Believe Online

Groups raise money when supporters buy products 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 products not found in the brochure.

Registration is the most effective way to promote your fundraiser online. 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 their online sales. If you’re offering one of our prize programs, online sales count towards earning prizes.

When more potential buyers click on the link that your sellers share, your store will experience increased traffic and sales. Once at the store, they'll see the name of your group and the purpose of your sale, which helps to personalize your fundraiser. Encourage your sellers to personalize the visitor experience even more by uploading pictures when logged into their dashboard.

NOTE: Participants who add their picture are ten times more likely to get supporters than those who don't!

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

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

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, which 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.

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.

Registration is Key

Getting your group to register is vital to your success, and you want to start strong. 46% register on the first day, and 80% of registered participants sell, translating to an average of $100 in sales per seller! Here are some ideas:

Pro Tips:

• Meet in person or over Zoom to discuss the importance of registration.
• Offer low-cost or no-cost incentives (extended recess, duct tape the principal to the wall, water balloon the principal, etc., based on reaching a set registration level, such as 40-50%).
• Offer a registration prize (or everyone who registers by tomorrow goes into a special drawing).
• Email your parents, asking them to register (principals send an email for school-wide fundraisers).
• The goal is 100% registration, so continue to remind your group throughout your sale.
• Use our leaderboard to promote and boost sales throughout your fundraiser.

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 products 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 products. 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, keeping 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, we email you the steps to get started so you can pass them on to your sellers.

After you submit our Start a Fundraiser form, you'll receive an agreement to sign. 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.

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. Unless you tell us to extend your sale, your store will close the next business day after your fundraiser ends.

No, we also work with non-school groups, such as 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. However, 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 your store and process your order.

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

You also receive 70% of online donations.

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

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 products your group sells. Donations do not count toward products 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.

Buyers who visit the store must select ‘Shop Now’ and enter their information. When registering, multiple participants can be added under the same account. Sellers must click the "+" symbol to add multiple participants. When they make a purchase, the prize credit is automatically split up.

Buyers who go directly to the store must select shop now and manually enter the information. Before entering the online store, they must click the "+" symbol to add multiple participants.

Donations are one prize credit for each $20 donation.

Customers do not pay sales tax.