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| “Find a Scrip Company” |
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| Scrip.com is designed to help you reach, maintain and hopefully even surpass your funding goals. |
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| As elementary as it may seem, you may find the best foundation for your program to be gift card scrip. When start a gift card scrip program it is most likely that this funding model will yield the most income for your organization overall. |
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| The key to your success is finding the best scrip company to purchase from in fact it is the important step! |
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| Scrip.com want to help so we have put together some tools for you review and use in your decision to use scrip and choose the best Scrip company for your organization. |
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STEP 1. Research Your Options
- Evaluate the “giving” climate within your charity.
- Is scrip a new concept within your organization?
- What other fundraising methods have been used?
- What scrip options do you have?
- What resources are available to you?
- What is the time commitment of your staff?
- What is your geographic reach and is this applicable?
- Do you have an occasional audience with your supporters?
- Any shared experiences with sister organizations?
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STEP 2. Selecting A Scrip Company
When considering using a scrip company, we recommend using the following guidelines to evaluate your needs:
- How long has this company been in business?.
- How many nonprofits serviced?
- Does the company service charities nationwide?
- What number of merchants are available?
- Review the merchant discounts offered.
- What types of programs or products are offered?
- What are their customer service procedures?
- Are there adequate ordering channels (phone, fax, online, email, etc.)?
- What are the shipping fees and schedule of delivery?
- Review the backorder policy.
- What are the lost or stolen scrip procedures?
- Status with Better Business Bureau?
- Review references from at least five other charities or merchants.
- Are there minimum purchase requirements?
- How are program updates and promotions communicated?
- Other fees?
- What is the scrip return policy?
Once you’ve gathered this information, you may want to consider establishing a rating system to evaluate the options available – such as: |
| Decision Matrix |
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| Length in business |
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| Number of nonprofits serviced |
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| Service charities nationwide |
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| Number of merchants available |
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| Review of merchant discounts |
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| Type of programs or products offered |
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| Customer service procedures |
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| Order Channels (phone, fax, online, email, etc.) |
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| Membership Fee? |
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| Shipping Times & Fees |
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| Backorder Policy |
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| Scrip Return Policy |
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| Lost or Stolen Policy |
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| Status with Better Business Bureau |
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| Minimum Purchase Requirements |
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| Communication and Promotion |
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| Other Fees? |
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| Perhaps you have some criteria of your own to add. Once your research is complete, rate your options accordingly. The companies rated with the highest scores should be considered the most ideal option for which to work and establish a program. |
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| Request information from those companies with the highest ratings and make note of their service and expedience in responding to you as a potential customer. Likely, you’ll receive general information as well as an enrollment kit to complete. |
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| Make your decision based on your research, your evaluation and your personal experience. Make sure you are comfortable with your choice and feel good knowing that a diligent effort was put forth to identify the best possible fit for your group as a whole. |
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