Epic Desserts

Your group profits when participants take orders from your Epic Desserts brochure.

Yes. Every participant receives a brochure, order form, and money envelope.

Yes. Supporters can pay by check, cash, money order, or cashier’s check.

They also have the option to pay using their phone. (These orders still need to be written on the order form)

There are no setup fees or supply costs to start an Epic Desserts fundraiser.

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 for our incentives.

Learn about our prize programs

After you submit our start a fundraiser form you’ll receive an agreement to sign. It will then take at least 7-10 business days to process your order and pack and ship out your supplies.

Learn about our timeline

Your sale lasts for 2 weeks. You can always change your end date. Simply let us know before your sale is over.

Yes, online selling is an important part of your Epic Desserts fundraiser. Prior to your start date you’ll receive instructions so your participants can register. Once registered they’ll be able to invite friends and family to shop at your store.

Selling online adds a 2^nd way for your group to raise money.

Your online store will include additional items not found in the brochure.

Registration is the most effective way to generate Epic Desserts sales online. It's also a very effective way to get your participants engaged in your cause. Once registered, participants invite people to your store by sharing their unique link. They can do this using text, social media, and/ or email.

Once potential buyers are at the store, the participant’s name appears at the top of the page. This helps make it recognizable to friends and family. For example, “Thank you for supporting John Doe with ABC High School Band!” In addition, sellers can upload a picture which will also appear on their store.

Registered sellers will also be eligible to earn credit towards prizes. We encourage groups to supplement our prize program with their own rewards. This can bring in even more sales. Here are some incentive ideas.

There are 2 ways to promote your store:

1. Registration: By default, your group will receive its own group ID number. Participants will need it to register and share your store with others using social media, text, and/ or email. You’ll also have the option to upload a group image that everyone will see on social media.
2. Direct Link: Or, we can create a unique link that would bypass the registration process. You can then post the link on your website as well as on various social media channels. Your group would also be able to share your link with their friends and family. If you want this option simply let us know in the comments section when submitting your start a fundraiser form.

Online Ship to Group Orders

Another limitation with a single store link is getting items to online customers who choose the ‘ship to group’ option. Normally when participants register and send out their own unique links and customers make a purchase, orders are automatically tied to a particular seller.

Any items then ship to the group already packed inside the seller’s box with their other brochure items. Participants then deliver these items to their customers.

But with the single link option, you will need to let any ‘ship to group’ buyers know to pick up their order because it won’t be associated with any seller.

Yes, Epic Desserts can be set up to accept donations. You make 70% of the donated amount. You have the option to turn this feature off when logged into your portal.

Yes. Buyers can choose to support more than 1 participant. Before continuing to the store, supporters would need to select a participant. Then choose the ‘Support another seller’ link to add another participant.

However, participants themselves need to register individually. Each participant has their own login and sharing options.

There are no order requirements for a Epic Desserts fundraiser.

You’ll need to know your group size as well your 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 you 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 $20 so your gross sales would be 600 Items x $20 = $12,000.
3. Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $12,000 x 40% = $4,800.

Keep in mind, 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.

Brochure: You probably won’t know how many orders you get until you collect your order forms. But there are strategies that can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to track your fundraising progress

Online: You'll be able to track online sales in real-time. By logging into your dashboard you'll see:

• Which participants have registered
• Email and social share activity
• Participant and group sales progress

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 sent in for processing.

Once orders are processed, the group receives their sales reports and invoice. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.

Online Sales: We deduct your online sales profit from your invoice. If you raise more money online, we’ll send you a check for the difference.

Donations: Any profits from donations are deducted from your brochure invoice.

Groups make 40% off all brochure and online items.

You receive 70% of online donations.

(Use the ‘Calculate Your Profit’ calculator at the top of the page to determine your profit)

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 3 business days after purchase.

Product ships out of our Indiana warehouse to all lower 48 states.

Brochure orders deliver prepacked by seller.

Brochure Sales: Shipping is free for 500+ item orders. Group will be charged an additional $1.00 for each item short of the 500-item minimum. (For example, if group sells 450 items, they will be charged 50 items x $1.00 = $50)

Minimums include combined sales made from the brochure and online store.

Buyers also have the option to ship their order to the group. In this case there is no shipping fee but buyers pay a 5% processing fee to have their order shipped to your group.

There is no ship to seller option available for an Epic Desserts fundraiser.

If you have any items that need replacing, you’ll need to submit a form that we’ll attach to your delivery notice email. Sellers will have 7 days to report any missing or damaged items. Groups are allowed 1 submission per fundraiser.