Perhaps this will help guide you a little:

 

Well, this could go one of two ways.  You are either oblivious to how this system works and have not done your due diligence before involving a church, or you are fully aware that this is a scam and prepared to make a buck off your church and the community.  Either way does not bode well for you.

Did you take the time to research and look at the math?  If you had, you would see that the numbers you tout are virtually impossible to achieve.  Or have you simply listened to what people with a vested interest in you have to say? If so, I have a bridge to sell you.

Greed can play a powerful role in blinding ones judgement and willingness to look the other way.

Just because something is free doesn't make it right.  And, mark my words, they will want your money for something if they make it that long.  They already have the co-op for $75.

And that's why I say, shame on you.

 

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What do you mean???

Shame on you.

The Customer Advantage is perhaps the best thing to come along in the world of fundraising for quite some time.

The reason I am so adamant that this is such a great deal is that it costs the church absolutely NOTHING to get started and it creates buzz and wealth for the local business owners in the community.

All the church has to do is to promote The Customer Advantage as their new fundraiser for missions, benevolence, local ministry, youth group missions etc and ask people to sign up for free and share the great coupons of 50% off or more when shopping locally.

It will encourage local business owners from the church to get involved and use The Customer Advantage as a marketing and promotional tool to guarantee customers and increase revenue to the local business.

There is no other form of advertising out there that offers guaranteed customers up front. The local business owner only pays The Customer Advantage when a coupon is sold.

The benefit to the business owner is to get a mass of new customers into their place of business and secure them as repeat customers.

This is especially true when you have a host of loyal Customer Advantage members shopping in the local community. They will look for businesses that have used The Customer Advantage marketing and be loyal to them. They know that the more they shop with businesses who use The Customer Advantage, the more money everyone makes in the long run.

So, what does the church have to do to make substantial money each month? Not a lot. Just keep mentioning the free sign up and making it available through small group messages and flyers so the buzz keeps buzzing.

Take this very reserved example:

If a church signs up 10 new people a month and each of those new members sign up just 1 person a month and they all spend $10 using the coupons, then after 1 year, the church would be receiving $7,925.00 a month from The Customer Advantage.

Now, based on figures put out by Groupon who conducted a test using their 20 million members, the average person spent $80/month on savings coupons. What does that do to the figures in the above example? Well, it gets pretty big. Now instead of $7,925.00 the monthly figure shoots up to $63,400.00.

Even though these figures represent a perfect duplication and consistent spending amount, it has been my experience in the first months of pre-launch that the duplication could be way bigger than this, especially when the church and the benefit of the local community is involved.

So, take a look at the video below and then contact your local church and get them to look seriously at The Customer Advantage.

It is free for you to sign up and free for the church to sign up as well as all their members.

Listen, we live in the richest country in the world and although we are having some problems right now and people are suffering, there is still trillions of dollars circulating each day and now we have the ability to control a slice of it and bring it into the church.

The Church needs you now. 

Sign up for FREE at http://twiceblessed.thecustomeradvantage.com 

 

Free-Fundraisers

Given the economy is in steep decline, along with donors and volunteers who have long supported non profit organizations, no doubt, everyone is seeing a huge drop off in donor support with very few NPO's reaching their financial goals.  Whether you are working with a national fundraiser, or smaller local ones, donations are way below what they were in previous years. 

If your efforts in raising funds is not producing the results you require, then like me, you need to research new concepts for what use to work no longer does for most organizations.  My little girl scout sold half what she sold last year and had to work twice as hard, makes you wonder what next year will be like.  Given the high cost of cookies, candy, pizza dough and wrapping paper used by most traditional fundraisers, people are just not going to pay for overpriced near useless items in a collpased economy like this.

So what options are there?  Having been involved with many fundraisers over the years, I see the problem growing eash year since financial collapse with no end in site, until now.  Curious, I know I was, and when I look at what most people want, and need, this is where one has to focus when it comes to any business, or non profit fundraiser.  Everyone is looking for value like never before, no longer will people waste their money, even the wealthy are pulling back, so seek out programs which offer true verifiable value is secret to success in a recession.

The most interesting of all is a financial strategy of leveraged life benefits, and having known about this industry for years used in estate planning, now it is available to everyone, and it all starts with a unique concept of protection for your families in case you pass unexpectedly.  How many families are protected with a life benefit?  Fewer than ever before given high unemployment and uncertainty in economy, they usually start trimming their families budget starting with cutting out expenses not essentail to survive.  What would you cut out if you lost your job?  You need a roof over your head, you need to eat, you may need transportation like a car, and these are the three essentials, but all the rest is less important fo rmost.

If you were to offer everyone something of value, something most should have, but no longer do, would that make your fundraiser a success?  Peace of mind is worth more than ever, just as job security use to make a big difference for a family.  Times have never been more difficult than now, so presenting a legacy life benefit is the easiest of all fundraisers I have researched.  For non profit organizations, it is free to become involved.  For volunteers, they too can be rewarded with free access to benefits.  With no selling required, your volunteers will love this aspect.  Everyone can join for free, everyone will want to share it with others who are struggling, and donors will flow into program because it costs them nothing to register as a member of this community outreach program where it is all about people helping people, and who wouldn't want to help others while achieving their own goals of protecting their families.

Leverage life estate planning is not new, but presenting the concept to the masses is.  If you are finding your fundraising goals are not meeting expectations, then you own it to yourself to explore this new concept for everyone to enjoy with no obligation or cost.  It is all about sharing concept and the value offered with others.  With all the major affiliations who want to offer our members value on items everyone already uses, this is becoming a concept which its time has come, no better timing than the present when everyone is interested in saving money and helping others do the same.  The mission is clear, pay it forward, give to receive, offer the masses value of thousands for no cost, sure made sense to me.

Success to all,     

Interesting concept, I visited the Tampogo site and am doing a bit of research now. Reminds me a little bit of Amway, as far as its structure. I got a look at the products via an online copy of the catalogue, and it seems ok, nothing particularly groundbreaking but it does seem to have a decent all around spread for product variety. The only thing I found a bit puzzling is that some of the prices for products are actually more expensive there than in a mainstream store. I really like the fundraiser concept, this is definitely a good thing, especially for a relatively new company. Thank you for introducing it to us Repspace geeks, maybe I will do a review on them.

 

Update:

No doubt, all fundraisers are having a tough time since economy collapsed and recession continues to get worse as the unemployment rate isn't improving.

Having researched dozens of fundraisers, very few are working as they had in better times, so if you fundraiser is suffering declining revenues from donars, as well as not having enough volunteers, then you need to research this new concept.

What is everyone looking for in todays economy, to save money, not waste it on overpriced candy, cookies, pizza dough or wrapping paper, this much we all know.  Offer your donors true value on something everyone can understand and needs, then you will see success in your efforts to raise funds for your non profit organization.

A new concept has just been introduced which is going to change the whole industry, and this is no hype, it is value like you have never seen in any fundraiser before, and I should know, I have researched them all.  Imagine if you could offer your donors a free membership where they can access life, health and RX prescription savings of thousands of dollars every year, and in doing so, your organization will raise unlimited funds, plus your volunteers are rewarded at same time.

How many people are able to afford health care or their prescriptions, never mind having access to a no cost life legacy benefit worth thousands to protect their families in case of death.  Most people are not able to afford these essentials any longer, especially when unemployed like millions of people are in these tough times. 

If you or your non profit organization is in need of raising unlimited funds while your donors are receiving thousands in benefits, all at no cost or obligation, totally free to see, just register to watch video and learn more.  For several free fundraisers, visit us at http://Free-Fundraisers.com to learn more.

Success to all,

Having supported many non profit fundraising campaigns over the years, the one thing that is obvious, most are struggling, so offering something new, cost free, plus benefits the organization, donors and now, for the first time, the volunteers, this is truly a unique non-profit which supports other non-profits.  In this case, TamPogo-Fundraiser.com is in iteself rasing funds to feed starving children, which is a well defined and important mission, but here is a case that your non profit can have a double impact.

As TamPogo-Fundraiser divsion started last year, many have not found it yet, so take a look, research it, the prices are wholesale direct on thousands of name brands, and it is cost free to become a member or independent representative.  Talk about value, you will find it here, and whenever someone makes an optional purchase, it feeds a starving child for a full week.   This is the easiest most value packed fundraiser I have ever researched and reviewed, perfect in a down economy and recession like this one when all fundraisers are suffering with less donations and fewer voluteers since dual income households are on the rise.

Everyone wants to save money in these tough times, and TamPogo-Fundraiser is the answer.  Not only for fundraisers, but for the home business entrepreneur.  I have saved over $100. a month just by switching my nutritional and health products over to TamPogo-Fundraiser.com, so this is your answer if you are into nutritional products and health products.  You will find the best quality name brands for less, much less in almost all cases.  Plus, with thousands of new items being added as more wholesale manufacture direct deals are secured, this is the best long term business opportunity I have researched which is perfect in a recession since everyone is looking to save money, save time and save hassle of traditional shopping.

Success to all,

GREENWOOD HEALTH SYSTEMS (GHS) Fundraising Program 

The GHS Fundraising Program has been developed to help Churches provide support in their local communities and to fund Missionary work.

Why this Program is needed 

In today’s economic climate, most local charitable organizations are unfortunately seeing a massive decline in the level of financial support they have received in the past from their traditional supporters. 

The true tragedy of this decline is that the same economic climate responsible for the decline is also dramatically increasing the very real need for the services and support these organizations provide to those they are helping. 

While we don’t pretend to have any answers to solve the underlying cause of this problem at a national level, we do have a workable, easily implemented solution for any local charitable organization. 

To make this  explanation as simple as possible, even though you can apply this program to just about any registered charitable organization you support, we are going to concentrate on explaining  just how your Church could benefit. 

Traditional Fundraising 

If you have ever been involved with any of the traditional fundraising efforts most churches rely on, you are probably well aware of the fact that they are pretty much inefficient, labor-intensive, time-consuming and not very profitable. 

Organizing and running car washes, bake sales, Dutch auctions, magazine subscriptions, cookie/donut sales, candy sales, BBQ’s  or any of the other traditional methods used to raise funds is a lot of work for everyone involved and very rarely a huge financial success. If it wasn’t for donations and volunteer labor, the fund-raiser would be a complete dud.

Our program however has the potential to provide massive beneficial changes to the Church fundraising landscape. 

Consider this scenario: Your 8 year old granddaughter asks you to purchase some wildly overpriced magazine subscriptions she is selling to raise desperately needed funds for her Sunday School Class. Do you immediately stop to think about the fact that for every $30.00 you spend, the church only gets a couple of dollars? 

Heck no, she smiles sweetly as you write her a check. 

Another common example is she asks you to spend $30.00 to purchase $5.00?s worth of candy for the same reason. Do you stop and think about the fact that all you are really doing is generating an insane profit for the candy company? 

Nope, once again you write her a check. 

The point here is that very little of the money you, or millions of others just like you, spend on these overpriced promotional items actually goes to help the organization you are trying to support. 

Now, with that in mind we are about to explain an extremely beneficial, hassle free fund-raising alternative that any Church can use. 

What if instead of the overpriced, unhealthy and generally unwanted products people reluctantly purchase one-time, they could instead purchase Greenwood Health Systems’  healthy, beneficial, realistically priced natural wellness products on a regular basis. 

What if instead of earning the average 5%-12% that organizations currently earn from candy sales and the like, they could boost that figure to OVER 30 PERCENT NET without investing a single cent of their own money on inventory. 

Are you starting to see just how attractive an alternative this would be both to the organization and their supporters? 

To give you an idea of just how powerful this could be, lets look at some figures. 

Take an average sized church with say a regular congregation of 300 worshipers. If we eliminate the 200 who are, for whatever reason, not interested in participating, that still leaves 100 people. (Actually, as at least 70% of the US population is already using nutritional supplements, this figure is pretty conservative). 

Those 100 people each order a product with a Bonus Volume of $20 per month. 

That is a total monthly Bonus Volume (BV) of $2,000, and a full 75 percent of that BV would then be paid to the church each month. That is ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS they would receive EVERY month. $1500 x 12 months = $18,000 !

Imagine all of the good organizations like this could do if they had an extra $18,000.00 a year coming in. 

Getting EXCITED? 

Well it gets better… a LOT better…and it is going to be a LOT easier to reach your Church fundraising goals than you might think it will be. A BIG hint here: IF you take the time to help other churches get involved, not only will those churches reap the same financial rewards your church is already receiving, your church can also receive additional EXTRA income each month from ALL of the product purchases made by their members as well. 

Basically, each organization participating in our program will be given their own fully personalized web site. The home page of each of these sites will be able to contain a photo of the organization, a personal message from the leader of the organization and a statement from GHS confirming that any product purchases made on the site will result in a MINIMUM donation of 30 percent of the purchase price to the organization. 

May You Prosper and Be in Health,

Stan Haley – President, Greenwood Health Systems

Join Greenwood Health Systems today and sign up your Church. This website is for individuals who want to become a GHS Fund Raiser Co-ordinator and earn a six figure income helping Churches reach their fundraising goals. There are literally hundreds of thousands of Churches (and schools) waiting to hear from you how they can benefit with the GHS Fundraising program.

Church organizations can not sign up using this website. See instructions below for participation in the GHS Fundraising Program.

The GHS Fund Raiser Program is ONLY available to those organizations that hold a VALID  and current 501(c)3 tax-exempt nonprofit certificate, and GHS will need to receive a copy of that certificate, and their tax ID number details with their application. 

ALL applications for participation in the GHS Fundraiser Program MUST be mailed (NOT faxed) to our office. Contact Greenwood Health Systems home office for an application. Tell them you were referred by Mike Farris. 

Postal address is PO Box 797;  Hutchinson, Kansas 67504-0797 

1-620-665-7900  

We have looked at many ways to raise funds in a tough economy.  I selected a great MLM to serve as a new funding source for us in 2010.

 

Networking and Charity formAlliance 

Network marketing giant and former industry executive is taking a fresh new approach to charity and network marketing.  Victor Luebker, the founder of www.hope4heroes.org and a three combat tour veteran found a very innovative way to raise money for his foundation and empower people with a business of their own.  Vic was the president of a network marketing company and after building it to a million dollar enterprise he retired to start the foundation for wounded and disabled veterans and their families.  Victor has found a very innovative way to help two industries at once.

Victor was named a founding distributor with an emerging new company where he is combining his 20 year MLM background with a great foundation.  Vic says “it is very hard to raise money for charity in this tough economy, we needed to think outside the box and find new opportunities for funding”  He goes on to say “networking just made sense given my background and success in that industry”.  Vic can be found her at www.victorluebker.com  We feel many millionaires will be made from this alliance and even more six figure incomes.

  Hope4heroes.org started this as a way to empower veterans looking for work.  They felt self employment was the best long term option for the millions out of work.  They went out and looked for the best company and compensation plan and product with high growth potential.    Vic says “We feel the growth in nutraceutical industry was the obvious choice”  Further “The multi-patents that Jusuru has on Bio-collegen or HA puts them out front of the entire industry.”

Vic is combining his very distinguished marketing and business background to teach the next generation of networking entrepreneurs.  He feels that there is a strong niche market to be carved out in “social entrepreneurship” and teaching people how to make money and help a larger cause.  Not everyone just wakes up knowing how to make $10,000 a month.

Victor says “we selected Jusuru after eight months of research and conversations with numerous companies”  He goes on to say, “I needed to know the company had the best compensation plan possible, made their own products to ensure price control and quality and cared about others as much as I do, I found that at Jusuru and feel certain they are positioned to be the next industry giant”.

The goal of the Hope4heroes and Jusuru alliance is to position our charity as the top team and use our extensive marketing budget and experience to help everyone that joins.  Further to support Jusuru as they grow and bring Vic’s vast expertise to the table.  The combined efforts of both companies should prove very powerful for the distributors that come on board. 

If you would like more information or to get started with the hope4heroes.org team as they develop a “social networking” giant then call Victor direct at 210-544-8319 or visit him at www.victorluebker.com

 

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 Hi JT,

I don't have a fundraising guide, but I would be more than happy to share some of the things that I do to approach schools, etc. I hope that you will be able to tailor these things to your own business.

Business Cards/Catalogs:  My business cards, and catalogs state right on them that I do fundraisers in big red letters.  I leave these everywhere I go, doctors offices, bank, salon, etc.  Ask permission first of course.

Word Of Mouth:  When I do a home party, or set up at craft shows, and events I come right out and ask if they know anyone who would be interested in information on fundraisers. 

Contests/Drawings:  All of my contest slips have a line that aks..."Are you interested in receiving information on fundraising?".  I contact them by telephone to let them know I will be sending them information, and then call again about a week later to make sure they've received the information.  I have picked up quite a few fundraisers this way.

I always carry packets with information on fundraising with me.  When I see groups having car washes, sub-sales, etc. I stop get my car washed, or buy a sub, and ask if they would be interested in my fundraising information.    Almost all of the time they say yes.  I have received many fundraisers from this as well.

Call the school districts in you area.  Ask who is the band director, althletic director, PTO President etc.  Get a mailing address, and mail them some information.  They will usually pass it on to whoever is in charge of raising money.

I've sent cards out to local dance, gymnastics, and church groups, day care centers, etc.  Just letting them know I do fundraisers, and would be happy to meet with them to provide more information.  I also ask them to keep me in mind if they decide to do a fundraiser later on down the road.

Don't get discouraged if you do not see results right away.  I usually find that the efforts I put out in the spring, and over the summer provide results in the fall, and the efforts I put out in the fall, generate results in the spring.

I hope that this is helpful to you, and wish you the best of luck!!

Dana

 

Does anyone have any information on where I could find a fundraising guide? Something that discusses in detail approaching schools and other groups for doing fundraisers?