#1 – Decide whether you or a discount card company will do the work.Getting merchants to list on your card may involve much more work than a volunteer for a non-profit organization is willing to invest. It takes skill to communicate how a strong merchant listing can benefit the merchant and then to motivate himher to sign a contract to honor their discount. Care should also be taken in making sure the card is being built both “vertically” by soliciting strong offers from popular local businesses Tre'Quan Smith Saints Jersey , and “horizontally” by adding other locations for those businesses within a meaningful radius of your organization’s location.

#2 – Make sure you’re getting more than just a stack of discount cards. Even a great discount card cannot sell itself. If you want to all but guarantee that your fundraising discount cards will get sold into the community, put in place an incentive program that will motivate your players to sell them. In addition, although you’re probably going to give each prospective member of your organization a certain number of discount cards to sell, don’t ignore the fact that many of your members may be quite capable of selling more than what they are given. Therefore, make sure they receive an order-taker form that shows both sides of your discount card so that when a member has sold all the cards they were given, they can continue to take orders for more.

#3 – Make sure your discount card will be easy to sell in the workplace.Many of your fundraising discount cards will be sold by the parents of your organization’s members. If you live in a community where people may have to travel 5 or 10 (or even more) miles to get to their place of work then its important to make sure that your card will list popular businesses that have multiple locations. When you think about it, your card should have merchant listings that will be meaningful to those co-workers who may have to travel 5-10 miles from the opposite direction to get to those same workplaces-so don’t fall into the trap of making your card too geographically restrictive.

#4 – Evaluate any risks that may accompany your discount card purchase.Once you’ve determined how many fundraiser discount cards you’re going to expect each member of your organization to sell, make sure they understand the expectation and are committed to selling them. However, it is also a good idea to (a) make sure your expectations are reasonable, (b) initially order only the number of cards you will need to give to each of your members to start the fundraiser and (c) make sure that your discount card company will offer your organization a refund for a reasonable number of unsold discount cards. Try to avoid getting stuck with discount cards you can’t sell.

#5 – Avoid duplicating offers that are on another known discount card. It should be obvious that your customers aren’t purchasing a discount card per se; rather, they’re really buying the discounts that are listed on the card. Anyone who has purchased a discount card from one organization is unlikely to hesitate to purchase a second discount card from another organization that offers another set of discounts-especially if that card is perceived to have value. So, if you are aware of another organization that is selling fundraising discount cards in your community, then make sure your card is constructed with offers that are sufficiently different than those on the other card.

Champion Fundraising offers a broad variety of fundraising-discount-cards at its website. You can also find our free self-help and advice articles on a variety of important funding issues for youth sports organizations at our fundraising blog.Champion specializes in working with youth sports programs and provides a variety of fundraising services and products including discount cards, gourmet food, silent auctions and golf tournaments.

Regulation protects culture security, says law expert

China's media watchdog on Wednesday cited a government catalogue which bans foreign investment in online publications to justify recent disputes over a new regulation expected to take effect on Thursday.

According to an article published Wednesday in a newspaper affiliated with the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT), an anonymous official from the administration said the Catalogue for the Guidance of Industries for Foreign Investment specifically puts foreign investment in online publishing on the blacklist.

The catalogue was jointly released by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce in 2015.

Other industries on the list include books, newspapers and magazines, digital publication and audiovisual products, the official said.

The clarification comes after China released a new regulation on February 4 that prohibits foreign businesses from publishing online content.

Joint ventures between Chinese and foreign firms should first seek the approval of the SAPPRFT before publishing content online, including text, photos, games and animation.

The rules have sparked heated discussions, with many foreign firms fearing that the regulation may damage their interests.

The new regulation does not specify what organization will be affected but Reuters quoted an expert as saying that Apple Inc's online music, video and bookstore services may be targeted.

Luo Ping, dean of the Phoenix School-Communication University of China, said that the regulation is a necessary measure to protect the country's information security.

"Good foreign works are still allowed in China through domestic enterprises," said Luo, adding that the move is not meant to suppress foreign enterprises.

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