BUSINESS MEMBERSHIP WITH REALITIES FOR CHILDREN

Gold Members

General Members

Market your Business for a Cause by Becoming a Member of Realities For Children:

To schedule a meeting to learn more about membership call 970.484.9090 or email info@RealitiesForChildren.com.

In 2009, through the cause marketing of our business members, Realities For Children continued to reach further than ever before in service for the needs of abused and neglected children in Larimer County. In addition to providing an overall marketing value presence, valued at $538,736.84 for our business members, fundraising efforts and cause, Realities For Children generated and helped to raise over a million dollars for abused, neglected and at-risk youth locally. What makes this accomplishment so amazing is that it was all done through leveraging the membership dollars versus a percentage of them. With a total gross company revenue of $308,799.05, every dollar that came in raised three dollars in service for children's needs in our community!

"Realities For Children is a very unique organization because of how it helps children and local youth organizations. Their style of leveraging our marketing dollars, to create more funds for children in need, makes more of an impact in the lives of youth in our community." Chris Otto, Principle - EKS&H

The business members of Realities For Children have helped to create a unified voice for the abused children, who cannot speak for themselves. In 2009, Larimer County Department of Human Services substantiated 436 cases of child abuse. The Larimer County Department of Human Services received over 5,500 reports of childhood abuse. The business members of Realities For Children helped to ensure that these children were provided for and did not slip through the cracks of the system. With an increase in needs and continued federal cuts in services, business membership is more important now than ever, because no child should be forgotten.

Membership Benefits:

If you are a business owner or manager we ask that you consider becoming a member of Realities For Children and make it your business to make a difference. Your membership not only benefits abused and neglected children in our community. It also benefits your business. As a member, your company will receive positive name association, community appeal and partnership with a strong group of community minded businesses as well as great advertising returns. Although the ‘ends’ of Realities For Children is to serve the unmet needs of abused children, our ‘means’ is through the marketing and promotion of local businesses. In drawing from the marketing budgets instead of charitable budgets, we create a new non-competitive revenue stream for youth in need and do so in a manner that directly benefits the business growth of our members. As a result of our cooperative style marketing, strong media partnerships and discounted advertising rates due to our purpose and mission, Realities For Children is not only able to provide a tremendous ‘bang’ for your advertising dollar, but we can also help you and your business appeal to the community to choose to do business with you. As a member of Realities For Children, you can make a difference in the lives of children in need simply by promoting your business!

Membership Advertising and Promotional Venues:

If you are a business Realities For Children provides two forms of advertising and promotion:

Member Recognition Advertising - directly displays and promotes your company name, logo, service and contact information through:

• Television Commercials through Comcast Spotlight
• Larimer County Newsprint and Magazines - Including: Lyons Recorder, Loveland Connection, Lydia's Style Magazine, Northern Colorado Business Report and Rocky Mountain Parent Magazine
• Radio Advertisements through Regent Broadcasting: K99, TRI-102.9, 102.9 The Rock, 94.3 MAX FM and 99.9 The Poing
• Internet Trafficking (over 1.5 million hits in 2008)
• Newcomers Service
• Full Color Monthly Flyer Distribution
• Full Color signage at RFC Events
• Flyer Distribution at over 100 events a year
• Membership Discount Card
• E- Newsletter Announcements
• Direct Mail
• Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
• Loveland Chamber of Commerce
• Berthoud Chamber of Commerce
• Windsor Chamber of Commerce
• North Fort Collins Business Association
• Character Fort Collins
• Business After Hours, Leads Groups and Networking Groups

Community Awareness Marketing - promotes the public and consumer support of Member Businesses

• Indoor Promotions
• Outdoor Promotions- i.e. Bus Shelters, Billboards etc.
• Coupon Mailers
• General Publicity
o Newsprint Articles
o Television Coverage
o Radio Interviews
o Guest Speaking
• Logo Usage Rights
• 3rd Party Events
• Member Sticker or Certificate

Realities For Children offers three levels of membership:

• Supporter Membership $75 per month
• General Membership $150 per month
• Gold Membership $300 per month

Membership is limited or capped at 150 businesses and is for a period of one year. Although Realities For Children, Inc. is a Colorado non-profit corporation, it is not an IRC section 501(c)3 organization. Therefore, membership fees cannot be claimed a charitable donations, however, they are generally considered a deductible advertising business expense.

For more information or to apply to become a member please fill out the member information form and fax it to 970.484.0726 and a Realities For Children representative will contact you, or call 970.484.9090 to schedule a membership meeting.  

Support Realities For Children Members

We ask that you make it your business to make a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children in our community. When you need a service or item please make certain that you choose to work with and patronize the business members of Realities For Children. You will be spending the same time and money you would anywhere else, while making a world of difference in the life of a child! When we all do a little we can accomplish a lot!

Realities For Children Member Card

One of the benefits of membership is the Realities For Children Member Card, which provides discounts and special offers from Members, to Members. These discounts are available only to Realities For Children Members upon presentation of the Member Card to participating businesses.

For more information about the Realities For Children Member Card, or to change a discount offered from your business, please contact Realities For Children at 970.484.9090.

Realities For Children Member Card Discounts & Offers

• MEMBER CARD DISCOUNTS
  The following discounts are offered from Realities For Children Members to other Business Members. Please remember to present your Member Card when utilizing these offers and note that they are subject to change.
  ·          A Spice of Life Catering 15% discount
  ·          Alacrity Personal Assistants, LLC. 10% off plus 10% will be donated back to Realities for Children, Inc.
  ·          Aqua Spas -- $1,200 off of any spa   
  ·          One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning -- 30% off regular price of $94
             for furnace tune-up
  ·          All Star Cleaning Services -- 10% off all cleaning services
  ·          AlphaGraphics -- 15% off all in-store services
  ·          Arbonne International -- Deanne Mulvihill -- 15% discount
  ·          Benjamin Franklin Plumbing -- 5% discount
  ·          Business Card Factory -- 15% discount
  ·          Carousel Dinner Theatre -- Buy 1 Get 1 Free (One per Member Card please)
  ·          Carpet Network, Scott & Monica Graham -- Carpet Network would like to offer a
             FREE floor care kit to each member who purchases one or more rooms of new
             flooring or carpet.
  ·          Chroma Apparel (Up to 3 FREE Scans)
  ·          Competent Assistance For Nonprofits - 10% discount
  ·          Designs by Andrew -- 20% off design services for your first order.
  ·          Eads & Associates -- $25 of tax preparation services
  ·          EmbroidMe -- 10% discount
  ·          Energy Solutions Unlimited -- 10% discount
  ·          EZ Keys Piano Studio -- 10% off monthly tuition for students of any age (5-105!).
             The Summer Piano Camp discount (ages 6-15) is also 10% off.
  ·          F.L.E.XX. Productions -- 15% discount on rentals to all RFC Members
  ·          Fort Collins Mortgage -- $300 Donated to the Triumph Awards for every loan closing
  ·          Fort Collins Muffler & Automotive -- 10% discount
  ·          Front Range Mortgage-- Free appraisal. $100 will be donated
             to the Triumph Awards Scholarship Fund for every referral/purchase.    
             Fossil Creek Chiropractic -- 25% discount
  ·          Garden Tool Company -- 10% discount
  ·          Gator Products --10% discount
  ·          The Group, Inc. Real Estate - Scott Beasley -- $500 towards closing costs
  ·          Hapi Skratch Entertainment -- 10% discount on any service or production job
  ·          Harmony Gardens -- 15% discount
  ·          High Fire Design -- TBD call and ask about member discount
  ·          Just Office Furniture -- 15% discount
  ·          Karate West -- 1 free introductory month (uniform not included, but offered
             at discounted rate during introductory month)
  ·          LearningRx -- 5% discount
  ·          Lotus Design -- 20% discount on design work
  ·          Many Colors Painting – Mention that you’re a Realities For Children Member!
  ·          M&E Painting -- 5% discount
  ·          MediaTech Productions -- 5-10% off up to $500
  ·          NextMedia Indoor/Outdoor, Inc. -- $50 off on shelters ONLY printing
  ·          Northern Colorado Business Report -- Receive 25% off of your subscription
             (new customers only) The typical rate is $49.97. New customers pay just $36.97.
  ·          One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning -- 30% off regular price of $94 furnace tune-up
  ·          Once Upon A Child -- $5 off any purchase of $25
  ·          OurCustomRings.com -- 25% discount
  ·          Parent Magazine -- 20% discount on top of the normal discount rate for 6 and
             12-time contracts with new advertisers
  ·          Paid Legal by Lisa Melville -- First month of membership free
  ·          Party on the Ride --10% discount
  ·          Prepaid Legal by Lisa Melville -- First month of membership FREE
  ·          Pump It Up - $100.00 off one Corporate Team Building event, 10% off private event
  ·          Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory -- 40% discount (at Foothills Mall and
             Loveland Outlet Mall locations)
  ·          See Hear Media -- 50% discount
  ·          Shoup Consulting - 10% discount for full seminar
  ·          Showcase Window Fashions -- Will meet or beat the price on a
             comparable product by an additional 5% for Realities For Children
             Members & Family
  ·          Signs by Tomorrow -- 15% discount
  ·          SurfLocal.net -- Ask for the RFC discount
  ·          The Appliance Store -- RFC VIP discount
  ·          The Group Inc., Real Estate -- Tracy Wilson & Debbie Guinn --
             $250/closing to the Triumph Awards
  ·          Tried & True Automotive & Repair -- 10% Labor Discount
  ·          The Tenfold Collective --10% discount
  ·          Vista Solutions --10% discount