Lapel Pins Boost Fundraisers

Custom lapel pins are an excellent fund raising and promotional tool that provide an affordable but long-lasting reminder of your cause, event or organization. While they have been a classic fund raising tool for several decades, their continued prominence is just one sign of their effectiveness.

Many people associate lapel pins with the traditional ribbons, for example, the pink ribbon pin used for breast cancer awareness, or the yellow ribbon for supporting members of the United States armed services. Some associate flag pins with political figures. They all share a common root: they quickly and easily embody a message. Despite the prominence of classic ribbon pins, custom lapel pins allow you to tailor artwork and text to your own fund raising campaign or cause. Templates or even clip art can provide the inspiration to make your custom design stand out from competition.

In your fund raising efforts, custom lapel pins serve many purposes. The fund raiser item serves as an immediate cash boost. Affordably priced, they act as an impulse item that can quickly raise revenue through volume sales at high traffic areas such as malls, or outside shopping centers and grocery stores.

Each custom lapel pin sale serves as further advertising for your group or cause. With a distinctive pin, you can promote discussion and word of mouth advertising as donors are asked about the item on their lapel. They also serve as a constant reminder of your cause to the donor. Whether placed on a shirt, or used to decorate a coat, handbag or backpack, pins are prominently displayed, generating far more exposure and “eyeball views” than other fund raising “thank you” items.

A custom lapel pin can be a simple design, for instance a company logo or a recognizable symbol, or it can boast a far more intricate design. For recurring fund raising events, adding the date will allow your organization to reuse artwork and boost repeat sales.

Because of the variety of designs and styles available, lapel pins can be used for any number of causes or organizations. Athletic groups, for example, can offer them displaying baseballs, hockey sticks or football helmets. Fund raising for a library can use artwork displaying books. A teacher’s organization may choose a design that uses books, pencils, or an apple. Art groups can use the pin to show off a member’s work, or unite under a common symbol like the paint brush or palette.

In addition to attractive advertising or generating cash sales, the custom lapel pin can be used as a reward for a certain level of donation or service to the organization. These can feature distinctive artwork, reward individuals with a title, or even feature embellishments like inlaid stones. Different levels of donation could earn donors different pin colors, ranks or titles.

As you can see, there are a number of ways to use custom lapel pins in your fund raising efforts. If you are in need of some great ideas, but not sure where to start – pick up the phone and contact a designer today!