Home > What Our Members Say > Associations, Clubs & Charities
Australian clubs and associations rely upon cash generated from membership sales, sponsorships and fundraising to survive. There are challenges that all clubs and associations face when implementing a strategy that allows increase in revenue and reduction in fixed expenses so more money can be invested into the club.
Many Australian clubs, associations and charities have turned to Bartercard to help solve these problems by creating income generating, cash saving strategies. They're using Bartercard to sell unsold advertising space, sponsorship packages and tickets. With the trade dollars they've generated, they're saving cash by offsetting some of their expenses using Bartercard for costs associated with functions, raffle prizes, merchandise and the equipment needed to run successfully.
Hear how clubs and associations are using Bartercard...
![]() |
Richard Clarke - NZ Breakers“We have made our sponsorship work by having it integrated at every level of our business – we have core expenses such as printing and catering that we have been able to source suppliers directly via Bartercard, our venues have been able to accept trade dollars as part of their fees as they have been able to cover some of their direct costs on trade dollars, and our staff and players have assisted in cash conversion through using the Bartercard network for personal expenditure. We have also been able to help add value to our other sponsors while cash converting, by sourcing marketing opportunities via Bartercard and on selling these to other sponsors.” |
![]() |
|
|
||
|
|
Gold Coast Titans"Applying Bartercard to our club has saved us thousands of dollars. Almost anything is available on Bartercard. Business is diverse these days and looking at alternative non-cash solutions works particularly well. My recommendation to other clubs is to use Bartercard...it has worked for us." |
|
|
|
||
|
|
Daniel Herbert - Queensland Reds"At Queensland Rugby we are very encouraged by the number of avenues we can utilise within Bartercard and the new relationships we can form with suppliers and new sponsorship partners. Bartercard is more than just a business tool – it’s a stand-alone business strategy that effectively benefits all levels of our code, from the elite and flagship Queensland Reds team all the way through to the community clubs at the game’s grass roots. |
|
|
|
||
|
|
Roger Phillips - Australian Rainforest Foundation"Bartercard has enabled us to not only buy goods and services using trade dollars, but has resulted in an ongoing business relationship with key suppliers we may not have found outside the Bartercard community.We have used Bartercard for our website and ongoing PR here in Australia and in the UK" |
|
|
|
Karen Descovich - Hear and Say- Centre for deaf children“Bartercard is a real compliment to fundraising in the charity sector. We view our Bartercard income as a valuable component to our business.The benefits of being a member of Bartercard to us are twofold. We’re exposed to new business partnering opportunities through Bartercard’s various networking events, and we are able to purchase products on Bartercard that we can cash convert by selling at our live and silent auctions. |
![]() |
|
|
||
|
|
Terry Woodward - NSW Country Rugby Union Executive Officer, NSW Country Rugby Club
“Bartercard has been a fantastic additional revenue stream for our association. The main areas that we utilise Bartercard is our representative team programs and the purchase of merchandise for our membership packages. We spend on accommodation and transport for our respective teams, which normally takes up a large part of our annual cash budget. |
![]() |
|
|
||
|
|
Dave Emblem - Blue Tongues Ice Hockey"We wouldn't have a team if it wasn't for the support of Bartercard. Bartercard has had a major impact on our club. Since joining Bartercard, we have successfully gained sponsors and sold various membership packages to Bartercard members. The income we receive from the sponsorship arrangements and membership sales assist us by providing the necessary working capital we require to operate our club." |
![]() |
So if you're looking to...
...and if you'd like to...
Tap into Bartercard's 20,000 businesses. Your next potential member, sponsor or donor could be right around the corner. Call Bartercard today on 1300 BARTER (1300 227 837) or click here to contact us