Track Your Small Donations with Round-Up From the Heart

[RMDave]

Sorry but I couldn't figure out where to post this question.

Is there somewhere/someplace/(somehow) where we can track submitted donations? Not the big donations but the 1-99 cent donations?

 

[raebates]

Yes. On P3 go to Reports. The drop-down menu has a Donations option.

 

[Chef Kearns]

With $200 in Round up donations before June 5th you will get a call from David Arquette!! LOL! How random?!! tee hee

 

[cathyskitchen]

With $200 in Round up donations before June 5th you will get a call from David Arquette!! LOL! How random?!! tee hee

I may have to round up my next supply order by $200 just to make sure I get a call!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Not much of an incentive to raise the money....

Good thing I already participate.

 

[raebates]

Cathy, I don't think the round-up from supply orders counts. Could be wrong, though.

 

[babywings76]

It's such a silly incentive. I think more consultants would've pushed for it if there was a better incentive, like a new apron.

 

[frozenchef]

Well, there's also always a special gift a conference and the lanyards...who knows maybe there'll be another one as a surprise!

 

[RMDave]

During the 60's Birdseye introduced a breakfast drink called "Awake!" They held a contest and the winners won a telephone call from Bette Davis. Bette Davis!!! I was one of the winners.I was told when the call would come ... and right on the dot the phone rang.Bette Davis: (via recorded message). "This is Bette Davis. I am so happy you won Birdseye's contest. I'll bet you enjoy drinking new Awake! as much as I do every morning."My new movie "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" will be playing in a movie theatre near you sometime in the near future. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it."Good-bye!"Yes, I can hardly wait for David Arquette's telephone call. Hardly wait. Hardly.

 

[RMDave]

Yes. On P3 go to Reports. The drop-down menu has a Donations option.

Thanks, Rae!

 

[esavvymom]

During the 60's Birdseye introduced a breakfast drink called "Awake!" They held a contest and the winners won a telephone call from Bette Davis. Bette Davis!!! I was one of the winners.

I was told when the call would come ... and right on the dot the phone rang.

Bette Davis: (via recorded message). "This is Bette Davis. I am so happy you won Birdseye's contest. I'll bet you enjoy drinking new Awake as much as I do every morning.

"My new movie "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" will be playing in a movie theatre near you sometime in the near future. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

"Good-bye!"

I'll bet that just MADE your day! Sorry- I can do without the phone calls...and even a LIVE call from David Arquette, uh..no thanks. Matthew McConnaughey or Nathan Frillion...SURE Not sure what I'd SAY, but still....

Oh well.

 

[esavvymom]

What is the RUFTH donation period for the NC recognition? July to June?

 

[ShelbyMichalek]

I'll bet that just MADE your day! Sorry- I can do without the phone calls...and even a LIVE call from David Arquette, uh..no thanks. Matthew McConnaughey or Nathan Frillion...SURE Not sure what I'd SAY, but still....

Oh well.

Heck, I'd take a recorded call from Matthew before I would take a live call from David Arquette!! Or even a live call from Matthew before I'd have lunch with David Arquette!! LOL.

 

[vanscootin]

I'll bet that just MADE your day! Sorry- I can do without the phone calls...and even a LIVE call from David Arquette, uh..no thanks. Matthew McConnaughey or Nathan Frillion...SURE Not sure what I'd SAY, but still....

Oh well.

I LOVE Nathan Frillion! He can call me any time!

 

[esavvymom]

hahaha. This thread really took a twist!

 

[vanscootin]

I just ran the Donation Report in P3.... and the total was really disappointing. Just over $30.00 in my 3 months of being a constultant.

 

[NooraK]

Does anyone know from when they start counting? The email just says by June 5th.

 

[esavvymom]

Does anyone know from when they start counting? The email just says by June 5th.

On CC, it says :
You can help by raising $200 through trivet sales and “round-ups” between Sept. 1, 2009 and June 5, 2010.

(It's on the left-side when you get into CC.)

 

[NooraK]

Ah, I didn't look hard enough.

 

[raebates]

I just ran the Donation Report in P3.... and the total was really disappointing. Just over $30.00 in my 3 months of being a constultant.

But, think about that. That's $10 a month in nickles, dimes, pennies, and quarters. That's actually not too bad as far as donations go.

 

[NooraK]

Vanscootin, are you asking your customers to round up when totalling their orders? Are you mentioning the program during your demo?

I found a big difference when I started to actually talk about the programs during the demo (warning them, so to say ), and then asking about it at checkout. I also ask "How much would you like to round up?" instead of asking if they would and just rounding up to the next dollar. A fellow consultant makes a point to tell his customers that the donation is fully tax deductible. He talks more about the program during the show than I do, so I'm sure that helps, but he said that at one of his shows a customer donated $100, because he had told all the guests that it was tax deductible.

 

[wadesgirl]

Vanscootin, are you asking your customers to round up when totalling their orders? Are you mentioning the program during your demo?

I found a big difference when I started to actually talk about the programs during the demo (warning them, so to say ), and then asking about it at checkout. I also ask "How much would you like to round up?" instead of asking if they would and just rounding up to the next dollar. A fellow consultant makes a point to tell his customers that the donation is fully tax deductible. He talks more about the program during the show than I do, so I'm sure that helps, but he said that at one of his shows a customer donated $100, because he had told all the guests that it was tax deductible.

I totally agree. I talk about it during the show and then ask everyone. But I don't just ask them if they want to round up a dollar. I ask them how much they want to round up. Some say the nearest dollar, others will go to the next 5 and so on. I just checked and in the three years I've been in business my guests have donated just less than $700. Since Sept 1st it's just over $200! Total change in the last year after changing how I word it!

 

[raebates]

Few of my customers don't round up. When I tell them their total I say:Your total is $42.47, which is $43 if you want to round up.

 

[grins88]

I am completely un-motivated by this "promotion" (the phone call), but I do love all of your ideas on getting people to round up. To be honest, I did not even know about it until I saw that one of my customers at my first show had rounded up. I thought she just couldn't do math.:blushing:

 

[wadesgirl]

I am completely un-motivated by this "promotion" (the phone call), but I do love all of your ideas on getting people to round up. To be honest, I did not even know about it until I saw that one of my customers at my first show had rounded up. I thought she just couldn't do math.:blushing:

I don't even remember anything about a phone call. I just love what this service provides! I'm going to attack HWC this year as I do with RUFTH.

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I don't even remember anything about a phone call. I just love what this service provides! I'm going to attack HWC this year as I do with RUFTH.

Alison - it was a promotion announced yesterday. If you turn in $200 in RUFTH between now and June 5, you'll get a personal phone call from David Arquette.


David Who? Seems to be what most people are thinking...seriously.

It sorta makes me want to turn in $199.99 - and quit there, so I don't have to endure an uncomfortable phone call with some quasi-celebrity.

 

[grins88]

Becky...there will be no enduring....it's not even a live call. It's a recorded call. I'm not trying to be cynical here, but couldn't they just give us a free trivet or something, or just have a recognition list. I think the call is a little crazy.

 

[wadesgirl]

Alison - it was a promotion announced yesterday. If you turn in $200 in RUFTH between now and June 5, you'll get a personal phone call from David Arquette.


David Who? Seems to be what most people are thinking...seriously.

It sorta makes me want to turn in $199.99 - and quit there, so I don't have to endure an uncomfortable phone call with some quasi-celebrity.

Very interesting, guess I missed that but sometimes my emails from HO come in weird or hours late! I'm just going to continue with what I do and if I get some weird extra perk, good for me!

 

[NooraK]

Becky...there will be no enduring....it's not even a live call. It's a recorded call. I'm not trying to be cynical here, but couldn't they just give us a free trivet or something, or just have a recognition list. I think the call is a little crazy.

The trivet is already free to consultants, so that wouldn't be much...

 

[grins88]

Noora...I must have missed something (I am new, so forgive me), but how is the trivet free? I don't have one, but maybe I missed something.