Fundraising Ideas

[cl1067]

My daughter's dance studio decided to start a booster club to help defray the costs of some of their competitions. I am so happy they decided to do this as it is starting to get up there in costs, so we are starting to put together ideas of what we can do.

The first thing that we are doing is having parents work concessions at our city's Hockey team games. We get commision on all sales from the booth we are working, and I think this is great alternative to selling stuff.

So I'm coming to my dis friends to see what other ideas have worked for other organizations. We have some ideas on things to sell...such as Yankee Candles, pizza kits, and wrapping paper.

Thanks in Advance!

 

[always quiet]

What about those coupon books? Our elementary school really made a bundle with them!

 

[missypie]

The coupon books work only if the coupons are good in your area. We live between Dallas and Ft. Worth. You can buy the Dallas book and have coupons for Dallas businesses or the Ft. Worth book and have coupons for Ft. Worth businesses, but very few are in our area. Drives me crazy that our kids keep selling the things.

Our dance team is doing a garage sale in a couple of weekends.

Our gymnastics team always sold flats of flowers. Here in Texas, we sold pansies in the fall and summer flowers in the spring. I guess you've missed the season up in S. Dakota, but think about it for the spring. They really sold themselves. The price was competitive and people ASKED to buy them.

 

[piglet too]

Maybe a "demonstrator's showcase" would work. Invite a group of home party consultants and ask that they donate a certain percentage of the profits to the school.

 

[kimber79]

The coupon books work only if the coupons are good in your area. We live between Dallas and Ft. Worth. You can buy the Dallas book and have coupons for Dallas businesses or the Ft. Worth book and have coupons for Ft. Worth businesses, but very few are in our area. Drives me crazy that our kids keep selling the things.

Our dance team is doing a garage sale in a couple of weekends.

Our gymnastics team always sold flats of flowers. Here in Texas, we sold pansies in the fall and summer flowers in the spring. I guess you've missed the season up in S. Dakota, but think about it for the spring. They really sold themselves. The price was competitive and people ASKED to buy them.

If you have any stores that sell *Spartan Food Brands*, they have a coupon book program that is good.

As for the flower deal....Poinsettia's are always good sellers around Thanksgiving/Christmas time!

 

[cl1067]

Our gymnastics team always sold flats of flowers. Here in Texas, we sold pansies in the fall and summer flowers in the spring. I guess you've missed the season up in S. Dakota, but think about it for the spring. They really sold themselves. The price was competitive and people ASKED to buy them.

Do you know where they got the flats of flowers from? I think that's a great idea! Although its too late for this year, we would have time to be ready for the spring and to me it's easier to sell something that people are going to buy anyway.

 

[dis4me]

Speaking of Flowers What about Mums Our school always did well on them.
We have done Pizza/cookie dough for gymnastics tht went well/ Also Not sure if they have it there but here we do a clothing drive where people drop off old clothing bedding etc and you get paid by the pound.

 

[kelleigh1]

Maybe a "demonstrator's showcase" would work. Invite a group of home party consultants and ask that they donate a certain percentage of the profits to the school.

I'm a Pampered Chef consultant and we have a fundraising show option where the fundraising group earns 10-15% of the total base sales (doesn't include shipping or tax). If you're interested in learning more, feel free to PM or email me.

I'm not sure what other home demonstrators fundraising can earn.

 

[Lessa of Pern]

Krispy Kreme has several fundraising ideas. you can sell the donuts or you cna sell certificantes to get donuts at their store.

 

[piglet too]

I'm a Pampered Chef consultant and we have a fundraising show option where the fundraising group earns 10-15% of the total base sales (doesn't include shipping or tax). If you're interested in learning more, feel free to PM or email me.

I'm not sure what other home demonstrators fundraising can earn.

As a Tastefully Simple consultant, I gave 25% of all my sales. I know there is a fundraiser sheet for TS, so I could get you that info if you want as well. At my nephew's school they required a min. of 10% from each consultant, plus I think a $10 fee. For my PTA, it was a $30 fee, plus a donation of a product worth at least $15 which they sold raffle tickets for.

 

[KimR]

Our gymnastics team has done Yankee Candle, Chick Filet calendars with coupons (these sell very well), Fruit, and Car washes. Also, I'm not sure if they do this in your area but every Spring and Fall Rich's/Macy's holds a fundraising event in which your organization can set up a table in the store selling $5.00 raffle tickets (so you don't have to go knocking on doors or selling to friends - I hate that!). The tickets can be used to get $5.00 off any merchandise in the store, so basically they are free. Then the purchaser is entered into a drawing to win a gift certificate. They seem to sell very well - I always buy one.

 

[taekwondo mom]

We did Schwan's fundraising and it was so easy.. if you want more info pm me..

 

[puffkin]

I work for a fairly large company, and right now is school and sport fundraising time. If I see one more brochure for pizzas, wrapping paper, candy/cookie dough, or candles, I will scream!

I think the ones that sell great are things you would already use. For instance, in the community I grew up in, there was a local sandwich shop that sold "dollars" as a fundraiser. Most people in the community ate there regularly, so it was a great deal. You used the dollars just like regular money, but the organization got something out of it. I would check with local restaurants/sandwich shops to see if they do something like this. Some fast food places do this as well. People spend their money at these places anyway, so might as well help someone out.

 

[tar heel]

Is there any chance the hockey concessions will be enough by itself? When my son played travel soccer, we made enough from doing UNCC basketball games concessions to meet our fundraising goals. We didn't get a percentage, though --we got $700 a game.

 

[kimber79]

we got $700 a game.

Holy smokes.....that is a crap load of money per game! We did concessions at our local hockey stadium here for my daughter's grad bash. We had 4 parents a night work (if I was lucky enough to find willing parents to work ), and we made $7.00 per hour/per person working.....on average about a 4 hour shift, thus equalling about $112.00 per game.

You are very super lucky to have gotten $700 a game!!


As a PartyLite consultant, we also do fundraisers. I generally give the organization 25 - 30% profit! Candles are excellent sellers ~ especially around the holidays! Let me know if I can offer any help to your organization!

 

[cl1067]

Is there any chance the hockey concessions will be enough by itself? When my son played travel soccer, we made enough from doing UNCC basketball games concessions to meet our fundraising goals. We didn't get a percentage, though --we got $700 a game.

Wow that's amazing! I doubt it will be enough though. They give us a percentage of the profits (they are held at the arena that is owned by the city and the management company does this as a way of giving back to the community). Someone in our group has done with another organization before, and they earned about $6 an hour per person and 3 people do it each night. The nice part is that this money goes directly to the person working...i.e. when I work, it goes to defray my daughter's costs, not the whole teams, which makes me feel better as I know there are some parents that just won't do it.

 

[BuzznBelle'smom]

A couple thoughts--a coworker of mine used to sell Indian River citrus for his kids. It was delicious, and came in right in time for Christmas. The school would get enough orders to get a while truck shipment.

Another idea is, could the girls do something like auction off their time to do chores around the house? Since the money benefits the girls, I think it's only fair that they put in some effort. You can only hit people up for so many things to buy. Yard work , snow shovelling (season should be starting for you right about now! ), whatever chores people have that they might need a hand and pay for help.

Another possiblity is a spaghetti dinner (inexpensive and fun). Our scouts do this for camp money.

 

[tar heel]

The payment per hour into your own account is how it works for the nonprofits at Lowe's Motor Speedway, too. A lot of band parents take off from work to do food service duty in May and October!

When we did UNCC, we only got three games a season and you had to know someone to get in. I have no idea whether some booths paid more than others or whether they still do it like that. Ours was Burger King and it took most of the parents on the team to man it.

I hope I'm remembering the amount right (it's been a few years and I'm getting OLD), but $700 is stuck in my mind and we bought really cool duffles and warm-ups as well as paying for some tournaments.