Publishing Companies That Print Fundraising Cookbooks
Raising money for your organization can feel like a daunting task. One way for members of the organization to contribute is to publish a cookbook to sell. Cookbooks and celebrity chefs have grown in popularity. A few chefs within your organization can set the stage for a quality, valued cookbook. Homemade recipes, especially ones handed down from generation to generation, interests food lovers, and most people like the recognition of having their dish featured in a local cookbook. The money raised can help support your organization's mission, and if promoted well, can be extremely profitable.
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Function
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Publishing a cookbook for your organization is an effective way to raise money for a worthy cause. Schools, churches, civic organizations, PTOs, retirement communities, school bands and culinary schools have used these publishing services to create quality cookbooks for fundraising. Families have used this service to create family recipe books that have an enduring heirloom quality.
Features
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You can find several reputable cookbook publishers online, and working with one of these web-based publishers is a straightforward process. Most fundraising cookbook publishers have technology that allows several contributing members of the organization to type up their recipes online and then submit it for publication. Most have a full complement of tools available to organizations to help promote and market their finished products. These fundraising publishing websites also have a selection of design ideas to customize the cookbook to fit the organization's style. They also host a variety of designs for cover art, dividers and recipe pages. A graphic arts department can customize the cover. Sometimes original artwork can be submitted and incorporated into the overall design of the book. And they send you a free sample copy before they print your order, so you have an opportunity to examine the finished product and give final approval. Online cookbook publishers include Cookbook Publishers, Fundcraft Publishing and Morris Press Cookbooks.
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Considerations
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Most books sell for $7-16, and the cost to produce book is about half of that. Volume orders receive more of a profit margin than small orders, but remember: The organization will need to front the money to purchase the finished books. So it's best to have a firm idea how many potential buyers your organization has and a plan on how to promote sales of the book
Time Frame
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Production of the cookbook can take 35-80 days depending upon how complex the order, how many recipes are included, and cover art design, and the publisher's workload. Most books need to be typeset, which is a longer process. Books printed with online technology can be turned around in as little as 30-45 days. How long it takes the organization to make choices involving design, to select recipes, and to decide on amounts to order can be highly variable, and is largely dependant upon the individuals running the project. It's best to allow at least six weeks to put a cookbook together before factoring in production of the actual book.
Benefits
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With a good plan in place, and committed members of your organization working on the project, a fundraising cookbook can be quite a financial success. Many fundraising cookbook publishers indicate a profit of between $1,000-10,000 for cookbooks. Additionally, the organization's members feel a sense of ownership and pride by having their recipes published and honored. A community cookbook has appeal to the community that creates it, which can bring a high success rate for raising money.
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