What is fundraising: Definition and 113 Discussions

This morning I am just about ready to hang up my apron. I was working on a fundraiser and just found out the young lady closed her fundraising account. She wants PC to send a check to her personally - which cannot be done. I called to talk to her and she was rather cold. In a matter of a...

I do a lot of remote fundraising catalog shows - Does anyone have any good letters to put in with catalog shows? :confused:

I belong to an organiztion that is planning a holiday shopping fair with representatives from : PC, Tupperware, Discovery Toys, Home Interiors, etc. all doing fundraisers for the group. Has anyone already made a flier for this type of event and would be willing to share? Thanks!

So I called one of my contacts from the Taste of Home cooking school and she wants to do a fundraiser I told her the amopunts she can get and she is so excited. I will have to let you all know how it goes

a tastefully simple girl and I were planning on a holiday shopping open house/fundraiser together. Now she wants to do it as a catalog show and combine our products into gift sets and only sell those as the fundraiser. I'm not sure this is a good idea, but we already have obligated ourselves...

What type of incentives do you personally offer top sellers for your fundraising groups? I remember Tupperware doing this when I participated in one in HS. I am thinking a choice between a $25 gift card to Starbucks, Target or Best Buy (haven't decided which to offer) or in product for the...

I am doing a fundraiser for a school sports group. I have packets made up with a catalog and order forms. Does anyone have a letter that they put in the packets the kids take home?

I keep reading posts about how compared to other programs the PC FR program is low in the amount of donation to the organizations. However, as a former Mary Kay consultant, I am unaware of any other direct selling company that gives the money directly to the the orgs. When I sold Mary Kay, if I...

Has anyone heard about a new fundraising flyer? The home office listed it as a discontinued supply order but nothing was mentioned at conference about a new flyer or new program. What's up??

I have a table at WalMart this month to sell the HWC items for a Fundraiser. I have no idea how many to order to be able to sell in one day. Have any of you done something like this and would you have any insite?

I have this crazy idea and I wanted to get feedback on what other people thought. The local humane socity is having a fundraiser in may (walk for the animals). My idea was to go to them and see if they wanted to have a fundraiser with pc. There wouldn't be a show and the only thing I would pass...

i am looking for a new ad for fundraisers i am looking for something that stand out when i hang them around town. I am thinking fundraiser many give me more money (haha). I been hearing alot about basket bingo. There isn't nothing about PC bingo or fundraiser so i am going to start calling...

I have a customer who would like to have a fundraiser for an individual child's entry fee to church camp. If we use the camp's name as the organization with the customer's address is that okay? The only other way I can think of (I think I show in on this site) is to open a bank account in...

Does anyone have a letter that they've used to thank the chairperson for holding their fundraiser? I'd like to have something that says they raised a certain amount. Thanks...BEE

I'm a little curious about our commission on fundraisers. Do we still get the normal commission for a fundraiser like we do for a regular cooking show or do we get less? And what is our commission based upon?

My sister in law just contacted me about possible doing a fundraiser. My neice is a member of a competitive dance/cheerleading team. And they are looking for a fundraiser I am very excited and I think it is great but I have never done a fundraiser so I am also lost!! PLEASE HELP!!! My...

i would like some ideas about what to send home with children after a dance class, i dont want to send catalogs bc that would be expensive but i was thinking if i sent home some flyers with my web address on it then they could order from the web if they dont have iternet access they could...

I just approached the local humane society, which seems to be in desperate need of money, with the fundraising opportunity. When I explained it, the woman responded, "so if the show was $500, we would get $50...I just don't know if that would be worth it..." I wasn't really sure how to...

Hi Everyone! This is my first post to this website so I do hope it works. I've been lurking around on this website for weeks now and absolutely love it. Thanks everyone for all your help. I was trying to drum up so new fundraising business and I was wondering if anyome had a flyer/letter that...

I am probably going to do a fundrasier in September. It will be through the school that I work at. Now with the September special being 20% off on stone will that mess with any commission that I would make? I think that we don't make commission on guest and host specials. It would help my...

I have signed up for a half marathon for The Leukemia/Lymphoma Society. :eek: If you knew me, you'd know that running is not something that I do on a regular basis. Just wanted to do something meaningful for myself and raise funds for a good cause. That being said.... Has anyone done...

Hi all- I have a question. Can we do FR for things such as raising money for growth hormone therepy for a child or In-vetro Fertilization for someone who's insurance won't cover it? I had someone ask about both situations. Let me know if anyone knows about this kind of thing and how to go...

When having a fundraiser, I would imagine most of the time all product sales are delivered to one place. Is it just like any other show? If so, do we charge each order a S/H fee or does it get turned in on one order as a fundraiser??