Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Funding For Your Organization Through A Discount Card Fundraiser

By Rosella Campbell


If you belong to a non profit organization, chances are you have had to raise money in order to fulfill some of the groups purposes. You may have held car washes, bake sales, sold candy bars, cookies and the usual methods of fundraising, but there is a much better, more profitable method that will accomplish all your goals without having to go through a lot of preparation and work. That method is using a discount card fundraiser project.

Saving money is on everyone's agenda these days and offering them something of value that they can reap the benefits from over and over is what the buying public wants. In the process your organization can sell savings cards that offer services, products, fast food and other items that your customers actually shop for on a daily basis. They receive value for the money spent and local businesses gain customers. This means that your organization gains profits.

Savings cards are easy to handle and carry. They don't take up huge amounts of space and they can be customized according to your group's needs. The company that you contract with to make them will do all the work of setting things up with the discounts and producing the cards. The only thing your group has to worry about is selling the cards and reaping the benefits of the profits which can run from fifty percent to ninety percent easily.

People like saving money and they will appreciate that fact that you are actually offering them something of value for their money. It is a great incentive for sales and you do not have to be a great salesperson in order to sell these cards. They sell themselves simply by the savings they offer the customer.

While many groups focus on creating consumable items such as cookies, cakes and candy bars, there is only so much of these items that you can sell. It has been done so much that sales are few and far between. When you offer savings to your customer that they can take to the bank, that is what will turn your fundraising efforts around and put you in profit fast.

There are no limits to what your group can achieve. Simply find a company that offers this type of service and make the arrangements with them to produce your cards. There is little work involved other than selling the product to your customers and collecting the funds raised for your organization's needs. The company that produces the cards will handle all the rest of the details of putting together the savings package.

Raising the money you need should not be hard work. Your focus should be on your organization's purpose and mission statement, not how you are going to get the money that you need to carry out that mission. Using this method saves time, energy and produces results fast. While this is not a new idea and has been around for some time, many have yet to discover the wonderful world of fundraising through the use of discount cards.

Should your group project need funding for a goal, why not try this effective and simple idea. This is something that everyone can participate in and enjoy. Local merchants will thank you and you will be helping others save money while getting the funding you need in the process. Not only will you sell more of this item but you may find that your customers begin to seek you out rather than the other way around.




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