Fundraising for Not-For-Profit Organizations is No Problem With DSCoupons
July 29th, 2010
In response to non-profit fundraising donations hitting all-time lows, comes DonationStreet, a web portal (dscoupons.com) that allows non-profit organizations to create personalized virtual shopping malls, thereby tapping into the multi-billion dollar online retail sales market. Jupiter Research estimates that this market will reach $117 billion in this year. DonationStreet works with over 750 top online retailers – from Expedia to Land’s End, REI to Gap, Cabelas to Best Buy and Wal-Mart, to provide the ‘shopping experience’ for the non-profit patrons.
In addition, the website utilizes a proprietary system that searches the internet for promo codes, special deals and the like, from their base of retailers. These deals are continuously updated, insuring an incentive for repeat visitors. Customers access DSCOUPONS.COM through the non-profit organization’s website, saving the non-profit thousands of dollars in web set-up costs. For every purchase made through DSCOUPONS.COM, the non-profit organization receives a portion and a percentage goes to the company. This fee is paid by the online merchant.
With the online marketplace growing exponentially and the non-profit donation base sliding, this is a great alternative revenue generating opportunity for non-profits. DonationStreet provides the perfect incentive for people to shop online and at the same time support the charity or non-profit of their choice. The only requirement of the non-profit is to market the web site to their constituency and supporters. DonationStreet has made it easy to make the portal accessible to all non-profits, regardless of their technical sophistication.
Once a charity has joined, they can simply link through DonationStreet Links or the more technically sophisticated Town Banners, Today’s Coupons, et al. DonationStreet supplies all the necessary code, again simplifying the technological maintenance of the site. Another important aspect of the site, unlike similar sites, is that consumers don’t need to register to access the virtual mall.
No one likes to ask for money – even for a good cause so this is the perfect way for supports to support their causes by simply buying what they were going to buy anyway. With the economy hitting everyone so hard, Non-Profits are always looking for new sources of money.
Charities can enroll by using an enrollment form available at DSCoupons.com.
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