The quality of your products is one of the most important contributing factors to the success of your school fundraising drive. That is a very bold statement but it is completely accurate. One of the hottest products that you can offer your community in your school fundraising program is frozen cookie dough. Especially if it is Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough. That’s because the Otis Spunkmeyer name is recognized all over America.
Cookie Dough
When running your school fundraising campaign with Otis Spunkmeyer or Chippery cookie dough you are at a distinct advantage over other types of products. The advantage is that everyone likes cookies. Try to think of someone that you know who does not like one kind of cookie or the other and the Otis Spunkmeyer reputation preceeds your sale.
Another major advantage with this kind of school fundraising is that the product is pre-sold. You do not have to worry about carrying around a roll of tickets or a stack of cards and you don’t have to have any money up front. All you have to carry is a brochure, an order pad, and a pen. Just visit the homes of friends, neighbors, and relatives and make your sales pitch. No heavy lifting involved.
Running this kind of fundraiser is very straight forward and usually quite easy. Your sales personnel (teachers, parents, students, volunteers, etc.) simply present their sales brochure to potential customers and then take orders, allowing them to choose what they would like. Payment is collected from your customer at the time the order is placed and your volunteer moves on to the next prospect. Pretty easy so far isn’t it?
On the specified ending date of your fundraiser all of the orders and payments are collected from your sales force and are submitted to your fundraising company. Your order will arrive in two to three weeks and be ready to distribute to your customers.
Cookie dough fundraising with Otis Spunkmeyer or Chippery brands requires no out of pocket expense and that is a distinct advantage when trying to raise money for a cause. Since all of your orders are paid for when placed, you also have the advantage of having your cash on hand much quicker than when using a pay upon delivery method. The income you can expect when using cookie dough as your fundraising incentive is in the neighborhood of 40 percent.
As with any other type of school fundraising effort there are some additional expenses that you must factor into your equation. These expenses might include added prize incentives to help motivate your sales force.
Use Chippery or Otis Spunmeyer cookie dough when conducting your next school fundraising program and you will not be disappointed. Everyone loves cookies.
AIM Fundraising was one of the pioneers in cookie dough fundraising. One thing that should be noted is that while cookie dough is the hottest thing going in school fundraising right now, the success of your fundraiser does not hinge on picking cookie dough as your product. For some insights into what does make the biggest difference in your school fundraising outcome, visit aimfundraising.com and listen to the recordings on the site.
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June 3, 2009 at 9:55 am
Love this blog, should be helpful to many school/group out there. Juan