Profit Quests' Fundraising News Weekly Your source of Free fundraising tips, ideas, resources and products for small to medium sized nonprofit organizations, clubs, associations, groups and ministries. ISSN #1541-9266
Well, we are all down to the end of the year. This is a time for follow-ups and finishing up projects.
Let me encourage you to call all of your previous supporters to insure that they are thinking about you. This is the perfect time of the year to send a "thank-you for your support" letter or phone call. Also, while you have them on the phone or in your letter, remind them that you have a product (calendar, candle, etc.) that they can take advantage of now.
If you're not selling a product, remind your supporters of how much they have helped. Don't quote statistics, but rather give a brief review of the lives that they have touched through their contributions and help. Remind them they are an important and valued part of your annual goal of helping others. Here's wishing you success on your contacts.
On another note, we are putting together many more FREE ideas on fundraising to kick off 2003. So, stay tuned.
I'm introducing a painless fundraiser -- AllBizSupplies.com. Most of your supporters need office or school supplies, so we are giving you a way to thank your supporters by introducing them to deeply discounted office supplies with the ability for you to receive 25% of the profits that we generate. So the more you tell them, the more you receive.
Many fundraisers require sales of products where your group must go out and physically order products and then turn around and resell these items marked up to make a profit. There's nothing wrong with this, it helps to build confidence and gets exposure for your group to large numbers of people.
But what if....what if you could make profits from selling items...high quality items...and not have to physically sell anything? Sounds incredible doesn't it.
However, that's just what we've done here at Profit Quests. We're calling our new venture GiftQuests.com. Briefly, you simply sign up as an Associate Partner, place a banner on your website and point your supporters to your banner. When you register you will be given the HTML code that you can then copy and paste into that part of your website where you have the highest traffic.
As your supporters click on your banner, they are taken to GiftQuests.com where they can buy unique, high-quality gifts. Each sale is tracked back to your group. Your organization gets a fantastic return of 25% back from all sales made from your site.
Nothing could be easier. Don't have a website yet? See how to get one free or at a very low cost at Make A Website. Try asking one of your supporters to place a banner up on their website for your benefit. This works too.
Here's another free resource that is sure to help you. We've got a free downloadable search box that installs on your desktop. Click on the small banner here to start.
Get a Desktop Search Box at no cost to you. Search the web at any time quickly and easily!
Over 35% of the top 150 search engines in English-speaking countries are using this search engine. According to independent traffic ranker Alexa, this search engine company that powers our desktop search box is now the second most visited Pay-Per-Placement search engine not including GoTo.
SOUNDSCAPE SPECIAL PRODUCTS has a program that allows you to sell their Christmas CD collection and make a profit. Everyone is looking for that unique Christmas music collection. Your group can easily provide it to them.
Imagine how this fundraiser can help your group. Your supporters are more willing to part with their hard earned dollars at this time of year, especially when it is going to a good cause -- perhaps your cause.
Here are some advantages of this fundraiser: * Product return option for unsold units * High Profit margins - ($7.00 - $12.00 or more per unit - Cost per unit - only $5.10 USD) You decide what to sell it for. Perhaps $17.95. WOW! That's over 100% in profits. * High quality music production and packaging * Sell something other fundraising groups are not!
Book Review – Pricewaterhouse Cooper's Guide To Charitable Giving
The folks at PriceWaterhouse have some of the best tax strategies that you can find in this handy book. This is definitely a "must have" on your bookshelf.
This guide to Charitable Giving focuses on the many tax aspects of charitable giving by taking you through the rules of charitable giving and their relationship to our ever increasing tax structure.
It will focus on current giving, planned giving, annuities, and charitable bequests, all supplemented with essential forms, instructions, and relevant IRS publications. In fact, this is really a library in its own right.
After reading through their tips, you will probably come up with some new ways to approach some of your donors that will benefit them, as well as, benefit your organization. Some of your donors may even thank you for bringing a charitable tax tip to their attention. Think about it.
