Nonprofits are missing out on discounts! You can get many benefits for your organization by asking for discounts. For example, you may be able to get discounted rates at hotels or parking garages near events or specific technologies. It’s important to ask!
Discounts
A wide variety of businesses offer discounts for the nonprofit you run. Google will give $10,000 in advertising to nonprofits yearly, while LinkedIn provides 90% off job listings for nonprofit positions.
There are file sharing, email services, and international shipping organizations that all offer deals to make the business run smoothly and efficiently for your organization. Even Jo-Ann fabrics will give ten percent off any fabric or craft supplies you need for events or creating donor gifts. Most importantly, many businesses will donate services or products locally if you ask.
If you’re a nonprofit organization, there are a lot of great deals and discounts to help you save money and run your business more efficiently. Here is a list of a few that we could find:
- Google offers $10,000 in advertising to nonprofits each year.
- LinkedIn offers numerous discounts on their services, such as job postings and certain membership tiers.
- There are file sharing, email services, and international shipping organizations that all offer deals to make the business run smoothly and efficiently for your organization.
- Get Response – 50% off for nonprofits for their email platform.
- Active Campaign – 20% off for nonprofits on their email platform
- Jo-Ann fabrics will give ten percent off any fabric or craft supplies you need for events or creating donor gifts.
So take advantage of these great deals and discounts today! And be sure to check back often, as we’ll update this list as we find more discounts for you.
Why Use Discounts?
Using these discounts is essential to keep doing as much good work as possible, but how can you repay the businesses helping you? First, leaving positive Yelp and Facebook reviews can help businesses (especially local ones) cultivate their online pages and followings. Liking Instagram or Twitter pages for these businesses can be another facet of linking your online presence with theirs. Secondly, patronizing these businesses on your own time (at the full price, of course) can help maintain strong relationships with your contacts. Finally, offering to advertise at your events or free tickets to cocktail parties or dinners is the most common way to work with businesses offering to help further your cause.
For nonprofits, using discounts to get work done is essential, but it’s important to remember to show your gratitude.
Thanking businesses for their discounts is a great way to maintain solid relationships and keep getting deals in the future! Companies that offer discounts to nonprofits often do so with the expectation of a bit of goodwill in return. This can come from positive online reviews, following them on social media, or even patronizing their business outside your work. Another great way to show appreciation is by advertising their business at your events or offering free tickets to cocktail parties or dinners.
Why do Nonprofits Get a Discount?
Let’s explore why nonprofits receive special treatment in their pricing. Although nonprofits can turn a profit, these funds are called a surplus and must be reinvested into the organization. Knowing that their donations aren’t going to line the pockets of a CEO is important to many donors, even if that donor is a CEO himself. Businesses also want to create a positive image for themselves in the community and their online presence. Involving themselves in charitable causes is a great way to do that by attending events or having their logo linked to nonprofits.
Nonprofits are organizations that may receive a special discounted rate on many products or services. These rates, however, come with some requirements that many for-profit companies don’t have to meet. Nonprofits can only make money from their surplus funds and must reinvest them back into the organization – any profits earned go towards funding other nonprofits or general community outreach efforts. Because of this requirement, for-profit companies may want to give a nonprofit a discount to gain positive image points within their physical and online communities.
Getting The Deal
You know the old saying, “It’s not what you know, but who you know.” Well, it’s just as accurate in the nonprofit world. And there are lots of ways to find out who knows whom.
Working with a business related to your cause is a great way to connect with someone influential in making decisions about donations. For example, if your organization helps women and children escape abusive relationships, then a law firm headed up by some powerful women might be interested in offering free legal advice for pro bono cases from time to time. Or an advertising CEO who grew up on the same street as your organization might be more likely to offer financial support for after-school programs in their neighborhood–especially ones where kids can get a hot meal and some quality tutoring.
Don’t forget that you don’t have to limit yourself to businesses related to your cause. You can also reach out to people with a heart for giving back. Sometimes, it takes a personal connection or an interesting story to get someone on board with your cause. So don’t be afraid to start networking! The more people you meet, the more chances you have to get that discount and secure some funding for your organization.
Businesses that offer discounts to nonprofits have many more reasons to do so than just a tax write-off. Your nonprofit reaching out to them may start building a stronger community together.
Wrap Up
Nonprofits must remember to show gratitude when they get business discounts. Companies that offer these discounts often expect some goodwill in return, which can come from positive online reviews, following them on social media, or even patronizing their business outside your work.
Another great way to show appreciation is by advertising their business at your events or offering free tickets to cocktail parties or dinners. Reaching out to companies related to your cause is a great way to connect with someone influential in making decisions about donations.
Nonprofits can also reach out to people with a heart for giving back. Sometimes, it takes a personal connection or an interesting story to get someone on board with your cause. So don’t be afraid to start networking! The more people you meet, the more chances you have to get that discount and secure some funding for your organization.
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