Your Success is Our Success
The most successful fundraisers are well planned and should exceed your goals. Here are a few tips:
- Set a Goal.
- What is your fundraising goal?
- What amount do you need to accomplish this goal?
- Calculate your average profit to earn per box of cookie dough (Take the retail price X price your anticipated profit percentage)
- Set the Fair Share.
- Based on the total amount of money you need, set a per-person Fair Share goal. Each person selling needs to sell their Fair Share to support the group.
- A reasonable goal for cookie dough is ten boxes per person.
- Multiply the average profit per box X ten to get to approximate profit earned per Seller.
- To get to an estimated total profit, estimate how many members of your group will actually sell – and multiply that number X the above approx. profit earned per seller.
- Manage the Sale.
- Establish a two-to-three-week time frame for the sale.
- Set a mid-point check-in date.
- Remind sellers each day why they are selling and to sell their Fair Share. For example: Start: November 1st End: November 15th Mid-Point Check-In: November 8th Turn in Orders: November 16th.
- Sell with Confidence.
- Develop a target list of customers to sell to.
- Each seller should list fifteen names of friends and family he or she can sell to. The name, phone and email for each should be listed.
- Schedule a time to make a call to each person on the target list. Calling as a group activity promotes healthy competition between sellers and is a good way to kick off your sale in a positive way in as little as just one hour.
Taste the rewards!
