Spirtwear Fundraiser - HOW IT WORKS
Ready to turn school spirit, team pride, or love for your cause into a profitable venture? Then keep reading, because a spiritwear fundraiser might be just what you’re looking for! Whether you’re championing a school, leading a sports team, spearheading a club, or making waves with a nonprofit, this one’s for you.
One of the best things about a spiritwear fundraiser is its convenience and reach. Since you’re not limited by geographical constraints, anyone from around the country can support your cause.
Additionally, setting up a custom apparel fundraiser requires little effort on your end, and there’s little to no risk involved.
For example, with our grā company online spiritwear fundraiser program, we handle the production, shipping, and customer service on your behalf. All you have to do is:
- Provide a logo or custom design for the spiritwear
- Promote your online store
- Watch your fundraising numbers climb
How Does A Spiritwear Fundraiser Work?
There are two ways to conduct a spiritwear fundraiser: online shop or bulk order.
With the online apparel store fundraiser, you work with us to set up an online shop and send the link to your community to place orders. We do all the heavy lifting (design of the online store) and you promote the sale. There is no cost or fees to set up your online store.
- The first step is choosing your items and design. For a school spirit wear online store, this could be your school’s logo or mascot. For sports teams, it could be your team slogan, and nonprofits can choose a design that represents their mission.
- Second, once you’ve submitted your design and picked your items, we provide you with the cost per item and YOU decide how much to mark-up each item. The difference between the cost of the item and the price you set is your profit per item. The typical spiritwear fundraiser markup is anywhere from about 20% to 35% profit.
- Next, we set up your online store. This includes a date for when the sale ends. By having an end date, you prompt your community to make purchases sooner and you have the funds you need to support your organization/team.
- Now your supporters can purchase the items online, and they ship directly to the buyer. No need to sort and individually package orders - it's all taken care of through your online store.
- Finally, once the fundraising period is over, we mail you a check for your percentage of the total sales.
A great benefit to the online store option is that shoppers don’t have to wait until the end of the fundraiser to receive their items. Instead, orders are shipped as they come in.
Bulk Order Spiritwear Fundraiser
The bulk order spiritwear fundraising method involves purchasing items in bulk for a wholesale price, and then reselling them at a markup. The difference between the prices is your profit margin. This is the more traditional approach to spiritwear fundraising.
Like the online option, the first step is choosing your items and design.
Once you have your design and logo, you have two options: estimate your number of sales or use order-taker forms which we will customize and deliver electronically to you.
If you’re selling shirts at an event, you’ll likely want to purchase them ahead of time. However, this can be risky because you don’t know if you’ll be able to sell all the items.
Meanwhile, with order-taker forms, your supporters collect orders and money over the course of a few weeks. Once the selling period is over, they submit their order forms to be compiled.
The fundraiser organizer then sends the bulk order and money to purchase the items. However, they hold onto the difference between the total collected money and the bulk order price. We then process the bulk order and send it to one central location.
Finally, the organizer and volunteers must distribute orders to those who ordered them.
Ready to get started or just want to talk specifics? Just send us an email at support@gra.company with your contact information and we will reach out to schedule a time to talk.