News

At this time of the year, when changes an increase in temperature will be felt as spring arrives, some people go overboard peeling off the layers and jumping right to shorts and t-shirts. As the saying goes, till April's dead, change not a thread - meaning don’t undress too quickly or you might catch a cold. These days, we're thinking about avoiding viruses in every way possible, therefore we present to you three ways in which gift cards can help you avoid catching or spreading a virus.

In recent weeks governments have issued a variety of regulations and guidelines, to citizens and businesses, as preventative measures to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In order to defeat the rapid spread of the virus, we must all work together, therefore FundScrip has also adapted how it operates. FundScrip remains in operation and all orders are being processed as normal. Read on for our full statement.

Each year, as Canadian students return to school at the start of the new school year, budget problems linked to school expenses persist. As a result, parents and teachers are often forced to set up fundraising campaigns in order to to pay for the expenses related to trips and school outings, or to finance certain extracurricular activities to contribute to the development and learning of students.

So you’ve found FundScrip and you’re convinced it’s a great fundraising program for your organization, but how do you convince the rest of your group that FundScrip is the best fundraising option? Here are a few arguments to help you convince the relevant stakeholders for your type of group, and show them how FundScrip is the best fundraising program to use:

It’s no secret that to get the most out of your FundScrip campaigns, you’ll want to pay for your everyday expenses with gift cards. When you think about recurring expenses, the most obvious ones are probably gas and groceries. But what other ongoing expenses might be less obvious? Here are some places where you probably spend on a regular basis without really noticing.

FundScrip is without a doubt one of the best fundraising program for school trips in Canada. We have multiple success stories from schools accross the country who use FundScrip to finance their extracurricular activities, largely for end-of-year trips or educational school trips. How can fundraisers for school trips be so successful with FundScrip? Here are the 3 main reasons that are at the heart of the success of these school trip campaigns.

We've tested the Esso’s Speedpass+ mobile app to give you a handy step-by-step tutorial on how to use the app in combination with Esso gift cards and fuel discount cards. You'll see just how simple it is and how much time it's going to save you when you go to fill up your gas tank, while helping to raise money for your group.

We've often talked about how to invite your supporters to help you during your FundScrip fundraising, but thanking them for their efforts after they've decided to participate is just as important. So here are a five ways to properly say thank you to your supporters so they feel appreciated and important to your group.

Many fundraisers are event-based – in other words, they occur in one place at one time. However, other types of fundraising can be done over longer periods of time, in an ongoing manner. The FundScrip fundraising program uses both types to raise funds. During the holidays it is great to get everyone to purchase all the gift cards they need together in a few large orders, but once the holidays are over, FundScrip also works great as an ongoing fundraising program that accumulates funds over time.