How about a fundraising discount card? You will surprise with the results
How does a discount card fundraiser work?
Essentially, your group members will be selling the cards to neighbors, church members, friends, co-workers, people they meet at ball games, anywhere. Credit-sized cards offer a dozen or more discount deals on the back, sponsored by local merchants. You can choose the merchants if you wish, or have the design company take care of it for you. Offers on the cards range from 10% to 25% off, or buy one get one free offers at restaurants, car care services, salons, gyms, the local bowling alley, just about any merchant you want to include. When the customer buys a card, they can enjoy the special savings for a whole year.
How much preparation and work does it involve?
Unlike other things you’ve probably done in the past to raise money, a discount card fundraiser involves very little preparation or work. There is no product to order like there is with catalog ordering. Don’t bake cakes and pies, or set the price of items you want to put up at the church garage sale. No collecting recipes to put in the church cookbook, or having to submit it for publication. Essentially, you choose the merchants, order the cards, and start selling after you receive the cards from the printing and design company. Of course, your fundraiser will be a bigger success if you promote it a bit earlier, but there is very little in terms of physical labor involved.
How profitable is a discount card fundraiser?
Compared to the profits you make when your group sells candy bars or cookie dough, fundraising cards are extremely profitable. Whether your group is small or large, you’ll find the profit margins incredible, and considering how easy they are to sell, you can get the money you need quickly, usually in a couple of weeks rather than months.
With a discount card fundraiser, even with a small group, you can expect 50% profit margins. This means that if your group sells only 250 cards (which is easy, considering most people can easily sell 10 cards), your total profit will be $1,250! The more cards you order and sell, the higher your profit margin. Sell 1,200 cards and your profit margin will be 100%; your group will quickly raise $10,000. How many other fundraising products or methods can you think of that you have used in the past that have resulted in that kind of profit?
Merchants enjoy new business and increased exposure, customers love saving money on products and services they use every day. One thing about a discount card fundraiser is that it’s “ever green,” considering that saving money never goes out of style, and people always have and will always enjoy saving money. Your group enjoys outstanding profits and can raise the funds you need in a very short time compared to other fundraising activities. Are you ready to try a discount card fundraiser? Once you do, chances are you’ll never go back to the old way of doing things.
