While academic programs and instructors at public institutions are being eliminated, alumni associations are increasing their staffs and gearing up their fundraising appeals. More events are being held in order to solicit their alumni. As a result, alumni associations are increasing their budgets to include banners, other event signage, and branding items. Before starting Banners on a Roll® with my partner, Brad Lehrer, I was a professional, nonprofit fundraiser. Consequently, I understand that alumni associations walk a fine line. They must host events and distribute printed materials which not only spread their appeal messages effectively, and, at the same time, they must assure their donors that the school is not spending too much of its money directly on the events and promotional materials. Donors want to make a difference in the lives of students; they don’t want to donate to the operational budget, which pays for services such as heating the buildings and cleaning the common areas on campuses. Alumni associations are developing programs to achieve their fundraising goals. Often supplies such as banners, table skirting, and stickers are purchased in order to host effective events. That’s where Banners on a Roll® can help. Give us a call to discuss your objectives, and we’ll work with you to meet your goals. Our years of experience working with nonprofits will benefit your organization by providing the most effective items for your events while working within your budget constraints. We enjoy developing fundraising campaigns, and we’re good at thinking outside the box to make an effective branding statement.

What a challenge alumni associations face! Not only are you scurrying to generate funds for your schools from alumni, but also you are competing with other nonprofits organizations across the country, which are also facing budget cuts. But you are not alone. Banners on a Roll® is here to work with you to host effective events which result in increased alumni donations. Feel free to give us a call, and we look forward to discussing your plans with you.

With 24 years in the promotional print and advertising business, Banners on a Roll® is going and growing with social media.

When we started Banners on a Roll, we made a commitment to create a people-centric company that understands the value of promotional products and how they make your brand, your event, your marketing efforts come to life. We created a brand and buying experience to understand our clients’ needs and reflect our belief that people matter most. To us that means that our top priorities are to serve our customers, care for our employees and educate our customers to become savvy consumers.

This is why we are embracing social media. It is a natural extension of who we are and enables us to both serve and educate our customers better than ever. It gives us new media-driven, socially-enabled avenues to connect and engage with people in our space. Customers can contact us via email, chat, and phone, and now you can Tweet us or find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

By sharing our story and providing real-life examples of how banners are used at events on YouTube or by getting creative with Banners on a Roll on Slideshare we are unlocking our content to educate and to be shared, viewed and commented on by anyone.

We look forward to growing, connecting and engaging with you.

It’s so easy to imagine ways to use Banners on a Roll: table skirting, signage at community service events and fundraisers, backdrops for photos, and barriers to cordon off special areas.  All sorts of organizations can use Banners on a Roll. Corporations can use them not only in the community to brand events, but also for in-house activities such as company picnics, annual meetings, and conferences.  Non-profits can use Banners on a Roll at orientations, fundraisers, and banquets. Colleges and universities, additionally, can use Banners on a Roll at alumni and athletic events.

To get more information…either email me, susan@bannersonaroll.com, or call us today at 800-786-7411.

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It’s amazing how vivid such artistry can be … making it look as if the bottle is protruding out of the truck.

Don’t be fooled by this enormous looking canvas tote bag. It’s still a truck.

Those Pepsi bottles must be magnetic hanging from the ceiling like that. I wonder how the drink tastes ….

This guy looks like he’s about to play a mean game of “Semi-Truck Tug-of-War”.

That is one big mobile aquarium. Hopefully somebody fed the fish today.

A giant’s book collection. Try hefting one of those books. Now that’s a tough read!

Those Pringles look toxic considering the state of the inside of that semi. Burnt to a crisp.

In the pursuit of similarly thinking of creative ways to visually communicate a brand’s message or to promote products, we created a video. You can watch it here.