Discover how we can help make your elementary, middle, or high school fundraiser more profitable.
Put our turnkey fundraising ideas to work. We’ll provide the resources and materials your group needs to succeed. Start your fundraiser for free.
The first thing you need to do is decide how you want to sell our products. We offer 2 ways that groups can raise money:
Order Taker Method
If you want to take orders first, we’ll send you a brochure, order form, prize incentive flyer, and money collection envelope for each student in your group. Once you’re school fundraiser has started, students show the brochure to neighbors, family and friends and ask them to purchase 1 or more items. Money is collected up front with the order.
At the end of the sale you’ll collect the order forms and money envelopes from your students. Send us your order forms for processing after you’ve deposited the money in your account. We’ll then send you your sales reports, invoice and schedule your delivery. Your orders arrive already prepacked by seller to make distribution easy. Your profit is the difference between what you initially deposit in your school account and the amount shown on your invoice.
Direct Sale
Or, you can order your product up front and then sell it direct to consumers. In this case, instead of having a brochure to show, your students would have the actual product in their hands.
It’s important to know how much product you’ll need, since you’re ordering the actual product up front. In this case, 2 questions need to be answered:
We provide a handy ‘Calculate Your Profit’ tool on each of our product pages that will tell you how much to order, and the amount of money you'll raise.
Most schools submit a purchase order up front and then payment would be due within 15 days after receiving your product.
Fundraising events are held in more than 90% of elementary schools, as well as a majority of middle and high schools. They account for 80% of the money used to fund extracurriculars. This means school fundraisers are essential to helping raise money for the educational opportunities that assist students in finding their passions.
Raising money is a part of nearly every student’s experience. That’s why Big Fundraising Ideas offers a variety of product and brochure fundraisers. From item-in-hand school fundraisers, like pretzel rods and lollipops, to gourmet kitchenware brochures, your group can find a fundraising program that appeals to everyone.
With our turnkey school fundraising programs, where product selection, marketing, and logistics are made easy and efficient, schools can focus on selling items and raising money.
Nowadays, raising money goes far beyond traditional campaigns like cookie dough or discount cards (although these still make excellent programs!). In fact, your fundraiser can feature deluxe frozen pies, smencils, customized apparel, and even Auntie Anne’s pretzels or Cinnabon rolls. Kids, teens and adults will all find a sales program that appeals to their passion and fuel them to make sales.
School fundraisers are most successful when schools set goals, consider their audience, and encourage engagement. Often, school fundraising goals are tied to a specific need or project, like new playground equipment or textbooks for fifth grade science. Determining how much your school needs to raise is a great way to help you pick the right product or brochure.
Schools must consider their audience, however. If your school is in a predominately young neighborhood, fancier kitchen gadgets may have less appeal to new families on entry-level incomes. However, lots of single-family homes are perfect for gourmet food offerings, like pizzas and pies, that make every mom’s life a little bit easier. A little research up front will go a long way in setting you up for a successful sale. Learn how to sell for school fundraisers
Finally, be sure to pick a fundraising product students can get excited about. Sports teams will love things they can customize to foster school spirit, while younger students will love treats and items they can use and enjoy.
Sales campaigns can be overwhelming, depending on the resources and support your school has to offer. Choosing Big Fundraising Ideas allows you access to decades of experience with industry leading products and prize programs. We’ve helped school fundraisers increase their participation, drive up revenues, and reach big goals by offering a variety of products and exciting incentives, like Big Event Prize Programs.
These experiential prize programs allow students the chance to participate in a super fun event to celebrate their success with low item requirements. Schools routinely report a major upsurge in participation with Big Events, which dramatically increases their school fundraising revenue.
If your fundraiser is looking to elevate its sales goals and achieve bigger results, start your journey to success with Big Fundraising Ideas.
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