When most people think of promotional product advertising they think about using it in business, but promotional product advertising is a great way to draw attention to every aspect of the community.
Since you can use promotional products in any way you want, they work well for promoting whatever you want. It can be a particular cause or a way to raise funds. Many organizations already do this sort of thing. Just look at the breast cancer pink ribbon. that is one example.
You will be able to entice more money for your organization with rewarding people for their donation. You can have a few different types of merchandise made to bear your charity logo for this. When you get a donation of a certain amount the person would then be given an item from that group designated to reward that amount. There are many different products that can be used this way. For example if you give a nice beach set for a decent donation, you will have someone who is happy to receive the set of large towels, a couple of fold out chairs, and two ball caps. Later when they have this out at the beach, a lot of people will see it and think about your organization.
Instead of trying to get bigger donations with fancy products you can send somethings for thanking people. Especially if you are trying to get them to repeat the donation that they made the year before. If you send someone something that they will want to use, like a promotional shopping bag, they will be grateful. Especially if you make the bag decently sturdy and very nice looking.
Every big charity uses promotional items to promote themselves. They know it is a good way to thank people that have donated and inspire them to give again. they also know that it is a good way to get the name out in the world. You have probably seen some of the nice umbrellas and shopping bags that the one of the animal preservation charities gives to people. they have wonderful pictures of animals and are good looking. you can do the same thing on a smaller scale.
There are some desirable custom promotional products that people will give money to have. You could design some cute printed visors for all of your helpers during your fund raising effort.
