Fund Raising Ideas for Groups in the New Millennium!
Charity Credit Card
Affinity credit cards are offers made to people with like
interests and causes. When Bank of America acquired MBNA, they gained
possession of an affinity marketing expert. Bank of America now has an
assortment of charity credit card offers that donate to your designated cause
each time you use your credit card.
One of the longest standing affinity programs Bank of America has
is with Ducks Unlimited. To date, Ducks Unlimited the leader in wetlands and
waterfowl conservation, has received over $50 million in donations. The Ducks
Unlimited World Points Mastercard has no annual fee and 0% APR for the first
twelve billing cycles. Depending on your credit worthiness, the Ducks Unlimited
World Points Mastercard has a regular interest rate as low as 7.9%.
Another Bank of America charity credit card is the Anne Geddes
Visa Platinum Card in which a percentage of each purchase you make with your
credit card is contributed to the Anne Geddes Philanthropic Trust. This
organization works toward the prevention of child abuse and neglect. This is
also a no fee card and offers 1.9% APR for the first six billing cycles.
Bank of America also has available a charity credit card for the
Make-A-Wish foundation which grants wishes to children with major medical or
life-threatening illnesses. The Make-A-Wish Visa Platinum charges no yearly fee
and has a six month introductory interest rate of 1.9% APR.
Please take note that most affinity cards charge a higher interest
rate than many other card offers. If youre not one to pay your entire balance
each month, you may want to use caution should you take this avenue to make
your donation. These offers do, however, give you many of the same rewards as
regular reward credit card offers that allow you to earn bonus points for
retail purchases and airline miles.
Choosing a charity credit card is a matter of choice. If youre
looking for a new card and would like to donate to these causes, this is an
easy way to make your contribution.
Article written by Bradley Carson
Bradley Carson is the
webmaster and editor of Apply Online For a Credit Card at
http://www.cards-king.com, a website
created to bring concise credit card information and to introduce credit card
offers from premier financial institutions. See Brads current recommendations
of Charity Credit Cards at
http://www.cards-king.com/categories/charity.
Further Reading About Charitable Giving...
Helping Childrens
Charities With Your Credit Card
Many charities are automating the
practice of receiving donations by launching their own credit cards backed by
major banks.
How
to Increase Your Income, Lower Your Taxes and Help Your Favorite
Charity
A charitable gift annuity is a combination of a gift to charity
and an annuity. For older people, annuity rates may be 8%, 9% or even higher.
Since part of the annuity payment is a tax free return of principal, the gift
annuity may provide you with a substantial income. The combination of partially
tax free income and the initial charitable deduction makes this planning device
attractive.
Charity
Wristbands
Charity wristbands give instant recognition to fight for a
cause.
Fundraiser Raffle Ideas
People enjoy
getting a chance to win something, so here are a some easy fundraiser raffle
ideas to boost your fundraising efforts.
Stress Relief Through
Charity
One of the best ways to relieve yourself from the stresses in
life is by giving to others. When you help others it takes the focus off of you
and your problems and shifts the focus to the needs of others.

