Just Chillin

Groups use our brochures to sell popular consumer-based items and keep a percentage of the sales. Here's how our brochure fundraiser works:

1. Each participant receives a brochure, order form, and money collection envelope.
2. Participants ask neighbors, family, and friends to purchase items from their brochures.
3. Participants gather orders, and money is collected.
4. Participants turn in their order forms and money envelopes.
5. You deposit any brochure money in your account, and submit your order forms to us for processing.*
6. You receive a sales report.
7. We'll email you an invoice for what you owe, and you keep the rest as profit.
8. The order is packed and shipped to the group.
9. Participants deliver the merchandise to their buyers.

*NOTE: We will invoice you for what you owe for brochure sales and send your profit payment for any online sales once we receive your brochure invoice payment. If your online sales profit is more than your brochure sales profit, we will send a payment for the difference.

You will not be charged upfront for any supplies, and they are free if your group meets the following order minimums based on your group size:

Groups of up to 99 participants

There is no supply charge if you sell 150 or more items. We will charge a $100 supply fee for orders with fewer than 150 items sold.

Groups with 100 or more participants

Supplies are free if your group averages $25 or more in retail sales per member. (Since the average price of an item listed in a typical brochure is about $15, that's less than two items sold per seller.)

Quick Calculation Tip: Assuming an average retail price of $15 per item, if 33% of your enrolled participants average five items or more in sales, you should not encounter a supply fee charge. The higher the participation, the lower the number of sold items required per seller.

Another quick way to determine your average retail sales per enrolled is to divide your total sales by your group enrollment. Consider the following two examples.

If your group raises:

1. $2,500 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $16.67 ($2,500 ÷ 150 = $16.67). You would be charged 50¢ x 150 = $75 (See chart above).
2. $5,000 with 150 participants, your average retail sales per enrolled participant would be $33.33 ($5,000 ÷ 150 = $33.33). We will not charge a supply fee because you reached $25 per enrolled participant.

Another way is to multiply $25 by your enrollment number. If you have 150 participants, your supplies would be free if your retail sales are $3,750 or more (150 participants x $25 items/participant = $3,750).

Remember that many sellers will sell more than two items while others may not. You shouldn't incur a supply fee if your group averages two or more items sold per enrolled participant.

We will add any supply cost fee to your invoice.

NOTE: Brochure and online sales count towards the minimum free supply requirement. Donations are not items and do not count toward meeting free supply requirements.

Yes. Buyers can pay by check, cash, money order, or cashier's check.

Yes. Our prize programs are optional but recommended. Incentivizing your participants can boost sales. It's important to discuss your incentive plan at your kickoff meeting. Then, continue to remind your participants about your prizes throughout your campaign. This will keep them motivated to sell.

If your group has 100 participants, a prize flyer is placed in each seller's packet. The sponsor receives a PDF for smaller groups with their 'fundraiser supply kit' email.

There is no cost to the group for our incentive plans.

Learn about our prize programs

You'll receive an agreement to sign after you submit our Start a Fundraiser form. It will take at least 7-10 business days to process your order and pack and ship your supplies.

Learn about our timeline.

More extended sales typically don’t translate into more earnings because they can lead to increased seller procrastination and worse sales results. We’ve found two weeks optimal, so your end date will be set accordingly by default. You can always let us know if you need to extend your sale about three-quarters of the way through. To succeed, focus on creating a sense of seller urgency, getting out of the gate quickly, and establishing early momentum.

To succeed, focus on creating a sense of seller urgency, getting out of the gate quickly, and establishing early momentum.

There are no order requirements for the Just Chillin fundraiser.

You must know your group size and participant goal. Here's how you can estimate your profit:

Calculation Steps

1. Participant Count x Participant Item Goal = Items Sold
2. Items Sold x Average Retail Price = Gross Sales
3. Gross Sales x Profit % = Group Profit

Example

1. Let's say you have 60 participants and set your participant item goal at 10. The items sold would be 60 participants x 10 Items/participant = 600.
2. Next, determine your gross sales. The average retail price is about $17, so your gross sales would be 600 Items x $17 = $10,200.
3. Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $10,200 x 40% = $4,080.

Remember that our example is only an estimated profit. In reality, participants probably won't sell the same number of items. In addition, the average retail dollars sold per seller will vary.

You may not know your exact Just Chillin brochure sales until the end. Yet some strategies can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to track your fundraising progress.

But you can track online sales in real time. By logging into your dashboard, you'll see participants who've sent emails to friends and family and up-to-date sales activity.

Brochure Sales: Money and order forms are turned in at the end of the sale. The money gets deposited in your account, and the order forms are processed.

Groups receive their sales reports and invoices once the order has been processed. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.

Online Sales: Once your brochure invoice has been paid in full, a check for any online sales is sent to your group.

Donations: Any profits from donations are included with the online sales check.

Groups make 40% off all brochure and online sales.

You also receive 70% of online donations.

(Use the 'Calculate Your Profit' calculator at the top of the page to learn how much money your group can make)

Certain states require that we collect and remit sales tax on your behalf to your state's Department of Revenue. We will need to charge sales tax if your state has determined that we have established nexus and you are not tax-exempt. See our brochure fundraising tax guide for more information.

We deliver brochure orders to your group 3-4 weeks after receiving your order forms. Online orders generally ship to customers within two business days after purchase.

Customers receive a confirmation email when they place their order. Once their order ships, a notification email with tracking information is sent.

The product ships from our Texas warehouse to all the lower 48 states.

Orders are prepacked according to each seller.

Brochure Sales:

There is no shipping charge for in-person brochure orders delivered to your group.

Online Sales:

There are two ways that buyers can choose to have their online order shipped:

1. Ship-to-Buyer

Online customer shipping fees are fixed and calculated based on the order weight and destination zip code. Shipping is free on orders $100 and over.

2. Ship-to-Group

Buyers also have the option to ship their orders to your group. In this case, there is no shipping fee.

Shipping Terms

We pack group orders in the order received and schedule them for delivery within 3-4 weeks after receipt of order forms. Shipments will arrive on the date specified, barring any unforeseen events. Delivery dates and times are not guaranteed.

We may charge a fee for a liftgate, inside delivery, or delivery to a residential address. Inside delivery means we will bring the order inside and place it near the door. The freight company will not break down pallets. We recommend arranging to have volunteers ready to assist.

Only orders received in time to be added to the main order will count toward the minimum order requirements. The group will also be responsible for any late order shipping fees.

Big Fundraising Ideas is not responsible for products not stored properly.

Yes, this is an option. Instead of shipping Just Chillin brochure orders to your group, we'll ship them to each participant. Sellers would then need to distribute items to their customers.

Home delivery fundraisers go by the following profit margins:

Orders under $1,000 in gross sales will be shipped to the group.

If you have any items that need replacing, you must submit a form that we'll attach to your delivery notification email. Sellers will have seven days to report any missing or damaged items. Groups are allowed one submission per fundraiser.