Discount Purchasing
Bulk Up Your Buying Power!
When it comes to purchasing necessary but non-strategic products and services, most 501(c)s overpay because they:
- Don’t have staff time for in-depth sourcing, vendor vetting, and negotiating
- Have very limited bargaining power to impact the price
ACRE has both, and helps you pay less by offering:
- Free procurement services to get you the best deals possible
- Easy access to discounts through national group purchasing organizations
- Volume discounts through the combined buying power of many nonprofits
Association Cooperation Has Never Been More Lucrative
ACRE invites any association to let us know when you’re in the market for a particular product or service. When two or more associations are looking for the same thing, ACRE gauges their interest in pursuing a group discount opportunity.
ACRE then asks interested providers what kind of discounts they would offer if they could close deals with multiple associations at one time.
Providers can also initiate their own group deal, offering discounts that only apply if ACRE finds multiple associations to take the deal.
Raising The Bar On Meeting Expectations
Similar to the way Group Buying works for association services, the Group Booking program works for meeting venues.
Associations are invited to send ACRE a list of hotels where they might like to hold a meeting. When one shows up on two or more lists, ACRE gauges that hotel’s interest in offering a special group discount if more than one of them books a meeting there.
Pay Less For What You Need At A-Mart
ACRE posts current discount offers from providers on its A-MART web page, which includes:
- Current group buying and group booking opportunities.
- An opportunity for associations to seek interest from others in pursuing a discounted group purchase of particular products or services.
- An invitation for providers to place a free ad describing their services and the value they offer associations.
And if you’re looking for a deal on something that’s not currently available on A-MART, let us know and we’ll try to find one for you, free of charge.
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