Church Fundraising Ideas & Solutions

     There are a million ways to raise funds for a church, but not all of them enhance the reputation of the participating congregation.  Car washes?  Music download cards?  Yes, they are fundraisers with small immediate returns, but they don't necessarily spread the reputation of the congregation, or more importantly, the message, in a way people are not soon to forget after the fundraiser is over.  In a media-saturated world, things are very soon out of sight & out of mind.   

     To raise funds for your church & spread a positive message more permanently, a custom imprinted fundraising collectible - an physical item people can purchase - can help.  This can be accomplished through a collectors item that features a historical Bible scene, a modern scene demonstrating a Christian lifestyle, or simply inspirational messages from scriptures or spiritual leaders throughout history.  Here's an example of a stained glass window scene on a glass ornament featuring Jesus depicted as the Great Shepherd guiding his sheep:

Glass Ornament featuring a Stained Glass Window

    
    Another fundraising item churches use is a custom woven pillow.  This fundraising item also allows a colorful scene to be shown is detail to spread a positive message.

Custom Pillow Fundraiser

     How about a coffee mug?  There are hundreds of mug designs to choose from, and an everyday item like this sells well as a fundraiser.

Custom Mug Fundraiser

     There are hundreds of scenes any church or affiliated organization can use to spread a positive message while raising funds.  Best of all, each fundraiser will come with a digital promotional package to help your church group raise funds successfully.  Each step of the packet will outline what needs to be done before, during, and after closing your fundraising efforts for complete success!

     One way to start your new collectible fundraiser is to select an item that most interests you.  From custom coins to coffee mugs, afghans to collectors plates, anything is possible.  Simply choose an item, send your artwork or photo to us, and we will advise you the best way to meet your fundraising goals.  Even if you're not ready to select which item you want to raise funds with, answer a short fundraising questionnaire and we will send you the best ways for your church group to raise funds.

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Fundraising for a Main Street Program (the National Trust for Historic Preservation Program)

There are literally millions of ways to fundraise for a Main Street Program, the program sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation to preserve historical districts in cities across the United States.  How many of those fundraisers actually promote historical events, buildings, and people alone is an important question to ask when considering the fundraising options available. 

When a fundraiser promotes historical awareness on its own, not only should it raise funds effectively to preserve history, but it should also promote an appreciation of history.  What good is a fundraiser that only raises funds but leaves a historical group's purpose out of the equation? 

"How can a fundraiser promote history even if its not connected to a historical cause?", you may be asking.  It can do so by using historical subjects as its feature image on a collectible product.  Woven tapestries, afghans, collectors plates, mugs, and custom ornaments are just a few of the collectibles that preserve history.  For example, Norman Rockwell's art stayed relevant long after his death simply because collectibles featuring his art are still available today!  We may not own original sketches he created, but thousands of families own collectible plates with his colorful artwork on them.

In creating an unusual fundraising collectible for a main street program or historical group, it's a task to select an image that will sell well when its printed on the collectible.  In this case, having a graphic artist to help choose the image for the collectible can help, as can product consultants at Keystone Specialties, who create new collectibles for many main street programs to use as fundraisers each year.

Here's an link to see how an image your main street program or historical society sends us is transformed into a work of art for your fundraiser collectible:
http://www.keystonespecialties.com/treasuredscenes/art-process.html

As you can see from the progression shown, the end product's image represents the original photo well, but still provides a romantic view of the photo that may even seem more desirable than the original photograph.  That's the magic of product design.  If it's going to sell well, it has to look fantastic at first glance, and there's no better way to accomplish this than through Keystone Specialties' graphic design department. 

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