Church Fundraising

Church fundraising doesn’t have to be a chore; in fact, you can actually enjoy raising the money you need for any project when you choose a method that doesn’t require a ton of work and planning on your part.  Since most churches depend on donations and fundraisers to obtain the money they need for youth trips, a new van, summer camp and other things that come up, they usually rely on church fundraising to get these funds.  That means that you have most likely used every method under the sun to try to raise the money you need, and it does get old after years of the same old thing.

If you feel that your church is in a rut when it comes to raising money for a project, why not put the fun back in?  Church fundraising is an activity that should be enjoyed by the members of the church; it’s a time when you can get together, fellowship and just have a good time.  What often happens with many types of fundraisers (such as bake sales or car washes) is that the same people end up doing the work over and over again.  Here’s a great idea:  Why not use discount cards?  Everyone in the church can get involved, and there is hardly any planning or preparation work to do.

Bake sales have always been a staple in raising money for the church needs, but the women get stuck doing all of the work.  With car washes, the teens usually get involved several times a year, and it gets to the point where they just don’t really want to do it anymore – it’s no fun.  Discount cards are a fun and profitable church fundraising idea that let everyone, no matter what their age, get involved in raising money for the good of the church!  They’re easy to sell because of the exceptional value they offer, and there are no products to lug around all over the place.

Church fundraising really should be enjoyed, but when you have used the same old methods for a decade it’s easy to understand why people get burned out.  With discount cards, the profits are incredible and the work involved is very minimal.  After all, how hard can it be to carry around a few credit card sized cards in your pocket or wallet and offer them to people you come across?  Friends, neighbors and family members will gladly pay $10 for a card that will potentially save them 10 times that amount over the period of one year – especially in these hard economic times.

These cards offer discounts and buy-one-get-one-free offers on all sorts of products and services most people use every day.  Wouldn’t it be great if your church fundraising efforts supported your own local community, and the merchants who make their living in your neighborhood?  It’s good for the local economy, and the customer gets something that is really valuable instead of a candle or container of beef jerky.

If you have a pretty sizeable sum of money you need to raise in order to reach your goal, discount cards are the perfect church fundraising product.  Most people can easily sell 10 or 15 cards each, which means if you have a group of 30 or 40 participating you’re going to make a bundle of money!  When you have this many or more get involved, it’s no problem to raise anywhere from $3,500 to nearly $7,000.  If you have a group of 60 or 70 doing the selling, watch out!  Your profits could soar to $10,000 and even more, which is incredible considering how much work you would have to do to raise this kind of money any other way.

Put the fun and enjoyment back in to church fundraising by trying something new and exciting!  When the members of your church realize they won’t have to get involved in preparing and planning and can just go out and raise money offering a great product, they will be excited (and willing) to participate again.  Sometimes you have to motivate people to get them involved in church fundraising, and discount cards will surely do the job – try it for yourself and see.

Mark South
Easy Church Fundraising