Even if it doesn’t feel like it, summer is fast approaching. For some groups, ordering throughout the summer is doable, but for other groups now’s the time to start thinking about how you will organize your group for the summer. Whether that’s changing your shipping address, temporarily closing your group, will depend on your group’s configuration. Here’s everything you should consider for how to manage your group for the summer.
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.
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.
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!
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.
First of all, they're not gift cards. You can't use a fuel savings card to pay. Instead, you get a fuel discount in the form of cents-per-litre savings. Combine your fuel savings card with a gift card to make the best of it!
We are happy to announce that The Rec Room is now a FundScrip participating retailer. The Rec Room is Canada’s premier “eats & entertainment” hot spot.
Using FundScrip, the Timmins Marlins Swim Club has raised over $48,500 to minimize the cost of their expenses, such as their full-time paid head coach and their travel expenses.