EFA Birthday Bash Extravaganza Raffle!!

This is soooo exciting. As promised....we will are holding a raffle for those shops that have registered for the coupon and/or volunteered to help with the promotion prior to 8-8-08. Some shops created beautiful treasuries and others helped by donating a prize. Whatever your contribution towards making the kick-off a success, we thank you! You will also receive one extra ticket for your efforts!

Please look over the list,if there are any discrepancies, convo me by Sunday 8/17/08. The Raffle will be held the following week and winners notified by email. Please see thisblog post for more information about the raffle for the list of prizes, etc.

Good luck everyone!!!

Tacky Handmade

More Prizes for the Bday Bash Kickoff Raffle!!!!

We've made the next hump so we are adding another runner up prize. We only had two but now we have three runne up prizes!!!!

So now, the prizes are:

GRAND PRIZE: $50 donation to the charity of your choice, plus a mini tote bag with your banner printed on the front (along with EFA's banner) - handmade by Midnightrabbits, plus one weeks paid advertising for your shop and the birthday bash, including graphics design!!AT

AT LEAST THREE RUNNER UP PRIZES of one weeks paid advertising for your shop and the birthday bash, including graphic designs!!

20 more entries and we will add in another prize!!!!!!

More info on the raffle here.

Etsy for Animals Birthday Bash

Esty for Animals is soon to be celebrating it's 1st birthday, with a mega birthday bash. Join in the celebration, be part of this awesome fortnight.
Want to get involved?
If you are an EFA member-You can be a participating shop by agreeing to give discount of 20% plus, to customers throughout the EFA fortnight, contact the Bday Bash Committee at promotions-at-EFAArtistsHelpingAnimals-dot-org or convo Sue at http://tackyhandmade.etsy.com/.
Also check out a sample of wonderful prizes donated by generous EFA members:
The Bday Bash Committee is working hard to make this a HUGE success. There will be plenty of advertising outside of Etsy. We're going to make it THE event of the year. Participating Stores will benefit from this, as it will bring lots of lovely browsers/buyers your way. Don't delay. Contact us today!
There will be games and contests throughout the 2 weeks, with awesome prizes, and lots of FUN for everyone. spread the word, join in, be a participating store!!!!!!!!!!!! be where the action is!

Birthday Bash Extravaganza News ~ Raffle Ends in just a Few Days!!

Only a few more days to get in on the Raffle for the Birthday Bash Extravaganza!!

Announcing the exciting raffle prizes!

GRAND PRIZE: $50 donation to the charity of your choice, plus a mini tote bag with your banner printed on the front (along with EFA's banner) - handmade by Midnightrabbits, plus one weeks paid advertising for your shop and the birthday bash, including graphics design!!

AT LEAST TWO RUNNER UP PRIZES of one weeks paid advertising for your shop and the birthday bash, including graphic designs!!

Convo Tackyhandmade (the Recruiting Director of the promo) or email us at promotions [at] EFAArtistsHelpingAnimals.org before Midnight (Eastern US Time) on August 8, 2008 (a few more days to go!!!) to be entered in the Raffle!!

Sue/tackyhandmade and El/elephantdance have been working hard to organize the EFA Birthday Bash. This promotion is based on a 20% coupon that can be redeemed from September 15-30. Currently, we have about 60 members that have agreed to accept the coupon - we need more stores to accept the coupon to make this promotion a success.

The customer will need the coupon to get the discount so if we don't get you the customer, you don't discount your item. But if we do get you the customer, you've gotten one more customer that you may have never have reached. So, sign up today.

By signing up to accept the coupon, you will be entered in our raffle which will end on August 8 - just a couple days away. We will have at least three prizes. We have many events and advertising programs to spread the word so all we need is you to make this a success.

Calling All Participants for the EFA Birthday Bash Extravaganza

ENTER THE RAFFLE NOW for some exciting prizes!!!
Deadline: August 8, 2008 E.S.T.

How? Convo elephantdance or tackyhandmade with your email address and let them know that you will be participating in the birthday bash Extravaganza by August 8 and you will be entered to win some great prizes made by your fellow EFA members. If you've already indicated that you'll participate and/or volunteer, you have already been entered in the raffle! Don’t be late, because the prizes are very, very nice! Prizes will be posted soon.

• How many raffle tickets do I get? You get one ticket for signing up to participate. You can get a bonus ticket if you offer to help us with this great promotion. We need lots of volunteers to make this promotion a success!

• What’s this birthday bash? Hello EFA, are you ready for the largest promotion ever offered through our team? Our First Birthday Party!! Celebrate the EFA team store’s first birthday by accepting an EFA coupon from September 15-30. When the coupon is redeemed you provide a 20% (or more) discount to your customer.
  
  So, you don’t have to jump thru hoops, or walk on lit candles…no, we wouldn’t do that to you…it’s very easy…..just provide a 20% (or more) discount to your customers who redeem the EFA coupon.
  
  We are looking for at least 50% participation, and who knows it can me much larger!! All EFAer’s coming together for our first annual celebration of the EFA Team Store! How cool is that!
  
  Imagine, our customers being able to use coupons in 250 or more shops and receive huge discounts off their products. The benefits are very obvious: the EFA shop will generate more business and so will we, the members! The best benefit of all is that the animals will truly benefit from more donations. The busier we are, the more we can help benefit the animal charities.
  
  It’s a win – win situation for all!

• How will the coupon work? The coupon will be good for at least 20% off the entire purchase at any participating EFA member store. Only one coupon per store per customer but the coupon may be used by the same customer in as many stores as the customer desires. The coupon does not applying to shipping charges.
  
  If you do not want some of your items on sale during the coupon redemption period (Sept 15 - 30), you may de-list those items during that time. However, all items listed in the shop must be eligible for the coupon.
  
  The coupon will be posted on the EFA Blog so that customers may download the coupon. In addition, each participating EFA member will be assigned a coupon code (for tracking purposes). This code will be included on all coupons the particular store distributes. So, provide your customers, friends, and families with your coupons!
  
  Although each store will be assigned a coupon code, that particular coupon code may be redeemed at any participating EFA member store.
  
  The EFA store will also be handing out EFA coupons as well!
  
  The coupon will instruct the customer to include the coupon code in Note to Seller. The customer then has the option of paying and being refunded the 20% or may wait for a revised invoice.

• How is the birthday party being promoted?
  
  Prizes: There will also be exciting prizes for those customers who use the coupons (no purchase necessary) and great prizes to the shops that generate the most redeemed coupons…fun…fun…fun…!!
  
  EFA Team Store: In less than a year, the EFA Team store has sold over 499 and has received over 1200 hearts! Because the EFA Team Store will be handing out and participating in the Birthday Party Celebration, you'll be exposed to many many animal loving EFA team store customers!
  
  EFA September Monthly Challenge: The monthly theme will correspond to the birthday party bash and prizes will be awarded!
  
  EFA Blog: The EFA blog will be the headquarters of this birthday party bash.
  
  Treasuries: Treasuries of participating EFA members will be created to promote this celebration.
  
  Advertising: EFA will be advertising this Promotion inside and outside of Etsy, which could bring in more new customers to our shops, to EFA and to find out what we are doing to benefit the animals through our TEAM.

• How can I help?
  These are just ideas on what we need help on but please don't be shy. Have an idea for the promotion? Can you help? Let us know by convoing Tackyhandmade or Elephantdance.
  
  Recruiting: We need lots of participation to make this a success. Help us with recruiting!
  
  Etsy Team Cross-Promotion: If you are a member of another Etsy Team let us know. We need you to cross-promote our birthday bash!
  
  Team Grant: Help us write a team grant proposal to help fund this extravaganza!
  
  Treasuries: Are you the lucky few who can nab those treasuries? Then help us by setting up and promoting treasuries.
  
  Storque Pitches: Do you want to get noticed in the Storque? Help us with Storque Pitches.
  
  Press Releases: We need press releases in local newspapers, online blogs, online newsletters and more. You can either write the press release and/or help us find places to get us in.
  
  Advertising: Do you have advertising ideas? Let us know.
  
  Blog: Do you have a blog and willing to blog about the birthday bash?
  
  Happy First Birthday EFA, we have so much to be excited about…don’t be left behind…convo Elephantdance or Tackyhandmade NOW!

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The Birthday Bash Extravaganza is co-managed by ElephantDance, TackyHandmade, and TheFrogBag.

Help needed with September EFA shop birthday promotion!

A message from tackyhandmade:
I'm looking for some EFA members that would like to help with the EFA shop birthday promotion in September. We are going to have an EFA member wide promotion during the last two weeks of September to celebrate the first anniversary of the efa store (and perhaps the opening of the efa non-profit org!). I'm in charge of promoting, so I'd like to find people that would enjoy promoting on the Etsy forums. The committee's duties will be to advertise to get more EFA members involved in the coupons. I also need someone to compile the shops that are participating in the coupons.

Please convo me at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5632918 if you'd be willing to help.

Thanks so much!