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Unlike most fundraising programs that ask you to peddle products of dubious value, with FundScrip, supporters simply need to buy gift cards for the stores they already visit. It’s simply a question of getting into the habit of changing their payment method. Despite the obvious advantages of using gift cards in this manner for fundraising, some people are still reluctant to embrace them. For that reason, we’ve compiled a list of the main reasons why everyone should use gift cards as their payment method!

Father's Day is almost here! To make it special for the DADS in your life, we made a special Gift Card Guide on our blog. Now that you have your gift cards, you need to give them out in a unique way, right? We searched all over Pinterest to find the best gift card DIYs out there for you to try! Here's what we found.

Summer is the best time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the beautiful weather. That means some of us take a little summer break, including our amazing and dedicated FundScrip group administrators! In order to help all you group administrators out there keep raising money for your groups throughout the summer, even if you’re taking a break, we’ve put together a few tips on how to raise more for the summer.

The Duffield Devils Select Hockey Team has 16 members and in only four paper order campaigns over two seasons, they have raised over $3,000 in funds. Money raised from this fundraising effort goes towards offsetting ice costs, tournaments and travel expenses. The administrator Katy Fortuna found it to be a great program that was easy to run and the participants really liked the idea of fundraising for their hockey team with their everyday shopping.

The Social Science program at Cegep Beauce-Appalaches has raised more than $20,000 for educational trips. Even though this is their 15th trip, they only started using FundScrip in November 2013. "FundScrip has also become the most effective way to finance our trips, especially by doing it long term " said FundScrip group administrator Jonathan Roy Marois. These educational trips are organized in conjunction with the Integrative Seminar course which gives the students the opportunity to put into practice some of the social science methods that they’ve learned, with the goal of tackling various issues that exist at their destination.

Mother's Day is almost here! To make it special for the MOMS in your life, we made a special Gift Card Guide on our blog. Now that you have your gift cards, you need to give them out in a unique way, right? We searched all over Pinterest to find the best gift card DIYs out there for you to try! Here's what we found.

The Port Nelson United Church Food Voucher Program, Burlington, Ontario was started in 2009 and has served over 800 participants over those years. Each adult participating in the program receives one $25.00 President’s Choice gift card (purchased through FundScrip) upon request every other month for those living with food insecurity.

This has been the most successful year ever for the Barrie Trojan Swim Club. They are breaking numerous club records and currently have 5 swimmers qualified for the upcoming Canadian Olympic trials. The club has raised over $20,000 in 5 years with FundScrip! Their mission is to enable all swimmers to achieve swimming excellence, success in competitive swimming and personal development though focused leadership, excellent coaching, engaged parents and committed swimmers.

Giving gift cards to your friends & family is great, but when you make it personal & festive, it's even better! Since Easter is just around the corner, here is a easter-themed gift card holder that you can do yourself. You can make this DIY project in just a few steps!