Online Fundraising Project Plan 3: Learn A Skill For Charity

Learn a New Skill For Charity

This week’s project plan involves referring your supporters to neat little electronic guides that will teach them a new skill such as learning a new language, honing their golf swing or improving their memory. This is a win-win type of fundraiser because it helps your supporters enhance their knowledge of a specific skill in return for helping your group. You’ll enjoy this fundraiser because;

It's different from normal fundraisers
It's interactive
It can be run completely by email and you don’t even need a website

What is Involved with this Fundraiser?:

Your group will be promoting a catalogue of electronic guides known as eBooks. You will receive a commission ranging from between 50% and 75% of each sale. Instead of using a web site to run the promotions for this fundraiser, you will need access to an email program like ActiveDonor to do your marketing. ActiveDonor is available as part of the Online Fundraising Project Kit for $34.95. After you've selected which eBooks you would like to promote (suggestions listed below) you will send an email to your support network. ActiveDonor is perfect for this fundraiser because each fundraiser in your group can send the promotional email to their network and you can track who has sent the most emails in the statistics section.

Here's How To Get Started:

The first step is to sign up for a free account at Clickbank. Clickbank is the leading online retailer for digital information products such as eBooks. The difference between Clickbank and most other affiliate programs is that because the products are delivered immediately and electronically over the internet the commission rates are very high… normally ranging between 40% and 75%

The next step is to choose which eBooks to promote. Below are 5 ebooks that appeal to almost every demographic and should be a sure hit amongst your support network.

The Simple Golf Swing:
http://yourid.bizonline.hop.clickbank.net
Retail Cost: $47
You Earn: $31.06 (75%) per sale after clickbank fees

Memory Training For Students
http://yourid.memorypp.hop.clickbank.net
Retail Cost: $27
You Earn: $11.00 (50%) per sale after clickbank fees

Guitar Tutor Pro
http://yourid.guitarpro.hop.clickbank.net
Retail Cost: $37
You Earn: $14.54 (60%) per sale after clickbank fees

Digital Photography Secrets
http://yourid.dpsecrets.hop.clickbank.net
Retail Cost: $47
You Earn: $31.76 (75%) per sale after clickbank fees on ebook purchases only.

Rocket Spanish
http://yourid.rspanish.hop.clickbank.net
Retail Cost: $99.95
You Earn: $66.94 (75%) per sale after clickbank fees

*Commissions percentages are current at time of printing and are subject to change.

How Much Can You Make:

If your group has 20 fundraisers and each member sold just 2 copies each eBook you would raise over $6000!!!

Clickbank Accounting/Payment Policy:

Please note the following rules with regards to Clickbank's accounting policy:

Any commissions you earn will be posted in your stats within two minutes of a successful purchase
ClickBank issues checks twice monthly to all qualified accounts.
Accounts with a positive balance but no earnings for an extended period of time are considered dormant. Dormant accounts are subject to a $1 charge per pay period after 90 days of inactivity. A $10 per pay period charge applies after 365 days.
Unless an account contains sales from made with 5 or more different credit card numbers, including at least one Visa card, and one MasterCard the system will not generate a check for that account (even if the balance has met or exceeded the payment preference). PayPal and eCheck purchases do not count toward the minimum.

How To Promote the eBooks:

Feel free to use or modify the following email template below.You can just cut and paste the email sample directly into ActiveDonor and then invite the other fundraisers on your team to forward the message to their family and friends. *Remember to replace "yourid" with your clickbank account id" You can market the eBooks as “Learn a New Skill For Charity”.

Dear Supporter,

We’ve decided to run a “Learning Fundraiser” this month to reach our team's fundraising goals. We are encouraging our support network to “Learn A New Skill For Charity” by purchasing one of the electronic guides below. After your have finished learning and honing your new skill let us know how well you did!

Improve Golf Swing: http://yourid.bizonline.hop.clickbank.net

Learn Guitar: http://yourid.guitarpro.hop.clickbank.net

Learn A New Language (Spanish): http://yourid.rspanish.hop.clickbank.net

Digital Photography Secrets: http://yourid.dpsecrets.hop.clickbank.net

Improve Your Memory: http://yourid.memorypp.hop.clickbank.net

A percentage of each sale will go towards helping our team.

Thank you for your support!

How To Check Your Statistics

Upon logging into your account, select "Click here for credit and debit reports". Choose a date and time frame under "Sales Reports" and click "View". The nickname of the publisher from whom you earned each commission will be listed under the heading "Referral".

Clickbank Tip: Try promoting the Simple Golf Swing in conjunction with a golf tournament your team is running.

Some Useful Clickbank Resources:
Clickbank Affiliate FAQ
ClickbankGuide.com