Sell your custom card with your design on the front and your choice of local businesses on the back with our discount card fundraiser. Promote your cause, reach your fundraising goals, and save people money. We'll design your discount card for free.
Card Pricing
The retail value of each card is $10. Larger orders have a lower cost per card and offer more profit.
| Cards | Retail | Cost | Profit $ | Profit % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250-499 | $10.00 | $6.00 | $4.00 | 40% |
| 500-999 | $10.00 | $5.00 | $5.00 | 50% |
| 1,000-1,999 | $10.00 | $4.50 | $5.50 | 55% |
| 2,000-4,999 | $10.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 | 60% |
| 5,000+ | $10.00 | $3.50 | $6.50 | 65% |
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Product Details
- Selling Price: $10
- Packaging: 250 card minimum
- Participant Goal: Consider issuing 5-10 cards to each participant
- Design: Discount card features
- Payment Options: Learn more
- Delivery: Orders ship within 30 business days of order receipt. Free shipping
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How it Works
What is a discount card fundraiser?
A discount card fundraiser is a campaign where individuals or groups sell unique cards to supporters. These cards offer discounts or deals at participating local businesses, creating a win-win scenario for buyers and businesses.
How do fundraiser cards work?
Fundraiser cards give buyers exclusive discounts or offers at partnering businesses. Supporters purchase these cards from fundraisers, and the proceeds go toward the fundraising cause. It's a mutually beneficial arrangement that encourages community involvement.
What is the purpose of a discount card?
The primary purpose of a discount card is to raise funds for a specific cause, such as school programs, sports teams, or charitable organizations. These cards provide value to buyers through discounts and generate revenue to support important initiatives.
How to do a card fundraiser?
To execute a card fundraiser, you typically partner with local businesses to offer card discounts. Then, you promote and sell these cards to supporters in your community. Ensure clear communication about the cause, the benefits of the cards, and how the funds will be used to maximize participation.
How do we raise money?
Groups profit when participants sell discount cards to friends and family.
How do we pay?
Since discount cards are ordered up front, you have the following payment options:
- Purchase order: If you're a public school, you can order without paying up front. A purchase order is a legally binding document between your group and us. Payment is due within 15 days of receipt of the product. This gives you time to collect enough money to pay your bill. You then keep the rest as profit.
- Credit card: We accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and PayPal.
- Direct Deposit: You must provide your bank routing and account numbers. We will send you a form via a secure encrypted email to complete, sign, and return. Contact us
Do you charge a fee to design our discount card?
No, we'll design your discount card for free.
Do you offer pricing discounts?
Yes, we offer volume discounts. For more information, see our 'Card Pricing' table at the top of the page.
Can we customize the front?
The design options for the front of your card are endless. For example, we can put a picture of your group, team, schedule, school logo, or a particular cause.
You can upload your image when you complete your design form. Your card should include your group name, logo, and other relevant information.
Can we see our card before it prints?
Yes, we'll ask you to review and approve your card before it goes to print. This allows you to check your design, grammar, and spelling. We can remove a business if necessary, but new ones cannot be added.
How soon can we start?
It would be best if you planned for your discount card fundraiser. You'll receive your customized cards within 30 days of receipt of your order. Your cards will ship within seven business days once you've approved the front and back of your card.
How long is the fundraiser?
We recommend giving your sellers one week to sell their discount card allocation and turn in the money.
TIP: Use a tracking sheet to ensure timely and accurate money turn-in.
How many cards should I order?
The size of your order depends on the number of participants in your group and how many cards you want them to sell. Consider asking each participant to sell 5-10 cards.
You can also use our 'Profit Calculator' at the top of the page.
Can participants earn prizes?
We don't offer any prize programs with our discount card fundraiser.
How often can cards be used?
Each merchant on your card will honor their discount one time each day.
Cards are not valid with other coupons, discounts, offers, or promotions. You may not use them for alcohol, tax, or tip; they are non-transferable.
Do discount cards expire?
Yes, after you receive your cards, they'll expire on the first day of the 13th month.
For example, if you receive your cards in August, they'll expire on September 1st of the following year. We'll put the date the card expires on your card.
How do businesses get placed on my discount card?
We do the work of contacting and securing the merchants for your discount card. We contract with local, regional, and national businesses nationwide.
You choose the merchants. We ask that you provide at least 36 businesses when you complete your design form. Occasionally, we need to contact additional merchants.
We recommend that you select well-known businesses. 80% of a typical card are eating establishments.
How do businesses that agree to be on our discount card benefit?
Business benefits include free advertising, valuable publicity, and increased foot traffic. There's no cost to them for being on your card.
This is also an opportunity to give back and support the cause of a local school or organization.
Merchants must sign an agreement to honor their discount. We'll send the merchant a copy of the finished card so they can forward it to their employees.
Product Information
How many businesses can we have on our discount card?
We aim to build a well-designed card that is easy for potential buyers to read. Therefore, in most cases, we limit each card to 12 merchants.
How much do the cards sell for?
The standard card price is $10, with some flexibility for higher prices up to $20. If you want to maximize your earnings, you can set your desired selling price.
What is the size of our discount card?
Our discount card is 3.75" x 2.125", equivalent to a credit card's dimensions.
What is the quality of the card?
Our cards meet rigorous quality standards, encompassing the entire design on both sides, precise typesetting, accurate image positioning, and a thickness of 30 mil plastic – equivalent to that of a credit card. The cards feature vibrant four-color printing on both sides, except royal blue, which is unavailable.
What types of discounts are there for my card?
Merchants can offer discounts, including "buy one get one free," percentage discounts, or dollar amount reductions. The merchant will determine the specific offer type based on what aligns best with their business.
What if a business has multiple locations?
When we contact a particular business about being on a card if they say yes, we always ask, "Do you own or manage any other locations in the area?" If they say yes, we invite them to agree to accept the card at all of those other locations as well. Sometimes, a business will say yes, while others want the discount valid at the one location we're calling about.
Because it is impossible to list multiple locations on the card due to limited space if a business is valid at more than one location, we will create a webpage showing all the valid locations and then list the website address on the card itself.
Making Sales
Is there a minimum discount card order?
Yes. The minimum order is 250 cards.
How much money can we make?
Estimating your profit is easy. Consider the following example.
A sponsor decides to order 600 cards. The group has 75 members, which means that each participant will need to sell eight discount cards:
- 75 participants x 8 discount cards / participant = 600 cards
- 600 cards x $10.00 / card = $6,000.00 gross sales
- $6,000.00 x 50% profit = $3,000.00 profit
The profit percent would be 50% because the card order is between 500-999. See the 'Case Pricing' table at the top of this page. (Volume discounts apply)
QUICK TIP: Scroll up, click the 'Calculate Your Profit' button, and enter your group size and participant goal.
Can we order more discount cards?
Yes, you can order additional cards at any time up until three months after the delivery date of your initial order. You must reorder at least 250 cards.
- 250-499 cards: $6.00 each
- 500-999 cards: $5.00 each
- 1,000+ cards: $4.50 each
Do you take back unsold cards?
We don't take back unsold cards since we build the card exclusively for your organization.
Shipping
How soon do we receive our discount cards?
We aim to deliver your customized cards within 30 days of receiving your order.
The time it takes to complete a card depends on how quickly we get a response from the business decision-makers we're contacting. Occasionally, a card can take longer than anticipated. Despite these challenges, we always complete a card we're proud of.
The more time we have to contact your businesses, the better.
Once we finish building your card, you will receive a front and back of card design proof. After you approve it, it will be ready to print. Allow about 7-10 days from the final proof approval date, with the understanding that the expected delivery date is not guaranteed.
Included at no additional charge:
- Standard printing: requires 3-5 business days
- UPS Ground service: requires 1-3 business days, on average, depending on zip code (west coast takes four business days)
Optional services:
- Rush printing: requires 1-2 business days (and an additional $50 charge)
- UPS expedited services (Next Day Air, etc. - additional fees apply)
If you choose to go with either rush printing or UPS expedited services, as long as we know about this before sending the job to the printer, we will print and send additional cards for no charge to offset the additional cost of those services.
For example, if you choose rush printing for $50 and UPS Next Day Air for $119.46, these optional services would total $169.46. Since the standard face value of the card is $10, we will send you 17 extra cards that you could sell for $10 each, generating $170 in additional revenue that you could use to pay for these optional services without cutting into your projected profit of the original order.
Where do orders ship to?
Discount cards ship from our Ohio warehouse to all the lower 48 states.
Is there a shipping fee?
All orders ship for free. You also receive free shipping on any reorders.