Yankee Candles 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.

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, the participant's name and group appear at the top of the page, which helps personalize the fundraiser. For example, "Thank you for supporting John Doe—ABC Elementary School.”

As the sponsor, you can track individual and group sales progress. In addition to the dollars raised, you'll be able to see the number of social shares and emails sent out by your sellers.

Enhance sales by setting individual seller goals based on your group's needs. Be sure to remind sellers about their goals throughout your fundraiser.

(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.

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 won’t receive an online store link. Instead, you will receive a unique program ID number. You will need to forward it to your participants so they can register. Once registered, they will receive an email with a link so they can invite people to shop at your store using social media, text, and email. They will also be able to log in and track their sales progress.

No in-person ordering or money collection takes place. 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 Yankee Candles 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, we will charge the $50 admin fee.

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

1. Cash
2. Prizes

We will email your prize flyer to you before your kickoff. Be sure to forward it to your participants and discuss it. You must continue to promote your prizes throughout your sale, which will keep your group motivated.

After your sale, we add the total cash amount and send you a lump-sum payment. Or, if you choose a traditional prize plan, we ship your prizes to your group address.

You'll receive access to your sales reports showing participants' names and how much they sold. We ship prizes 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 Yankee Candles Online sale, you'll receive access to your online store dashboard. You'll be able to track sales by the seller.

We typically process profit payments within two weeks of your fundraiser's end date.

You receive $10 for each Yankee Candle, 40% for all other products, and 70% for online donations.

We will set up your Yankee Candles Online store to accept donations by default. You make 70% of the donated amount. We cannot turn off the donations feature.

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.

No. Participants need to register individually. Each participant has their own login and sharing options.

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

Customers will only pay a 6% sales tax for online orders delivered to locations within Pennsylvania.