Christmas Fundraiser - Heartland Goodies and Gifts - Fundraiser Catalog, Online Fundraising, and Virtual Fundraising Ideas

Request your brochures - Call us or complete a Fundraising Purchase and Reservation Agreement and return it to us by fax to 410-630-7080 or scan/email deb@best-fundraising-ideas.com. We will ship 1 Heartland Goodies & Gifts brochure, order form, and collection envelope for each of your participants. They will ask their family, friends, and neighbors to buy items from your Christmas fundraiser brochure. Orders are taken, and money is collected. We offer an electronic payment option for your supporters besides cash sales.

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Participant Letter - We will customize a participant letter to include why you are fundraising, your goal, closing date, whom to make checks payable to, if applicable, and whom to contact if any participants have questions. The letter will include the steps for a participant to register, the online store web address, your Group ID, tips for promoting the fundraiser through email, text, and social media, and instructions for your customers to place orders.

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Fundraising Goals - Our Heartland Goodies and Gifts brochure and online fundraising store offer fall fundraising ideas and Christmas holiday fundraisers to help you reach your goals. Review your goals with your members and set a minimum number of items for each participant to sell. In addition to showing the brochure to co-workers, friends, and family, we suggest asking your participants to email 30-40 contacts, send texts, and post on all available social media to purchase directly with the seller and share the link to purchase online. Supporters can pay your organization by cash, check, or cash app. You choose. We also provide electronic payment by phone.

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Promoting your Online Fundraising Store - Your organization can raise even more money with our online fundraising store by offering hundreds of assorted items and donation options. Online fundraising sales will make it easy for your participants to contact their family and friends locally and throughout the United States. We will set up an account for your organization, provide you with a unique Group ID for your store, and provide login information for your chairperson's dashboard. Your chairperson will invite their participants to register as a seller by inviting them to visit the online store, enter their Group ID, and click on a link to register as a seller. Visit your chairperson's dashboard to track progress in real-time! Students will receive prize credit for their online sales.

Learn More About Online Fundraising

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Online Fundraising Shopping Options - Your supporters can have their order shipped to your organization along with your brochure sales order, or they can have their order shipped directly to their homes. Your organization will earn a 40% profit on all online sales.

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Student Success - The key to a successful online fundraiser is to ensure your students register as sellers and use many options to invite all their friends and family to shop from your Heartland Goodies and Gifts online fundraising store. We highly recommend encouraging participants to send messages on your sale's first day. Because people are forgetful or may need to be asked more than once before purchasing, we recommend asking your participants to send out emails and posts as a reminder halfway through your sale. Your chairperson should send a "last chance to order" reminder a few days before your sale's end. As a chairperson, sending reminders to your participants will be the key to success.

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Closing your Fundraiser: Collect your sellers' order forms and money after your traditional brochure-selling period (2-3 weeks). Deposit the money in your organization's account and submit the order forms to us for processing. We will provide a shipping label for returning your seller's order forms. There are no case requirements for the Heartland Goodies & Gifts fundraiser! Order the quantity of each item sold!

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Cut-Off Dates - We highly suggest starting a fall fundraiser early in the season. September fundraisers achieve significantly higher participation and sales, but sales decrease each week closer to the end of the year. Start early to allow enough time to complete your fundraiser and for the brochure order forms to be collected before the following cut-off dates. Order forms should be submitted by the dates below.

Easter: For delivery before Easter Sunday, order forms need to be returned by the week of March 6th for delivery the week of April 3rd.

Mother's Day: Order forms must be returned by the week of April 10th for delivery before Mother's Day on May 8th. 

End of School Year/Spring Sports Season: Allow up to 3-4 weeks plus transit time after order forms have been received for data entry to be completed and the order to be packed, shipped, and delivered. 

Thanksgiving: Order forms must be returned by the week of October 14th before the week of November 18th for delivery before Thanksgiving.

Christmas: For delivery before Christmas break, order forms must be returned by the week of November 11th for delivery BEFORE the week of December 16th. 

Oct-Dec Delivery: Allow up to 4 weeks plus transit time after your order forms have been received for complete data entry and the order to be packed, shipped, and delivered. 

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Once the data entry has been completed, we'll email sales reports and your invoice for the amount due. After reviewing the invoice, you can pay by mailing us a school/business check or money order along with a copy of your invoice. You can also call and pay by Visa or Master Card. We accept purchase orders from public schools with a 15-day payment agreement and will release your order to be shipped upon receipt of a valid purchase order. All orders with Heartland Goodies & Gifts are shipped packed by each seller.

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Upon receipt of payment or purchase order, your order will be processed, and the products will be shipped to you, packed by the seller, and distributed to your sellers.

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Profit - We encourage you to sell 400+ items; your profit will be 40%. Orders of less than 400 items will earn a 25% to 38% profit, depending on the number of items sold. Sell 400+ items - Earn 40%, Sell 300-399 items - Earn 38%, Sell 200-299 items - Earn 35%, Sell 150-199 items - Earn 30%, Sell 120-149 items - Earn 25%

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Shipping - Receive free shipping with 120+ items sold.

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Minimum Order - 120 items

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Sales Reports/Invoice - Once the data entry has been completed, we'll email sales reports and your invoice for the due amount. We will deduct your online sales profit from the amount due on your brochure sales, or vice versa if your online sales are higher than the brochure sales. Your organization keeps the profit you earned upfront. After reviewing the invoice, you can pay by mailing a school/business check or money order along with a copy of your invoice. You can also call and pay by Visa or Master Card for a fee. We accept purchase orders from public schools with a 15-day payment agreement and will pack your order upon receipt of a valid purchase order. 

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Your organization keeps the profit you earned upfront. We will deduct your online sales profit from the amount due on your brochure sales. Orders shipping directly to a customer's home will ship within a few days. With traditional brochure orders, we do our best to ship your Heartland Home Collection fundraising order within 2-3 weeks after receiving payment. Shipping your order during the busiest season in October and November may take additional time. Please allow an extra 3-5 days for transportation time once your order has shipped.

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To offer a Virtual, Direct Ship to Home Online Fundraiser, you can SIGN UP NOW. No one needs to sell face-to-face or use a brochure and order form. Once you submit the online form, your online sales will immediately activate the online store and allow you to raise funds until you are ready to close your sale. We will ship each order directly to the supporters. Your group will still earn a 40% profit with our online sales! For higher sales, we suggest including a traditional brochure fundraiser. Call us at 860-384-3691 to request fundraising brochures, and we will link your online sales to your brochure sales.