There are no groups more likely to hold an annual fundraiser than a school. In fact, more often than not schools try to hold the same fundraiser at the same time of year every single year. There is a lot to be said for the school annual fundraisers.
There are a few reasons schools do hold the same fundraiser every year. Some are good positive reasons while others may be counterproductive.
The obvious benefit of annual fundraisers is that people come to expect them and support them. A few examples of school annual fundraisers include carnivals, cookie dough sales, and gift catalogs. When our children were in elementary school, the PTA held an annual carnival in the early fall season. Everyone who ever attended the school knew about the carnival and when it would be held and actually looked forward to it. All the students and their families attended and you would even see some old kids from junior high or even high school attending the carnival so they could see their old teachers. Carnivals, though, required a ton of work and volunteers. The PTA began work on the next carnival almost immediately after counting the proceeds from the current year.
Welch’s are America’s favorite fruit snacks which make them a fabulous fundraising product. Fruit is the first ingredient and they are an excellent source of Vitamins A, C, and E. Welch’s Fruit Snacks are also fat-free, gluten-free, have no preservatives, and come in over 10 varieties. If you are looking for a healthier alternative to chocolate bars or lollipops, consider selling our Welch’s Fruit Snacks Variety Pack.
What You Should Know
You sell each bag of fruit snacks for $1 each. Profits from selling Welch.s Fruit Snacks are determined based on the number of cases you purchase.
The more cases you purchase the lower your cost per case. Take a look at the profit chart below for details.
We’d like to introduce the newest addition to our candle fundraisers. Magic Melts are highly scented wickless wax bars that you melt in candle warmers. They revolutionized the wickless candle industry and made scented wax bars as popular as candles themselves. Now you can capitalize on that popularity.
What You Should Know
Magic Melt wickless candle fundraising is different than other fundraising programs. Easy Fundraising Ideas gives you 50% profit on each and every scented wax bar you sell. The only additional charge you may incur is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 Magic Melts.
Delicious cookies with a positive and uplifting message as your fortune. Fortune cookie fundraisers are a quick and easy way to earn money for your cause. Each case comes with 4 carriers containing 60 cookies in four tasty flavors Chocolate Bits, Cookies and Cream, Birthday Cake, and Salted Caramel. You receive 240 cookies total per case and sell each one for $1.
What You Should Know
Cookie fundraising profits are determined based on the number of cases of cookies that you sell. The more cases you purchase the lower your cost per case. Below is the profit chart:
The Original One Dollar Chocolate Candy Bars come in two different variety packs. These are our best selling candy bar fundraisers. They offer the largest one dollar fundraising candy bar that is manufactured in a peanut-free facility.
What You Should Know
Candy fundraising profits are determined based on the number of cases of candy that you sell. The more cases you purchase the lower your cost per case. For more details, take a look at profit charts for each of the available variety packs:
You will increase your lollipop sales during the holiday season with these great Christmas Lollipops. They are packaged in cases of 640 fundraising lollipops. Inside the case are 8 packages with each package containing 80 lollipops. You will make 50% profit selling just one case. And shipping is free
What You Should Know
Christmas Lollipops and all of our lollipop fundraisers offer the same profit regardless of the number of cases that you purchase. You will sell the lollipops for two times the cost of the lollipops. In other words, you will double your investment no matter how many cases you purchase. Here is a quick profit chart for you to review:
Band scratch card fundraisers offer a simple, easy to handle fundraising option that is perfect for bands. Most school bands depend on band fundraising for their very existence. Band scratch cards let each member keep in step with your money raising goals.
What You Should Know
Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can also create a custom coupon handout with your town’s unique businesses.
As you can see from the profit chart below the lowest profit percentage you will make from using scratch cards for fundraisers is 70%. There are, however, price breaks that can increase your profit percentage. The more cards you purchase the higher your profit potential for each card. The profits and profit percentages shown are based on successfully having all 50 dots scratched off on your scratch card:
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