Cookie Dough Fundraiser Program

Selling cookie dough is one of the most popular fundraising programs out there. It’s simple, affordable and delicious! What I like the most about it is that you don’t have to buy anything upfront… you collect your orders first and deliver them later when you There are several different programs to choose from and each one provided a full-color brochure with and order form right on the back!

How does a cookie dough fundraising program work? Order 1 brochure/catalog per fundraising participant – FREE of charge! Participants collect orders and payment from friends and family. You place the final order for the products. Items are shipped to you, which you then distribute to your participants. Your group keeps the profit (you only pay the cost of the products)!
Choices… choices… choices! There are FIVE different catalogs to choose from so you can be sure you’ll pick the right one for your fundraiser. Click the More Info button below for all the details and an online version of each catalog!
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Thanking Your Donors

You can have a stellar fundraising team, a clear game plan, an outstanding event, and an enthusiastic group of participants ready to give their all to your fundraiser, but all of that means nothing without donors.

That’s why it’s so important to go “above and beyond” when it comes to showing your gratitude for their generosity. You really can’t thank them too much. It helps to reaffirm to them that they made a good choice in supporting your cause and it also greatly improves the chances of them contributing again then next time you run a fundraiser.

Here are some ways that you can go the extra mile in thanking your donors:

• When preparing your participants/volunteers before your event, stress the importance of thanking the donors with a warm, sincere smile.
• Give free tickets to your dinner/event to sponsors who contribute food, printing promo materials, etc.
• Put a special note in your church bulletin.
• Have a special featured article in your organization’s newsletter.
• Post Thank-Yous on your group/school/church’s website.
• Follow up your event with a Thank-You note and survey card asking for their feedback on how they felt about the event.
• Print up Thank-You cards with a photo and a ton of signatures from those who benefited from the fundraiser.

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Easy Online Magazine Fundraiser

Choosing an ONLINE magazine fundraiser is a great way to bring in money for your cause without even leaving your home or office! There’s no product to deliver, no door-to-door sales, no costs upfront! Combine it with any other fundraiser program to increase your profits, without any extra work or costs involved! Over 650 magazines at up to 85% off cover prices.

This program also offers some great incentives as your group members can earn free movie tickets redeemable online and a chance for the top seller to win an iPhone and/or a 42″ flat screen TV!

Great reasons to consider the online magazine fundraiser: Free & easy way to raise funds online No door-to-door & no inventory Personalized & secure online magazine store Over 650 magazines at up to 85% off cover prices A way to reach supporters nationwide Monthly profit checks for 40% of all sales Great Top Seller Prizes

How does the Online Magazine fundraising program work? It’s so fast and easy to run an online fundraiser:

1. Personalize your online magazine store with your colors, message and image once you’ve signed up.
2. Tell your network across the US (group members, friends and family) about your online magazine store by emailing them the link.
3. Watch friends and family order or renew their favorite magazine subscriptions online (with over 650 magazine titles at up to 85% off newsstand prices).
4. Collect 40% of all subscription dollars generated on your store through monthly profit checks!

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World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraising Program

Chocolate Bar Fundraisers are easy to run, offer lots of variety and appeal to many of your potential supporters. World’s Finest ® Chocolate has a large assortment of chocolate bars and boxed chocolates. There’s lots of flexibility here as they offer a variety of price points and flavors. Unlike other brands, these chocolates are not available in most retail stores. What’s even better… All $2 and $1 items have a $2 OFF coupon from Pizza Hut on their labels!

$2 Items The $2 chocolate bars have proven to be the most popular - and most profitable – chocolate fundraiser. You can even personalize some bars for better results!	King Size Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bars	King Size World’s Finest Crisp ® Bars
	Continental ® Almonds	Fund Raisin’s ®
	Mint Meltaways ®	Caramel Whirls ®
	Chocolate Shop Variety Pack
$1 Items Traditional $1 chocolate bars from World’s Finest ® Chocolate are always popular. Personalize them with your group’s name, logo and picture to better support your fundraising efforts!	Milk Chocolate with Almonds Bars	World’s Finest Crisp ® Bars
	Fund Shop Variety Pack (Kids Variety)	Chocolate Shop Variety Pack (Classic Variety)
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Hebert Chocolate Fundraising Program

Hebert chocolate has been around since 1917, making it one of the oldest brands in fundraising today. There are several chocolate fundraising programs to choose from, now featuring dark chocolate. All Hebert fundraising products are manufactured in a peanut-free facility.

Hebert $1 Variety Packs Each $1 variety pack features the most popular Hebert chocolate bars in fundraising. And each Hebert $1 bar is 2 oz., making it one of the biggest $1 bars in fundraising!
Hebert $2 Variety Packs These chocolate fundraising packs include all your favorite Hebert products that will make your supporters beg for more!	.
Hebert $1 Straight Packs Hebert straight packs feature your favorite flavors by the case. Each bar is a full 2 oz., and at just a dollar each, they’re easy to sell for fast profits!
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Unique Scratchcard Fundraiser

Scratchcard fundraisers are easy ways to raise money because there is no product to sell, nothing to deliver, and almost all of the donations you raise go directly to your group

Supporters are offered special coupons from national retailers including Pizza Hut, A&W, major movie theatre chains and others to motivate them to help your group have a successful fundraising campaign.

How It Works: 1. Order 1 scratch card for each fundraising participant. 2. The participant asks family and friends to scratch off as many scratch dots on the card as they like to help support your cause. 3. The supporter donates the sum of the amounts revealed beneath the dots they scratched. 4. Supporters receive a valuable coupon sheet as a thank you. 5. Your group keeps the profit (you only pay the cost of the cards)!

Each scratchcard includes your group’s name on the front cover and there are over 30 different themes/designs to choose from so you can find the right one to match your organization. Click here to see them all!

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Tip: Hire a Professional Auctioneer for Your Non-Profit Auction

It may seem counter-productive to spend a portion of your auction profits to hire a professional auctioneer, but their value and income potential more than makes up for their fees.

Professional benefit auctioneers (different than traditional auctioneers) will become involved with the planning and spend time with you to get to know your organization, your cause, and the audience who will attend the auction. They know how to sell, they know how to motivate and encourage bidding, and they are passionate.

Check your local Yellow Pages or perform a Google search for a professional benefit auctioneer in your area and arrange for a free consultation to see how they can help make the most of your next charity auction!

Tip: Dinners - From Ordinary to Extraordinary!

If you’re hosting a fundraising dinner, take it to the next level and make it extra special!

Here are some ideas:

• Make sure you have people opening doors for guests arriving and leaving. Don’t let anyone leave without a “Thank-You!”
• Provide a complimentary coat-check room. It’s fun and may bring in an extra couple of bucks in tips at the end of the night.
• Have someone fill the role of maître d’ and provide hosts/hostesses to escort people to their seats.
• Go with candlelight and low level lighting.
• Play classical music or jazz in the background for some delightful ambiance.
• Hosting a spaghetti dinner? Have some fun and go with an all-out Italian theme, speaking in over-the-top Italian accents and fake mustaches for all staff.  Make it a playful caricature… ensure that you don’t offend any of your guests.
• Don’t overlook the details… nicely folded napkins, mints, flowers on tables (that guests can take home), waiters floating around refilling glasses, etc.
• Fun for the kids: learn how to make some basic balloon animals and travel around the room making them for the kids attending.

FUNdraising: 50 Proven Strategies for Successful School Fundraisers

Creative new approaches and clever twists on classic fundraising events!

The author presents an abundance of creative and cost-effective fundraising strategies designed to engage the community and bring in significant dollars. Offering real-life examples of administrators, teachers, parents, students, and local supporters who have pulled off popular and lucrative fundraisers in schools across the country, this book:

• Provides savvy organizing tips
• Offers guidance on ethical issues
• Gives advice for avoiding fundraising mishaps
• Contains lists of potential outside partners and sponsors
• Includes resources about online fundraising and grantwriting

If you want to host events that raise spirits along with money and if you want to look back at your school’s revenue-raising efforts with pride rather than relief that they’re over, then this may be the book you’ve been waiting for!

Editorial Reviews
Gerard A. Dery, Director : “A wonderful resource. The author covers all aspects of effective fundraising and provides practical advice and precautions that should be taken to make fundraising successful. This book will make fundraising not only beneficial for schools but it will add a level of enjoyment in the planning, implementation, and positive results of the final product.”

Joen Painter, Education Consultant : “This book makes a distinct contribution to fundraising the easy way! I would definitely recommend that every school facing financial difficulties or just wanting to add to their school resources purchase this book.”

Bonnie Tryon, Principal : “Even for school administrators who have been involved in many fundraisers over the years, there is always need for fresh ideas and new approaches. Having a resource such as this book for a PTO to review could lead to new synergy around a reinvigorated fundraiser.”

The Accidental Fundraiser: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Money for Your Cause

Are you a volunteer with an organization, school, or project that needs to raise money? The Accidental Fundraiser is a how-to resource that guides you through the process of raising money from your community. The book presents eleven proven fundraising strategies that are easy to carry out and don’t require significant funds, large numbers of people, or extensive knowledge of fundraising. The authors, Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho, show how to choose the right fundraising strategy (from house parties to bowl-a-thons) and include step-by-step instructions for carrying out all of the activities. In addition, The Accidental Fundraiser contains a wealth of worksheets and practical tips.

Reviews
“The Accidental Fundraiser fills a big gap on my shelf of indispensable books on fundraising. I’ve been waiting for years for someone to write this book, so I could stop hemming and hawing when people ask me how to raise money for their PTA or local theater group. Stephanie Roth and Mimi Ho have produced a common-sense, down-to-earth guide that’s based on years of solid experience in grassroots fundraising. It’s easy to read and full of forms and checklists that will show the most inexperienced fundraiser the path to success.”
–Mal Warwick, Mal Warwick & Associates

“The Accidental Fundraiser is a quick and easy guide for the unsophisticated fundraising volunteer (like me!). The examples in each of the fundraising strategies were specific and realistic and the forms were quite useful. Fundraising can be an uncomfortable and sometimes overwhelming task but the book gives a clear process to follow that will give confidence to even the fundraising novice.”
–Susan Shub, PTA treasurer, Montclair Elementary School

“The Accidental Fundraiser is like a cookbook, complete with step-by-step recipes for fabulously delicious–and successful–fundraisers. It will turn the kitchen novice into a gourmet fundraiser.”
–Robby Rodriguez, executive director, Southwest Organizing Project

“The Accidental Fundraiser is a testimonial that people find a way to make a difference–even if it only starts with a car wash or a garage sale. Buy it and remind yourself: anything is possible.”
–Pilar Gonzales, president, Changemakers Foundation

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