Believe Online

Groups raise money when supporters buy items from their online store. Once participants register, they can invite family and friends to shop. Invitations go out via social media, text, and email, and groups profit from every sale.

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

Registration is the only way to promote a Believe Online fundraiser and drive traffic to your store. Once registered, participants can invite friends and family to your online store using text, social media, and email. They'll also be able to log into their sales portal anytime and track how many supporters they have through social shares and the money they've helped raise.

As potential customers arrive at your store, they will see a 'Reason to Support' button above the name of your group. Your purpose is displayed once the supporter clicks the button. This way, they can see the reason for your fundraiser. This helps personalize your fundraiser. For example, "With your help, we'll reach our $2,000 goal for new band equipment." Encourage your sellers to personalize the visitor experience even more by uploading their pictures.

As the sponsor, you'll be able to track things like:

• Participant share activity
• Registered participants
• Sales updates
• Items sold

Getting participants to register is critical to your success. You can enhance sales by setting individual seller goals based on your group's needs.

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

Track your fundraiser progress and remind participants to invite people to your store. This will help your participants reach their goals.

Registered participants will also be eligible to earn credit toward prizes. We encourage groups to supplement the prize program we offer with additional incentives.

PRO TIP: When registering, participants can add their teacher's last name, allowing you to see online sales by classroom. Make selling even more fun by incorporating additional fundraising incentives to help foster competition between teachers to boost overall sales.

You will not receive a unique link for your group. Instead, once participants register, they'll receive their shopping link. They can email or text their link directly from their dashboard and share it on social media.

There is no in-person ordering or money collection. Participants generate sales when the people they invite buy items from your store.

Participants can log into their portal anytime and see their sales updates.

There are no setup fees or costs to run a Believe Online fundraiser. We will waive the $50 admin fee once your group sells 50 items. If you decide to cancel after we receive your signed agreement, you will be charged the $50 admin fee.

Incentivizing your participants can improve sales. We offer two prize program options:

1. Cash
2. Prizes

We will email you your prize flyer before your kickoff. You must continue to promote your prizes throughout your sale. This will keep your group motivated.

After your sale, we add the total cash amount to your profit check. We ship your prizes to your group address if you choose a traditional prize plan. Prizes are packed according to participants.

You'll receive a sales report showing your participants' names and how much they sold. Prizes are shipped with a reference list that matches prizes with participants.

There is no cost to the group for our prize programs.

There are no brochures Because this is an online fundraiser. Before your sale, you'll receive a registration instruction steps email. Be sure to forward it to your sellers.

You'll receive an agreement to sign after you submit our Start a Fundraiser form. Processing your order and setting up your store will take at least 3-5 business days.

Your store will be live once we send your participant registration instructions and steps. We recommend that you have an official kickoff meeting so everyone starts simultaneously.

If you can't meet in person, consider using online communication technology. Examples include Zoom, Cisco Webex, GoToMeeting, and Google Meet.

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 store closure 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.

No, we work with non-school groups as well. Examples include church groups, sports leagues, and dance organizations.

No. You must choose one store. For example, Goodies & Gifts Online cannot be run simultaneously with 'Popcorn Online'. You can always run a second online fundraiser after the first one ends.

Yes. Your group must have at least 5 participants.

There are no minimum order requirements.

Before your Believe Online sale, you'll receive access to your online store dashboard. You'll be able to see several things, including:

• Participants who have registered
• Their social share activity
• Sales progress

Your profit check is processed 24 hours after we close and process your order. If you add ship-to-group, your check is processed five days after the shipment leaves our facility and printed by the following Tuesday.

Your profit percentage is based on how many items your group sells:

You receive 70% of online donations.

A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from your profit if your group sells fewer than 50 items.

Yes, people can donate in $20 increments. Your group receives 70% profit from all donations.

Your final profit percentage is based on the total number of items your group sells. Donations do not count toward items sold when determining group profit percentage.

You can turn off this feature if you don't want a donation option in your store. Let us know before your fundraiser start date.

Multiple participants can be added under the same account when registering. So when they make a purchase, the prize credit is automatically split up.

Buyers who click on a link shared with them through text, email, or social media and the sellers are all registered under the same dashboard; the prize credit is also automatically split up.

Buyers who go directly to the store, select shop now and manually enter the information will need to click on the "+" symbol to add multiple participants before entering the online store.

Donations are one prize credit for each $20 donation.

Customers do not pay sales tax.