundraisers, try this out!  You’ll find it a refreshing (and extremely profitable) change from the ordinary.

Mark South
Easy Fundraising Cards