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We received a wonderful success story from a parent whose son attends the Yo San Ryu Karate School. The popular martial arts and fitness centre in Joliette, that trains its students for Karate competitions, has raised over $12,000 in just over 2 years using FundScrip.

Read on to find out how they've been so successful using gift cards to raise funds.

Victoria Day on May 20, 2019 will affect FundScrip's regular ordering and delivery schedule. Please refer to the table to see how this will affect your group's ordering and delivery schedule.

An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but an apple for the teacher will always do the trick. Although the exact origins of giving an apple to your teacher is murky, the practice of giving a gift to your teacher has lived on. These days we have more sophisticated gift giving methods than giving fruit, but the trick is to find that perfect gift to show your appreciation, without breaking the bank.

The best way to raise money with the FundScrip gift card fundraising program is to change your behaviour to use gift cards instead of other payment methods. To do this effectively you have to plan your purchases in advance. Although it takes a little work up front, the benefits go well beyond raising funds, they also help you save money by forcing you to stick to your budget.

Here are the April 2019 promotions! Beginning on March 29th until April 30th before 9:30 AM ET, we're offering supporters donation increases to a few of our retailers: Esso Fuel Savings Cards, Stokes, Think Kitchen, & Ivanhoé Cambridge!

We are happy to announce that Ivanhoé Cambridge is now a FundScrip participating retailer. The Ivanhoé Cambridge gift card can be used in over 3000 stores in shopping centres across Canada.

There are great ways to boost your donations this Spring. You can organize other fundraising events as a complement to your FundScrip fundraising campaign. Here's a list!

In two weeks, Winter will officially be over, which means that we will finally get to welcome Spring. Our retailers are ready for the new season, and we made this list to help you get ready too!

We often talk about ways to boost your donations to reach your fundraising goals. Although these are amazing tips, there's one thing you can do that will be even less time-consuming and cheap: Performance Recognition.

Here are the March 2019 promotions! Beginning on March 1st until March 28th before 9:30 AM ET, we're offering supporters earnings increases to a few of our retailers: Shell, Dollarama & The Ultimate Dining Card!