The Secret to FundScrip Success During the Holidays
The holidays are by far the most important time of the year for FundScrip groups. Now is the critical time of year to take advantage of the fact that everyone loves to give and receive gift cards as presents for the holidays.
Place Multiple Large Orders During the Holidays
To take advantage of this time of year you need to ask your friends and family to help support your group by purchasing gift cards. We’ve got so many participating retailers that they will easily find one or several they can use to pay for their gifts and daily expenses. Previously, we sent you an email showing you how to earn more by using paper order forms. Hopefully you followed our advice and distributed those order forms and placed your first holiday order. If not, it’s not too late to start now! For those who did, now is the time to do a second round of paper order form orders. At this time of year people are happy to purchase more gift cards, so make hay while the sun shines (or the snow falls)!
Tips on How to Ask Your Supporters
If you’re not sure about how to approach your supporters for another order, here are a few tips for you on how to convince your supporters to participate.
- Call it a “last chance holiday order” – people often have the best intentions about purchasing all their gifts in advance, but the reality is that most people end up leaving their shopping to the last minute. By giving people an alternative for last minute shopping your group can benefit at the same time.
- Skip out on the madness of last minute holiday shopping – get the cards delivered to your door instead of fighting for parking spots and waiting in long lines to pay in store.
- If you’re still missing some gifts for people on your list, you can’t go wrong with gift cards – not only is it convenient to get gift cards through FundScrip, but it also allows the recipient to choose what he or she really wants.
- Use gift cards to purchase supplies and groceries for holiday meals or events – gift cards are great as presents, but don’t forget that FundScrip carries gift cards from most major grocery stores in Canada so you can get everything you need to cook that perfect meal!
See How Other Groups Succeeded
This formula of making the most out of the holiday period is how the our most successful groups raise such an astonishing amount of funds. See for yourself, and happy fundraising!
