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Discussion Overview

This thread centers around a participant's successful fundraising experience through Pampered Chef, where they achieved significant sales by partnering with a school. Participants express excitement and share their own experiences related to fundraising efforts, tips, and strategies.

Discussion Character

  • Anecdotal
  • Opinion-based
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant, identifying as a consultant, shared their achievement of raising $3,533.25 through a school fundraiser, which was more than double their previous highest show.
  • Several participants congratulated the original poster and expressed enthusiasm about their success.
  • One participant inquired about the best approach to present fundraising information to schools, seeking advice on materials to provide.
  • Another participant shared their experience of creating packets for students that included a catalog and order forms, detailing the process they followed.
  • Some participants discussed the idea of offering prizes for students involved in fundraisers, with varying opinions on whether this is necessary.
  • One participant mentioned the importance of requiring phone numbers for credit card orders to address potential issues with payments.
  • Another participant reflected on their strategy of offering a percentage of sales to students as an incentive, noting that they did not provide additional prizes in this case.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Views differ on whether to offer prizes for students participating in fundraisers, with some participants advocating for incentives while others believe the percentage of sales is sufficient motivation.

Contextual Notes

The discussion reflects personal experiences and strategies related to fundraising within the context of school events, highlighting the varied approaches participants take to engage with educational institutions.

Who May Find This Useful

Consultants looking for insights into successful fundraising strategies and those interested in sharing experiences related to school partnerships may find this thread beneficial.

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$3,533.25!!!​

That is over double my highest show ever! I offered a fund raiser to the chorus teacher at my son's school. The kid's are taking a trip to Orlando in May and have been looking for fund raisers. I offered an additional 10% (from my commission) so that the students could earn 25%. It was so simple and now I have conference for half price...now I need to recruit someone and I'm going free :)

(My family keeps coming in and asking if I'm going to feed them supper :) Had to share this with you guys first....knew you'd be excited for me! :D )
 
WOW!!! AMAZING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please feel free to pass on tips of how you set the students up, just a catty and order form etc??
 
Yeah Lisa - Congratulations!!!!
 
Yeah!!! That is so awesome!!! You are on fire, now you can go feed your fam. Thanks for sharing w/ us.
 
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go...............
 
That's great! Woo-hoo!
 
WOW!!!! Great Job!!! Can't wait to see your Name in CN!!!!! Congratuations!:D :D
 
AWESOME JOB!! See you at Conference!!!!
 
What is the best way to approach say a school or whatever with the fundraiser information? Do you just drop of a flyer, catalog or card?
 
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PChef_ang said:
WOW!!! AMAZING!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Please feel free to pass on tips of how you set the students up, just a catty and order form etc??
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Okay...my family has now been fed :) I made up 100 packets with one catalog and 6 OOF (I downloaded a "2 per page" form off of here). I included a letter to the parents explaining what the students would earn, deadline, type of payments, etc. (I'm going to try to attach it here....hope it works!)

We gave the students 3 weeks to collect orders. Of the 96 people that placed orders NO ONE booked a show :( I included in the letter (in bold letters!) that they would earn an additional $3 but no takers.

Of all the checks I received, 2 had pink breast cancer ribbons on them. I am going to mail them info regarding HWC.

I received email addresses for about 1/3 of the orders. I plan on sending them an email thanking them for supporting our students along with my monthly newsletter. I'm going to ask them if they'd like to stay on my email list. (Since I didn't put on the order form that if they give me their email address I'll add them to my contact list...I want to make sure no one gets upset that I'm using their email address.)

Now I have to come up with a plan on sorting all this stuff!! I've had a few parents offer to help so I need a plan so it doesn't become a zoo :eek:
 

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whoa! congratulations!!!!
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That's SO wonderful!
Congratulations!!!
 
Way to go!!!! :):)
 
GREAT JOB!!!!

I would suggest meeting in the school cafeteria if it's available to you. I had a large show and I took a room and sorted all the products by what they were and then filled orders one at a time. It worked out great. Just a thought!!
 
Congratulations!!!!! That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing your file!
 
Wonderful JOB!!
 
Woo-hoo!! Yay!! Congrats!
 
Way to go Lisa! thanks for the tips, too!
 
WOW - way to go!!!AMAZING job Lisa! Thank you for sharing your 'info' handout - it was VERY helpful! I would like to organize a successful fundraiser this year - so your ideas REALLY helped! :)
 
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Two things I've discovered as I've gone through the orders that I will change for the NEXT :) fundraiser....1. Require a phone number for all orders with a credit card. That way if there is a decline, etc I can call the person directly. I have one order where someone made a copy of my order form and whited out the $4 shipping then scribbled out the box that says S&H! It's the only order like that and the person's order is off by $4.28. She paid with a CC but I can't call her to explain that the charge will be more than she is expecting. I feel funny running the full amount through without talking to her first. Now I have to call the parent and have her help me deal with it.2. I will add to my letter that "S&H is taxable in the state of Georgia. Please double check your orders. Any difference in totals will be deducted from your child's earnings." :eek: I had about 10 orders come up .28 short. I don't mind when it's off by one penny because they didn't round up...but I'm not eating this because they don't read the order form.
 
My question with fundraisers is always, Do you give prizes for the kids?
Thanks so much for sharing your sucess with us!!
 
wow. I can only hope my FR turns out this well. Good job.
 
Congrats!!!!
 
PChef_ang said:
My question with fundraisers is always, Do you give prizes for the kids?
Thanks so much for sharing your sucess with us!!
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I have done several for schools and depending on the age of the kids I do. Last fall I did a 5th grade class fundraiser and I gave the top 5 sellers a $10 gift card and the top seller got a movie pack gift cert.
I'm doing one right now for a freshman class. The chairperson decided they would give the kids who sold over $100 free dues for the year. So that isn't out of my pocket. So I offered a 5% donation and I give $5 for every booking.
so far they are up to $3,000. We get the rest of the orders tomorrow.
I know another director who does the Gift cert. too. Sometimes she does a pizza party.
 
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For this fund raiser we didn't offer prizes because each child receives 25% of their sales to go towards their trip. The teacher said that was enough incentive :) In the past I've offered a PC gift pack to the PARENT of the highest seller (because we all know that's really the person that collected the orders;) ) I like gift cards to movie theaters, WalMart, Target, etc so they can get what they want. I don't usually provide the money for the gift cards but I do donate the PC gift pack...usually something I had on hand that was a duplicate :D
 
Awesome!It is so great to see us do good! Way to go!:thumbup:
 
That is outrageous!! I am happy for you!!! CONGRATS
 
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