HOW YOU WILL RAISE MONEY IN 3 PROVEN STEPS

FIRE

DISCOVER

MAXIMIZE YOUR CALENDAR FUNDRAISER

AD SALES

Sell advertisement space, at your price. Ad sales will more than cover the cost of the fundraising program.

Two sample fundraising calendars for fire departments

DONATION LETTER

Your potential donors will want to support your fire department after receiving a free calendar.

A sample fire donation letter that can be added to a fundraising calendar

PHOTO SPONSOR

Add a sponsor to your main photo and maximize your earning potential.

An example photo sponsor for a fire department fundraising calendar

COLOR ADS ON PAD

Ask your fundraising consultant about the potential to sell even more ads for your calendar, by putting them on the tearsheet pad.

Sample tearsheet fundraising calendar for a fire department. The back has a large main photo and multiple rows of ads. The calendar pad has been shrunk to accommodate additional rows of color ads on the pad. A sample donation letter can be added.

CREATE

CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT YOUR CALENDAR TO LOOK

At GBC Fundraising, we offer a completely customizable calendar that can start on any month of the year.

Graphic explaining the features that you can add to your fundraising calendar: space for an fire department name and flags or badges, a full size calendar photo, custom color options, custom underpad space. Tearsheet layouts are determined by how many ads are sold and the orientation of your photo
Graphic explaining the features that you can add to your fundraising calendar pad: fire safety and prevention tips, community events, empty date blocks that can be used for advertising and sponsors

DISTRIBUTE

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR CALENDAR INTO SUPPORTERS HANDS?

There are many ways you can go about distributing your calendar; it all comes down to cost vs. convenience.

Fire Department Distribution 

  • Hand deliver the calendars to every resident in your fire district
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  • Helps you build public relations

EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail) USPS 

  • Works well if all or most of your fire district is in one zip code
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  •  Weight limit: calendars must weigh 3.3 oz or less

Non-profit USPS Mail (discounted bulk mail) 

  • Works well if all or most of your fire district is in one zip code
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  •  No weight limit: calendars can weigh over 3.3 oz

Fulfillment with GBC Fundraising 

  • GBC does all the work for you
     
  •  Do not have to spend a drill night stuffing envelopes