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Most Important Thing About any Fundraiser

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We are often asked what the most important part is to our unique fundraiser.  While we do supply customized tools to help make it easier to promote your project, the bottom line is if you don’t TALK TO YOUR PATRONS or donors then odds are your campaign will not succeed.  Sending out emails is awesome. Posting one of our custom images on Social Media is helpful.  Dropping a letter in the mail is a good idea.  List it on your website, share with local news media and the list goes on but if you don’t pick up a phone or stop by to actually talk with folks then odds are your fundraising campaign will never get off the ground.

So please…

…talk to your patrons.

…let them know you appreciate them.

…ask them for their support.

…ask them for a referral.

The bottom line is if you want to see any fundraising campaign succeed you will need to communicate with folks one on one.

Practice Fundraising

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It seriously takes practice to become a good fundraiser.  For some people the process of “fundraising” may come more natural but everyone needs to do a few things to become more effective.  Here are a few quick suggestions.

1. Read. Read. Then read some more.  Find good books to help you learn and expand your skills.  Some may be more topical to your organization and others may be about general fundraising principles.  The big thing is to just read.

2. Attend seminars and classes to learn more about fundraising.

3. Travel with or listen in on a phone call while someone else in your organization talks with a patron.

4. Find marketing materials like that from Real Souvenir Publishing that works to make your fundraising flow better.

No matter what you do, don’t stop learning.  Be prepared to expand your horizon and in the long run expand your success in fundraisers for your organization.

Get Organized

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Sometimes it feels like no matter what you do there is always something that knocks you off track from reaching your fundraising goal.  Sometimes you get knocked off track before you even choose which fundraiser you’re going to do!  Aside from staying “organized” here are a few quick things to keep in mind when doing not just our fundraiser, but any fundraiser.

  1. Start organized and stay organized.  We work to make our fundraiser simple and effective.  Something that helps you keep organized will always help.
  2. Set a start and end date for no more than 45-60 days.  Realistically it is best on our project to not go over 30 days, but the point is you do not want to extend it too long as this will hurt your efforts.
  3. Keep track of donations using our provided fundraising forms.  Be sure to put them in to an Excel file as you go along if possible. This will make it so much easier when it’s time to turn in your project.
  4. Talk to people. It’s okay to use all of the other tools we provide to help spread the word but the best tool is when you speak with folks one on one.

Why Try a New Fundraising Idea?

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Often times the most difficult part of any organization is getting the board or trustees to agree on any one thing. Fundraising is no different. Many times your group is burned out, tired and stretched to the max. Trying something new just adds to the frustration and often times gets little or no results. This is why getting your own deck of playing cards is not only a good idea for your group, but an easier endeavor for your board!

Why is it easier?

We provide the know how and help to make your fundraising campaign a success. Along with forms, art and information to make your campaign successful we provide the expertise in getting a quality deck of playing cards for your organization.  Not to mention the ability to raise the funds to pay for printing your deck.

Why playing cards?

Over the past several years we all have seen playing cards take a HUGE resurgence in popularity of getting “unplugged” and playing cards. While the latest craze may change card games like poker (Texas Hold ‘Em), pinochle, spades, whist, euchre, canasta and so many others always seem to stay fashionable.

So if your group hates “new ideas” then we must admit that this fund raiser is probably not for you. If however your organization is burned out on the same old thing why not try something different. Get your own deck of Real Souvenir playing cards that highlights your organization or group.

Need to Raise Funds

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Fundraising is the term referring to the process of soliciting and gathering money by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Fundraising typically refers to the efforts to gather funds for non-profit organizations.

According to Wikipedia

“Fundraising or fund raising (also known as “development”) is the process of gathering voluntary contributions of money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies (see also crowd funding). Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profit organizations, it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profit enterprises.”

Crowd Funding Playing Cards

The bottom line is many (or most) of the organizations who approach us really do not have the funds to be able to create a custom product on any scale larger than a very small run.  What we do is help your organization “crowd fund” or invite your patrons and the community to join in and help make a professional, quality souvenir.  You see, here at Real Souvenir Publishing we create customized fundraising tools to help your organization raise funds in a fresh, new way. While we don’t do the fundraising for you, we do try to make it as easy as possible to reach out to patrons, keep organized, get your own “creative collectible” and in the long run…raise money.

Population 500 or More Suggested

Populations 500+

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After years of experience we have learned that the history centers with a population of 500 to 30,000 tend to be the ones that are the most successful with our fundraising program. While we have had a few with populations of less than 500 and quite a few with more than 30,000 we have learned that those who tend to be in this margin are able to not only get their sponsors faster, but are able to sell the decks faster afterwards.

If you would like more information about doing your own deck of cards please contact us.

Special Event Fundraiser

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Do you have a special anniversary, season, or event coming up in your community or with your non-profit? Why not create a collectible deck of playing cards for your local event? It can be a local festival, carnival, fair or any type of event can be a great reason to create a piece of history for your organization. Something that allows you to not only raise funds, but it allows you to get your own “creative collectible” for your community or organization.  We have the plans to help you not only do the fundraising but get the deck printed so you can sell them in your community or at the event.

Under Construction

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Every time we do another deck of cards we learn from each genealogical or historical society, museum or other non-profit and we strive to not only make our decks better, but we want our fundraising program to be one of the best your organizations has ever used. We’re not going to tell you it is “easy”, but we are going to tell you that most organizations find it not only rewarding on the monetary side. but it creates a great souvenir that your patrons are going to love.

So please, if you join in with us, sit back, fasten your seat belt and get ready! Our goal is to help you start off with as much as possible to help your fundraising program be more successful.

Fundraising Playing Cards

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We’ve got to be honest with you. When we did our first deck of souvenir playing cards for Circleville, Ohio we did not plan on taking it nation wide and creating unique decks of cards for history centers clear across the US. We were just fanatics about playing cards and wanted to create a unique collectible for our community. From there it has gone CRAZY.

You see, over and over again we help organizations create unique decks of cards that are just for their community. We’re not just another playing card printer, we are a company that specializes in helping history centers not only do a fundraiser to get their deck printed, but marketing materials to help sell the decks. Over the years that information that we create has changed again and again as we learn and grow.

Tired of Same Old Fundraisers?

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Are you looking for a different type of fundraiser? Are you tired of fundraising ideas that don’t do as well as you wish? Please understand, we’re not saying all other types of fundraisers are bad, we’re just saying it’s time for not only something that is fresh, but something that is VERY popular. Something that crosses ALL age barriers without rotting out your teeth. Something that can not only help raise much needed funds, but create an acute awareness of your organization. Something that is both fun and educational. Customized playing cards.

Over the past several years we all have seen playing cards take a HUGE resurgence in popularity. From the poker games like Texas Hold ‘Em to traditional card games like Spades, Pinochle, Euchre, Canasta and many others.

This is your chance to not only catch the craze, but to create an awesome deck of cards for your non-profit…with little or no money out of your budget!

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