Raise Money for Your Organization Selling Personalized Children's Books




Create-A-Book Baltimore would like to invite your nonprofit to host a personalized children's book fundraiser in 2012!  Give the gift of literary and encourage reading while helping to raise money for your cause!  

Interested organizations have the following two options:

  1. No fee - You receive 25 color order forms and 25 color brochures to distribute to your organization's staff, parents and youth who are able to choose from the entire book inventory; you are responsible for collecting money and completed order forms from staff, parents and/or youth by a set deadline date; you submit all completed order forms and money to your Create-A-Book Baltimore Sales Associate by a set deadline.  Each book costs $16.95 plus a $8 shipping & handling fee.  The Create-A-Book Baltimore Sales Associate will deliver books and forward the percentage raised from the $16.95 book sales via PAYPAL within 30 days of delivery date of all books; 
  2. $250 fee - You have an option to purchase a Personalized Children's Book Fund-Raising Kit/Pack. The Personalized Children's Book Fund-Raising Kit/Pack includes the following:
Products included in the Fund-Raising Kit/Pack
  • An option to select up to three book titles to sell;
  • 30 Color Covers, Illustrated pages, and page inserts (10 per book title)*;
  • 200 pre-printed color brochures tailored for your organization and fund-raiser;
  • 200 order forms; and
  • An option to receive a free website tailored for your organization and fund-raiser.
  • Free shipping/Handling
*These items will also make it possible for your organization to offer free personalized children's books as incentives for sales or for other projects throughout the year*

BENEFITS

  • Educational - This product creates a literacy bond between adults and children;
  • Unique - This product is unique in that it makes children the STAR of a story; and
  • Increased Revenues - From this product, your organization will earn a percentage (25%) of every book sale
Services
  • Help coordinating at least two Parent/Guardian Informational Sessions;
  • Help developing an Action/Marketing plan;
  • Marketing training and support for your organization;
  • On-going support from one bookmaking consultant from Create-A-Book Baltimore; and
  • On-going customer service support via telephone and email.
    REQUIREMENTS
    • Participating organizations must choose a fundraising option;
    • Participating organizations must pre-order books (this means that parents/adults must pre-pay and submit payments along with their completed order forms);
    • Participating organizations must have an active PAYPAL account;
    • Participating organizations must sign a Memorandum of Understanding;
    • Participating organizations must sign a notarized statement regarding cash collections;
    • Participating organizations must complete an Action/Marketing plan; and
    • Participating organizations must assist, when necessary, with order deliveries.
    To get started, click here to purchase a Personalized Children's Book Fund-Raising Kit/Pack.

    For more information, call Lynn Pinder at 1-8
    00-929-1418.