Using Retail Packaging for Fundraising

Fundraisers are missing the retail packaging boat!

So many fundraisers solicate for product donations and then sell tickets to a raffle or have a silent auction for those solicated products its a great idea but honestly how many products do they get and how much money is earned from those events.

Add a retail packaging option to your raffle or silent auction.

All those wanting to purchase a ticket or place a bid must first purchase a decal, pen, pencil or some other token product that you have had made with your event/organization logo imprinted on to it. Refer to it as an entry fee.

ie. You could have vinyl 5 x 4 oval decals imprinted with one color logo made
250 for .83 each or
500 for .45 each or
1000 for just .26 each

You can sell them easily for $2.00 each. This gives the fundraising an additional income and gives your customer something to take home in case they do not win the raffle or auction.

Or if you are selling raffle tickets or silent auction tickets at a fair or trade show then sell a shopping bag that the customer could carry their other purchases in.

ie. You could purchase a one color imprinted paper shopping bag - white 8 x 5 x 10
500 for .60 each or
1000 for .49 each

You can sell them for $1.00 or $2.00 each stating that the purchase will benefit your organization.

You could also sell a pen or pencil at the raffle or silent auction table for people to fill out their tickets.

There are plenty of other ideas too. Fundraisers need to be creative.
With the "Green" movement, a bio friendly bag or product could always be sold with a portion of the sales going back to a "green" group.

Retail Stores can support their local organization by offering a product for sale in their shop that favorite charity. Always ask for their permission first.

If you have any fundraising suggestions using retail packaging let us know. We can pass the ideas along.