Successful Youth Group Fundraiser Ideas: Tips and Suggestions

[ChefJeniLobdell]

I have a customer interested in doing a fundraiser for their church youth group. She mentioned something about selling cook books. Has anyone done a fundraiser for a youth group or school band. If so, how did you handle it. Looking for suggestions. Thanks for your help

 

[cbord]

FYI-A few years back PC had a ccokbook they sold as a fundraiser. Each book the organization sold, they earn $4. The cookbooks sold for $10. They no longer have that fundraiser.

 

[dannyzmom]

Attached is a chart to use for a cookbook only fundraiser - you may have to change the books to represent the ones we currently sell as this chart/order form is a bit outdated by now I am sure.

I am thinking though that your host sit referring to a cookbook fundraiser TPC offered YEARS ago (we're going back about 10 years or so) - I think it was called Recipes From The Heart. We no longer have that.

 

[ChefJeniLobdell]

Thanks for the info ladies. I pulled up the order form and will definitely use it if she wants to go this route.

 

[missyciccolella]

Have you thought about a gift certificate fundraiser? I've never done one, but his got passed along to me from upline...there would be no product delivery!

 

[pchefmommy]

do they raise much money with this?

Attached is a chart to use for a cookbook only fundraiser - you may have to change the books to represent the ones we currently sell as this chart/order form is a bit outdated by now I am sure.

I am thinking though that your host sit referring to a cookbook fundraiser TPC offered YEARS ago (we're going back about 10 years or so) - I think it was called Recipes From The Heart. We no longer have that.

looking at the chart it says the cookbooks sell for $15, do they only make $0.25 per ckbk sold?!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

looking at the chart it says the cookbooks sell for $15, do they only make $0.25 per ckbk sold?!

Some consultants did this during the month of Sept, when cookbooks were the guest special for $10 each. So they were charging full price, and making more per book that way. I'm not sure, but it seems like no one had really great success with it though.

 

[janetupnorth]

? on fundraisers...the coordinator gets the host special...what about free product value...is that available or void on the fundraisers (too lazy to look it up right now).My daughter's little school has a wishlist for their kitchen and I figured January would be a great time for a fundraiser...

 

[janetupnorth]

Forget it...looked it up...they give up the free stuff...hey, do they get the "bonus" then since that is the host special?

 

[ChefBeckyD]

On a true fundraiser - the only "chair" benefit is the host bonus. There is no FPV or 1/2 price items, or discount, or booking benefit. Actually, the booking benefit is translated into $3 for the organization for every booking.

I have had a couple "fundraisers" for a church, or school, looking to stock kitchen drawers with PC tools - and they just did a regular show, not a fundraiser....it worked more like a Bridal Shower - where people could buy for themselves, and from a wishlist for the church, and then the FPV, etc....could be used to buy more items from the wishlist. Does that make sense?

 

[janetupnorth]

On a true fundraiser - the only "chair" benefit is the host bonus. There is no FPV or 1/2 price items, or discount, or booking benefit. Actually, the booking benefit is translated into $3 for the organization for every booking.

I have had a couple "fundraisers" for a church, or school, looking to stock kitchen drawers with PC tools - and they just did a regular show, not a fundraiser....it worked more like a Bridal Shower - where people could buy for themselves, and from a wishlist for the church, and then the FPV, etc....could be used to buy more items from the wishlist. Does that make sense?

Yup - already have a revised plan in my mind...now to "sell" the idea to them in December at their meeting if I can!