| The fundraising discount card is a great way to raise | | | | much more hesitant to donate if they know the |
| money for your organization and support your | | | | discount will be good forever. A year time limit is |
| community. | | | | usually fair. |
| Benefits of the Card | | | | These fundraising discount cards are also great |
| Fundraising discount cards are extremely popular | | | | because they have very low overhead costs. They're |
| fundraising tools. Your average fundraising discount | | | | made of plastic so they're very cheap to produce and |
| card includes several different local discounts. You | | | | they can be sold for about $10 a piece. Depending on |
| might have a 50 percent off discount for a Mexican | | | | how many cards you sell and which company you go |
| restaurant, a discount to a florist and a discount to a | | | | with, you can get an 80 to 90 percent profit margin on |
| local gym on the same card. | | | | these cards. |
| The cards are usually wallet-size and they're made of | | | | Different Types of Cards |
| plastic so they look like a credit card. Before you order | | | | You can create a fundraising discount card that |
| the cards, you need to find local businesses that want | | | | includes general discounts, or you can create cards |
| to support your group by offering discounts to the | | | | that have specific discounts. For example, you could |
| customers who buy the card. | | | | put together a pizza discount card that only pertains to |
| Asking a business to support your fundraising effort is | | | | a certain pizza merchant. It's usually good to ask the |
| easier than asking them to just give you something. | | | | business to put a couple of different discounts on the |
| This is because with the discount card, they also see | | | | car so the consumer can have a choice. |
| benefits. For starters, they get a little piece of free | | | | Another idea is a shopping discount card. Go to your |
| advertising. They submit you a company logo, which is | | | | local mall and collect discounts from several stores in |
| placed on the card next to their listed discount. | | | | the mall. Put together your card based on these |
| Secondly, they are guaranteed to have more traffic in | | | | centralized discounts. That way the card buyer doesn't |
| their business. When people buy these cards, they buy | | | | have to drive all over town to get their discounts. |
| them to use them. So, a family may end up going to a | | | | The advantage to having themed fundraising discount |
| restaurant they wouldn't normally go to just because | | | | cards is that people can buy cards that are more |
| they have a meal discount. | | | | specific to their needs. Some people will never use a |
| Before you ask companies to donate, you need to set | | | | discount to a florist, but they might use a pizza |
| some kind of card expiration date. Businesses are | | | | fundraising discount card every Friday night. |