I just signed a 3 year contract with our catalog fundraising company, and had no issues about it. The company is a smaller, fairly local company and the owner prides himself on having the best customer service and products on the market. I'm not worried at all that they will feel like they don't have to take care of us. I have been very upfront as to what I expect out of them. I also made it clear why I "fired" the other catalog fundraising company that we had used in the past.
The group before me set up a 2 year contract and it was a mess. I felt like they thought they had our business and didn't have to help us run a sucessful fundraiser. On the other hand, we usually sign up for our fall fundraiser almost a year before we run it. If your group has a company that they use regardless year after year, it may not be as big of a deal. You may want to consider if the incentives are worth a problems that may occur in the next 3 years and having to deal with them. If you plan on being in charge 3 years from now, it might not be as big of step than if you will be gone next year.
The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating-in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life. --Anne Morris
our fundraiser vendor is offering a 3 year contract with yearly incentivies. Please send in if your group has done this and was it okay with the following membership? thanks
