Things to Think About when Fundraising for Sport

If you are getting your fundraising for sports activities underway, obviously one of the main concerns on your mind is which fundraising activity you should be doing. With all the fundraising for sports activities out there, how should you know which one will work best for you and your team? The good news is that there’s no one “right” way to go about fundraising for sport, and in fact, many teams can find that a variety of fundraising for sports activities can work well for them. With a bit of research and the right attitude, you can easily learn which roads to head down for the most effective fundraising for sport.

Before you go looking for the right fundraising idea for sports products and ideas, you need to do a bit of organizational work first. Have you sat down and worked out exactly how much money you need, and for what? What about your sales team – how many people will you have out there selling in total? Fundraising for sport is not that complicated to figure out, but the more you understand about your situation, the easier it will be to solve your problems. If you are looking to raise a lot of money, then obviously you will be looking at some fundraising for sports activities that are better suited for larger efforts, as some of the catalog fundraisers for sport.

You also need to think about your customers, the people your team will be selling to. Are you planning on fundraising for sport on school grounds? If this is the case, that the students will be selling to their fellow students, then you might do well with something like candy bars, which obviously will go over really well with the kids. If, on the other hand, you’ll be fundraising for sport in the larger community, you might want to go with something more universal. Pizza cards work well, because everyone loves pizza, and the profits on these kinds of fundraising for sports activities are very high indeed.

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Snackin' in the USA Fundraiser

The Snackin in the USA fundraiser gives you 20 mouth-watering treats to choose from. All products are made from premium quality nuts and candies. It costs absolutely nothing to get started. Simply let us know how many participants you have and we’ll send 1 order-taker for each of them, at no charge.

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Snackin in the USA is a fantastic fundraising program. Easy Fundraising Ideas give you a 50% profit on each and every snack you sell. The only additional charge is a $65 shipping fee if your group sells less than 150 snacks.

Profit and Cost

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Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
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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.

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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:

Profit and Cost

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Cases Bought % Profit Cost Per Case
100 or more 50% $120.00
50 – 99 48% $124.80
25 – 49 45% $132.00
11 – 24 43% $136.80
1 min 40% $144.00
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Bag Garden Fundraiser

Our NEW Bag Garden Fundraiser is a terrific way to raise money in a very earth-friendly fashion. We offer a wonderful selection of herbs, vegetables, and flowers to attract pollinating insects.  Available year-round, this fundraiser has high-profit potential, free brochures, and order forms, and can qualify for free shipping.

What You Should Know

A Bag Garden Fundraiser is like candle fundraisers. Your profit percentage is not affected by the number of orders you take. You get 50% profit, or half the selling price for every item you sell. That means smaller groups make the same profits for selling bag gardens as larger groups.

If you sell less than 150 bag garden items, though, there is a $65 shipping fee. Orders of 150 or more bag garden orders will qualify you for free shipping.

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Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
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1 to 149 50% No
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Softball scratch cards

If your softball team is looking for a fast way to pitch in for high profits,  softball scratch cards are the way to go. Each of the fundraising scratchcards will raise $100 each. That can go along way towards paying for tournament fees, uniforms, and other items softball fundraisers are held for.

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Here is an example of the coupon page you give to the people as a “Thank You” for participating. You can 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 85%. 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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Cards Bought Cost Per Card Each Card Raises Your Profit $ Your Profit %
100 $5.00 $100.00 $9,500 95%
25 $7.00 $100.00 $2,325 93%
10 $10.00 $100.00 $900 90%
1 min. $15.00 $100.00 $85 85%
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Preformed Cookie Dough

Featuring our BEST SELLERS!  We are thrilled to offer our most popular premium cookie dough fundraiser. The dough is shaped into perfectly portioned cookies.  When the cookie craving hits, just grab the number of cookies you want to bake. You don’t even have to thaw the dough. Convenient and delicious, people love this product and your group earns 40% Profit!

We offer 5 of the most popular cookie dough flavors in boxes of 36 cookie dough pucks. You will sell our Premium Cookie Dough for only $20 each. We offer 40% profit and free shipping for orders over 150 boxes. Best of all there is no cost to get started.

Cookie dough may be thawed and refrozen.  This is a popular cookie dough fundraiser across all types of groups!

What You Should Know

There is no money needed upfront for this cookie dough fundraiser.  Your group earns 40%!  There is no minimum order and you can order the exact number of boxes you sell!  We provide free brochures, order forms and cash collection envelops. You pay us after you sell your Premium Cookie Dough Pucks when you place your order. The money you’ve collected can pay for your order.

When you place your order, Easy Fundraising Ideas will calculate the cost of your order based on the number of tubs sold less any freight charges incurred for orders under 150 boxes.  Once the freight cost is covered, the rest is your profit to keep!

 

 

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
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Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 40% YES
1 to 149 40% No
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Specialty Popcorn Fundraising

Make your supporters feel extra special with Specialty Popcorn Fundraising. By offering only the best bags of gourmet popcorn you providing a product that people truly like. This popcorn comes come in six delectable flavors. It is also gluten-free, MSG-free, and made with Non-GMO corn. Your group will make a 50% profit and can even qualify for free shipping.

What You Should Know

There is no money required upfront for this popcorn fundraiser. We provide free brochures, order forms, and cash collection envelopes. You pay us after you sell your popcorn. This way allows you to use the money you’ve collected to pay for your order.

When you place your order, Easy Fundraising Ideas will calculate the cost of your order based on the profit percentage you earned. You will pay us that amount of money and keep your profit.

Profit and Cost

  • No upfront cost
  • Free brochures for your participants
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  • Start in under a minute
Items Bought % Profit Free Shipping
150 plus 50% YES
1 to 149 50% No
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