by ticketprinting on December 25, 2009
On this day of joy and celebration, we don’t leave anything to chance. Meals are planned in advance, Christmas shopping is all completed, and the last travelers, having planned well in advance, are sure to arrive in time to open their gifts beside the Christmas tree. We may attend large celebrations or charity parties where printed Raffle Tickets are offered. We may even find ourselves the proud winners of such prize draws. But we never stop being thankful for our good fortune.
Christmas is a time of hope and our own charity efforts are most likely to thrive at this time of year. Supporters reach deep into their pockets, anticipating the warm glow that results from helping those less fortunately. If we have thought ahead, we have already printed and sold our own Raffle Tickets, and added to the joy of the season by holding our prize draws in public forums with appropriate merrymaking.
Charity begins wherever we begin charity. Christmas is an excellent time to kick off our charity drive, or to conclude them, with the wonderful news of our success. Christmas-themed Raffle Tickets simply increase the feelings of hope and anticipation that already fill the air.
UK Ticket Printing wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, full to overflowing with success and happiness!
by ticketprinting on December 12, 2009
Customised Raffle Tickets
They proudly announce your name and mission in bold colours. They help you sell more with brilliant design. They keep your prize draw safe. What’s so wonderful about printing your own Raffle Tickets? Everything.
- Appropriate Design: Print your own Raffle Tickets and find a beautiful image that perfectly suits your group and your message, while attracting attention for its own loveliness.
- Customised Text: Printing your own allows you to add you organisation’s name, your event name, your tagline, and even your sponsor’s name, so your message really comes across.
- Advanced Security: With individual numbering beginning wherever you choose, along with watermarks, security barcodes, and more, you can prevent ticket fraud and keep your prize draw safe.
- Fast Delivery: Order your tickets now and they will be shipped to you in a matter of days. No need to brave the crowds. Pick up your tickets on your own doorstep!
Printing your own Raffle Tickets online ensures that you receive exactly what you want. Use your own ideas and come out ahead. Sell more Raffle Tickets and make more money for your organisation. That’s why I print my own.
by ticketprinting on November 28, 2009
Dreaming of sugarplums? Decking the halls? And what about all the lovely packages under the tree?
The season is upon us! Carolers, a light dusting of snow, a jolly old elf, and presents galore! In December, our thoughts turn to giving and receiving. It’s the most productive time of the year for charities and nonprofits, as everyone digs deep into their pockets, knowing that St. Nick is watching to see if you’ve been naughty or nice! Most of us find our returns increasing in December. More folks are willing to volunteer, more folks are willing to donate, and everyone gives a little more of themselves, thinks a little more of others.
Now is the time to order your Christmas Raffle Tickets! Remind your supporters of the needs of those less fortunate while helping them feel a little more fortunate themselves. When you print your own Raffle Tickets, it’s simple to get your message across.
Hark! The herald angels sing! Spread the spirit of the season with solemn designs, sacred designs, or festive designs. Whatever your organisation needs to succeed, you can find a Raffle Ticket to express your purpose.
Add a little colour this Christmas! Print your own Christmas Raffle Tickets online and start doing more for your cause.
by ticketprinting on October 2, 2009
…and standing out
Now that autumn is here again, a whole range of fundraising opportunities become relevant. If your customers love the great outdoors, wildlife, hunting, camping, and stalking why not reward them with a Camouflage-themed Raffle Ticket?
You can even use this Camouflage Raffle Ticket for military-themed events!
You’re sure to draw a crowd if you can dig up the right prizes: tents and other camping equipment, guns and gadgets for hunters and stalkers, or even camouflage clothes in popular designs. These are all great crowd-pleasers.
With the right prizes in hand and a proper design printed on the tickets, your Raffle Tickets practically sell themselves. Play up the fantasy aspect of the theme. Remind your customers that the wilderness calls to them. Evoke the nostalgic experience of their first camping trip with dad, their first buck, or the joy they will experience when they introduce their own children to the thrill of the forest.
Hype your prize draw with matching Camouflage Event Kits. Big Posters with the same design help your customers learn about your prizes and discover when and where they can buy tickets. Start generating some excitement!
Of course, if you’re ready to print your own Raffle Tickets this fall, there are dozens of appropriate design to choose from. Start hunting up your own happy ending to this year’s fundraising campaign when you print a proper Raffle Ticket for you prize draw!
by ticketprinting on September 24, 2009
I spend a lot of time
talking about why holding your own prize draw can be of benefit to your organisation, and why printing your own Raffle Tickets online is a boon for fundraisers. Sometimes I make jokes, but in all seriousness, today I want to write about reasons not to hold a raffle. When should you hold off? Fundraising prize draws can be brilliant, or they can be terrible. None of these problems are insurmountable, but if they are your problems, you’ll need to overcome them before you begin.
The biggest obstacle to a successful prize draw may very well be your reputation in the community. If you are a new organisation, your raffle can be an excellent opportunity to spread your name about town, find new sponsors, and create an image for yourself. But what if your group has garnered a negative reputation? If there is some question about your brand, this can seriously hinder your ability to find prize donations and sell Raffle Tickets. If there have been allegations about misuse of funds or inappropriate behavior in the past, you may encounter difficulty. No one will feel comfortable associating with your group as a donor, or giving you money, even to take a chance on a Raffle Ticket, until you rectify the situation. Take the time to prove your good nature to your sponsors before you try to sell them Raffle Tickets.
New organisations can also suffer from the opposite problem. What if your group has not made many forays into your area? If you are a small organisation and your members are having difficulty going out into the world and sharing your message, you will have to address this problem. Who will sell Raffle Tickets if you are all holed up in your office, afraid to speak to outsiders? Before you print your own Raffle Tickets, be sure that you have staff or volunteers who are comfortable moving amongst strangers and pitching sales to unfamiliar people. Create an action plan to plot out when and where you will find potential donors. Practice your sales pitch. Become comfortable with public speaking.
The easiest problem to overcome may very well be one that plagues many of us. If you know that you have difficulty with spelling and grammar, do not order your Raffle Tickets yet! While it may be a bother, the ability to create Raffle Tickets with appropriate spelling and grammar is an example of professionalism. Perhaps not everyone will notice, but if you make mistakes, someone will notice. Customers find it harder to part with money, particularly on a chance in a prize draw, if you don’t appear competent to create your own Raffle Tickets without errors. If this is your problem, make use of your computer’s spell check and then have a good editor or proofreader look over your work.
That’s all the space we have for this week, but we’ll address other problem associated with prize draws in the future. Until then, happy sales!
by ticketprinting on September 4, 2009
Perhaps you’re wondering:
Is a raffle the proper fund raiser for you? Can your organisation benefit from a focused campaign in which you print and sell your own Raffle Tickets? Raffles are not for everyone, but they might be right for you.
Does your organisation need to make more money? If it’s not in the budget and you’ve already asked your supporters, raffles are an easy way to rake in some extra cash from new sources. You can find new supporters and spread your message in places you might not have considered.
Have you a sales team or eager volunteers? Someone will have to take responsibility for selling your Raffle Tickets. If you are already paying someone to sell for you, or if you have an office full of volunteers who need something to do, it could be the perfect marriage.
Have you supporters who are able to donate items or services? Some people may be unable to donate money, but if they have objets d’art or skills they can offer up to your cause, others will be willing to spend a few quid simple to take a chance on these prizes.
Are you afraid you’re not making the most of your gatherings? If you already host a fundraising gala, awareness event, or other community get-together, you’ve create the perfect platform for advertising your raffle, selling Raffle Tickets, and distributing prizes!
If you answer “yes” to any of these questions, printing your own Raffle Tickets and holding your own prize draw may be just the thing for you!
by ticketprinting on August 28, 2009
How long does it take?
Your raffle will be unique. If you have held a similar prize draw in the past, you make have some basis of comparison, but your organisation and supporters change from year to year, and you will have to change your expectations as well. While your Raffle Tickets will print and ship in about twenty-four hours from the time you place your order, the length of your own event may vary.
Perhaps your raffle aims to earn a small amount of money to support an immediate cause. If you will be selling Raffle Tickets only to co-workers, or to customers in a particular pub, you may want to make an announcement in advance. A small sign may inform people that you will be selling tickets only during lunch hour, or between six and eight p.m., on a certain day. For small raffles, or raffles held along with a small event, it may be best to create a finite block of time for sales, and stick to it. Then you can hold the draw at the end of that time and announce the winners while all contestants are still there.
Larger raffles may require more time. You will still want to make an announcement regarding when tickets will be available. If you believe you can meet your sales goals in two weeks, that is a reasonable length of time. Some organisations may be more comfortable stretching the process out. You can sell tickets for a whole month, or an entire season. Just be certain to publicise and honor your own schedule.
Keep in touch with your sales team. They should have a better idea of how much excitement there is in the draw, how many tickets they think they can sell, and how long your audience will remain interested in the process. For large items such as houses and cars, your supporters will be willing to wait months to learn if they’ve won. If you are offering small prizes such as DVDs or books, you mostly likely will want to close the draw after a few hours and distribute prizes right away.
Keep your eye on the clock–or the calender–and you should be able to determine the best length of time for you!
by ticketprinting on July 22, 2009
Just ring 0808 1683766
We try to make our website as user-friendly as is possible, but we acknowledge that there may be times when what you want is quite out of reach. For those moments, we offer polite, helpful customer service from 9:00 to 18:00, seven days a week. UK Ticket Printing is committed to providing you with everything you need to purchase proper Raffle Tickets for your fundraising efforts.
Perhaps you don’t understand the difference among the various types of card stock. Customer Service can help! Perhaps you can’t find quite the proper design for your event. Customer Service can help! Perhaps you are simply not comfortable with making large orders or purchases over the Internet without human interaction. Customer Service can help!
Of course, your fabulous ticket girl is here to answer all your questions in blog format, but there are times, surely, when you need to hear a friendly voice. In that case, don’t be shy! Simply dial up our Customer Service Hotline and find the solutions to all your printing problems and raffle-related riddles.
In our modern economy, we find sometimes that service becomes impersonal without face to face contact. Although we are an Internet business, you’ll find our face as friendly as your corner chemist’s. Whenever you have a problem, we are here to help!
by ticketprinting on July 7, 2009
Name your charity.
Surely, it’s a cause in which you believe. You are willing to discuss the importance of these beliefs with friends and families. How important is it to you? Have you the ability to discuss it with complete strangers? If you have faith in the rectitude of your beliefs, it’s quite acceptable to share them with those who wish to listen.
Raffle Tickets are a brilliant method of getting ones foot in the door to open up a dialogue in regard to ones favourite charity. You might feel uncomfortable approaching neighbors or those whom you are not well acquainted simply to ask whether they have a moment to listen to your impassioned plea for school funding, medical research, or wildlife conservation. Arm yourself with a book of Raffle Tickets, however, and you’ll find your confidence increased a thousand fold. Now you have something to offer, something people will surely want.
When you print your own Raffle Tickets, you have the option of choosing a design that perfectly represents your beliefs. Ribbon tickets, for instance, in a variety of colors, are an easy way to express your beliefs. A wide variety of nature-themed Raffle Tickets suits environmental and outdoor causes. Tickets with designs suitable for children are a proper choice for educational fundraising.
Now, having printed your own Raffle Tickets, it should be much easier to initiate conversations with strangers about your charity. Rather than saying, “Have you a moment to talk about slash and burn agriculture in Brazil?” you can begin with a more appealing pitch: “Would you like to win a new car? If you buy a Raffle Ticket, you’ll be helping to save the rain forest!” From there, it should be simple to explain how your organisation’s work is beneficial to the world.
So start spreading the word today! Make an investment by printing your own Raffle Tickets and watch it pay off in revenue and greater public understanding and sympathy!
by ticketprinting on June 29, 2009
Top Five Raffle Blunders
When the inherent simplicity of a prize draw is your main draw for fundraising purposes, it’s hard to believe that anyone could foul up the process. And yet, it is quite possible to fail at the endeavor. Here are some mistakes to avoid.
5. Strong arm techniques While mafioso tactics may work on the telly, it is inadvisable to threaten potential benefactors with death, dismemberment, or horse heads in order to persuade them to purchase a little accident insurance…er…a few Raffle Tickets.
4. Pyramid scheme You may not pay off some winners with the proceeds collected from others, while promising others the proceeds collected from generous people you have not yet met, to whom you will promise more money….
3. Other People’s Property We don’t care that your neighbor leaves the keys in his new Mercedes. It is not appropriate to offer another’s vehicle in a prize draw without permission.
2. Uncollectible prizes The lunar lander. A seven-night cruise on the Titanic. Unicorn rides. Amy Winehouse’s sense of decency. Don’t offer unless you can deliver.
1. Inappropriate timing Do not attempt to sell Raffle Tickets at a funeral. Do not attempt to sell Raffle Tickets when invited to tea with the Queen. Do not to attempt to sell Raffle Tickets to potential employers while seeking a new position. Do not attempt to sell Raffle Tickets at Gambler’s Anonymous.
So use a little common sense and the effort of printing your own Raffle Tickets will not go unrewarded!
