Fundraising

[sockgirl77]

Question for the masses: Would you rather spend money on a fundraiser item (candy bar, pizza, candle, etc) knowing that only 10-50% of the profits would actually go to the child's sports team or just donate directly to a Go Fund Me type website?

 

[warneckutz]

Yes

 

[sockgirl77]

Yes

There's a poll.

 

[czygvtwkr]

If it is a simple item like a candy bar I'd buy that any day however if it is something stupid out of a catalog like a candle donation all the way.

If they have the items at the time of sale it is much more successful, atleast that is what I found out back when I was a kid.

 

[Chris0nllyn]

Question for the masses: Would you rather spend money on a fundraiser item (candy bar, pizza, candle, etc) knowing that only 10-50% of the profits would actually go to the child's sports team or just donate directly to a Go Fund Me type website?

Depends.

GoFundMe takes 7.9% + $0.30 per donation.

If it were someting small, I'd buy the item.

If I were organizing it, I'd find a way to have the money go to us directly vs. a company taking some off the top.

If I were interested in simply donating, I'd donate directly.

 

[Larry Gude]

E. Have the President sign, by executive order, my charity to receive funds out of Obamacare.

After all. It's for the children.

 

[sockgirl77]

If it is a simple item like a candy bar I'd buy that any day however if it is something stupid out of a catalog like a candle donation all the way.

If they have the items at the time of sale it is much more successful, atleast that is what I found out back when I was a kid.

Depends.

GoFundMe takes 7.9% + $0.30 per donation.

If it were someting small, I'd buy the item.

If I were organizing it, I'd find a way to have the money go to us directly vs. a company taking some off the top.

If I were interested in simply donating, I'd donate directly.

Here's the issue with the candy bars. The cause profits .50 per candy bars. That's a lot of damn candy bars to add up. So, for instance, a cause needs to raise $1,000...That's 2,000 candy bars.

 

[sockgirl77]

E. Have the President sign, by executive order, my charity to receive funds out of Obamacare.

After all. It's for the children.

 

[John Z]

Kinda depends. Candy bars are ok, and I love me some Joe Corbis. But storing/distributing/transporting the pizza kits to/from work can be a pain.

 

[MMDad]

If the price of the item isn't more than the normal price of that item plus the "donation" then I'd rather get something. But sometimes the costs is way more than you'd pay at the store, so I'd rather just donate. Boy Scout popcorn and Girl Scout cookies for example.

Is this for to go to that you mentioned last night? I'll share some of the fundraisers I've done in case you want to try them.

 

[sockgirl77]

Kinda depends. Candy bars are ok, and I love me some Joe Corbis. But storing/distributing/transporting the pizza kits to/from work can be a pain.

Joe Corbis have gotten ridiculously priced. I'll never do them again.

If the price of the item isn't more than the normal price of that item plus the "donation" then I'd rather get something. But sometimes the costs is way more than you'd pay at the store, so I'd rather just donate. Boy Scout popcorn and Girl Scout cookies for example.

Is this for to go to that you mentioned last night? I'll share some of the fundraisers I've done in case you want to try them.

Yes. Thank you. I looking into the flower seeds/bulbs and they were ridiculous once you factored shipping in to the price. You needed to sell 149 items to get free shipping. Nobody wants to pay 8x the value for anything!

 

[b23hqb]

Kinda depends. Candy bars are ok, and I love me some Joe Corbis. But storing/distributing/transporting the pizza kits to/from work can be a pain.

Understand the transporting part, but every fund raiser since my kids were born in 1986 for schools/sports, etc., no less than 50% goes to the school/team, so we're down with that. The Worlds Greats Choclate bars make a ton of money. Pizza mixes, along with cookie dough do well also.

 

[BadGirl]

I'm sorry, but I will NOT ever sell any fundraising items for anybody, nor will I ever buy tasteless crap/wrapping paper/candy bars/blah blah blah from anybody. If I won't buy anything for my own child, I most certainly am not going to buy anything from another kid/school/fundraising event.

Instead, I will toss my son's school a check to put towards their fundraising goals.

I want to keep my friends, not alienate them by making them feel badly to buy stuff they don't really want.

 

[sockgirl77]

Understand the transporting part, but every fund raiser since my kids were born in 1986 for schools/sports, etc., no less than 50% goes to the school/team, so we're down with that. The Worlds Greats Choclate bars make a ton of money. Pizza mixes, along with cookie dough do well also.

So he never did Joe Corbis, right? Pizza kits were $21-23 each. The students saw $5 each.

 

[RoseRed]

I'm sorry, but I will NOT ever sell any fundraising items for anybody, nor will I ever buy tasteless crap/wrapping paper/candy bars/blah blah blah from anybody. If I won't buy anything for my own child, I most certainly am not going to buy anything from another kid/school/fundraising event.

Instead, I will toss my son's school a check to put towards their fundraising goals.

I want to keep my friends, not alienate them by making them feel badly to buy stuff they don't really want.

The girl only sold the products to family. Only because she sold GS cookies to just about everyone else and I didn't want to overstep our sales welcome.

 

[migtig]

I'm a sucker. Your kid's selling something? Give me a catalog.

As a kid I sold a LOT of GS cookies, by myself. My parents refused to assist in any manner. And I ALWAYS sold enough so that I could earn not only my cookie badge and at LEAST two free weeks of summer camp. So as an adult, I admire most kids who slog their way to my door and will buy from them each and every time. My husband told a kid at the door no once and I chased them down and bought from them. :crazylady: I think I paid one young lady's way to Europe. I must have bought a ton of defective daffodil bulbs from her.

IMHO, I'd rather a kid (perhaps with parental assistance) worked for it rather than begged for it. I think working towards a goal establishes a core knowledge that if you want something you have to work for it. Versus the "oh just beg for a donation junior, you ain't gotta do a thing to get you some money" mentality.

I'm big on donations, but I approach charity donations much differently than fundraisers. Odds are, my charity/donations money would go to a cause I believe in or something that tugs at my heartstrings. I wouldn't put the money I earmark for charity/donations towards a field trip, new book, etc. for somebody's kid. Then I see it as your kid, your problem. :shrug:

No offense to anybody, but I bet a lot of people think like me. I'd rather buy something that way a kid earns it, versus having a kid "beg" for a donation from me. I'm sorry kid, I don't have the spare money. I just wrote a check to the USO. Go ask your mom for some money.

 

[sockgirl77]

I'm a sucker. Your kid's selling something? Give me a catalog.

As a kid I sold a LOT of GS cookies, by myself. My parents refused to assist in any manner. And I ALWAYS sold enough so that I could earn not only my cookie badge and at LEAST two free weeks of summer camp. So as an adult, I admire most kids who slog their way to my door and will buy from them each and every time. My husband told a kid at the door no once and I chased them down and bought from them. :crazylady: I think I paid one young lady's way to Europe. I must have bought a ton of defective daffodil bulbs from her.

IMHO, I'd rather a kid (perhaps with parental assistance) worked for it rather than begged for it. I think working towards a goal establishes a core knowledge that if you want something you have to work for it. Versus the "oh just beg for a donation junior, you ain't gotta do a thing to get you some money" mentality.

I'm big on donations, but I approach charity donations much differently than fundraisers. Odds are, my charity/donations money would go to a cause I believe in or something that tugs at my heartstrings. I wouldn't put the money I earmark for charity/donations towards a field trip, new book, etc. for somebody's kid. Then I see it as your kid, your problem. :shrug:

No offense to anybody, but I bet a lot of people think like me. I'd rather buy something that way a kid earns it, versus having a kid "beg" for a donation from me. I'm sorry kid, I don't have the spare money. I just wrote a check to the USO. Go ask your mom for some money.

Want to buy a few or 100 candy bars? I'll send to your door to ask with his ever so cute puppy dog brown eyes. I know you're a sucker for puppy dog eyes.

 

[ICit]

Want to buy a few or 100 candy bars? I'll send to your door to ask with his ever so cute puppy dog brown eyes. I know you're a sucker for puppy dog eyes.

DO NOT SEND HER TO MY DOOR...... I WILL KEEP HER AND NEVER RETURN HER...


i CAN pass her off as my child with no problem

 

[sockgirl77]

DO NOT SEND HER TO MY DOOR...... I WILL KEEP HER AND NEVER RETURN HER...


i CAN pass her off as my child with no problem

Him.


BUT, if you really want a girl...

I'll send her to your house with her dunce cap on. Only, she's the blue-eyed one.

 

[ICit]

Him.


BUT, if you really want a girl...

I'll send her to your house with her dunce cap on. Only, she's the blue-eyed one.

no... i want the one that looks like me when i was that age.... I swear you had my child...