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Online Fundraising for Schools, Teams & Groups
If you want online fundraising ideas to reach more supporters, increase sales, or make it easy for people to pay by credit card, our online stores are a great place to start.
Most of our groups choose hybrid fundraising because sellers can take brochure orders from people they see and still share the online store with their family and friends. We also have cashless and virtual options if you don't want your sellers to accept cash or checks. Once you've looked at the stores, choosing the right online fundraiser gets a lot easier. And if you're still not sure which way to go, we can help you decide.
Choose the Online Fundraising Program That Works Best for Your Group
Let's start with the stores. Our three online fundraisers offer very different products, so you may quickly know which one your families would like best.
GLOW Online Store
When a group is not sure which online fundraising store to choose, we usually recommend GLOW Candles. It's our most popular fundraiser, and it's a great choice for groups of any size, any time of year. Our candle fundraiser also offers higher profit and is known for achieving higher sales.
Our online store gives your families more choices than the brochure. Most groups use both, but you can make your fundraiser cashless or 100% virtual.
We invite all our groups to consider our candle fundraiser online options. Your group can earn 50% when brochure and online ship-to-group sales reach 150 items. Below 150 items, profit is 40%, and ship-to-home sales earn 40%.
Needs Your Support
All of the products shown in these brochures — and more — can be included in your online store. If there are product categories you don't want to offer, we can remove them for you.
If your group wants food or a wider mix of products, we suggest Needs Your Support. One thing we like about this store is that you can decide how much variety you want to offer. We can open the full store or narrow it down to the products you think your families will enjoy most.
You can sell with the brochure and online store together, make the fundraiser cashless, or keep it completely virtual. Whichever way your group sells, you earn 40%.
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Just keep in mind that frozen food needs to ship with your group order.
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Our Needs Your Support online store is seasonal, and the items offered can vary depending on whether you are selling with Fall Heartland Goodies and Gifts or Spring Heartland Goodies and Gifts.
Poppin’ Popcorn Brochure
All of the products shown in these brochures — and more — can be included in your online store. If there are product categories you don't want to offer, we can remove them for you.
If your group wants food or a wider mix of products, we suggest Needs Your Support. One thing we like about this store is that you can decide how much variety you want to offer. We can open the full store or narrow it down to the products you think your families will enjoy most.
You can sell with the brochure and online store together, make the fundraiser cashless, or keep it completely virtual. Whichever way your group sells, you earn 40%.
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Just keep in mind that frozen food needs to ship with your group order.
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​Our Needs Your Support online store is seasonal, and the items offered can vary depending on whether you are selling with Fall Heartland Goodies and Gifts or Spring Heartland Goodies and Gifts.
Fall Heartland Goodies and Gifts →
Spring Heartland Goodies and Gifts →
Support My School
If your group wants to pair a seasonal brochure with online shopping, we suggest Support My School. Winter Wonderland uses the store for fall and holiday sales. For Mother's Day, you'll find flowers and chocolates from our Hello Spring fundraiser in the online store.
Gourmet Goodness is another option for groups that want to sell food items.
You can combine a brochure with online sales or keep the fundraiser completely virtual. If you choose a hybrid fundraiser, your supporters can have their orders shipped home or sent with your group order. A virtual fundraiser ships all orders directly to their homes. Online sales earn 40%.
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​Yankee Candles are available exclusively in our online store.
Compare Online Fundraising Options
Once you have a store in mind, the next decision is how your group wants to sell.
Hybrid Fundraising
Most of the time, we recommend hybrid fundraising for our groups. Your sellers can show the brochure to people they see and share our online store with their family and friends. That gives your sellers more opportunities to invite people to shop.
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If your group can accept cash and receive boxes, a hybrid fundraiser will usually achieve higher sales.
Cashless Fundraising
Cashless fundraising lets your participants sell in person to increase your sales. The only difference is that you show a flyer instead of a brochure and invite friends, family, and coworkers to shop online and pay with a credit card.
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For a cashless fundraiser, please consider our GLOW Candles and Needs Your Support online stores.
Virtual Fundraising
If your group wants to keep everything online, virtual fundraising is a good choice. Your sellers can share the store with family and friends across the Lower 48 states, and supporters can shop and pay online. All their orders will ship directly to their homes. Choosing a virtual fundraiser is a good option if your group doesn't want to collect money or hand out boxes.
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​We have several virtual fundraising ideas, and we can help you choose the one your families are most likely to enjoy.
Start With What Your Group Wants to Sell
Your group may already know what your families would enjoy buying. When that happens, choosing an online store is easy.
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Candles are one of our popular choices, and our candle fundraiser gives your sellers both brochure and online selling.
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Popcorn is affordable and easy to sell. With our online popcorn fundraiser, your sellers can invite their family and friends to shop online and pay by credit card.
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For families who enjoy having something ready to bake at home, our online cookie dough fundraiser is another choice. Frozen items will ship with your group order.
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Prefer something savory? Our cheese and sausage fundraiser can include online selling too.
Online Fundraising for Schools
Students and parents usually have family and friends who would be happy to help. Online fundraising for schools gives your sellers a way to reach people they may not see in person or who would rather pay by credit card.
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With our online school fundraising, your group can decide whether to offer ship-to-home only or let supporters choose ship-to-home or ship-to-group.
Online Fundraising for Sports Teams
Your team already has practices, games, travel, and plenty of expenses to cover. Our online fundraising ideas for sports teams give your players another way to reach family and friends without adding another event to the calendar.
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​We have several online fundraisers for sports, and one of the biggest differences is what happens at the end. If your team doesn’t want to handle boxes, we can keep sports team fundraising online with a virtual option that ships directly to your supporters.
Online Fundraising FAQs
That depends. The best fundraising sites for your group depend on what products you think will be easier to sell and whether you want a hybrid, cashless, or virtual fundraiser. The best fundraising websites should also offer free shipping for supporters and higher profit. Many groups choose GLOW.
Yes. Our virtual fundraisers work well for teams that don't want to hand out boxes. We can help you choose from our virtual fundraiser ideas, including a ship-to-home fundraiser or virtual catalog fundraiser.
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Yes. A virtual popcorn fundraiser can ship directly to your supporters. You can also run a cookie dough fundraiser online, but those items must ship with your group order.
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Fundraising Help You Can Count On
When you call, you'll work directly with me. I've helped schools and fundraising groups since 2002, and it's easier to get started when you have someone to help you explore the options.
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We'll stay with you from setup through delivery. If a question or problem comes up, call us, and we'll help.
Ready to Start Your Online Fundraiser?
Whether you already know which store you want or you're still deciding, call me. Tell me a little about your group and how you'd like to sell, and we can find the right fundraiser together.
