Fundraising

Successful Fundraising – Easy, Fun and Profitable

Simply Gourmet Fundraising strives to provide customers with the successful and profitable ways of fundraising. Any organizations or groups, such as family reunion, churches, schools, and sports leagues, will receive guaranteed at least 40% profits by just selling between $50 and $10,000, or higher profits by selling more than $10,000.

The key to make your fundraiser easy, fun and profitable is ‘Pre-planning’. Here are a few pre-planning steps you can take:

• Review the successes and setbacks of your past fundraising.
• Determine what should be done differently this year.
• Set a fundraising goal and budget.
• Have fundraising kits sent to you on time.
• Call us to ask any questions you have.
• Meet with your committee or team to discuss your action plans.
• Call us to discuss delivery dates for your brochures and order forms, as well as your products.
• Meet with your team to distribute tasks and set deadlines.
• Prepare materials for your group members like notices or flyers.

If you take the time to plan and get organized before you start, your fundraising will be a lot easier and more successful.

Fundraising Programs

Schools

Catalog and brochure fundraising are popular with schools, it allows them to reach their financial goal with the assistance from students, parents and the staff, with no out of the pocket cost to them. We have a variety of great pre-sale catalogs and brochures that are ideal for schools.

Lollipops

Lollipops are a great fundraiser. They are very popular with students and sell themselves.

Churches

Churches have great success reaching their financial goal with pre-sale catalogs especially during the holiday season and direct sale fundraising all year around.

Sports Teams

Sports teams are usually small groups with lots of supporters. Direct sellers are great to sell at little league games, cheerleader events, and school games. Purchase your lollipops, raisins and peanuts in advance and have them to ready sell at your next game.

Family Reunions/ Social Organizations

Family reunions and social organizations are usually medium size groups. Catalog fundraising is popular because there is no out of the pocket cost to them and the more they sell the higher their profits. Direct sale gourmet fundraising is also popular because they can produce high profits in a short period of time.

Youth Organizations/ Boys & Girls Clubs

Youth organizations have traditionally had success with direct sale items such as chocolate lollipops and chocolate Christmas ornaments, and usually with the support from their communities they reach their financial goals.

Fundraising Ideas

Fundraising doesn’t have to be difficult, and easy fundraising doesn’t mean low profits, some of the easiest fundraisers can give the highest profits. With simple planning your fundraiser can be successful.

• Purchase your direct sale candy items in advance, and set up a team of sales people.
• Plan to attend events where there will be large amounts of people in attendance.
• People like to eat at events, which is a great opportunity for you to raise even more money. By providing refreshments and advertising you are selling for a particular organization you’ll be giving supporters a tasty treat and helping out your group.
• At your next dance recital, school play, or outdoor flea market set up a concession stand and sell to customers.
• Select direct sale candy items that are easy to store and carry. Lollipops sell themselves and are one of our most profitable fundraisers, the come in a variety of flavors and shapes.
• Chocolate Christmas ornaments are a popular and profitable fundraiser. They come beautifully wrapped I holiday foil with its own string attachment, so cute they sell themselves.