Has your church, school or organization ever given a discount cards fundraiser a try?  If you haven’t, you will find that it is much easier and more profitable than other activities or products you have tried.  It’s often hard to get those in your group or organization involved; when you’ve done the same old things time and time again, people grow tired of doing them.  A discount cards fundraiser virtually eliminates the planning and preparation involved.  It’s like a breath of fresh air when you’re looking for something new and exciting.

Not only is there little work involved, a discount cards fundraiser is very profitable, probably the most profitable of anything you’ve ever done to raise money.  Depending on the size of your group and how many will be participating, profits can range from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands.  Another benefit to these types of fundraisers is that they benefit the community as a whole, important in light of economic conditions today.

How does a discount cards fundraiser help get more of your group involved?  Since there are no catalogs to tote around, no boxes of candy, and no 5K marathons to run, it’s just an easy way to raise money.  The cards are much like a credit card, so they’re convenient to carry in a purse, pocket or wallet everywhere you go.  Offer them any time it’s convenient, whether you are with a group of friends, at church, dining out, at sports events – anywhere!  Of course, you can always go door to door, and sometimes the good old-fashioned way works best.

Even in a downturned economy a discount cards fundraiser is the way to go, because of the value offered to the customer.  Imagine today trying to sell a $12 box of cookie dough to someone who has lost their job or is having money problems – it wouldn’t be easy.  On the other hand, discount cards offer big savings on products and services that most people spend money on regularly, and these people need to save money in a big way.  When times are tough, customers are going to choose a card that saves them money on food, car maintenance, hair cuts and other common expenses far more often than they will spend money on non-essentials like cookie dough or candy bars.

When you choose a discount cards fundraiser, you are helping support the entire community in more ways than you realize.  Your organization or group is benefited with the money you need for your project.  The customer gets to enjoy big savings over the course of one year.  All of that is obvious, but there is one more area that the cards benefit, and that is the actual merchants offering the discounts.  Most are local merchants, and they may experience a boost in business simply because someone who purchased a card decides to try out their goods or services – which could mean a new customer for life.

A discount cards fundraiser just makes sense; after all, who in this day and time doesn’t want to save some money?  The profit margins are incredible, the work is far easier than most of the activities you have participated in before, and the selling is a piece of cake.  What would those in your group rather do, try to push candy bars on people who cannot afford them, prepare for weeks for a play, bake sale, marathon or other event, or just go out and sell a few discount cards?  By now, the answer should be crystal clear.  A discount cards fundraiser is the smart way to gather the funds you need for any project.

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