Fundrai$ing Opportunity
WORD IMPACT * P.O. Box 4051 * Bluefield, WV 24701 * wordimpact[at]excite[dot]com
Sell color or black & white copies of WI &
Raise Funds for your Organization
or Capital for your Business!!!

(Note: All prices listed below are subject to change according to printing/shipping costs.)

(For black & white pricing info, see Purchasing Copies.)

Color
(If insufficient support is obtained for the 25,000 color copies, 1,000 black & white copies will be printed.)

(Note: The prices listed below are the projected prices for printing &shipping the 7th edition. Inflation may push the actual costs higher.)

   Presently, I'm seeking wholesale purchasers across the nation who, collectively, can purchase 25,000 color copies of the 7th edition for the price of 15.04¢ each plus shipping. Printing is slated to be done on #30 newsprint, 4/4 color process, printed by Integra Graphix, Inc.—David Kunkle, Agent, dave@printintegra.com. Copies will be 24 pages, 8-1/4” X 10-3/4,” and will have a 75¢ price printed onto the cover.
   The goal is to establish an ever-increasing nationwide customer support base capable of sustaining the publishing and expansion of this magazine on a regular basis. As circulation increases, printing costs, and therefore the cost per copy, will decrease.

   BEFORE ANY PAYMENTS WILL BE REQUESTED: The complete contents of the 7th edition will be posted on the Web for all potential wholesale purchasers and advertisers to see. Once everyone approves, the purchasers and advertisers will be instructed to send their payment directly to WORD IMPACT, made out to Ad Spread Collective. Once a set *deadline has been given and all payments have been received, after said deadline, no refunds will be given because that would cause unfair delay to all other participants.
   (*Note: The deadline for all payments will be set when enough advertisers have been found to fill all 12 ad spaces, enough purchasers have been acquired to order the 25,000 copies, and when everyone approves the 7th edition's content. At this stage of development, WORD IMPACT is not published on a regular basis.)

Option 1: Bulk-Wholesale Purchasing

   Entities in various locales would purchase copies in quantities of 5,000. Cost: 5,000 shipped to any contiguous state = $1,002, or 20.04¢ per copy. Participants could sell wholesale to other resellers or retail to consumers. (Participants could even sell at only 25¢ and still make a profit!!!)
   I am especially seeking progressive activist entities interested in raising funds for their causes. Multiple entities in the same locale could form a bulk-wholesale purchasing chapter, combining their money to purchase the 5,000 copies, wherein the copies could be shipped to a singular location and picked up by the entities in quantities relative to the amount the entities have individually paid.
   The participants could "pre-sell" the copies beforehand, probably most effectively by soliciting their current supporters. Literature will be provided that they could copy and circulate (see below).

Option 2: Wholesale Purchasing

   Entities would each purchase copies in 100-copy units for $25 per unit (25¢ per copy), shipped to them in priority postal boxes. Again, participants could "pre-sell" the copies beforehand. These copies would be shipped directly from WORD IMPACT headquarters.

   Suggestion for both Option 1 & 2 participants: When retailing to consumers, sell one copy for 75¢, two for a dollar.

To Get Started

   If you are interested in raising funds by becoming a bulk-wholesale or wholesale purchaser of color copies or a wholesale purchaser of black & white copies, you can get started by placing your desired contact info inside the bottom, right box of the flyer below (under "Mail this form to the entity below. Sales from this form benefit:").
   In order to do this, right-click on the flyer and select "Copy." (You can also receive an e-mail attachment of this flyer in Microsoft Publisher 2002.) Next, open a word processor program (such as Microsoft Publisher, Word, etc.), paste the form into said program, and resize it to the maximum size that your printer can print out onto a 8-1/2" X 11" sheet of paper. Then just use a text frame to include your contact info in the bottom, right box as was just mentioned. (Make sure your contact info allows customers to return the form to you.)
   After that, print out as many copies as you wish and distribute them to potential customers. Interested customers will return the forms to you and you can use the response to determine the quantity of 25-copy-black&-white or 100-copy color units you'll need--unless you choose the 5,000-copy bulk-wholesale option, that is.
   When you feel that you have acquired all the orders that you can, contact wordimpact[at]excite.com and relay the quantity of units you desire.
   (Note: If customers order color copies but not enough for the 25,000, they'll be asked if they wish to switch to black & white.)

   IN CLOSING: Remember, though there is no definite deadline, the sooner all interested parties respond and work to make it happen, the sooner everyone involved will have a perpetual means not only to raise funds, but also to spread vital news and info to the masses.

Let's make it happen!
--Keith

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