With no face to face selling, virtual fundraising ideas offer many significant advantages Learn how to use technology to bridge gaps in 2021 and beyond.

1. Virtual Fundraising
Ideas for Schools are
Here to Stay
FUNDRAISING
Presented By Clay Boggess

2. Going online
enriches school
fundraising strategy
while expanding
reach

3. There has been a collective
shift in our country, with
people feeling more
optimistic about moving
past the pandemic. In fact,
Good News Network
reports, “More than 60% of
Americans say they feel
optimistic that the
pandemic will end before
2022, and they’re preparing
themselves for a better
future.”

4. A considerable catalyst for this
optimism is what the pandemic
afforded us in terms of laying the
groundwork going forward. Good
News Network reports that
foundation-building exercises over
the last eighteen months have
focused on improving health, self-
care, and confidence.
Many reevaluated life goals and work-
life balance, including revisiting the
importance of family and their
relationships. Others are seeing new
opportunities and reaching greater
levels of productivity with the
pandemic’s influx of technology-
based solutions. In fact, without
technology, our pandemic experience
would have been decidedly different.

5. The use of technology for good
is here to stay. From
transforming the global
workforce, to enabling
communication and connection,
to serving as a conduit for
things we used to do in-person –
moving into the virtual space
has not replaced our physical
world.
It has instead, extended and
enriched it. This has become
more evident in our schools than
perhaps any other realm.

6. 75.7% of respondents in a survey by
Stanna felt technology became
more valuable during the pandemic.
And certainly, for schools, creative
use of virtual space became a
lifeline. Online fundraising ideas for
schools was yet another way
educators and parents utilized
technology to bridge gaps in 2020
and beyond.
Virtual Fundraising Helps
Schools Handle the
Pandemic

7. Many reviews of Big Fundraising
Idea’s online fundraisers mentioned
the ease of raising funds online
despite the global pandemic, as well
as the success they experienced in
doing so. As many schools and PTAs
continue to face fundraising
struggles – cancelling many of the
large-scale activities and events that
traditionally bring in support – virtual
fundraisers during COVID, and after,
will help our students prevail.
“We are losing a lot of our normal
activities,”… [and] “groups are
pondering ways to move to online
fundraising,” – Kansas City Star
Read on to get the rundown on our
virtual fundraising benefits, how-to’s,
and answers to frequently asked
questions.

8. With no need for face-to-face sales and
inventory handling, virtual fundraising
ideas offer several time, efficiency, and
health/safety advantages. These concerns,
such as a desire for a touchless process
and maintaining socially distanced
practices, are driving schools to consider
online fundraising in place of traditional
in-person choices.
With innovative and unique partnerships
and products, Big Fundraising Ideas is
helping schools and groups get back on
their fundraising feet. Some of the main
advantages to our programs include:
Advantages of Online
Fundraising for Schools

9. A completely virtual process – generate
sales by inviting people using a
personalized link.
No in-person selling or face-to-face
necessary!
No start-up costs – signing up a group is
completely free.
Larger market – sell to people anywhere
in the continental United States.
Easy promotion – our online sales tools
make it simple for students to network.
Instant updates – our portal enables the
team to see sales progress in real-time.
No paperwork – no order forms to
collect or money to count.
No minimums – no minimum order
requirements.
No hand delivery – products are shipped
directly to the customer.
High earnings – groups earn up to 50%
profit on every product sold.
100% product guarantee – we work
directly with buyers to take care of any
product issues.
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10. With Big Fundraising Ideas, raising
money online is easy. We provide the
tools groups need to succeed. Instead
of asking for donations door-to-door,
students can sell products using the
power of the internet, all while being
able to reach every friend or family
member in the nation and doing so
by using modern, day-to-day means
of communication.
Not having to take catalog orders in
person or coordinate a mass hand-
delivery ensures every team can
manage a safer, smoother, and
socially distant fundraiser.

11. Getting started is easy – and free!
We provide teams with everything
needed to run a successful,
completely virtual, fundraiser from
start to finish.
Follow these steps for success with
Big Fundraising Ideas’ virtual
fundraisers:
Getting Started on Your
School Fundraiser

12. Consult our blog for some great pointers
before getting started.
Look around at our great virtual fundraising
ideas for schools.
Sign up your group.
We will send instructions which can be shared
with the team and its students.
Students are encouraged to register to access
our online sales tools.
Invite friends and family to shop the group’s
online store. Students can send invitations
using email, social media, and text messages.
Your online store will feature a personalized
message at the top with a call to action to
purchase.
Track your sales using our real-time progress
portal.
Continue promoting your online fundraiser by
scheduling and sending periodic reminders to
everyone.
Keep the fundraiser open for at least a 2-week
period.
Big Fundraising Ideas mails out profit checks
within 15 business days of the sale end date.
All items are delivered directly to your buyers,
reassuring them, and you, that the process will
be efficient and easy!
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13. Virtual fundraisers are a great
option to enrich, supplement, and
support each school or group’s
overall fundraising strategy. Yet,
some may still be wondering what
that process looks like or have more
questions. In addition to the
plethora of information on our
website, below are some of the most
popular questions about our online
fundraisers.
FAQs Schools Need
Answers To

14. Our biggest sellers are popcorn
and cookie dough. Flowers are a
unique fundraising idea. Can’t pick
just one? Groups can offer a large
selection of products through a
fundraiser like Goodies & Gifts
Online. For an in-depth article on
virtual fundraising ideas during
covid, click here.
What are your most
profitable products?

15. Registration is the best way to promote an
online fundraiser. It is also an effective
way to get participants engaged in the
cause. As participants register, they will be
able to share their unique link using text,
social media, and email.
The shareable link takes customers to the
online store where that participant’s name
appears at the top of the page. This helps
make it recognizable to friends and family.
For example, “Thank you for supporting
John Doe with ABC High School Band!” will
be displayed.
Project sponsors can track both individual
and group sales progress. Besides dollars
raised, sponsors will be able to see the
number of social shares and emails sent
out by students/sellers.
Do participants/students
need to register?

16. Getting participants to register is the
key to success. Groups can enhance
sales by setting individual seller goals
based on the team’s needs.
Tip: Wondering how much money you
could raise? Use the ‘Calculate Your
Profit’ calculator at the top of each
online fundraiser page to determine
your potential profit.
Teams should be sure to track their
fundraiser’s success and remind
participants to invite people to the
store. This will help participants
reach their goal.
Registered participants will also be
eligible to earn credit towards prizes.
We encourage groups to supplement
the prize program we offer with
additional incentives of their own.

17. Cash
Traditional
Incentivizing participants can improve sales.
We offer two prize program options:
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We email the prize flyer before you start,
which can then be shared with the group at
the kickoff. It is also important that project
sponsors continue to promote the prizes
throughout the life of the online sale. This will
keep the group motivated.
After the sale is over, we add the total cash
amount to the group’s profit check. Or, if the
team chooses a traditional prize plan, we ship
prizes to the group’s address. Prizes arrive
packed by seller.
Project sponsors will receive access to sales
reports showing their participants’ names
and how much they’ve sold. Prizes are
shipped with a reference list that matches
prizes with participants.
Can participants earn
prizes?

18. There is no cost to the group for our
prize programs.
Do you only work with schools?
No, we work with non-school groups
as well. Examples include church
groups, sports leagues, and dance
organizations.
Can we use more than one store at a
time?
No, groups must choose one store.
For example, ‘Goodies & Gifts’ cannot
be run at the same time as
‘Popcornopolis Online’. However,
groups can always run a second
online fundraiser after the first one is
over. It is always a great idea to plan
online fundraisers to coincide with
important holidays.

19. Since 1999, Big Fundraising
Ideas has been helping
schools nationwide raise
millions. Our continued
innovation improves student
fundraising success, even if
that success is achieved a bit
differently today. With online
fundraising here to stay,
ensure your school leverages
one of our touchless options
in the 2021-2022 school year.
You can always find
additional suggestions and
tips on our website.

20. THANKS FOR
READING
CLAY BOGGESS