Drinkware Done Differently

Yes, selling online is essential to your Drinkware Done Differently fundraiser. Before your start date, you'll receive instructions so your participants can register. Once registered, they can invite friends and family to shop at your store.

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

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 appears at the top of the page, which helps to personalize the fundraiser. Encourage your sellers to personalize the visitor experience even more by uploading their 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!)

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

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.

There are two ways to promote your store:

1. Registration: Participants will need your group link to register. This way, they can log in and track their sales progress. When they share the link with friends and family using social media, text, and email, visitors will see the participant's name when they arrive at the store.
2. Direct Link: If your group members don't want to register, they can send your group link.

By promoting a direct link, you can only track online sales as a group, not by individual sellers. As a result, participants would not receive prize credit for selling online.

Online Ship-to-Group Orders

Another limitation to sellers not registering is getting products to online customers who choose the ship-to-group option. Typically, when participants register and send out their unique links, and customers make a purchase, orders are automatically tied to a particular seller.

Any products shipped to the group are already packed inside the seller's box with their other brochure products. Participants then deliver these products to their customers.

But with the single link option, you must let any ship-to-group buyers know to pick up their order because it won't be associated with any seller.

People can donate in increments of $25, $50, $100, and $250. Your group receives 70% profit from all donations.

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.

The online store is set up so that only one participant receives credit for a particular sale.

Once you let us know that you have entered your brochure order forms into your online portal, we will close your store.

We will send your online sales profit check once we receive your brochure sales invoice payment. If you sold more online than through the brochure, payments are processed within five business days after your 'ship-to-group' order ships.

There are no order requirements for a Drinkware Done Differently fundraiser.

You must know your group size and participant goal. Here's how you can estimate your profit:

Calculation Steps

1. Participant Count x Participant Product Goal = Products Sold
2. Products Sold x Average Retail Price = Gross Sales
3. Gross Sales x Profit % = Group Profit

Example

1. Let's say you have 60 participants and set your participant product goal at 10. The products sold would be 60 participants x 10 products/participant = 600.
2. Next, determine your gross sales. The average retail price is about $25, so your gross sales would be 600 products x $25 = $15,000.
3. Since your profit is 40%, your group profit would be $15,000 x 40% = $6,000.

Keep in mind our example is only an estimated profit. In reality, participants probably won't sell the same number of products. 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. Yet some strategies can give you a ballpark idea. Learn how to track your fundraising progress

Online: You can track online sales in real time. By logging into your dashboard, you'll see the following:

• Which participants have registered
• Individual 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 uploaded for processing.

Groups receive sales reports and invoices once orders are processed. The group sends a check for the invoice amount and keeps the rest as profit.

Online Sales: Once we receive your brochure invoice payment, we'll send your online sales profit check. We'll send you a check for the difference if you raise more money online within five business days after your order is shipped.

Ship to Buyer: Payments are processed within five business days after any prizes are shipped. If no prizes are shipped, payment is processed within 15 business days of the close of your store.

Donations: Any profits earned from donations are factored into your online sales credit.

Groups make 40% off all brochure and online sales

You also receive 70% of online donations.

(Use the 'Calculate Your Profit' calculator at the top of the page to learn how much your group can make.)

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.

Orders generally ship within 15 business days from the date that we receive your order.

Customers receive a confirmation email when they place their order. A notification email with tracking information is sent once their order ships.

The product ships from our Texas warehouse to all the lower 48 states.

Orders are prepacked according to each seller.

Brochure Sales:

There is no shipping fee if you meet the following requirements based on the size of your group:

Groups of up to 99 participants

There is no shipping charge if you sell 150 or more products. We will charge a $100 fee for orders with fewer than 150 products sold.

Groups with 100 or more participants

Shipping is free if your group averages $25 or more in retail sales per enrolled participant. (Since the average price of a product listed in a typical brochure is about $15, that is less than two products per enrolled participant. Some may sell more than two products, while others may not.)

We will add any shipping fee to your invoice.

Note: Online ship-to-home sales and donations do not meet the minimum free shipping requirement.

Online Sales:

There are two ways that buyers can choose to have their online order shipped:

1. Ship-to-Buyer

Customers pay a shipping fee to ship their orders directly to them at checkout.

A 4.5% transaction and a $3.50 platform fee are charged at checkout. Tax is also added, if applicable.

Note: If selling a Polar Bottle of Stanley Mug, the following shipping fees apply:

2. Ship-to-Group

Buyers also have the option to ship their orders to your group. They would only pay the transaction and platform fee in this case.

Shipping Terms

We pack group orders in the order received and schedule them for delivery within 3-4 weeks of receipt. Shipments will arrive on the date specified, barring any unforeseen events. Delivery dates and times are not guaranteed.

We may charge a fee for a liftgate, inside delivery, or delivery to a residential address. Inside delivery means we will bring the order inside and place it near the door. The freight company will not break down pallets. We recommend arranging to have volunteers ready to assist.

Only orders received in time to be added to the main order will count toward the minimum order requirements. The group will also be responsible for any late order shipping fees.

Big Fundraising Ideas is not responsible for products not stored properly.

There is no ship-to-seller option for a Drinkware Done Differently Tumbler fundraiser.

If you have any products that need replacing, you must submit a form that we'll attach to your delivery notification email. Sellers will have seven days to report any missing or damaged products. Groups are allowed one submission per fundraiser.