Easy Profits With Stationary Fundraisers

Stationary fundraisers can include but also go beyond holiday card and gift wrap fundraisers.

Stationary Fundraiser Basics

Stationary fundraisers are run via the brochure sales method. Your partnering fundraising company will supply brochures and order takers for sellers to present to buyers. Orders are usually paid for at the time of order. After the order taking period is ended, orders will need to be tallied and placed with the company. When the order arrives, the bulk needs to be sorted into individual seller's orders and delivered.

Advantages Of Stationary Fundraisers

Stationary fundraisers have a number of benefits over other fundraisers, and even over holiday gift, wrap, and seasonal stationary fundraisers.

Stationary is consumable, so the fundraiser can be repeated in the future
Stationary fundraisers extend the appeal of seasonal stationary and gift wrap products; all-occasion or year-round stationary options can be run as part of a seasonal wrap/card fundraiser or entirely separated from them.
Little or no up-front expense
Non-perishable
Stationary fundraisers can work well in combination with other product fundraisers (i.e., selling the gift and the wrap or selling as affordable alternative to other pricier products).
Stationary fundraisers open up the opportunity for unique marketing angles such as 'Support Our Troops' campaigns, selling stationary for pen pal programs, or selling to support sponsorships of missionaries, impoverished children, etc.

Personalized Options For Stationary Fundraisers

Groups are not limited to the stationary designs offered by fundraising companies. For a more personal angle, groups can have stationary made from artwork submitted by the children or a talented artist in the group. Personalized stationary fundraising options appeal more to parents, grandparents, friends, and family members who enjoy using their own child's or acquaintance's artwork as representation in their communications. There's a certain 'brag factor' involved.

Types Of Stationary Products Available

For both commercially designed and personally designed stationary, a variety of fundraising stationary products are offered. These include (but may not be limited to, depending on your company)

Greeting cards
Holiday/seasonal cards
Personalized CD covers
Scrap booking prints/materials
Printed/personalized gift items
Stationary sets
Memo sheets
Gift wraps
Accessories

Stationary fundraisers are easy to run and work well for groups who have logistical difficulties managing large perishable orders. Stationary fundraisers are one of those events that need to be timed somewhat carefully, but when your group finds the balance in timing and offerings, a stationary fundraiser is one that your group can run year after year with ease.

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