Fundraiser's Toolbox - Banners With Class

Banners With Class wants to help make your fundraiser as successful as it can be. Here are a few tools we recommend you utilize to get your STAR kids and parents excited about BANNERstarz and STARclingz.

Communicate the fundraiser to your participants in more than one medium so both kids and parents participate.

Send Email Blast

Email is a great way to communicate to parents. Simply use the PDF flyer which is supplied from Banners With Class to let parents know about this great fundraiser. If you are not sure what to include in your message, choose from sample scripts below and modify for your organization.

STARclingz script

Dear (insert school or organization name) Parents:
Your STAR has worked hard, and we have a fun new way to reward their accomplishments. Our organization is currently participating in an exciting fundraiser with Banners With Class. You and your STAR have the opportunity to build a customized wall cling to celebrate their acheivement. Banners With Class STARClingz brings your Star to life with a simple photo.

Best of all, our (insert name of organization) receives 25% CASH BACK for every cling sold.

Go to BannersWithClass.com and build your customized STARClingz today!

Also, don't forget your special family pet! Get a customized PETClingz of your family's best friend.

Our organization receives 25% CASH BACK on all PETClingz orders!

BANNERstarz/STARclingz script

Dear (insert school or organization name) Parents:
Our organization is currently participating in an exciting fundraiser with Banners With Class. You and your STAR have the opportunity to build a personalized banner and/or wall cling to celebrate their accomplishments.

BANNERStarz - Your banner is customized with your STAR's picture, a personalized message, school mascot / logo and (insert your specialized message - ex. 2011 State Champions). There is also plenty of space at the bottom for friends and family to sign well wishes. You have four sizes and price ranges to choose from.

STARClingz - These Wall Clingz brings your Star to life with a simple photo.

Both products allow you to celebrate your STAR's acheivement. Best of all, our (insert name of organization) receives 25% CASH BACK for every product sold.

Go to BannersWithClass.com and build your BANNERSstarz or STARclingz today!

Also, don't forget your special family pet! Get a customized PETClingz of your family's best friend.

Our organization also receives 25% CASH BACK on all PETClingz orders!

Graduation Banner script

Dear (insert school name) Parents:
The school is currently participating in an exciting fundraiser with Banners With Class. You and your student have the opportunity to build a personalized graduation banner for their open house. The banner is customized with your student's picture, a personalized message, school logo and Class of 2011. There is also plenty of space at the bottom for friends and family to sign well wishes. You have four sizes and price ranges to choose from. The banner is not only great for their party, but something your family will cherish for years to come. Best of all, our (insert name of organization) receives 25% CASH BACK for every banner sold to benefit fundraising activities.

Go to BannersWithClass.com and build your customized graduation banner today!

Also, don't forget your special family pet! Get a customized PETClingz of your family's best friend.

Our organization also receives 25% CASH BACK on all PETClingz orders!

Promote the fundraiser on your organization's website

Parents will be looking for information updates on your organization's website through out the year, so it is a great place to provide key information about the Banners With Class fundraiser.

A website banner ad provides an easy link to the BannersWithClass website for kids and parents to see how easy it is to build their banner or cling. A standard or custom banner ad can be provided for your organization's website.

Please contact:
Thomas Dwyer
888 330-3331
tomd@bannerswithclass.com

Let him know what size you need for your website. Please have your webmaster contact him directly if that is easier for you.

You can also click on these links below to download web-ready banner ads

Standard sizes available:
120x240
120x600
160x600
234x60
728x90

More more information on implementing these banner ads, please view the banner ads PDF.

Banners With Class is also willing to help create your website's own custom banner ad to help promote your fundraiser.

Example Custom banner ad:

Display free 2' x 3' BANNERstarz and STARclingz at your school or organization

You can hang your organization's free BANNER and CLING in the main lobby, near the office,
or anywhere kids and parents will have a chance to see them. Banners and Clings can also be
moved to accommodate displaying prominently during a sporting event, a special school event
or promotion.

Display free 12" x 18" posters

Choose to display these just about anywhere to grab attention about your fundraiser.
The posters are colorful and easy to understand. Kids and parents are directed to
BannersWithClass.com for purchasing custom wall clings and banners.
You will usually receive (20) posters but can order more if necessary.

Distribute 8.5" x 11" flyers to kids and their parents

Your organization will receive custom flyers that you can distribute in a variety of ways.
Some ideas for spreading these flyers around are:

Hand out to kids
Send home to parents in mailings such as newsletters and report cards
Hand out at organization meetings and gatherings
Spread out on table at sporting events
Individual mailings
Leave out at school and organization lobbys, offices, hallways

Just tell us how many you think you will need to communicate your fundraiser.
Additional flyers can be ordered for NO charge.

Check program status online - anytime, anywhere

Your program administrator can monitor online the fundraising activity for your organization. Your fundraiser will have a detailed realtime accounting accessible by your program administrator's login information. They can check such things as:

Orders placed either by summary or detailed display
CASH BACK earned based on orders placed
Actual dates when fundraising CASH BACK checks are mailed out

The login information for the program administrator is available on the Program Agreement which can be accessed at www.bannerswithclass.com/program-agreement.php.

If you require any assistance using the fundraiser accounting database, please email
questions@bannerswithclass.com.

Additional ways to advertise your fundraiser

We are constantly looking for ways at Banners With Class to improve fundraiser participation
The greatest challenge to a successful fundraiser is "Getting the word out".

Here are some other ways your organization might "Get the word out":

Announce in organization newspapers and newsletters
Broadcast during morning announcements if a school fundraiser
Broadcast on cable or video channel if available
Recorded phone message to particpant's homes

If you have additional ideas that you have tried or think would be worth mentioning here,
please give me a call, Thomas Dwyer, at 888 330-3331.

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