| Thumbuddy Fundraiser |
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Many Other Fundraisers: |
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1. ThumbPeople is a Christian whose products and ideas promote the Kingdom
a. Products instill a positive and Christian influence for children and adults
b. Products all start with a scriptural base |
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1. Products are disposable, short-life, low quality or unhealthy food options
a. Products are usually secular and avoid any mention of Christianity
b. Products are not faith-based |
2. Reaches a national/international audience
a. Easy as making a phone call & sending email
b. Touch thousands of households by email |
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2. Reaches only a small local audience
a. Requires a big time commitment
b. Requires a large amount of participants |
| 3. Products are discounted 20% for your supporters |
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3. Products have inflated prices |
| 4. Your organization gets paid on every sale |
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4. Late orders are rejected or a hassle |
| 5. A Thumbuddy Fundraiser runs itself |
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5. Requires a "Fundraising Team" |
| 6. Send an email! An advance phone call sets the stage! |
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6. Requires collating, packaging, distributing, catalogs, filling out forms |
| 7. A totally safe environment! No door-to-door sales! |
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7. Requires a solicitation and/or delivery of products while trying to catch people at home |
| 8. Supporters can participate on their terms |
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8. May disturb people by showing up at their door |
| 9. Products are purchased online and UPS delivered |
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9. Requires repeated inventory, sorting, delivering and returning damaged products |
| 10. All payments are made online and your account can be viewed anytime |
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10. Requires collecting and handling money, managing and consolidating paperwork |
| 11. Your profits are consistent - you earn 70% of the net profit on every item sold |
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11. Involves confusing profit calculation sheets - often requires a minimum amount of sales |
| 12. Fundraising can start immediately |
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12. Requires advance coordination |
| 13. Fundraising can last indefinitely with simple hyperlinks on your website! Great for long-term goals |
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13. Fundraiser ends and it is over until the next big rev-up for a new fundraiser |
| 14. You receive 70% of the profits! |
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14. Requires a middle-man - less profits for you |
