Scrap Gold Fundraiser

Can your group benefit from a financial windfall? How much do you need? How would you use it? Let’s talk about what a scrap gold fundraiser can do for your organization.

Organizations need money. This includes local churches, schools, clubs, teams and other non-profits. Extra funds could be used to cover operating costs or finance a special purchase or project.

Whatever the purpose, fundraising can help your organization meet its financial goals. Does your group need money? Contact Midlands Gold for help with your cash for gold fundraiser.

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What is Scrap Gold?

“Scrap gold” is a general term for jewelry (mostly) that is damaged or unwanted. Common examples of scrap jewelry are broken necklaces, out of fashion charm bracelets and old high school rings. Lots of people have some scrap gold, because jewelry breaks, and styles and preferences change.

Basically, the term “scrap gold” is shorthand. It doesn’t necessarily exclude platinum and silver jewelry; we buy all of these precious metals. “Scrap” simply means the jewelry is broken, unused or unwanted. We say “gold”, because gold is the classic jewelry metal.

What is a Scrap Gold Fundraiser?

Scrap gold fundraisers are called “cash for gold fundraisers” and “gold buying fundraisers” too. They’re simple to set up and easy to run. Additionally, they can provide significant monetary assistance to your organization. It’s one of the best fundraising ideas for important reasons, which we’ll cover.

As a local gold buyer, Midlands Gold buys precious metals from the public. Clients bring their items to us, and we buy their items for top dollar. Your gold buying fundraiser will work similarly, except your donors bring their items to you, and we buy all of those items from you.

Hosting a Scrap Gold Fundraiser

Hosting a scrap gold fundraiser involves four basic steps: promotion, donation, collection and transaction. First, you promote the event. Then your supporters donate; you collect their donations. Afterward, Midlands Gold purchases all items from you for a great price.

The result: ideally, your group gains a large sum of money to meet its financial objectives and accomplish its goals.

Step 1: Promotion

A good promotion plan is key. The methods you use should fit your audience. This includes your usual audience as well as other people whom you hope to reach.

There are many free ways to engage your supporters and members. Your promotion activities should include email announcements and social media posts. You can publish blog posts, send direct mail, and solicit local media interest too.

Step 2: Donation & Collection

Your supporters will join the effort by donating their scrap gold and silver. The majority of items donated will be gold jewelry. However, all precious metals are welcome, as well as coins, bars, dental gold and silver sets.

There are several points to consider about this step, and we can discuss them with you. In any case, it’s important to appoint one or more trustworthy people to collect and hold the items. This reassures your supporters and ensures that all donations are used to support your group.

Step 3: Transaction

Your fundraiser may last for three days or four weeks. That’s another matter which we can discuss with you. Nonetheless, when the event has ended, or at regular intervals throughout its duration, Midlands Gold will purchase the donated items.

We’ll come to you, and we’ll examine, sort, weigh and evaluate the items in front of you. After calculating a value, Midlands Gold will pay your organization for the precious metals you collected.

We offer multiple payment options.

4 Big Benefits of Gold Fundraisers

Cash for gold fundraisers offer at least four distinct advantages over other common fundraising methods.

1. Everybody Has Scrap Gold

Broken necklaces, old rings and orphaned earrings are ubiquitous. Lots of people have these scrap gold jewelry items. They clutter jewelry boxes. They sit, forgotten, in dresser drawers. People don’t know what to do with them.

2. Scrap Gold is Easy to Donate

In many cases, your supporters aren’t using it, don’t need it and won’t miss it. Therefore, they’ll donate it readily and painlessly. Parting with an unwanted necklace is easier than handing over precious cash.

3. Scrap Gold is Valuable

Gold is valuable, even in small amounts. The average donor might give $10 or $20 to a typical fundraiser. Yet even a small gold necklace is worth much more than this. So scrap gold offers the potential to raise more money.

4. Gold Fundraisers are Simple

Scrap gold fundraisers don’t require lots of preparation or elaborate setups. You won’t have to recruit a bunch of volunteers to run it either. Besides simple promotional tasks, you only need one or two people to oversee the donations.

Fundraising with Midlands Gold

Hopefully, you can see the potential here. These fundraisers are easy for you and your supporters. Moreover, they can be a financial boon for your team, club or other group. Midlands Gold will help you make the most of your event.

Get started by calling us at 803‑272‑GOLD. Tell us about your organization, your audience and your goals. We’ll answer your questions, discuss your options and help you hold your own successful scrap gold fundraiser.

Gold Fundraisers Q&A

We’re glad you asked. Learn more about Midlands Gold on our About Us page.

The market prices of gold, platinum and silver fluctuate daily, like stock prices. Our purchase price will be based on the total value of all items, according to the market rate for that day. We will be happy to discuss specifics with you in person.

No. We value our clients and seek to exceed your expectations. Therefore, Midlands Gold does not engage in lowball offers, haggling or tricks of any sort. We simply examine your items carefully to ascertain value and then extend our best offer to you.

Scrap gold fundraisers can be used successfully by a variety of groups:

* Churches
* Clubs
* Fraternal Organizations
* Youth Sports Leagues
* Charities

Most organizations have never considered holding a scrap jewelry fundraiser. You may not have even heard of the idea before now. However, this fundraising idea can be a great option for your organization. Midlands Gold is the first local gold buyer to offer a fundraising service, and we are deeply committed to your success. Call us at 803-272-GOLD to get started.

It depends. How many donors do you anticipate? How quickly can you notify all of them? Does your group meet regularly, or will people have to make a special trip to bring in their items? We can discuss these and other factors when you call us to work out the details of your scrap gold fundraiser.

Midlands Gold buys gold, platinum and silver of all kinds. Chiefly, that includes jewelry, coins, bars, antique silver sets and dental gold. Scrap gold jewelry will make up the bulk of what your contributors give. However, we will gladly accept all of these items and pay you a great price for them.

An appointment with a typical client lasts 15 to 30 minutes. However, your fundraiser should yield far more items than the typical customer brings in at once. So more time will be required for us to sort, test, weigh and evaluate the items. Likewise, Midlands Gold is required by SC law to itemize each piece that we buy (on a transaction record).

Overall, the process could take a couple of hours. However, we offer you the option of stopping by multiple times during your fundraiser. This offers you several benefits:

1. It breaks the buying process into bite-size pieces.
2. You can turn those raw donations into funds, as you go.
3. You can share the progress of your fundraising efforts with your audience.
4. It saves you from having to hold a lot of precious metals at once.

We can discuss these and other factors when you call us to work out the details of your scrap gold fundraiser.

When looking for a reputable professional, it helps to compare options when you’re not sure who to choose. So feel free to Compare Midlands Gold to our competitors.

If you have questions about jewelry, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Jewelry.

If you have questions about coins, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Coins & Rounds.

If you have questions about bullion bars, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Bars & Ingots.

If you have questions about antique silver, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Silver Sets.

If you have questions about dental gold, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Dental Gold.

If you have questions about selling your gold, we invite you to call us at 803-272-GOLD or visit our page about Selling Your Gold.