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How to have a Successful Fundraiser

Follow these simple rules and your fundraiser will be both Delicious AND Profitable!

KEEP YOUR CAMPAIGN SHORT AND FOCUSED -It may be hard to believe, but many fundraisers are not as successful as they could be because they are too long and covered too much time. We've discovered with the groups we work with that two weeks is the ideal time for a fundraiser; you launch on day 14 and then have the event 14 days later while prompting your community number of times during that focused time period.

ADVERTISE YOUR FUNDRAISER WIDELY -The more ways people can find out about your fundraiser the better! Below are a list of the best ways to promote your fundraiser:

  • Send out an display Qcrew flyers with the QR code that people can scan to go right to your fundraising page
  • Send your unique fundraising link out in emails to your community
  • Have the fundraiser announced publicly on school announcements etc.
  • Use the QR and link code on your group's website and in newsletters
  • Post on Facebook and Instagram using our Prepared Posts
  • Post on community group chats with the QR code and link (i.e. "Parents of ----Town" Chat Group--every town has one!)

INVITE PARTICIPATION BEYOND YOUR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY - As long as they are near enough to be able to pick up their food on your event date, you can promote your fundraiser to anyone in the community. Here are some ideas: :

  • Relatives of community members (grandparents, cousins, etc)
  • Other groups and businesses and services that interact with your community
  • Other local community groups and religious organizations

DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MINIMUM -Groups sometimes hold back because they aren't sure they'll reach 15 orders. Here's how it actually works, so you can plan without worrying:

  • 15 or more orders — the full fundraiser. Our staff are on site for an hour handing out the orders, and your group receives 15% of everything sold.
  • 8 to 14 orders — we deliver the orders for your organizer to hand out, and we make a $50 donation to your group.
  • Fewer than 8 orders — talk to us and we'll work something out. Nobody goes home with nothing.

Below about 15 orders we can't cover having our staff on site for the full hour — but your families still get their dinner and your group still gets a donation. Follow the steps above and most groups clear 15 comfortably.