Cold Weather Fundraising MONOPOLY® Tournament

With the Parker Brothers famous Monopoly® Game in the news these days with the new token contest (by the way the cat token won) and several new game versions coming out now may the best time to hold an indoor fundraiser.

Design your MONOPOLY® fundraising tournament to "fit" your organization and potential supporters.  Most organization charge an admission fee for individuals and/or teams. Don't forget the possibility of business supporters who can sponsor specific spaces on the board.  Most fundraising tournaments are conducted on a set time limit basis.

MONOPOLY® Trivia:
The longest MONOPOLY® game ever played was 1,680 hours - that's 70 straight days; longest game in a bathtub - 99 hours; longest game underwater - 45 days; and longest game played upside-down - 36 hours. 

The largest outdoor game ever played used a game board 938 feet wide by 765 feet long. The game required approximately a full city block!  The largest indoor game ever played used a game board 122 feet by 122 feet in size.

Parker Brothers prints about 50 billion dollars worth of MONOPOLY® money in one year. The total MONOPOLY® money in a standard set is $15,140.  Values on the MONOPOLY® game board are the same today as they were in 1935!

The most extravagant MONOPOLY® board game set ever produced was the centerpiece of the 1988 MONOPOLY® World Championship held in London. Made with diamonds, rubies and eighteen carat gold, the set was valued at over $1,000,000!

After you have the space arranged for your tournament you may want to consider selling something as well as asking for donations.  In the Phoenix, Tempe / Mesa, Tucson Arizona or Salt Lake City Utah areas please consider Sunset Coupon Books.

Sunset Coupon Books contain hundreds of dollars in savings from local merchants. The savings enjoyed from using just one or two coupons will pay for the book. And who doesn’t need to save money these days? Sunset Coupon Books are small enough to fit in a pocket or purse yet contain over 40 family-friendly coupons such as 2 for 1 Meals, and Attractions like Bowling, Mini-Golf, Skating, etc; a combined value of over $400 in savings.

Looking for a quicker and year-round fundraising method?  Try the proven Sunset Coupons Sales

Please visit our website http://sunsetcoupons.com  for more details.  Or just give us a call at 800-627-6340

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Learn the Secrets of Fundraising

Fundraising is a massive topic. It can be overwhelming for the beginner. So here are some tips on the basics of fundraising.

Fundraising is the process of soliciting and gathering contributions by requesting donations from individuals or businesses. Basic fundraising means quick, practical information you can start using immediately to generate more money for your nonprofit, School, Sports Team, Youth Group or Church.

Do you have a thank you plan in place. Who is responsible for generating and sending thank you letters from your group? How much turnaround time is there before they get mailed? Do they sit on the someone’s desk for days or weeks waiting for a signature or personal note? Does anyone make thank you calls or send thank you emails?

One of the biggest indicators of whether or not a donor will make a subsequent gift is whether or not they are thanked properly and sufficiently, and have been informed how their money was used. Are you keeping or losing your donors based on how well you thank them?

Is there a follow-up plan after each of your events? Fundraising events can be wonderful fundraisers in and of themselves, but they are also fantastic cultivation events that serve to connect prospective donors to your group and their needs.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect with prospects after your event, when they are feeling good about your organization, to get them engaged and ask them for a recurring donation.

Events are the most time intensive and expensive type of fundraising, so why do you have them? Events are an opportunity to showcase your organization to your current supporters and the community as a whole,

Make a lot of money from companies and people who might not otherwise give, Build your database, and Raise unrestricted, operating dollars, which are difficult to raise in other ways.

Fundraising the Quick & Easy Way with sales of Sunset Coupon Books!

Give us a call at 800-627-6340, we are always happy to help you with your next fundraising event!

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Girl Scouts Are Selling Cookies Again

Like the Girl Scouts your group may need to raise money to support their activities.  Most School, Sports Team, Youth Group, Church or Non-profit raise funds so they can continue their missions.

Selling items is a good way to raise money.  According to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America website, approximately 70% of the proceeds stays in the local Girl Scout council to provide a portion of the resources needed to support Girl Scouting in that area, including a portion that goes directly to the troop/group selling the cookies. The balance goes directly to the baker to pay for the cookies.

Based on selling nearly 200 million boxes of cookies per year that means that the total gross sales equals $800 million dollars.

Since the idea of selling cookies seems to be taken at Sunset Coupons we suggest you consider selling Sunset Coupon Books for your group to raise funds.

Sunset Coupon Books contain hundreds of dollars in savings from local merchants. The savings enjoyed from using just one or two coupons will pay for the book. And who doesn’t need to save money these days?

Sunset Coupon Books are small enough to fit in a pocket or purse yet contain over 40 family-friendly coupons such as 2 for 1 Meals, and Attractions like Bowling, Mini-Golf, Skating, etc; a combined value of over $400 in savings.

Coupon Books sell for only $10 each. You pay $5 for them so you make $5 for yourself for a full 100% profit.

Local coupon book editions are available in Phoenix, Tempe / Mesa, Tucson and Salt Lake City.

At Sunset Coupon Books we want you to have every edge you need to help your group raise the needed funds.  If you are familiar with how we can help your group visit our website at: http://sunsetcoupons.com

Looking for a great local source to help your fundraising efforts give Sunset Coupons a call at: 800-627-6340.

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Why Consider Sunset Coupon Books?

Sunset Coupons, has been helping raise money for Schools, Sports Teams, Youth Groups, Churches and Non-profits since 1991.  Sunset Coupons is a proven fundraiser with over $4 million raised.

Sunset Coupons will consign our coupon books to bonafide established organizations. Call 602-279-0404 or Toll Free at 800-627-6340 to see how your group can begin raising money with no out of pocket expense.

We provide Coupon Books to all cities in the entire Phoenix AZ metro area, as well as Tucson AZ and Salt Lake City UT.

Sunset Coupon Books have been used as fundraisers for American Red Cross, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Children's Cancer Research Fund, Paralyzed Veterans of America and many other non-profits, schools, churches and youth sports teams.

Here is what a recent Sunset Coupon Books user had to say, “I would like to extend a huge Thank You to you and your company. After many failed attempts to raise money for my daughter's cheer squad at Independence High School, Sunset Coupons was an enormous success! We were able to do something none of the other clubs on campus were doing and the response brought in more money than any fundraiser the entire year. Thank you again and I look forward to our next fundraiser!”

Sandra Gust
Glendale, Arizona

Using Sunset Coupon Books is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1. Determine how many coupon books each participant will sell to meet your fundraising goal and order from Sunset Coupons by phone or use your official purchase order.

2. Distribute books to each participant setting a deadline of 2 to 3 weeks. Have participants sign for their allotment of books.

3. Collect money and any unsold books. Send any unsold books along with a check for the number of books sold times $5 to Sunset Coupons.

Your group can save time and hassle by using Sunset Coupon Books for your next fundraiser and make it more successful and a lot of fun at the same time.  Let us help you have fun and have your best fundraiser of all times.

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Phoenix AZ
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Top Philanthropic Donors: Albert Viragh

Mr. Viragh, who was 62 when he died in 2003, bequeathed $20 million dollars to the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, to establish a center for pancreatic-cancer research and patient care. The research center will be named for Mr. Viragh.

The donor was a patient at the cancer center and died from the disease. He made smaller donations to the medical institution before his death, according to executors of his estate.

Mr. Viragh ranked No. 32 on the 2009 Philanthropy 50 list for a $28 million bequest he left that year to Chaminade College Preparatory School, in St. Louis, and while his executors would not disclose how much more in bequests they intend to award, they confirmed they plan to give away more in the coming years.

Mr. Viragh made sure his gift to Spring Hill College was one that keeps on giving.

Albert P. “Skip” Viragh ’64 loved Spring Hill College. He was also a gifted entrepreneur, became an expert in investment management, and founded the Rydex Fund Group, one of the nation’s most successful mutual fund families in the industry. Viragh also became the greatest benefactor in the college’s history and established an athletic scholarship fund in 2000. He died in 2003 of pancreatic cancer.

And now, a gift from his estate of $2.5 million to that scholarship fund for men’s and women’s basketball that bears his name will further strengthen those programs. The gift includes $500,000 for immediately funded scholarships and $2 million for the scholarship endowment.

Viragh enrolled at Spring Hill College on a basketball scholarship, played for the Badgers for three years, and as his close friends recall with a smile, survived his college accounting classes before graduating in 1964.

Let Sunset Coupons help you with your fundraising somewhat smaller fundraising projects for your school group, church, charity, team or non-profit.  To finds out more about Sunset Coupons please call 800-627-6340.

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Getting A Donation From Today’s Marketplace

Today donors are less accessible. In the past, fundraisers could build relationships with the gatekeeper to their target people, knowing that these relationships would eventually get them in to see the decision-maker. Electronic devices have since replaced most gatekeepers and you can’t build a relationship with a voice mail system. Other technological innovations such as e-mail, fax, cellular phones, digital pagers, and the Internet have also given donors the freedom to execute their functions away from their desks or homes. While this is good in one sense, it also means that potential donors are less likely to pick up the telephone when you call.

Many prospects are reluctant to pick up the telephone anyway. With the rapid economic expansion in recent years, more fundraisers are offering more solutions than ever before. Consequently, decision-makers are being inundated with a barrage of callers, who are all competing for the same thing, a donation from the prospect’s budget, but even more importantly, a slice of their time and attention.

Most prospects already know the fundraising tricks, things like calling after hours to avoid the gatekeeper, or leaving voice-mail messages that say so-and-so told me to call. They also know about the Ben Franklin Close, Alternate Choice, and Feel-Felt-Found. That’s why so many fundraisers have become frustrated with traditional fundraising methods.

Teaching fundraisers to be just like everyone else puts them at a disadvantage. When a fundraiser is perceived “the same” as everyone else, then they are only average, by definition, and their chances of getting a donation are significantly diminished. Donors usually don’t "give" to an “average” fundraiser.

Rather than donations consider selling Sunset Coupon Books at local events and store locations.  Give your prospects a better “deal.”

Fundraising is Easy with Sunset Coupon Books

Easily raise money for your School, Sports Team, Youth Group, Church or Non-profit.

Sunset Coupon Books contain hundreds of dollars in savings from local merchants. The savings enjoyed from using just one or two coupons will pay for the book. And who doesn’t need to save money these days?

Sunset Coupon Books are small enough to fit in a pocket or purse yet contain over 40 family-friendly coupons such as 2 for 1 Meals, and Attractions like Bowling, Mini-Golf, Skating, etc; a combined value of over $400 in savings.

Coupon Books sell for only $10 each. You pay $5 for them so you make $5 for yourself for a full 100% profit.  Local coupon book editions are available in Phoenix, Tempe / Mesa, Tucson and Salt Lake City.

Give Sunset Coupons a call to get started now… 800-627-6340.  Needed funds for your organization quick and easy!

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800-627-6340
http://sunsetcoupons.com

Fundraising Is Selling

Selling is as much an art as it is a skill. It should never be about getting others to do something they don’t want to or to buy something they don’t need. At its best, selling is always the highest form of communications. It’s about achieving the perfect equivalent between what you have to offer and what someone else wants or needs.  Sometimes, even when they don’t even know it.

People who work on behalf of nonprofits like to think of themselves as doing something for the common good. When asked to define "What is a nonprofit?”  Many of them seem to feel that selling isn’t compatible with that mission. 

That seems to speak more about people who are trying to sell things with out understanding how selling should work. 

The last thing in the world that supporters of nonprofits like to think they are is salespeople; they consider themselves a cut above schnooks selling shoes or used cars.  When asking a group of non-profit staff “What is fundraising?”, no one ever answers “sales.” Instead predictably, the answers have a mushy quality equal to the definition of a nonprofit. Fundraising is the “ability to raise capital for an entity,” “stewardship, relationship-building in order to raise funds for an agency,” “an effort to generate funds for a good cause.”

Fundraising is not about “the ask,” but about “the listen.” Remember the famous song lyric, “fools rush in where angels fear to tread.” Give Consideration to your customers before you chew their ears off about your cause. Too many do-gooder fundraisers have an attitude.” They think that all they have to do is blurt out the basics of their case and their audience will just open their wallets. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Do your homework: Find out about people you approach. Take an interest in them. You’ll be amazed at how interested they’ll become in you.

Or is it that selling is fundraising?

If you are looking for a fast and easy way to build up local offline cash flow please take a look at the help you can get from Sunset Coupon Books.  They offer 100% match of dollars to your organizations efforts.  Give us a call and find out more. 800-627-6340

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