Samaritan Card Helps Fundraisers
Freiling [CEO of Samaritan Fundraising] reports that churches and
similar Christian organizations from across the country have contacted
Samaritan Fundraising for information about this innovative new
Christian fundraising product. Already tens of thousands of cards
have been used for fundraising and visits to the company's website
have soared. He projects more than one million dollars will be
raised with the Samaritan Card over the next year. Read
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Youth Ministry Fundraising Idea
"I know that fundraising is something us in youth ministry don't like, but fundraising is something that most of us need to do in order to do that missions trip or in our case in Montana – we like to take our high school youth on a trip to Dare2Share or Acquire The Fire conferences. To do our trips we raise money for it each year. Let me share with you an idea that I really liked and I think will help you in your next fundraiser. The company that can help you raise money for your youth event/s is called SamaritanFundraising.com." Read more...
Entrepreneur Launches New Approach to Fundraising
Tom Freiling of Orlando, FL, knows what to do during a recession:
quit your job. He's so good at it, he's done it twice... Six months
ago at the height of the current recession, Freiling quit his job
once again and started from scratch. This time he created Samaritan
Fundraising, a firm dedicated to meeting the fundraising needs
of churches and other religious organizations. The company is already
on track to do over a million dollars in sales in its first year. Read
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Entrepreneur Snubs Recession
Samaritan Fundraising plans to offer a myriad of innovative fundraising
products and services to help bridge the gap. It's premier product,
the Samaritan Card, is a shopping discount card his customers will
sell to donors who want to save money when they shop. Freiling
says the product 'leverages the need for retailers to attract more
customers, and the need for consumers to save money.' The company
plans to leverage the Internet and social networking to ramp-up
revenue, and is also looking for part-time fundraising consultants
in major metropolitan areas nationwide. Read
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Christian Fundraising Ideas
High unemployment and a bad economy hurts everyone, including those who help meet needs of hurting people including churches and similar non-profit organizations. During a recession, successful fundraising becomes an important part of every church and Christian ministry. "Church giving is down in every area," says Tom Freiling who helps Christian groups raise money, "as well as giving for missions and special projects." Giving to churches was reportedly down between $3 billion and $5 billion last year. The Barna Group says "one out of every five households has decreased its giving to churches or other religious centers." "This makes it especially difficult for churches," says Freiling, "because during a recession people turn to them for help."Read more...
