Pampered Pets Fundraiser: Homemade Dog Biscuit Cooking Show and Raffle!

[rompydompy]

So here's my idea for a fundraiser. The way I see it, if they're only going to make 15% on a 1000 dollar show, and my own commissions are cut, Id rather do it this way. Host a regular cooking show, I would donate the ingredients, and make homemade dog biscuits! They could sell the treats, and then whatever free product they earn could be the subject of a raffle! I don't know about you, but I think they could make a lot more money on a raffle for a basket with over 200 dollars worth of PC in it then just 150 bucks. Ill attach the flyer I emailed out, Ill be following up with phone calls in the next week. What do you think?

 

[kam]

Your flyer is wonderful!

What you are suggesting is exactly what I did for a fundraiser for a cat shelter that I volunteer at.

I actually donated my entire commission from the show. I did it as a cooking show - not a "FR" - but everyone knew that atleast a certain % was being donated to the cat shelter. This helped drive sales, I think. As I totaled up each order I calculated the amount that was being donated and told them the amount.

To get bookings, I told everyone that if they booked a show, I would donate 10% of sales (half my commision) from those booked shows. And they could still hold their show as a cooking show and reap all the benefits.

Also, I had a bunch of stuff that I have accumulated over the past few years (outlet stuff, SB, door prizes, etc) and I donated those items and made a small gift basket for a drawing. $1/chance or $5 for 6 chances. I think we raised over $100 just from the small raffle alone. All proceeds went to the cat shelter.

I also did it as a cooking show so we could get the free product. The host got a bunch of free products and we were still able to make up a gift basket from a portion of the free product and raffled it off at a yard sale the gal was holding a month later. That raised a bunch of money, too.

It was MUCH more profitable than just doing it as a straight fundraiser. But, then again, it was over an $800 show.

It still would have been more profitable even if I had only donated part of my commission rather than the whole amount. Perhaps you could donate the difference between the reduced commission of a FR and the full commission you will get as a cooking show?

Good luck in raising money for the animals!!

 

[cookingwithdawn]

beautiful flyer. Do you have a recipe for the dog biscuits???

 

[scottcooks]

Here are some fun pet recipes, including dog biscuits.

 

[Marylabella]

Kam, I need some help with this... doing a Cooking show / Catalog show for our local shelter. I want to tell the guest what % will be going to the fundraiser. how do I do this?

 

[kam]

Kam, I need some help with this... doing a Cooking show / Catalog show for our local shelter. I want to tell the guest what % will be going to the fundraiser. how do I do this?

It depends on how you are doing this.

If you are doing this as a Cooking/Catty show, there is no donation from PC to the shelter. All the benefits are the same as if it was a cooking/catty show. Are you donating part of your commission?

When I did it, I donated my entire commission, which I knew to be atleast 22% - based on my career sales. I did not know if I was going to reach a higher commission rate based on sales, so I just kept it at 22%.

Once the cooking show was over and submitted, I could look up my commission and I wrote a check to the shelter. Plus, the shelter earned all the free product $ and host benefits. So we picked things to make up a gift basket. I think we even used the host special for the basket. Then, we raffled it off. ($1 / ticket, $5 / 6 tickets - something like that).

I did not make anything from this cooking show. But, that was my decision.

When I added up each persons order, all I did was multiply the PRODUCT total only by 22% and told the guest that X dollars was being donated to the shelter.

Not sure if that answered your question.

Good Luck!

 

[Silberna]

So here's my idea for a fundraiser. The way I see it, if they're only going to make 15% on a 1000 dollar show, and my own commissions are cut, Id rather do it this way. Host a regular cooking show, I would donate the ingredients, and make homemade dog biscuits! They could sell the treats, and then whatever free product they earn could be the subject of a raffle! I don't know about you, but I think they could make a lot more money on a raffle for a basket with over 200 dollars worth of PC in it then just 150 bucks. Ill attach the flyer I emailed out, Ill be following up with phone calls in the next week. What do you think?

This is an awsome idea, I would love to use it. Do you have the flyer in a word document so that I can change the email and other contact information?

 

[minirottie]

Love the flyer!

I do fundraisers for the 2 rescue organizations I'm involved in. Both times I have donated my commission (20%) and they earn the free products to raffle off or use in silent auctions. It's been a win/win thing and I'm actually getting ready to do another one this month for one of them.

 

[nurs115]

I love this idea for a fundraiser. I make my own dog treats so this will definitely help the rescue group!!