Church fundraising is often necessary for those special activities, trips or equipment needed for the church or youth group. If you have been there and done that, you know that it can not only be a huge undertaking, but can be much more work than you bargained for. You may need a new bus for the youth group, money to take the children on a special trip, or funds for a new piano. No matter what you need the money for, church fundraising should be a fun experience that is enjoyed by all who are involved – including the ones who do the organizing!
Depending on how often you have been through this before, you know that some ideas just don’t work out very well. When small children around the ages of 6 through 9 have too much to keep up with, the results can be unhappy kids and a fundraiser that doesn’t pan out as well as you had hoped. Fundraisers that involve catalog sales are often not suitable for small children, because it involves keeping up with catalogs, orders and money – not to mention having to deliver the products after they come in. In order for church fundraising to be both productive and fun, keep things as simple as possible.
If your church has participated in many fundraisers over the years, 
some of the products may be getting old. How many times do you want to offer jerky or candy bars? As the time approaches, everyone in your community knows what you will be selling; the same old thing you have been selling in the past. When it comes church fundraising time once again shock everyone good by offering something different that is actually useful – discount cards for local merchants! Exceptional value for the customer, easy profits for you and support for local merchants in your area.
Church fundraising often involves bake sales, car washes, special breakfasts served at the church on Saturday morning and other events. While these are all easy and low cost ways to raise money, you may have a hard time raising all of the money you need. If your church needs to raise $5,000, you will have a hard time raising that kind of money using the above methods alone. This is when discount cards really come in handy. If you have 50 people who will be participating in your fundraiser, ordering 500 cards means your profit margin is 70%! At $7 per card profit, you can easily raise $3,500 which may put you over the top for the $5,000 you need.
If you have been put in charge of church fundraising, you know how difficult it can be to organize it all and make sure that the product you choose offers value and easy profit. Your desire is to have a product that sells easily, offers real value to the customer, and brings in good profits for your group. Fundraisers can be extremely time consuming and a lot of hard work, but they don’t necessarily have to be. Isn’t it always a pleasure when everyone involved has a good time while raising the funds you need, and you don’t have to work your fingers to the bone getting it all together?
The next time your church or youth group needs money for additional activities, equipment or other causes, make it easy and fun for the entire gang! Church fundraising is simple when you include discount cards that offer savings on many products and services people in your community use every day.
Mark South
Easy Church Fundraising