How Church Fundraisers Can Be A Roaring Success

Every church group on Earth wants their fundraisers to be successful. Often, most successful fundraising programs were well thought out, leadership planned out their goals, and conveyed them to each participant. I have seen church fundraisers that decided on an item to sell and promoted it doing what we advised. The group sold out within just a few days and hit their targeted goal for profit raised. Wouldn't you like to have a church fundraiser with those results?

It always amazes me that the organizers will spend a month or more deciding what they want to sell or promote only to ignore the follow up that will make the program successful or even more successful. Usually it only takes a few hours to make sure the fundraiser gets off to a good start and do a little follow up. By proper preparation and follow up, any church group, whether a youth group fundraiser, raising funds for mission trips, or just to celebrate a church anniversary, you can raise all the funds you had in mind if you would just take those few extra hours to assure its success.

Not too long ago, I wrote a FREE REPORT called "Fundraising Made Easy" that was designed to help any type of organization have a successful fundraising project. It is still available and a copy can be downloaded for FREE by going to www.KeystoneSpecialties.com/treasuredscenes/how-to-fundraise.html . In there you will find 7 simple steps to organize and implement a successful fundraising program.

Case Study

One of our clients wanted to raise some funds to help celebrate their 100th Anniversary. They also had a beautiful Rose Window, although nearly any stained glass window will usually work. By reproducing the window on a collector's edition glass ball ornament, they sold them with the advertised proceeds going to fund the Centennial celebration. They could have just as easily used the proceeds for new choir robes, mission trips, or even to rehab the stained glass windows. Because the committee took the time to do it right by advertising the program in their bulletin before the ornaments even arrived and having them on display after each service, they were able to meet their objective of selling out quickly. They even reordered and now offer them to new members or newly-weds looking for a memento of their big day.

There are so many creative ways to have successful church fundraisers. Call Keystone Specialties at 800-240-8639 for some more great FREE ideas. Great people to work with and very willing to offer some more FREE ideas.

About the author:
John McWilliams, MAS is the Chief Executive Officer and past President of Keystone Specialties, Inc, an international  distributor of Promotional Products located in Butler, PA. He is a past Vice President and served as acting President of the Three Rivers Advertising Specialty Association. In 2004 he was inducted into their Hall of Fame. With over 30 years of helping thousands of organizations raise funds for their various needs, he is always willing to offer advice to help make every organization more successful.

Ornament Fundraisers Start Now!

It's the most wonderful time of the year...  Truly.

The holidays may seem farther away than they really are at the moment, so this friendly public service announcement is to remind you that if you're planning on creating an ornament fundraiser, it's time to start your order now!  The whole ordering process takes longer than expected to produce and ship ornaments during the busiest season of the year, so we want to make sure you get your orders in on time for delivery before the holidays are past.

How long do ornament orders take to be delivered?  Well, that depends on manufacturing material you choose, how long it takes for art production and your approval, and shipping time to wherever we're shipping to.  The range is from 4 to 8 weeks from start to finish for custom ornaments.  If you're ordering a custom glass ball ornament, count on 4 weeks total.  If you're ordering an custom shaped metal ornament, count on 8 weeks.  There's a whole die cutting process involved, production and shipping from overseas, etc that takes a bit longer for etched metal ornaments. 

Another advantage of ordering early is that you have more time you have to sell your custom ornaments until the last holiday of the season is past.  Having 1 month to sell your ornaments is a lot more probable than having 1 week to accomplish the same, right?  So in that case, it's time to get your order started.   

A few ornament materials to select from for your custom design are right here:

Acrylic Ornaments (custom shaped, full color)

Ceramic Ornaments (stock shapes, full color)

Color Filled Brass Ornaments (custom shaped)

Epoxy Dome Brass Ornaments (stock shapes, full color)

Etched Metal Ornaments (custom shaped in brass nickel, or copper)

Glass Ball Ornaments (stock shape glass in 31 colors, full color option)

Goldtone / Silvertone Ornaments (stock shapes, screen printed 1 color)

Nanobrite Stained Glass Ornaments (stock shapes, full color)

Pewter Ornaments (custom shaped, optional color fill)

Porcelain Ornaments (stock shapes, full color)

Shatterproof Ornaments (stock shapes, screen printed 1+ colors)

To start your custom ornament fundraiser, select a material from the list above, and click on the picture.  You'll land directly on the selection page for that specific ornament type, where you can start your order.  Not sure about imprint options for the image you would like printed?  Request a quote directly from one of the product links above by clicking on one of the selections you see in the store page.  (The Request Quote button is located right next to the Order button for each item once you're in the store.)

Remember, the earlier you order your custom ornaments, the more time you have to sell them before the holidays are past us.  Maximize your ornament fundraising opportunities by ordering in October. 

Cheers to a successful custom Christmas ornament fundraiser!  

Keystone Specialties
800-240-8639
Monday through Friday 8 AM to 5 PM EST


P.S.  Ever head of a PromoPack?  It's a word we coined to describe our digital promotional marketing package you'll receive with your Treasured Scenes fundraising order if you request one.  When you place an order with us as a fundraiser, be sure to request a PromoPack.  It's a kick start to your fundraising success!