Comparisons
Advantages
Compared to Other Fundraisers
Flexibility to move these highly profitable manuals on your schedule.
Rush to sell tickets or meals prior to a deadline.
High profitability reduces membership time requirements.
High labor requirements lead to membership burnout.
Books are not perishable.
Possibility of food poisoning.
Storage is easy.
Refrigeration required for foodstuffs.
Ready to use.
Cooking and preparation required.
Sales are not time sensitive.
Must make overhead before deadline.
You choose the level of profitability. Books have a proven value up to $16.00.
Meals, gambling or raffles have a limited short term value.
Marketability-anyone who can read is in need of this manual.
Boats, guns, grills are mostly for men. Cars for those above 18 yrs.
Holds a long term value. This information is timeless.
Value fades after meal is digested or object of raffle becomes useless.
Shows the community your club is serious about civic responsibility.
Just another fundraiser, just another bake or raffle.
Has immediate value. Consumer can see the quality and value.
Presales tickets have an abstract value.
Everyone gains value.
Random winner (raffles, bingo).
No clean-up involved (no dirty pots and pans).
Always falls to a few volunteers.
Only one item to track.
Coordinating multiple tasks can create confusion.
Allows your civic club or organization to bring added benefit and value to the community.
May not distinguish your organization from any other.
Disseminating “Emergency Disaster Preparedness & Survival” books are a service to the community.
Does not provide a service in and of itself; it simply raises money.
Proceeds can be used by your organization to fund other service projects. (a twofer)
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