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ISSN #1541-9266
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This weeks highlights
* Editor's Note
* Fundraising Spotlight - Online Shopping Fundraisers
* Resources - Free Desktop Search Box
* Product Focus - Christmas CD Fundraiser
* Book Review - Pricewaterhouse Cooper's Guide To
Charitable Giving
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Editor's Note - Wrapping Up The Year
Well, we are all down to the end of the year. This is a
time for follow-ups and finishing up projects.
Let me encourage you to call all of your previous supporters
to insure that they are thinking about you. This is the
perfect time of the year to send a "thank-you for your
support" letter or phone call. Also, while you have them on
the phone or in your letter, remind them that you have a
product (calendar, candle, etc.) that they can take
advantage of now.
If you're not selling a product, remind your supporters of how
much they have helped. Don't quote statistics, but rather
give a brief review of the lives that they have touched
through their contributions and help. Remind them they are
an important and valued part of your annual goal of helping
others. Here's wishing you success on your contacts.
On another note, we are putting together many more FREE
ideas on fundraising to kick off 2003. So, stay tuned.
I'm introducing a painless fundraiser -- AllBizSupplies.com.
Most of your supporters need office or school supplies, so
we are giving you a way to thank your supporters by
introducing them to deeply discounted office supplies with
the ability for you to receive 25% of the profits that we
generate. So the more you tell them, the more you receive.
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Fundraising Spotlight - Online Shopping Fundraisers
Many fundraisers require sales of products where your group
must go out and physically order products and then turn around
and resell these items marked up to make a profit. There's
nothing wrong with this, it helps to build confidence and gets
exposure for your group to large numbers of people.
But what if....what if you could make profits from selling
items...high quality items...and not have to physically sell
anything? Sounds incredible doesn't it.
However, that's just what we've done here at Profit Quests.
We're calling our new venture GiftQuests.com. Briefly, you
simply sign up as an Associate Partner, place a banner on your
website and point your supporters to your banner. When you
register you will be given the HTML code that you can then
copy and paste into that part of your website where you have
the highest traffic.
As your supporters click on your banner, they are taken to
GiftQuests.com where they can buy unique, high-quality
gifts. Each sale is tracked back to your group. Your
organization gets a fantastic return of 25% back from all
sales made from your site.
Nothing could be easier. Don't have a website yet? See how
to get one free or at a very low cost at Make A Website.
Try asking one of your supporters to place a banner up on
their website for your benefit. This works too.
Sign-up as an Associate Partner for free now.
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Resources - Free Desktop Search Box
Here's another free resource that is sure to help you.
We've got a free downloadable search box that installs
on your desktop. Click on the small banner here to start.
Get a Desktop Search Box at no cost to you. Search the web
at any time quickly and easily!
Over 35% of the top 150 search engines in English-speaking
countries are using this search engine. According to
independent traffic ranker Alexa, this search engine
company that powers our desktop search box is now the
second most visited Pay-Per-Placement search engine
not including GoTo.
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Product Focus – Christmas CD Fundraiser
SOUNDSCAPE SPECIAL PRODUCTS has a program that
allows you to sell their Christmas CD collection and make
a profit. Everyone is looking for that unique Christmas
music collection. Your group can easily provide it to them.
Imagine how this fundraiser can help your group. Your
supporters are more willing to part with their hard earned
dollars at this time of year, especially when it is going to
a good cause -- perhaps your cause.
Here are some advantages of this fundraiser:
* Product return option for unsold units
* High Profit margins - ($7.00 - $12.00 or more per unit -
Cost per unit - only $5.10 USD) You decide what to sell it
for. Perhaps $17.95. WOW! That's over 100% in profits.
* High quality music production and packaging
* Sell something other fundraising groups are not!
Begin now with your Christmas CD Fundraiser.
You may also want to call them toll free at 866-807-6863.
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Book Review - Pricewaterhouse Cooper's Guide To
Charitable Giving
The folks at PriceWaterhouse have some of the best tax
strategies that you can find in this handy book. This is
definitely a "must have" on your bookshelf.
This guide to Charitable Giving focuses on the many tax
aspects of charitable giving by taking you through the rules
of charitable giving and their relationship to our ever
increasing tax structure.
It will focus on current giving, planned giving, annuities,
and charitable bequests, all supplemented with essential
forms, instructions, and relevant IRS publications. In fact,
this is really a library in its own right.
After reading through their tips, you will probably come up
with some new ways to approach some of your donors that will
benefit them, as well as, benefit your organization. Some of
your donors may even thank you for bringing a charitable tax
tip to their attention. Think about it.
This is the perfect time of the year to get this book and
read up on all of the tax saving tips for your supporters.
Find tax saving tips now at Pricewaterhouse Cooper's
Guide To Charitable Giving
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