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Option A:  Raise funds instantly, with zero investment.

Click here for details on how you can raise money instantly, with zero investment.

Option B:  Some Investment Required

Estimate the amount of money you can raise, with a minimal investment of money and about 60-80 hours of staff time.

It’s possible to raise between $20,000 and $2,000,000.  Usually, to raise that kind of money you’d have to hold a major event, which takes a tremendous amount of organization time, substantial up-front costs and up to a year to plan and execute.

Although we recommend starting with The Monster on Top of the Bed, a wide variety of books are available for this program. Call to discuss your needs.

Concept: Sell or market books with back covers that feature your organization, school or library. You get the books for free and sell them for between $10 and $20 each, with our assistance.

Thank you for visiting this web page. Please note that there is no “Buy Now” link on this page. I’m sure that we both prefer that we converse before you invest any money. (You are, however, invited to explore this site or to click on the order page for The Monster on Top of the Bed to buy a standard edition (back cover is not customized) copy of the book.  You’re also invited to ask me questions by phone or by filling out the form at the bottom of the page.)  Call me at (775) 453-6636 (Pacific Time) to discuss your situation. Or, sign up for my free fundraising tips.

By way of introduction, my name is Alan H. Jordan. I’m an author and I also am a principal in LB Creative, LLC Press, a company that publishes books, e-books, audio books (CDs and .mp3 files) and physical bookmarks for fundraising purposes. I have assembled a team of committed professionals. We want to help non-profits, schools and libraries prosper despite the bad economy.

I also am writing Celebrity Magic – Celebrities, their Causes and the Magic they Weave and Enjoyable Fundraising. Writing these books has provided me with insights and contacts that the average person just does not have.

High school and college students enjoy selling this book to raise funds.

This fundraising concept takes advantage of cutting-edge technology to customize the back cover (and possibly an inside page) of books to explain the value of your organization, or of a particular fundraising effort. Until recently it was not cost effective to use this technology. It is likely to enable you to raise between $20,000 and $2 million.

The organizations that will make the most money have at least two of these characteristics:

• An extensive e-mail list of “warm supporters,” people who know about the organization and believe in its goals, who would invest ten to thirty minutes of their time to help you reach your goals.
• Students or members who are willing to ask neighbors, friends, colleagues, etc. if they would be willing to buy a book, if 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the book went to support your organization.
• Is well known in your community, nationwide or world-wide.

A 30-second analysis for taking advantage of your warm-contacts e-mail list

1. What percentage of people on your “warm contacts” mailing list will buy a great children’s book that sells for between $10 and $20? _____________% (a)

2. Multiply this x the number of people on your mailing list. ____________x people (b)

= number of sales _________________ (c)

X the sales price of the book =__________ (d) your profit. (You keep 100%)

This is one of seven sources of revenue. (If you’re a school, one of the other sources is children and their parents selling the books in person and by e-mail.)

A 30-second analysis for a school district

If you’re a school district, it is likely that you will discover that you can raise over $1,000,000.  Here are some sample numbers that were taken from a letter that was sent to the Superintendent of a school district in California:

14,500 students x 40% participation = 5,800 students (and parental units) participating
+ 400 faculty members participating
= 6,200 selling units
x 7 books sold (not too hard to do, given that 100% of the proceeds goes to PUSD
= 43,400 books
+ 1,000 sales from publicity and volunteers
= 44,400 books
x $20/ book
= $888,000 revenue
+ $????? From donations which result from the drive
+ ancillary sales of other books and e-books and concurrent sales of candy, etc.
+ sales resulting from e-mails to “warm supporters”
= $1,000,000 +

Here’s how it works:

1. With our help, you sell a customized version of one or more of our books, books like  The Monster on Top of the Bed, with a customized back cover to help your organization raise funds. You sell it for $10.00 to $20.00 and keep either $10.00 or the entire $20.00, and possibly up to an extra $2.00 per book as profit.
2. The 100% profit option is the result of our getting someone else to pay for the book. They do this because it helps them to build their business. We name specific companies who will agree to do this for you, and you can execute contracts with them.
3. The extra $2.00 comes from other revenue sources that continue long after the fundraising drive is over. Here are two examples: (a) people who make donations to your organization as a result of responding to an appeal on the back cover; and (b) people who related e-books from a website that’s identified on the back cover of the book.
4. We outline the sources of income in a detailed strategy report and in a spreadsheet that you, your financial team and your legal advisers may use to project the amount of money you will raise.

We urge you to share the spreadsheet and the accompanying detailed strategy report with your accountants and your attorneys. I believe that they will respond to it in a positive way. After all, you’re selling something of value for which someone else is paying, and you get to keep the profits.

My fee is made up of two components: $997 for a starter product set and $1,000 (per location) for consulting and finding companies that will buy books on your behalf.

The $997 includes 57 copies of the customized book. 57 copies because:

• 5 to distribute to bloggers to get base publicity
• 2 to distribute to newspapers to get local coverage
• 50 to sell for $20 each.
• Once you see how easy it is to sell 50 copies of the books using the plan that’s described in the detailed strategy report, which includes partners who will underwrite many of your costs and help you to make sales, you’ll be motivated to sell thousands of books.

The location-based strategy report is a form of consulting. I charge $1,000 per location because it’s a lot of work to find the right partners for you and get them to agree to pay for the books so you can make money.

You might think of the $1,000 per location fee as “earnest money,” and like earnest money, it’s possible to put it into an escrow account to assure that you receive full value for your investment.

Why do I make this guarantee? Three reasons:

1. To make you comfortable;

2. It has taken me years to develop a variety of ways and integrate them to assure that you make at least $20,000;

3. Generic explanations don’t work. You need to see specifics. You need to confirm that the ideas not only make sense, but that the partners who will help you carry them out are practical partners.

Here’s what will happen:

1. Fill out the form below and/or call me to discuss your needs. If I feel that it is likely that you will benefit from our services, we will ask for a cheque or a charge to your credit card for $1,997, the fee for one location plus the cost of product. Your investment shows us that you are serious about raising funds.
2. After that discussion, we will prepare a preliminary strategy memo which we will discuss with you. Then, armed with your opinion, we will prepare a detailed strategy report for you. Share this with your accountant and your attorney, but you agree not to share the information with others or to use that information to compete with us.  You also agree to use our services again if you implement a follow up fundraiser that builds upon the relationships that we have established.
3. Within one month, you will receive the 57 copies of The Monster on Top of the Bed. At this point you are buying three things:
   • A detailed game plan
   • Specific names and contact information of people and companies that you will immediately recognize as practical partners. These people will have either agreed to help you carry out the strategies in my report, or be willing to further investigate it with you; and
   • 57 customized copies of one of our books like The Monster on Top of the Bed.
4. Before you say, “hogwash,” or something like that, consider these factors:
   • This is not just a “landing page.” You may explore multiple websites including this one, Max-Opp.com, and http://www.MonBed.com which provides extensive information on The Monster on Top of the Bed, including many glowing third-party reviews.
   • It’s possible for you to make much more than $20,000.
   • If The Monster on Top of the Bed does not appeal to you, we also have other books that you can use.

That’s it. There’s nothing more to say. If you’re interested, fill out the form below or call (775) 453-6636 (Pacific Time). If you’re not interested at the current moment, thank you for taking the time to read about it. Feel free to ask other people about this page and get their reactions.  Life changes, and you may find that you’ll be very interested next week.