Magical Holidays

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

1. Each participant receives a brochure, an order form, and a money collection envelope.
2. Participants ask neighbors, family, and friends to purchase products 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 you will receive a profit payment or credit for any online sales.

You will not be charged upfront for any supplies, and they are free if your average sale per enrolled participant is $8 or less. If this happens, you will incur a 75¢ charge per enrolled participant.

For example, if you run a sale with 100 participants and your total sales are $800, then an additional fee of $75 will be added to your invoice (100 participants x 75¢ = $75).

Supplies are collated into individual seller packets and shipped to your group.

NOTE: Brochures, online sales, and donations count towards the minimum free supply requirement.

Yes. Buyers can pay by check, cash, money order, or cashier's check. They also have the option to pay using their phone.

Yes. Our prize programs are optional but recommended. You can boost sales by incentivizing your participants. 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.

There is no cost to the group for our incentives.

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.

The key is to balance sufficient time for sales with sustained enthusiasm, so we’ve found a 2-week sale to be optimal. Therefore, we will set your end date for two weeks after your start date 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.

There are no order requirements for a Magical Holidays 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 Product Goal = Products Sold
2. Products 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 product goal at 10. The products sold would be 60 participants x 10 products/participants = 600.
2. Next, determine your gross sales. The average retail price is about $16, so your gross sales would be 600 products x $16 = $9,600.
3. Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $9,600 x 40% = $3,840.

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

You may not know how many Magical Holidays brochure orders you get until you collect your order forms. Yet some strategies can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to. Learn how to track your fundraising progress

But you can track online sales in real time. By logging into your dashboard, you'll see the following:

• Participant Share Activity
• Registered Participants
• Sales Updates
• Products Sold

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

Groups receive sales reports and invoices once orders are processed. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.

Online Sales: A credit for your online sales profit will appear on your brochure invoice. We'll send you a check for the difference if you raise more money online within five business days after your order is shipped.

Ship to Buyer: Payments are processed within five business days after any prizes are shipped. If no prizes are shipped, your profit check is processed 24 hours after we close and process your order.

Donations: Any profits from donations are factored into your online sales credit.

Groups make 40% of 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)

Brochure customers do not pay sales tax.

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. A notification email with tracking information is sent once their order ships.

Products ship from our Englewood, CO, warehouse to all 48 lower states.

Orders are prepacked according to each seller.

Brochure Sales:

There is no shipping charge for the first brochure order delivered to your group. When adding a cookie dough or frozen food brochure, there is no shipping charge if you sell 350+ frozen food products through the brochure or online. If your group sells less than 350 frozen food products, you will incur a $1.00 per product fee below 350. Non-frozen or ship-to-buyer products and donations do not meet this free shipping order requirement.

Online Sales:

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

1. Ship-to-Buyer

Customers pay a shipping fee to ship their orders directly to them at checkout—free shipping on all orders $99 and up.

A 5% processing fee is added to the shipping fee.

2. Ship-to-Group

Buyers also have the option to ship their orders to your group. In this case, they would only pay the 5% processing 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.

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.

No, we don't ship Magical Holidays orders to sellers. Instead, you can choose our 'ship to buyer' option. In this case, participants show a brochure but without an order form. Buyers then order using their phones, and orders ship directly to them.

To deal with missing or damaged products, sellers must contact customer service.