Coupon Cards

Everyone comes out ahead on this one! Ask local businesses such as restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, dry cleaners, oil change and car service stations, etc to participate in your Coupon Card fundraiser by acknowledging special discounts or offers to playspace supporters. Then, go out and sell the coupon cards!

Prep Steps:
1. Talk with your local restaurant, bakery, deli, or other local business and ask them to participate in your Coupon Card fundraiser. Discuss what type of coupons they’d like to offer. For example, a coffee shop might thrown in a free pastry with the purchase of a large cup of coffee. A dry cleaner could clean the tenth item of lowest value for free.
2. Ask participating businesses if they can cover the printing and design cost of the cards. If not, ask your local printing company to donate or discount their printing services.
3. Create your coupon sale campaign.
4. Determine what you will charge for each card. Twice the value of production is recommended.
5. Get the card design approved by the participating businesses.

Materials Needed:
1. Paper for coupons (if not donated)
2. Flyers

Helpful Hints:
• If you are unable to get the cards printed professionally, consider designing the cards on a computer and printing them on perforated sheets for business cards.
• Make sure the cards are numbered for authenticity and tracking purposes.
• The coupons should have an expiration date.

STORY! One community had so much success with this activity that they were able to raise $1,300. Plus, the local bakery that agreed to partner with the community experienced such a huge jump in sales they matched the fundraised amount, and asked the community to do it again in the future

Raised: $$
When: B
Publicity: Low
Volunteers: 15
Challenge: Moderate
Audience: 200

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