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Discount Card FundraiserIn my last blog post I talked about the basics of a discount card fundraiser, what it is and how they work. Today we're going to discuss the fundraising potential of this kind of program. Now one of the most important things when choosing ANY fundraiser for your school, sports team or youth group is deciding on a goal, i.e. how much MONEY you need to raise. Once you have that goal take a long hard look at the fundraisers you are considering. Ask yourself and your committee if these programs are realistically going to be able to allow you to reach that goal. The number of participating volunteer fundraisers and just how motivated they are is important. But with some programs you may just not be able to get the volume of sales or manpower for the event for it to work. With that said, let's take a look at the discount card fundraiser. With this program your group makes $7.00-$9.00 profit per card depending on the number of cards ordered. The price per card depends on the number of cards...
Discount card fundraisers are a very popular way to raise funds. They are a great deal for the school or charity and a great deal for the person who buys the card. It's really one of the best product sale type fundraisers out there. Whoa, let me back up a minute. Maybe you haven't heard of Discount Card Fundraisers. Just in case, let me describe what they are and how they work. Discount cardA discount card is a plastic card that is the size of a credit card. They are made from sturdy plastic that fits easily in your wallet. They are custom printed on the front and back of the card. On the front is a custom design just for your group, the one that's selling the card. The one seen here is one that Fast Track Fundraising produced for a cheerleading squad, the DC ICE. If you click the card you'll see a larger image with better detail. Discount cardOn the back of the card are the merchant...