Fundraiser Catalog and Shipping Questions - FAQs for Successful Fundraising

[stephlucas]

I wanted to know if there was a specific catalog used for the fundraisers or is the whole catalog used? Can it be an online fundraiser? Is there any limit to the funds that can be raised? If the fundraiser is for the month of August (1-31) do all of the items ship at the time they are ordered or will they ship once the fundraiser is over? I want to let people from other states participate, I have friends on the west coast that would love to help out.

Or should I do it as a show and donate my commission?

Thanks

 

[mrackliff]

You can use the catalog for the fundraiser or you can limit it to only a handful of items, thats the great thing about this, you can do whatever you want!! It can also be done online and no limits to the amount that can be raised (that I know of, anways) All items will ship at once, when you close the show. As far as doing it as a fundraiser vs cooking/catalog that is also completely up to you. I usually do a fundraiser and then give them something to earn towards such as get 2,000$ in sales I will donate $25, 3000$ donate $50 and so on. I might also offer to buy the 60% off special as well. (as long as its not an expensive host special)

 

[Sheila]

Official Fundraiser: 10%-15% based on the show sales & $3 per booking. The coordinator gets one item off the host flyer at 60% off as a "thank you" for their hard work. The check can only be written to a group, not an individual. The entire catalog is available, just like a Cooking or Catalog Show. There's no limit. It can be a $150 show, or a $10,000+ show. The consultant earns 15% unless you've hit your $15,000 in Career Sales, then it's 17%.I offer a 2nd option that is available to groups or individuals. TOTALLY your decision if you want to do this or not, since you are basically giving away all of your commission. I enter them as a Catalog Show (no food=no Cooking Show) with me as the Consultant Acting As Host. I give the group a flat 20% from my paycheck, they forgo the 1 60% off item for the higher check and I get to keep the host benefits (this is how I get items for free & at a discount that I can later donate as door prize drawings, donate to silent auctions, etc). You might make 2% (if you did over $750 for the month or if you've hit $15,000 in career sales) up to 11% (if you are an AD or above and maxed out on the pay scale with sales too). If you make more & want to donate more, you can.But they are generally happy with the PC option if they don't know there's an alternative. I'll admit though, I've never had anyone pick PC's option over my option. They all gladly give up the 60% off item for the higher paycheck. I also give them $10 per booking ~ paid at the time the booking closes, not when the fundraiser closes. A little extra bonus to them for referrals & I'm not paying out of pocket for shows that might end up canceling later. A $150 show is minimum $30 commission, so the $10 donation is still cost effective in my opinion, since it gives me more contacts, more bookings & more potential recruits.